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Directions to the Health Sciences Library

From Raleigh and points east:

  • Take 1-40 West
  • Merge onto NC-54 W via Exit 273A toward Chapel Hill
  • Stay straight to go onto Raleigh Road/NC-54 W
  • Turn slight left onto McCauley Street
  • Turn left onto Pittsboro Street
  • Take the curve to the left and straight through the light onto Manning Drive
  • At the first stoplight (just before an overhead pedestrian walkway), turn right.
  • Turn left and proceed to the Dogwood deck. View Map
  • After parking: Walk west 1 (long) block on Manning to Columbia Street.
  • Turn right and walk north 1/2 block on Columbia Street. HSL is the 5-story brick building on the right. (Landmark: A pedestrian stoplight is directly in front of the library.)

From points west on US I-40:

  • Take NC 54 East to Chapel Hill. (NOTE: The exit for NC 54 East is just outside Burlington, NC.)
  • Exit at Columbia Street/US 15-501 and turn left onto South Columbia Street.
  • From South Columbia Street, turn right on Manning Drive.
  • Parking is available in the Dogwood deck. The Dogwood deck is three tenths of a mile on the right. View Map
  • After parking: Walk west 1 (long) block to Columbia Street.
  • Turn right and walk north 1/2 block on Columbia Street. HSL is the 5-story brick building on the right. (Landmark: A pedestrian stoplight is directly in front of the library.)

From the intersection of Franklin & Columbia Streets in Chapel Hill:

  • Go south 1 block on Columbia Street and follow the traffic flow right at Cameron Avenue and left onto Pittsboro Street. Hint: follow the blue H(ospital) Trauma Center signs.
  • Take the left fork and cross Columbia Street to Manning Drive.
  • Parking is available in the Dogwood deck. The Dogwood deck is three tenths of a mile on the right. View Map
  • After parking: Walk west 1 (long) block to Columbia Street.
  • Turn right and walk north 1/2 block on Columbia Street. HSL is the 5-story brick building on the right. (Landmark: A pedestrian stoplight is directly in front of the library.)

From Pittsboro and points south:

  • Go north on Hwy. 15-501 and as you approach Chapel Hill cross over Hwy. 15-501 By-Pass and proceed about .8 miles (Do not take the by-pass, but follow the signs for Hwy. 86 North). Hint: follow the blue H(ospital) Trauma Center Signs.
  • Turn right onto Manning Drive.
  • Parking is available in the Dogwood deck. The Dogwood deck is three tenths of a mile on the right. View Map
  • After parking: Walk west 1 (long) block to Columbia Street.
  • Turn right and walk north 1/2 block on Columbia Street. HSL is the 5-story brick building on the right. (Landmark: A pedestrian stoplight is directly in front of the library.)

Public Transportation Options

Chapel Hill Transit
Triangle Transit Authority