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Visiting the Baker Center
The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy is located at 1640 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996. Click link for Google Map directions, and scroll down for details information getting to the Baker Center from points north, south, east, and west.
Visitors to the Center will need to park in Volunteer Hall located at 1525 White Avenue and lies between 16th Street and James Agee Street with access to the garage on White Avenue (opposite the College of Law back entrance). Short-term (45-minute limit) visitor parking is also available at Circle Park. There is on-street metered parking on Lake Avenue and other public parking lots near the Center, including one located at James Agee and Clinch Avenue. Parking in University lots is by permit only. See map below to locate these parking areas and the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy (listed under “H”).
From Downtown
From Henley Street/441S, turn onto CUMBERLAND AVE SW/US-11 S/US-70 W/TN-1 S. Go .6 mile.
From Airport
- Merge onto US-129 N/TN-115 N toward KNOXVILLE/OAK RIDGE. (11.0 mi)
- Take the US-11/US-70/KINGSTON PIKE ramp. (0.3 mi)
- Turn RIGHT onto KINGSTON PIKE. Continue on Kingston ( 0.7 mi)
- The Baker Center will be on the RIGHT
From West Knoxville
- Merge onto I-640 W/I-75 S toward NASHVILLE/CHATTANOOGA
- Merge onto I-40 E via the exit on the LEFT toward KNOXVILLE (1.8 mi)
- Take EXIT 387 toward TN-62/17TH STREET/WESTERN AVE (0.4 mi)
- Stay STRAIGHT to go onto DALE AVE NW (0.1 mi)
- Turn RIGHT onto 17TH ST NW (0.5 mi)
- Turn LEFT onto CUMBERLAND AVE SW/US-11/US-70/TN-1 ( 0.1 mi)
From East Knoxville
- Merge onto I-40 E
- Take EXIT 387 toward TN-62/17TH STREET/WESTERN AVE (0.4 mi)
- Stay STRAIGHT to go onto DALE AVE NW (0.1 mi)
- Turn RIGHT onto 17TH ST NW (0.5 mi)
- Turn LEFT onto CUMBERLAND AVE SW/US-11/US-70/TN-1 (0.1 mi)
- The Baker Center will be on the RIGHT
From North Knoxville
- Merge onto I-40 W toward NASHVILLE
- Take EXIT 387 toward TN-62/17TH STREET/WESTERN AVE (0.2 mi)
- Keep RIGHT at the fork to go on AILOR AVE (0.1 mi)
- Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto 17TH ST NW (0.7 mi)
- Turn LEFT onto CUMBERLAND AVE SW/US-11/US-70/TN-1 (0.1 mi)
- The Baker Center will be on the RIGHT
From Chattanooga
- Merge onto I-24 E via the exit on the LEFT toward ATLANTA/KNOXVILLE
- Merge onto I-75 N via EXIT 185B on the LEFT toward KNOXVILLE (100.4 mi)
- Take I-40 E toward AIRPORT/LEXINGTON/DOWNTOWN/UNIV OF TENN (2.0 mi)
- Take EXIT 387 toward TN-62/17TH STREET/WESTERN AVE (0.4 mi)
- Stay STRAIGHT to go onto DALE AVE NW (0.1 mi)
- Turn RIGHT onto 17TH ST NW (0.5 mi)
- Turn LEFT onto CUMBERLAND AVE SW/US-11/US-70/TN-1 (0.1 mi)
- The Baker Center will be on the RIGHT
