Use the directions below for parking at the Northwestern Avenue Garage. This is the garage we recommend for our Saturday with the Boilermakers program. If you have registered for a campus visit through the Office of Admissions, you should refer to the parking directions provided in your confirmation email for parking information for the specific program you are attending.
Northwestern Avenue Parking Garage
You may use the following address for online mapping services:
504 Northwestern Ave.
West Lafayette, Indiana
Arriving
From Chicago, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and South Bend
Exit
I-65 at Exit 172 and proceed west (toward Lafayette) on State Road 26
(South Street). Proceed four miles to West Lafayette. (Be sure to follow
the SR 26 signs carefully. At the intersection with Main Street, SR 26
will jog one block north and become Columbia Street.) When you cross the
Wabash River you are in West Lafayette and are now on State Street.
Proceed to the fourth traffic light and turn right on Grant Street. At
the next light turn left on US 231 (Northwestern Avenue). Proceed to
Visitor Information Center on the right. Entrances to the Northwestern
Parking Garage are before and after VIC. You may park in A or C spaces
only on Saturdays.
From Champaign, Crawfordsville, St. Louis, and Terre Haute
Exit
I-70 (exit 41) or I-74 (exit 34) on U.S. 231 North. When you cross the
Wabash River, you are in West Lafayette. At the first light, turn right onto River Road. At the second light, turn left
on State Road 26 (State Street). At the second traffic light, turn right
on Grant Street. At the next light turn left on US 231 (Northwestern
Avenue). Proceed to Visitor Information Center on the right. Entrances
to the Northwestern Parking Garage are before and after VIC. You may
park in A or C spaces only on Saturdays.
Departing
Exit the Northwestern Parking Garage on Grant street and turn right.
At the next light turn left. Follow signs for US 231. Turn left on the
second street, Wiggins Street. Move to the right lane and follow a ramp
down to River Road. Turn right and proceed to the 2nd light (State
Street). Do either of the following:
To Chicago, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and South Bend
Turn left onto State Road 26 (State Street) and proceed 4 miles through Lafayette to I-65.
To Champaign, Crawfordsville, St. Louis, and Terre Haute
Go straight on U.S. 231 (River Road). Proceed on to I-74 (Crawfordsville) or I-70 (Cloverdale).