Driving Directions
NOTE: All directions lead to the corner of Central and Patterson, where the Visitor Information Center is located. Visitors are encouraged to stop by the center to obtain campus maps and detailed directions to buildings on campus, including parking garages, as well as other information about the University.
Coming from the east on I-40:
Follow the Sam Cooper Blvd. signs, take the Highland Street exit from Sam Cooper Blvd., follow Highland south to Central, turn east and follow Central to Patterson, turn south on Patterson.
Coming from the west on I-40:
Take the Riverside Drive exit, follow Riverside Drive south to Union Avenue, turn east and follow Union (Union will change to Walnut Grove) to Highland, turn south and follow Highland to Central, turn east and follow Central to Patterson, turn south on Patterson.
Coming from the airport (rental car dealerships):
Leaving the car dealerships, turn west onto Democrat Road; from Democrat, take the Plough Boulevard/Airways North exit; from Plough Boulevard/Airways North, take the I-240 exit to Nashville (keep to the right as you take that exit); from I-240, take the Getwell North exit (exit 20-B); follow Getwell north until it makes a "T" intersection with Park Avenue; turn east onto Park Avenue; at the first stop light (just a block away) turn north onto Goodlett Street; follow Goodlett across the railroad tracks to Central Avenue; turn west onto Central and follow Central to Patterson Street; turn south on Patterson.
Coming from the north on I-55:
Follow the signs to get onto I-40, go east on I-40 and take the Riverside Drive exit, follow Riverside Drive south to Union Avenue, turn east and follow Union (Union will change to Walnut Grove) to Highland, turn south and follow Highland to Central, turn east and follow Central to Patterson, turn south on Patterson.
Coming from the north on U.S. Hwy. 51:
Just south of Millington, turn left onto Paul Barret Parkway; take Paul Barret Parkway to State Rd. 204; turn onto Hwy. 204 and stay on that road until it ends at Summer Avenue (Hwy. 204 will change to Covington Pike, then Stratford Road); turn west and follow Summer Avenue to Highland; turn south and follow Highland to Central; turn east and follow Central to Patterson; turn south on Patterson.
Coming from the south on I-55:
Take the I-240 exit to Nashville, follow I-240 to the Getwell North exit and take that exit, follow Getwell north to Park Avenue, turn east and follow Park Avenue to Goodlett (only about one block away), turn north and follow Goodlett to Central, turn west and follow Central to Patterson, turn south on Patterson.
Coming from the south on U.S. Hwy. 78:
Take the Perkins Street exit, follow Perkins to Park Avenue, turn west and follow Park Avenue to Goodlett, turn north and follow Goodlett to Central, turn west and follow Central to Patterson, turn south on Patterson.