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Directions to the Friday Institute


The Friday Institute for
Educational Innovation

1890 Main Campus Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606

 tel (919)513-8500
fax (919)513-8599

*NC State campus mail: Campus Box 7249

**If you wish to use an online program for specific directions, please use the following link to google maps.  Mapquest and Yahoo maps will give you incorrect  directions!  Click here.

 

From I-440/Beltline: Take Western Boulevard/NCSU exit from I-440. Turn right on Avent Ferry Road. Remain on Avent Ferry for about 3/4 miles and turn left onto Trailwood Drive (before Gorman Street). Stay on Trailwood for 1 mile. On the right is the intersection with Thistledown; on the left is Main Campus Drive. Turn left onto Main Campus Drive. The Institute is located 3/4 mile ahead on the left.

From I-40, West of Raleigh (including RDU Airport): Follow I-40 East toward Raleigh. Take the Gorman Street exit (exit 295) from I-40. Turn left onto Gorman Street. Stay on Gorman Street for about 1/2 mile. Turn right at Thistledown Drive. Stay on Thistledown for about 1/2 mile. At the intersection of Thistledown and Trailwood, continue straight ahead onto Main Campus Drive. The Institute is located 3/4 mile ahead on the left.

From I-40, East of Raleigh: Follow I-40 West toward Raleigh. Take the Gorman Street exit (exit 295) from I-40. Turn right onto Gorman Street. Stay on Gorman Street for about 1/2 mile. Turn right at Thistledown Drive. Stay on Thistledown for about 1/2 mile. At the intersection of Thistledown and Trailwood, continue straight ahead onto Main Campus Drive. The Institute is located 3/4 mile ahead on the left.

From Inside the Raleigh Beltline: Take Western Boulevard to Avent Ferry Road. Turn south (downhill- away from NC State's main campus) onto Avent Ferry Drive. Remain on Avent Ferry for about 3/4 miles and turn left onto Trailwood Drive (before Gorman Street). Stay on Trailwood for 1 mile. On the right is the intersection with Thistledown; on the left is Main Campus Drive. Turn left onto Main Campus Drive. The Institute is located 3/4 mile ahead on the left.


PROJECT TEAM

PARTNERS

  • Friday Institute
  • New Schools Project
  • SAS
  •  Department of Public Instruction
  • Golden Leaf Foundation
  • New Technology Foundation