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              RUSSELL HOUSE UNIVERSITY UNION, SUITE 345
             1400 Greene Street

BY CAR
Any interstate or other highway leading you to I-26, I-77, or I-20 toward Columbia, SC, will get you to USC. Here are directions for several routes:

  • I-20 West from Florence
    Take SC 277 (Exit 73) toward Columbia until it becomes Bull Street. Follow Bull Street until it intersects with Pendleton Street. Turn LEFT onto Pendleton Street and then take first RIGHT onto Pickens Street. Take first RIGHT onto Greene Street and follow until you reach Bull Street. Take LEFT onto Bull Street and park in garage** (Gate 3, Devine Street entrance).
     
  • I-20 East from Augusta
    Take Exit 58 (US 1 toward West Columbia); stay on this highway, which becomes Meeting Street and then becomes Gervais Street. You will pass the state capitol on the right. Turn RIGHT onto Pickens Street. Take second RIGHT onto Greene Street and follow until you reach Bull Street. Take LEFT onto Bull Street and park in garage** (Gate 3, Devine Street entrance).
     
  • I-26 East from Spartanburg
    Follow I-26 toward downtown Columbia and exit at Huger Street. Turn LEFT onto Gervais Street and continue until you come to Pickens Street. Take a RIGHT onto Pickens. Take second RIGHT onto Greene and follow until you reach Bull Street. Take LEFT onto Bull and park in garage** (Gate 3, Devine Street entrance).  
     
  • I-26 West from Charleston
    Take Exit 111-B (US 1) at the USC sign. This highway becomes Meeting Street and then Gervais Street. At intersection of Gervais Street and Pickens Street, take a RIGHT. From Pickens Street, take second RIGHT onto Greene and follow until you reach Bull Street. Take LEFT onto Bull Street and park in garage** (Gate 3, Devine Street entrance).
     
  • US 76/378 from Sumter
    The street name will change from Sumter Highway to Garners Ferry Road to Devine Street. When Devine Street intersects with Harden Street turn RIGHT onto Harden. At the stoplight, turn LEFT onto Greene Street and follow until you reach Bull Street. Turn LEFT onto Bull Street and park in garage** (Gate 3, Devine Street entrance).  

     
  • I-77 from Charlotte
    Exit on SC 277 toward Columbia turns into Bull Street. Follow Bull Street until it intersects with Pendleton Street and turn LEFT. From Pendleton Street take first RIGHT onto Pickens Street. Take first RIGHT onto Greene and follow until you reach Bull Street. Take LEFT onto Bull and park in garage** (Gate 3, Devine Street entrance).

BY AIR
Airlines serving the Columbia Metropolitan Airport include American Eagle, ComAir, Continental, Delta, and US Airways. The airport is a 20-minute drive from the University campus. Taxis, limousines, and rental cars are available. You may also call AAA Airport Shuttle Service at 1-800-342-3813.

FROM AIRPORT BY CAR
Turn RIGHT out of the parking lot area and continue to the stoplight; turn LEFT (Airport Blvd., SC 302). Follow this road until it intersects USC 21; bear LEFT at the light. At Knox Abbott Drive, bear RIGHT. On crossing the Congaree River Bridge, the street name changes to Blossom Street. Turn LEFT at Blossom Street and S. Bull Street intersection and continue up the hill to the Gate 3 garage entrance on Devine Street.

BY BUS
The Greyhound Bus Lines station is near the intersection of Gervais and Harden Streets within eight blocks of the campus.

PARKING AT USC
Visitor/guest parking is available on levels 5 and 6 of the Bull Street Garage as well as levels 1 and 2 of the Pendleton Street Garage.  Additional parking is also available behind the Carolina Coliseum and metered spaces on and around the USC campus.  Lots designated as Faculty/Staff may be used on weekends. The USC Office of Student Orientation & Testing Services is not responsible for any loss, theft, or parking tickets occurring during any programs. Cars parked illegally may be towed.

 
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