Driving
Directions
From
Des Moines Airport to Ames:
Turn right onto Fleur
Drive/85th Ave for 1.5 miles. Turn right onto IA-5 South/US
65 North. Continue on US 65 N for 17 miles. Take the I-80 West
exit (left lane-Exit 84, Council Bluffs). Continue on I-80 W
for 3.5 miles. Turn north onto I-35 North (right lane-Exit 138B,
Minneapolis). Continue on I-35 N for 24 miles. Turn right on
US 30 West (right lane-Exit 111B). Continue on US 30 W for 4
miles. Exit to University Avenue (Exit 146). At stop sign turn left
onto University Avenue (going under the overpass), follow University Avenue for approximately 1 block. Turn right onto Green Hills
Drive. End at Gateway Hotel & Conference Center.
From
North (Minneapolis, MN):
Find MN-65 S. MN-65
S becomes I-35W S. I-35W S becomes I-35 S (Crossing into Iowa).
Merge onto US-30 W via Exit 111B toward Ames. Take the University Avenue exit (#146) toward I.S.U. Turn Left onto University Avenue.
End at Gateway Hotel & Conference Center.
From
South (Columbia, MO):
Get onto I-70 E/US-40
E. Take the MO-763/Rangeline St/Rangeline Rd. Continue to follow
MO-763. Merge onto US-63 N (Crossing into Iowa). Turn Left to
stay on US-63 N. Turn slight Right onto US-63/S Wapello St.
Continue to follow US-63 N. Turn left to stay on US-63 N. Stay
straight to go onto IA-163 W. Merge onto US-65 N toward I-80.
Merge onto I-80 W via Exit 84 on the Left toward Council Bluffs.
Merge onto I-35 N via Exit 137B toward Minneapolis. Merge onto
US-30 W via Exit 111B toward I-35-BL/Ames/I.S.U. Take the University Avenue exit (#146) toward I.S.U. Turn Left onto University Avenue.
End at Gateway Hotel Conference Center.
From
East (Chicago, IL):
Get onto I-88 W toward
Indiana/Aurora (Portions toll). Merge onto I-80 W via Exit 1B
toward Des Moines (Crossing into Iowa). Merge onto I-35 N via
Exit 137B toward Minneapolis. Merge onto US-30 W via Exit 111B
toward I-35-BL/Ames/I.S.U. Take the University Avenue exit (#146)
toward I.S.U. Turn Left onto University Avenue. End at Gateway Hotel
& Conference Center.
From
West (Omaha, NE):
Get onto I-480 E/US-6
E (Crossing into Iowa). Merge onto I-29 S toward Kansas City/I-80.
Take I-80 E toward Des Moines. Merge onto I-35 N/I-80 E via
Exit 123B toward Chicago/Minneapolis. Merge onto I-35 N via
Exit 137B on the the Left toward Minneapolis. Merge onto US-30
W via Exit 111B toward I-35-BL/Ames/I.S.U. Take the University Avenue
exit (#146) toward I.S.U. Turn Left onto University Avenue. End at
Gateway Hotel & Conference Center.
