HOW TO GET TO
USDA FOREST SERVICE
NORTHEASTERN AREA, STATE & PRIVATE FORESTRY
NORTHEASTERN AREA RESEARCH STATION
11 CAMPUS BOULEVARD
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073
610-557-4111
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Location map of Newtown Square.

FROM CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA:

Automobile - Take Route 3 (Market Street) directly from center city to Upper Darby; or take Walnut Street west to Cobbs Creek Parkway (63rd Street), turn right, then turn left at the second traffic light onto Route 3 West (Market Street). Stay on Route 3 (which becomes West Chester Pike) through Upper Darby, Broomall, and Newtown Square, approximately 10 miles. Turn left at the sign for Campus Boulevard. The Forest Service Building is on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike.

Public Transportation - From trains arriving at 30th Street (Penn Central) Station, take the Market Street El or the Route 21 bus on Walnut Street to the 69th Street terminal. From there, take the Route 104 West Chester bus. Only buses marked “Newtown Square Corporate Campus” (with times marked “N” on the schedule) will go directly into the corporate campus and the Forest Service building, about 1 mile off West Chester Pike. Other Route 104 West Chester buses, as well as Route 120 buses, leave passengers off on West Chester Pike (Route 3) at Campus Boulevard for the approximately 1-mile walk in to the office.

FROM THE AIRPORT:

Automobile - Take I-95 South to I-476 North (Exit 7). Proceed on I-476 North to Exit 4, for Route 3 West. Go west on Route 3 approximately 4.2 miles to Campus Boulevard. Turn left and proceed approximately 1 mile to the Forest Service building on the left.

Alternate - Take I-95 South from the airport to Exit 9B for Route 420 North. Proceed north on Route 420 to Route 320, Sproul Road. Turn right on Route 320 and proceed to Route 3, West Chester Pike. Turn left on West Chester Pike and follow it approximately 3.2 miles to Campus Boulevard. Turn left onto Campus Boulevard, and look for our building approximately 1 mile in on the left.

Limo, Taxi, or Shuttle - A Philadelphia Airport Connection offers direct limousine service to and from the corporate campus on an individually chartered basis. For information on rates and reservations call 1-800-568-4852.

Bennett’s Main Line Airport Service runs taxis directly to and from the airport and the corporate campus on an as-needed basis. Or take the airport shuttle to and from Barnaby’s at Route 3 and Lawrence Road, and catch a Bennett’s taxi for the 5.2-mile leg to Newtown Square. Call for reservations at 610-525-1770.

Paoli Airport Limousine offers shuttle service between the airport and St. Alban’s Travel, near the intersection of Routes 3 and 252. Pick-up or taxi (see above) can be arranged for the 2-mile connection to the Forest Service office. Limousine service is also available directly to and from the airport and the corporate campus. Reservations can be made at 610-647-5466.

Super Shuttle runs vans between the airport and the corporate campus. Call for rates and reservations at 1-800-BLUE-VAN (258-3826).

FROM 69TH STREET TERMINAL:

Bus - Follow directions from 69th Street in “From Center City Philadelphia, Public Transportation”.

FROM WASHINGTON DC AND THE SOUTH:

Automobile - Take I-95 North to I-476 North (Exit 7), and follow directions for automobile from the airport.

Alternate - Take I-95 North to Route 420 North (Exit 9B), and follow alternate directions from the airport.

Train - Follow directions for public transportation from center city Philadelphia.

FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE:

From the East - Take Exit 25 (Norristown, Plymouth Meeting) for I-476 South. Follow I-476 South to Exit 4 for Route 3, West Chester Pike. Take Route 3 West for approximately 4.2 miles to Campus Boulevard. Turn left onto Campus Boulevard, and follow it approximately 1 mile to the Forest Service Building on the left.

From the West - Take Exit 24 (Valley Forge) for I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway eastbound). At Exit 28, take I-476 South. Follow “From the East” directions above to the Newtown Square Corporate Campus.