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Directions to Camden Downtown Branch

Rutgers-Camden BranchNilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Branch on the Rutgers-Camden Campus
301 North 5th Street
Camden, NJ 08102
(Intersection of 5th and Penn St.)

(856) 225-6807

Building Number 7003

The branch is on the lower level of the Paul Robeson Library, and has a separate entrance on 5th Street. Armitage Hall is the building to the north and the Law School is the building to the south. Metered parking is available around campus (25 cents per 15 minutes). On Saturdays, all parking lots are free, no Rutgers tags required.

Directions to Camden-Rutgers

From NJ Turnpike | From Route 295 | From Atlantic City Expressway | From Admiral Wilson Boulevard | From Benjamin Franklin Bridge | From Walt Whitman Bridge | From PATCO High-Speedline

From New Jersey Turnpike (North or South)

  • Turn off at Exit 4. After toll booths proceed on Route 73 North approximately one mile to Route 38 West.
  • Route 38 will merge with Route 30.
  • Proceed on Route 30 West for approximately one mile where the road forks.
  • Take the right fork marked "Local Traffic Only, Last Exit Before Toll".
  • Continue straight ahead to Seventh Street and turn left.
  • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.

  From Route 295 (North or South)

Southbound - Coming from the north

  • Turn off at Route 38 West exit at Moorestown.
  • Route 38 will merge with Route 30.
  • Proceed on Route 30 West for approximately one mile where the road forks.
  • Take the right fork marked "Local Traffic Only, Last Exit Before Toll".
  • Continue straight ahead to Seventh Street and turn left.
  • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.

Northbound - Coming from the south

  • Turn off at exit for North-South Freeway (Route 42).
  • Follow signs to Camden, exiting at Route 676.
  • Proceed along Route 676 to Exit 5B marked "Last Exit Before Toll - Benjamin Franklin Bridge."
  • Turn left onto Linden Street at the first stop light. Continue one block to Seventh Street and turn left again.
  • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.

From Atlantic City Expressway

  • Pick-up the North-South Freeway (Route 42).
  • Follow signs to Camden, exiting at Route 676.
  • Proceed along Route 676 to Exit 5B marked "Last Exit Before Toll - Benjamin Franklin Bridge."
  • Turn left onto Linden Street at the first stop light. Continue one block to Seventh Street and turn left again.
  • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.

From Admiral Wilson Boulevard (Route 30 West)

  • Proceed approximately one mile from the Airport Circle where the road forks.
  • Take the right fork marked "Local Traffic Only, Last Exit Before Toll".
  • Continue straight ahead to Seventh Street and turn left.
  • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.

From Benjamin Franklin Bridge

  • Entering New Jersey, stay to the right.
  • Follow signage for "Sixth Street/Broadway" and take that exit.
  • On the exit ramp, bear right toward Sixth Street and stop sign.
  • Once through stop sign at the end of the exit, go one block to Cooper Street and make a right.

From Walt Whitman Bridge

  • Take the "Camden/Gloucester City" exit.
  • Proceed in the left lane about 1,000 feet to the Camden Exit.
  • Turn left and continue on Route 676 to Exit 5B marked "Last Exit Before Toll - Benjamin Franklin Bridge".
  • Turn left onto Linden Street at the first stop light.
  • Continue one block to Seventh Street and turn left again.
  • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.

From PATCO High-Speedline

  • Exit Camden City Hall.
  • Walk north on Fifth Street for two blocks to the Camden campus.