Driving Directions

Directions to the University of Minnesota Medical Center:
The University of Minnesota Medical Center is located on the corner of Harvard Street Southeast and East River Parkway on the University of Minnesota East Bank.  It is easily accessible from virtually any point in the metro area, via Interstates I-94 and I-35W.  Follow these simple directions:

FROM NORTH
Take I-35W south.  Turn right onto Highway 280.  Take the University Avenue exit; turn right at the second stoplight.  Stay on University Avenue until it merges with Washington Avenue.  Follow Washington to the left.  Go three blocks and turn left on Oak Street.  Turn right onto Delaware Street.  The Patient/Visitor Parking Ramp will be on your right 1 1/2 blocks down Delaware Street between Harvard and Walnut Streets.  The Ophthalmology Clinic is a block and a half further northeast on Delaware Street, on the 9^th floor in the shorter of the two concrete towers, the Phillips-Wangensteen Building, 516 Delaware Street SE.  To drop off at the hospital and emergency entrances, continue on Delaware Street to Harvard Street. Turn left.  The entrance faces Harvard Street near the corner of Harvard and East River Parkway.

FROM EAST OR WEST
Take I-94 (east or west) to the Huron Boulevard Exit.  Turn left onto Fulton Street. Go three blocks and turn right onto Oak Street.  Turn left onto Delaware Street. The Patient/Visitor Parking Ramp will be on your right 11/2 blocks down Delaware Street between Harvard and Walnut Streets.  The Ophthalmology Clinic is a block and a half further northeast on Delaware Street, on the 9^th floor in the shorter of the two concrete towers, the Phillips-Wangensteen Building, 516 Delaware Street SE.  To drop off at the hospital and emergency entrances, continue on Delaware Street to Harvard Street. Turn left.  The entrance faces Harvard Street near the corner of Harvard and East River Parkway.

FROM SOUTH
Take I-35 north to the 3^rd Street/U of M exit.  Then take the East Bank exit, which becomes Washington Avenue.  Follow Washington Avenue to Harvard Street.  Turn right onto Harvard Street. Turn left onto Delaware Street.  The Patient/Visitor Ramp will be on your left. Streets.  The Ophthalmology Clinic is a block and a half further northeast on Delaware Street, on the 9^th floor in the shorter of the two concrete towers, the Phillips-Wangensteen Building, 516 Delaware Street SE.  To drop off at the hospital and emergency entrances, continue on Delaware Street to Harvard Street. Turn left.  The entrance faces Harvard Street near the corner of Harvard and East River Parkway.

PARKING
Patient and patient visitor parking is available in the Patient/Visitor Ramp on Delaware Street between Harvard and Walnut Streets.  For more information about parking, call 612-273-4665.

Directions to EYE CLINIC
Continue on Delaware Street, past Harvard Street, to the Phillips-Wangensteen Building (PWB), which is located on the left (south) side of Delaware in the SW corner of Delaware & Harvard.  The Visitor Parking Ramp is located in the NE corner of Delaware & Harvard, and is connected to PWB via an underground walkway.  The Eye Clinic is located on the 9^th floor of PWB.