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Directions to the Board Office
From the Southwest (Cincinnati)
Following are
written directions to the Board office, designed for persons who are unfamiliar
with downtown Columbus.
Here are some general
traffic hints for downtown Columbus travel:
1. Broad Street traffic travels in both directions.
2. Third Street traffic travels one way south.
3. State Street traffic travels in both directions east of High Street,
and one way west between High Street and Front Street.
4. Front Street traffic travels one way north.
5. Main Street traffic travels one way east.
6. Rich Street traffic travels one way west.
7. Long Street traffic travels one way east.
8. High Street traffic travels in both directions.
9. Fourth Street traffic travels one way north.
DESTINATIONS
Vern Riffe Center
Parking Garage:
1. Take I-71 North to I-70 East (first exit past Greenlawn Avenue-lane
change may be necessary before exit).
2. Take I-70 East to the Front Street/High Street exit. The Front Street/High
Street exit is the first exit past the I-71 South exit. A lane change
is necessary after the I-71 South exit. Front Street is the first traffic
light.
3. Turn left on Front Street, and proceed on Front Street (right lane)
past Fulton Street, Mound Street, Main Street, Rich Street, Town Street,
and State Street to the Vern Riffe Center Parking Garage.
City Center Mall:
1. Take I-71 North to I-70 East (first exit past Greenlawn Avenue-lane
change may be necessary before exit).
2. Take I-70 East to the Front Street/High Street exit. The Front Street/High
Street exit is the first exit past the I-71 South exit. A lane change
is necessary after the I-71 South exit. Front Street is the first traffic
light.
3. Turn left on Front Street, and proceed on Front Street (right lane)
past Fulton Street and Mound Street to Main Street.
4. Turn right on Main Street, and proceed on Main Street (left lane) past
High Street to City Center Parking Garage.
5. Turn left into the garage and park either on Garage Level 3 or Garage
Level 4.
6. Walk through the Rich street breezeway (from Garage Level 3 or Garage
Level 4) to the City Center Mall (Mall Level 3).
7. Walk through the City Center Mall and proceed to Mall Level 2. Mall
Level 2 is accessible by elevator (center of the mall) or escalator (Near
Rich Street breezeway entrance and at west end of Mall Level 3).
8. The west mall exit on Mall Level 2 is High Street.
9. Walk north on High Street to State Street. 77 South High Street is
on opposite corner.
Directions back
to I-70 West:
From Front Street
(Vern Riffe Center):
1. Turn right on Front Street and proceed to Broad Street.
2. Turn right on Broad Street, and proceed on Broad Street (right lane)
past High Street to Third Street.
3. Turn right on Third Street, and proceed on Third Street (right lane)
past State Street, Town Street, Rich Street, Main Street, Mound Street,
and Fulton Street to I-70 West exit. The I-70 West exit ramp is
immediately south of Fulton Street. Use care when approaching Fulton Street.
4. Proceed on I-70 West exit ramp. Merge for on-ramp traffic is
necessary.
NOTE: I-71
South exit is a left lane exit on I-70 West. Changing
lanes is necessary to reach the I-71 South exit ramp. There should be
ample time to change lanes as the I-71 South exit ramp is approximately
one mile from the I-70 West on-ramp.
From Rich Street
(City Center Mall):
1. Turn left on Rich Street, and proceed on Rich Street (left
lane) to High Street.
2. Turn left on High Street, and proceed on High Street (left lane) to
Main Street.
3. Turn left on Main Street, and proceed on Main Street (right lane) to
Third Street.
4. Turn right on Third Street, and proceed on Third Street (right lane)
past Mound Street and Fulton Street to I-70 West exit. The I-70
West exit ramp is immediately south of Fulton Street. Use care when approaching
Fulton Street.
5. Proceed on I-70 West exit ramp. Merge for on-ramp traffic is
necessary.
NOTE: I-71
South exit is a left lane exit on I-70 West. Changing
lanes is necessary to reach the I-71 South exit ramp. There should be
ample time to change lanes as the I-71 South exit ramp is approximately
one mile from the I-70 West on-ramp.
From Main Street
(City Center Mall):
1. Turn left on Main Street, and proceed on Main Street (right
lane) to Third Street. It is necessary to cross two lanes of traffic
to reach the rightmost lanes of Main Street as Third Street is less than
a block from the City Center Parking Garage exit. If, due to
heavy traffic, the rightmost lanes of Main Street cannot be entered, proceed
on Main Street (left lane) past Third Street to Fourth Street, turn left
on Fourth Street, proceed on Fourth Street (left lane) to Rich Street,
turn left on Rich Street, proceed on Rich Street (left lane) to Third
Street, and turn left on Third Street.
2. Take Third Street (right lane) past Mound Street and Fulton Street
to I-70 West exit. The I-70 West exit ramp is immediately south
of Fulton Street. Use care when approaching Fulton Street.
3. Proceed on I-70 West exit ramp. Merge for on-ramp traffic is
necessary.
NOTE: I-71
South exit is a left lane exit on I-70 West. Changing
lanes is necessary to reach the I-71 South exit ramp. There should be
ample time to change lanes as the I-71 South exit ramp is approximately
one mile from the I-70 West on-ramp.
NOTE: The terms "right
lane" and "left lane" refer, normally, to the second to
right lane and second to left lane, respectively. The leftmost and rightmost
lanes of one-way streets in downtown Columbus are normally reserved for
parking during non-peak traffic hours (9 AM to 4 PM).
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