The University of Kentucky's College of Arts and Sciences is located in Kentucky's scenic Bluegrass region, only a few minutes from downtown Lexington. The college is housed in over 30 buildings and is home to more than 5,600 undergraduate and graduate students and over 500 faculty and staff.
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Driving Directions to:
College of Arts & Sciences
202 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
Phone: 859-257-1375
South on I-64 or I-75
NOTE (I-64 and I-75 merge just south of Georgetown, Ky.)
Follow I-64 or I-75 South to Exit 113 (marked Paris/Lexington). Turn right off the exit ramp onto North Broadway (US 68). Follow through downtown for 3 miles. One block past the Hyatt Regency Hotel, turn left at the light onto Maxwell Street.
- To Main Campus - Turn right on Upper Street and follow until Upper merges with Limestone. Make an immediate left onto Administration Drive.
- To Memorial Coliseum — at the 5th light, turn right onto Rose Street. At the next light, turn right. Just past Papa John's is Memorial Coliseum.
- To Aquatic and Seaton Centers — at the 5th light, turn right onto Rose Street. You will pass through three lights. After the third light, turn left onto Huguelet Street. At the stop sign, make a right on University Drive. Turn left at the first road which is Complex Drive. The Kirwan and Blanding dorm complex is on your left; Seaton Center and Lancaster Aquatic Center are on your right.
South and Southwest on Bluegrass Parkway
Follow the Bluegrass Parkway to Lexington. Turn right off the ramp onto Route 60 (Versailles Road). Follow until it becomes a one-way street, West Maxwell.
- To Memorial Coliseum — at the 6th light, turn right onto Rose Street. At the next light, turn right. Just past Papa John's is Memorial Coliseum.
- To Aquatic and Seaton Centers — at the 6th light, turn right onto Rose Street. You will pass through three lights. After the third light, turn left onto Huguelet Street. At the stop sign, make a right on University Drive. Turn left at the first road which is Complex Drive. The Kirwan and Blanding dorm complex is on your left; Seaton Center and Lancaster Aquatic Center are on your right.
North on I-75
Follow I-75 North to Exit 104 (marked Athens/Lexington). Turn left off of the ramp onto Athens-Boonesboro Road. Follow for 8.2 miles to downtown. Turn left onto Rose Street.
- To Memorial Coliseum — at the 4th light, turn right onto Avenue of Champions. Just past Papa John's is Memorial Coliseum.
- To Aquatic and Seaton Centers — at the 6th light, turn left onto Huguelet Street. At the stop sign, make a right on University Drive. Turn left at the first road which is Complex Drive. The Kirwan and Blanding dorm complex is on your left; Seaton Center and Lancaster Aquatic Center are on your right.
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