Voorhees Choir
Women in Song Since 1927
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Douglass College

 

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Going to the Chapel

NJ Turnpike   Garden State Parkway   US Route 1   I-287   Parking

The following are "Official" Rutgers University Driving Directions.

There is ongoing construction on Route 18, which may cause delays or route changes. You may want to contact 732-932-7511 and ask for directions under these conditions.

From New Jersey Turnpike (North or South)

Turn off at Exit 9. After toll booths bear to the right; follow signs for "Route 18 North - New Brunswick."
Proceed along Route 18 North. After the first traffic light, take the exit marked "George St." and "Cook/Douglass Campus only".
The exit ramp becomes George Street directly on the Douglass Campus, near the Rutgers Arts Center, and Hickman Hall.
Continue on George Street to the second traffic light at the intersection of George Street and Nichol Avenue.
Voorhees Chapel is to the right, at the end of Chapel Drive.

From Garden State Parkway (North or South)
Southbound - Coming from Northern New Jersey
Turn off at Exit 129 for the New Jersey Turnpike and head south.
Take the Turnpike to Exit 9. After the toll booths, bear to the right, following the signs for Route 18-North, New Brunswick.
Follow directions from Route 18 as listed below.

Northbound - Coming from Southern New Jersey
Turn off at Exit 105 and follow signs for Route 18 North.
After approximately 24 miles you will pass the entrance for the New Jersey Turnpike and continue on Route 18 North.

Proceed along Route 18 North. After the first traffic light, take the exit marked "George St." and "Cook/Douglass Campus only".
The exit ramp becomes George Street directly on the Douglass Campus near the Rutgers Arts Center, and Hickman Hall.
Continue on George Street to the second traffic light at the intersection of George Street and Nichol Avenue.
Voorhees Chapel is to the right, at the end of Chapel Drive.

From Route 1 (North or South)
Turn off at exit marked "Route 18 North-New Brunswick". Proceed along Route 18 North. After the first traffic light, take the exit marked "George St." and "Cook/Douglass Campus only".
The exit ramp becomes George Street directly on the Douglass Campus near the Rutgers Arts Center, and Hickman Hall.
Continue on George Street to the second traffic light at the intersection of George Street and Nichol Avenue.
Voorhees Chapel is to the right, at the end of Chapel Drive.

From Route 287 (North or South)
Turn off at Exit 9 (formerly Exit 5) "River Road, Bound Brook, Highland Park".
Proceed East on River Road toward Highland Park until you reach the fifth traffic light (approximately 3.4 miles) at the intersection of River Road, Metlars Lane and Route 18.
Turn right at the River Road traffic light onto Route 18 and cross the Raritan River on the John Lynch Memorial Bridge.
Proceed on Route 18-South to the first traffic light at the intersection of Route 18 and Commercial Avenue. Turn right onto Commercial Avenue.
Proceed to the first traffic light and make a left onto George Street. You are now about to enter Douglass Campus.
Proceed on George Street to the first traffic light at the intersection of George Street and Nichol Avenue.
Voorhees Chapel is to the left, at the end of Chapel Drive.

***NOTE:
Parking for the Chapel is in the lot BEHIND the Douglass College Center. If you are coming from Route 18-North (as from the NJ Turnpike, GS Parkway or US Route 1), at the second traffic light, turn left onto Nichol Avenue. Proceed one block to Lipman Drive and make a left. The lot is directly to your left.

If you are coming from Route 18-South (as from Interstate 287), turn right onto Nichol Avenue, then left onto Lipman Drive.