Driving Directions to Biomedical Research Center Baltimore (NIA IRP)

From Virginia, Washington, D.C., BWI Airport, and areas south of Baltimore:

Take the Washington Beltway (I-495) to I-95 North or the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (I-295) toward Baltimore-New York. (From BWI Airport, take Parkway route--take airport exit road to Parkway.) You then have a choice of either the Harbor Tunnel or the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Please note that due to major construction, there is two-way traffic in the Harbor Tunnel 24 hours a day. Expect significant delays when using the Harbor Tunnel and Harbor Tunnel Thruway. Both are well marked along the road. Along I-95, either turn off on the Harbor Tunnel Thruway (I-895) or remain on I-95 to the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Along Baltimore-Washington Parkway, either turn off on the Harbor Tunnel Thruway (I-895) or proceed northward and take the entrance ramp onto I-95 north marked for the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Refer to the directions below for the route you have chosen.

From I-95 South of Baltimore - Go through the Fort McHenry Tunnel ($4.00 toll). Take exit 59--Eastern Avenue/Route 150. Turn left to go west on Eastern Avenue, toward Highlandtown. Go eight traffic lights, .9 miles and turn right onto Bayview Blvd. Proceed 1/2 mile and the main entrance is on your right.

From Harbor Tunnel Thruway (I-895) South of Baltimore - Go through the Harbor Tunnel ($4.00 toll). Please note that due to major construction, there is two-way traffic in the Harbor Tunnel 24 hours a day. Expect significant delays when using the Harbor Tunnel and Harbor Tunnel Thruway. Take fourth exit 12--Lombard Street. Proceed through the traffic light onto Bayview Boulevard of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Research Campus and the main entrance is on your left.

From North of Baltimore or Pennsylvania Areas:

Take the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) to I-95 South (exit 33) toward Baltimore/Washington. At the I-95/I-895 split, take I-895 (left lanes). Take exit 12--Lombard Street. (Last exit before toll.) Make right at first traffic light onto Bayview Boulevard of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Research Campus and the main entrance is on your left.

From Downtown Baltimore:

From Harborplace, take Pratt Street to President Street--make a right. Go a few blocks to Eastern Avenue (Little Italy) and make a left. Take Eastern Avenue several miles (pass Patternson Park, through a shopping district, beneath an underpass with trains overhead, through Greektown.) Make a left onto Bayview Blvd. Proceed 1/2 mile and the main entrance is on your right.