Directions and Parking Information
CECD is located with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Glenn L. Martin Hall (Building 088, room 2140) in the Northeast Quadrant of the University of Maryland College Park campus.
Mailing Address:
Center for Engineering Concepts Development
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
2140 Glenn L. Martin Hall
Bldg # 088
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Phone and Fax:
301.405.5205 (tel.)
301.314.9477 (fax)
Visitors can park in any public lot with a paystation and numbered parking spaces. There are a few metered/numbered parking spaces in Lot XX1, directly to the east of Glenn L.Martin Hall, or in the Paint Branch Visitor's Lot, behind the Jeong H. Kim Building.
To park in the Paint Branch Drive Visitor's Lot, enter the campus from US Route 1, also known as Baltimore Avenue. Once on Campus Drive, take an immediate right onto Paint Branch Drive. Glenn L. Martin Hall is on your left. Continue on Paint Branch Drive. At the second stop sign, you will see the Paint Branch Drive Visitor's Lot on your left (just past the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building). Make a left at this point and then an immediate right onto the visitor parking area.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAYSTATION:
1. Press OK to start the machine.
2. Choose your parking option (Option 1-for new parking).
3. Enter your vehicle space number.
4. Choose from a series of choices for time validations.
5.
If you received a parking PIN number, select "more options" or keep scrolling down until you see the PIN validation choices, and make your time selection from there. The screen will prompt for the validation number, enter the 8-digit number.
b. Be sure to select the appropriate amount of time. (If you are staying longer than 4 hours, select the maximum amount of time).
6. Press OK to receive receipt.
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Directions
Driving:
From Baltimore:
Take I-95 South to the Capital Beltway (I-495) and follow signs to College Park, US Route 1 South. Proceed approximately two miles south on US Route 1 to the University's Campus Drive entrance. Turn right onto Campus Drive and immediately make another right turn onto Paint Branch Drive. Go straight, and at the second stop sign make a left and then an immediate right into the visitor parking area. After exiting your vehicle, walk south on Paint Branch Drive (retracing your path) towards Campus Drive. At the intersection of Campus Drive and Paint Branch Drive, you will find Glenn L. Martin Hall to your right.
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From Annapolis and points east:
Take US Route 50 to the Capital Beltway (I-95/495) and go north on I-95/495 to College Park, US Route 1 South (exit 25). Proceed approximately two miles south on US Route 1 to the University's Campus Drive entrance. Turn right onto Campus Drive and immediately make another right turn onto Paint Branch Drive. Go straight, and at the second stop sign make a left and then an immediate right into the visitor parking area. After exiting your vehicle, walk south on Paint Branch Drive (retracing your path) towards Campus Drive. At the intersection of Campus Drive and Paint Branch Drive, you will find Glenn L. Martin Hall to your right.
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From within the city of Washington, D.C.:
Go northeast on Rhode Island Avenue (US Route 1). After entering the state of Maryland, continue on US Route 1 for approximately five miles to College Park. Turn left at the light onto Campus Drive and immediately make another right turn onto Paint Branch Drive. Go straight, and at the second stop sign make a left and then an immediate right into the visitor parking area. After exiting your vehicle, walk south on Paint Branch Drive (retracing your path) towards Campus Drive. At the intersection of Campus Drive and Paint Branch Drive, you will find Glenn L. Martin Hall to your right.
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From points south and west of Washington, D.C., and Montgomery County, MD:
Take the Capital Beltway (I-495) and head north and east. Just after I-495 joins I-95 in Maryland above Washington, D.C., get off at exit 25B toward College Park on US Route 1 South. Proceed approximately two miles south on US Route 1 to the University's Campus Drive entrance. Turn right onto Campus Drive and immediately make another right turn onto Paint Branch Drive. Go straight, and at the second stop sign make a left and then an immediate right into the visitor parking area. After exiting your vehicle, walk south on Paint Branch Drive (retracing your path) towards Campus Drive. At the intersection of Campus Dr. and Paint Branch Dr., turn right. At the intersection of Campus Drive and Paint Branch Drive, you will find Glenn L. Martin Hall to you right.
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Via MetroRail:
From Washington, D.C .:
Take the Green Line train toward Greenbelt and get off at the College Park/U of MD station. Get on the UM Shuttle bus for the ride to the campus. Get off at the first campus stop, which will be directly in front of the Glenn L. Martin Institute of Technology. To the right of this building, you will find Glenn L. Martin Hall.
From the Ronald Reagan National Airport:
Take the Yellow Line train (toward Mt. Vernon Square/UDC) and get off at the Gallery Place/Chinatown station. Then transfer to the Red Line train (toward Wheaton) and get off at the Fort Totten station. Then transfer to the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt) and get off at the College Park/U of MD station. Get on the UM shuttle bus for the free ride to the campus. Get off at the first campus stop, in front of the Glenn L. Martin Institute of Technology. To the right of this building, you will find Glenn L. Martin Hall.
From the D.C. Bus Station (serving Greyhound and Trailways):
From the Washington, D.C. bus station (at 1005 First Street N.E.), take Metro Bus 96 to Union Station and get onto the Red Line train (toward Wheaton). Get off at the Fort Totten station. Then transfer to the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt) and get off at the College Park/U of MD station. Get on the UM Shuttle bus for the ride to the campus. Get off at the first campus stop, in front of the Glenn L. Martin Institute of Technology. To the right of this building, you will find Glenn L. Martin Hall.
From Local Airports:
From the Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) Airport:
Upon exiting the airport, follow the signs and get onto I-195 West. Follow I-195 West for about 3.5 miles and get onto I-95 South. Follow I-95 South for about 19 miles and follow the signs to Exit 25. Get off at Exit 25B. Go south on U.S. Route 1 for two miles to the University's Campus Drive entrance on your right. Turn right onto Campus Drive and immediately make another right turn onto Paint Branch Drive. Go straight, and at the second stop sign make a left and then an immediate right into the visitor parking area. After exiting your vehicle, walk south on Paint Branch Drive (retracing your path) towards Campus Drive. At the intersection of Campus Drive and Paint Branch Drive, you will find Glenn L. Martin Hall to your right.
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From the Washington Dulles International (IAD) Airport:
Upon exiting the airport, follow the Dulles Airport Access Road East for about 13 miles and exit it onto I-495 North. Follow I-495 North for about 18 miles and get off at Exit 25B. Go south on U.S. Route. 1 for two miles to the University's Campus Drive entrance on your right. Turn right onto Campus Drive and immediately make another right turn onto Paint Branch Drive. Go straight, and at the second stop sign make a left and then an immediate right into the visitor parking area. After exiting your vehicle, walk south on Paint Branch Drive (retracing your path) towards Campus Drive. At the intersection of Campus Drive and Paint Branch Drive, you will find Glenn L. Martin Hall to your right.
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From Ronald Reagan National (DCA) Airport:
Upon exiting the airport to the north (toward Washington, D.C.), get onto the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Within a mile, turn right onto U.S. Route 1/I-395 North (to Washington). Stay in your left lane while crossing the bridge over the Potomac River. (You will follow U.S. Route. 1 through Washington to College Park). After crossing the Potomac and passing the Washington Monument on your left, turn right (east) onto Constitution Avenue. Go eight blocks and turn left (north) onto 6th Street N.W. Go about 1.5 miles and bear right onto Rhode Island Avenue. Then go 7.5 miles to College Park and turn left at the University's Campus Drive entrance. After turning left onto Campus Drive , make an immediate right-hand turn onto Paint Branch Drive. Go straight, and at the second stop sign make a left and then an immediate right into the visitor parking area. After exiting your vehicle, walk south on Paint Branch Drive (retracing your path) towards Campus Drive. At the intersection of Campus Drive and Paint Branch Drive, you will find Glenn L. Martin Hall to your right.
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