Directions to Capital University

Main Street Construction

We've changed our directions to Capital's main campus in Bexley due to significant road construction along Main Street. Construction will begin on June 6, 2005 and continue into the fall. A major waterline is being installed along Main Street. Access to Capital will be restricted until the project is complete.

From the North:

• Travel south on I-71 to I-70 East.
• Exit I-70 at the Alum Creek Drive/Livingston Avenue exit.
• Veer right off the exit onto Alum Creek Drive.
• At the first traffic light, turn right onto Livingston Avenue.
• Turn left at the second traffic light onto College Avenue.
• Turn right on Astor Avenue.
• Turn left on Pleasant Ridge.
• Go one block and turn left onto Mound Street. Follow the directions below to visitor parking.

From the South

• Travel I-71 North to I-70 East. (Stay in the far right lanes.)
• Exit I-70 at the Alum Creek Drive/Livingston Avenue exit.
• Veer right off the exit onto Alum Creek Drive.
• At the first traffic light, turn right onto Livingston Avenue.
• Turn left at the second traffic light onto College Avenue.
• Turn right on Astor Avenue.
• Turn left on Pleasant Ridge.
• Go one block and turn left onto Mound Street. Follow the directions below to visitor parking.

From the West

• Travel east on I-70.
• Exit I-70 at the Alum Creek Drive/Livingston Avenue exit.
• Veer right off the exit onto Alum Creek Drive.
• At the first traffic light, turn right onto Livingston Avenue.
• Turn left at the second traffic light onto College Avenue.
• Turn right on Astor Avenue.
• Turn left on Pleasant Ridge.
• Go one block and turn left onto Mound Street. Follow the directions below to visitor parking.

From the East

• Travel west on I-70 to the Livingston Avenue exit.
• At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right.
• At the first traffic light, turn left onto College Ave.
• Turn right on Astor Avenue.
• Turn left on Pleasant Ridge.
• Go one block and turn left onto Mound Street. Follow the directions below to visitor parking.

From the Northwest

• Travel south on I-75 to Route 23.
• Follow Route 23 into Columbus and take I-270 east to I-71 South.
• Travel south on I-71 to I-70 East.
• Exit I-70 at the Alum Creek Drive/Livingston Avenue exit.
• Veer right off the exit onto Alum Creek Drive.
• At the first traffic light, turn right onto Livingston Avenue.
• Turn left at the second traffic light onto College Avenue.
• Turn right on Astor Avenue.
• Turn left on Pleasant Ridge.
• Go one block and turn left onto Mound Street. Follow the directions below to visitor parking.

From Port Columbus International Airport

Capital is within a short flight of many major U.S. cities. Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Washington, D.C., and New York City are all within 90 minutes of Columbus, Ohio. The campus is approximately a 15-minute drive from Port Columbus.

• At the end of the airport's main drive, turn left (south) onto Stelzer Road.
• Follow Stelzer (which will change names and become James Road) approximately 3.5 miles to Livingston Avenue.
• Turn right on Livingston.
• Travel approximately 1 mile to College Avenue.
• Turn right on College.
• Turn right on Astor Avenue.
• Turn left on Pleasant Ridge.
• Go one block and turn left on Mound. Follow the directions below to visitor parking.

Parking on Capital's main campus:

Visitor parking is located on Mound Street behind the Public Safety Office house. When parking places are not available in visitor parking, visitors may park in any campus lot, provided the spaces are not marked handicap or reserved. 20-minute parking spaces are located behind Yochum Hall and next to the Campus Center. Please inform the security office or the office you are visiting if you are parked in a lot other than visitor parking.