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Driving Directions to UK

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From I-75 North: (Traveling from Southeastern Kentucky)

Take Exit 104 (marked Athens/Lexington). Turn left off the ramp onto Athens-Boonesboro/Richmond Road and follow to downtown Lexington for approximately 8 miles. Turn left onto South Upper Street. Go through four stoplights and turn left into the parking garage (just after Fazoli's restaurant). At the entrance, pull a white ticket from the ticket dispenser by pushing the green button.

From I-75 South/ I-64 East or West: (Traveling from Northern Kentucky/Louisville or Eastern Kentucky)

Take Exit 113 (marked Paris/Lexington). Turn right off the exit ramp onto North Broadway (US 68). Follow through downtown for 3.5 miles. One block past Hyatt Regency Lexington, turn left onto Maxwell Street. At the second light, make a right onto South Upper Street. Enter the parking garage on the left (just after Fazoli's restaurant) and pull a white ticket at the entrance from the ticket dispenser by pushing the green button.

From Bluegrass Parkway: (Traveling from Elizabethtown or Western Kentucky)

Turn right off the exit onto Route 60 (Versailles Road). Follow until it becomes a one-way street, West Maxwell Street. After crossing Broadway, take a right at the second light onto South Upper Street. Enter the parking garage on the left (just after Fazoli's restaurant) and pull a white ticket at the entrance from the ticket dispenser by pushing the green button.

From US 27-N: (Traveling from Nicholasville Road or Harrodsburg Road)

Take US 27-N (Nicholasville Road) and continue straight (27-N turns into Limestone Street). After driving under the skywalk, enter the parking garage on the left and pull a white ticket from the ticket dispenser by pushing the green button.

Lexington Map

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Map - Routes to UK Campus

Where to Park

Parking Structure #5 - enter from either South Upper Street or South Limestone Street. Click on the image to view a bigger version of the parking structure map.

Parking Map - Structure #5

Exiting the Parking Structure:

When you check in at Merit Weekend, you will be given an exit voucher for the Parking Structure. You will not need the white ticket you pulled upon entering again. When you return to the parking structure, go directly to your car. There is no need to stop at the office or the pay station. As you drive to the exit, have your voucher ready to insert at the exit gate.

Where Not to Park

  • Handicap zones - call (859) 257-5757 to obtain a parking permit for UK handicap parking zones.
  • Service zones (yellow and white striped lines or yellow and black striped lines).
  • Yellow lines.
  • Reserved spaces.
  • Expired meters.
  • Parking Meters are available for short-term parking only. The cost is 25 cents for 15 minutes. Some parking meters have time limits of 45 minutes while others have time limits of three hours. All parking meters are 24-hour controlled.

UK Parking Office

Call the Parking Office at (859) 257-5757 if you need additional information about parking on campus.

PDF File

PDF version of the maps - 3 pages. There is also a similar map on the UK Campus Guide web site.