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Directions and Maps

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Driving Directions

From the Seacoast Area

Take Route 101 into Manchester. Take Right onto Route 93 North - Concord (Sign also shows Downtown Manchester); Take 1st exit off Route 93 (Exit 8), Wellington Rd/Bridge Street and stay to the right at end of ramp. At second light (Wellington & Mammoth Rds), go straight through intersection onto Bridge Street. Drive straight on Bridge to the 5th set of traffic lights at Bridge and Chestnut Streets. Take left onto Chestnut and follow it to the third set of lights at Chestnut and Merrimack Streets. Go through that intersection and turn left into the Norris Cotton Federal Building (7 story building on corner of Chestnut & Merrimack) parking lot (City lot). Parking is metered with two-hour minimum (4 quarters - 1 quarter for each additional hour beyond 2). The Federal Building has security at the entrance and visitors are directed through the Visitor Entrance.

From Route 93 - North

Follow Route 93 Southbound; after toll booth in Hooksett, NH, continue on Route 293 (straight). At the next exit (Amoskeag Bridge), take a right. At the end of the exit ramp/stop sign, bear right (over the highway); bear right at the Inn at Amoskeag Falls. Go over the Amoskeag Bridge straight to set of lights at Elm Street. At set of lights (middle lane), cross over Elm Street, then Bay Street, and drive straight to stop sign at Chestnut Street. Turn right and follow Chestnut Street through 4 traffic lights to Chestnut and Merrimack Streets. Go through that intersection and turn left into the Norris Cotton Federal Building (7 story building on corner of Chestnut & Merrimack) parking lot (City lot). Parking is metered with two-hour minimum (4 quarters - 1 quarter for each additional hour beyond 2). The Federal Building has security at the entrance and visitors are directed through the Visitor Entrance.

From Route 93 - South

Follow Route 93 Northbound into Manchester. Look for Exit 8, Wellington Road sign which will be the first exit on your right after you pass exit for Seacoast. Move into right hand lanes and take Exit 8, Wellington Rd/Bridge Street, and stay to the right at end of ramp. At second light (Wellington & Mammoth Rds), go straight through intersection onto Bridge Street. Drive straight on Bridge to the 5th set of traffic lights at Bridge and Chestnut Streets. Take left onto Chestnut and follow it to the third set of lights at Chestnut and Merrimack Streets. Go through that intersection and turn left into the Norris Cotton Federal Building (7 story building on corner of Chestnut & Merrimack) parking lot (City lot). Parking is metered with two-hour minimum (4 quarters - 1 quarter for each additional hour beyond 2). The Federal Building has security at the entrance and visitors are directed through the Visitor Entrance.

From Route 3

Follow Route 3 into Manchester (turns into Route 293) - follow toward Downtown Manchester past the Queen City Bridge Exit. Take the Granite Street Exit 5 on right. At the end of exit ramp, turn right onto Granite Street. Drive straight, staying in left lane through 3 traffic lights - you will then be at Granite and Elm Streets. Go through that intersection, staying in left hand lane (you are now on Lake Avenue) - at the second traffic light (Pine and Lake Avenue), turn left onto Pine Street. Drive 1 1/2 blocks in left hand lane to entrance to the Federal Building Parking Lot (City lot). Parking is metered with two-hour minimum (4 quarters - 1 quarter for each additional hour beyond 2). The Federal Building has security at the entrance and visitors are directed through the Visitor Entrance

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