ITALIAN ROOTS
AMERICAN SOIL
Generations of Immigrants
to the Philadelphia Area
University of Pennsylvania
May 2 - 5, 2002
Directions to the University of Pennsylvania
From the Northeast
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to exit 4 for Route 73 North. Proceed on
Route 73 North to I-295 South. From I-295 South, take exit 26 of I-76
West. Cross over to Philadelphia via the Walt Whitman Bridge. This section
of I-76 is also called the Schuylkill Expressway. Take the South Street
Exit (Exit 40). This exit will be from the left lane. At the top of the
exit ramp, make a left turn onto South Street. South Street will become
Spruce Street once you enter the University of Pennsylvania campus.
From the Northwest
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Exit 24, Valley Forge Interchange. Take
I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) approximately 17 miles to the South
Street Exit (Exit 40). This exit will be from the left lane. At the top
of the exit ramp, make a right turn onto South Street. South Street will
become Spruce Street once you enter the University of Pennsylvania campus.
From the North
Take I-95 South to I-676 Westbound toward Center City. From I-676 exit
in less than two miles taking "exit only" ramp towards the airport
marked I-76 East. Proceed less than a mile to to the South Street Exit
(Exit 40). This exit will be from the left lane. At the top of the exit
ramp, make a right turn onto South Street. South Street will become Spruce
Street once you enter the University of Pennsylvania campus.
From the South
Take I-95 North to Exit 11 signed "291 West to I-76". Follow
291 West across (Platt) Bridge to 26th Street, which leads directly onto
I-76 West. Take I-76 West 3 miles to to the South Street Exit (Exit 40).
This exit will be from the left lane. At the top of the exit ramp, make
a left turn onto South Street. South Street will become Spruce Street
once you enter the University of Pennsylvania campus.