Map to the BL-320 classroom
(Hennepin County Medical Center)If you have trouble viewing or printing this map, you may want to try it in a .PDF format (gives the best print quality). Click HERE to access. Finding the classroom from Outside the Building: Enter the main entrance of HCMC “B” (Blue) building from South 8th Street (directly across the street from the Parkside Professional Building). Once inside the door, take a right and head towards the information desk. Turn left and go past the gift shop and coffee stand to the open stairway on your right. Take the stairs to the lower level. Turn to your right at the bottom of the stairs; go past the vending machines until you see a blue and white sign for the classroom (classroom is on your left). Finding the classroom from the Parkside Ramp:
*Take the ramp elevators to the lower level. Follow the signs to the hospital. Follow the hallway past the stairway and vending machines. You will see a blue sign for the classroom ahead of you (classroom is on your left).     Driving Directions to HCMC:
From the Northeast: Please note this following I-35W Bridge Detour: Take I-35W south to Hwy. 280 south. Follow Hwy. 280 to the I-94 West exit. Follow I-94 west to the 5th St. S. exit. Follow 5th St. S. and turn left on Chicago Ave. Follow Chicago to 9th Street and turn left. Turn left again to enter the Parkside Ramp. Take the ramp elevators to the lower level and follow the instructions above.* Visit the Mn/DOT web site for additional detour information in the wake of the I-35W Bridge collapse, as well as for periodic closings of the route (usually on weekends) as Mn/DOT works to improve the detour route for travelers. From the Northwest: Take I-94 east to exit 230 (4th Street). Follow 4th Street through downtown to Chicago Avenue and turn right onto Chicago Avenue. Follow Chicago to 9th Street and turn left. Turn left again to enter the Parkside Ramp. Take the ramp elevators to the lower level and follow the instructions above.* From the East: Take I-94 W to exit 234B (5th Street). Follow 5th Street; turn left on Chicago Avenue. Follow Chicago to 9th Street and turn left. Turn left again to enter the Parkside Ramp. Take the ramp elevators to the lower level and follow the instructions on the previous page.* From the South: Take 35W North to 5th Avenue exit (downtown exit). Follow 5th Avenue to 8th Street and turn right. Turn right on 9th Avenue So. Turn right again on 9th Street and take a right to enter the Parkside Ramp. Take the ramp elevators to the lower level and follow the instructions on the previous page.* From the West: Take 394 east to exit 9B (6th Street). Follow 6th Street to Chicago Avenue; turn right onto Chicago. Take Chicago Avenue to 9th Street and turn left. Turn left again to enter the Parkside Ramp. Take the ramp elevators to the lower level and follow the directions on the previous page.* Public transportation is another options for getting downtown. Go to www.metrotransit.org for bus schedules and information. Light Rail information is available at www.metrotransit.org/rail/index.asp. Parking:
There are various options for parking around HCMC, but we suggest you park in the Parkside Ramp. It is closest to the classroom, and the most reasonably priced place to park at this time for the day. Therefore, directions and maps direct you to this ramp. Meters are available around the hospital but cost 75 cents/hour, so for an all-day class it gets expensive. Parking rates are subject to change without notice, but the current cost of park in the Parkside ramp is $6.25. You must pay in cash or with a credit card. Visit www.hcmc.org for more maps and directions. 
E=Parkside Ramp, ramp entrance
3=HCMC Blue Building
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