Barnes Arboretum 

1:00 - 3:00

Barnes Arboretum at St. Joseph’s University 50 Lapsley Lane, Merion, PA 19066 

Directions to April 26 Meeting

TWO CAUTIONS:

1. US Rt.1 has various names, depending on where you are. Lincoln Highway or City Avenue or N. State Street are common names. Baltimore Pike is synonymous with US Rt.1 out west, but then veers off. US Rt.1 is always what you want.

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2. The old way of entering the Barnes has changed. It is now entered through Lapsley Lane, not Latches Lane. Sometimes GPS is not up to date on this. The parking lot holds about 50 cars. If you need to, you also can park on Latches Lane.

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From West and Southwest: Take US Rt.1 north to St. Joseph’s University. Turn left onto Lapsley Lane. Proceed to the parking lot. Or take I-95N to I-476N. Then exit I-476N to Us Rt.1 north and proceed as above.

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From South Jersey or downtown Philly: Take 1-76N to exit 341(Montgomery Dr). Go west about 0.4 mi. Turn right onto Belmont US-1 Alt Truck. In about 2.0 mi turn left, following US-1 Alt Truck. In about 0.1 mi turn left onto City Avenue. Go about 1.0 mi and turn right into Lapsley Lane. Proceed as above.

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From North or Northwest: Take US Rt.202 to I-76 S. Take I-76S to exit 338(Belmont Ave). Turn right. Take Belmont south for 1.0 mi. Turn right onto E. Levering Mill Rd. In about 0.5 mi. E. Levering Mill Rd turns south. Continue for another 0.5 mi. and then merge onto Old Lancaster Rd. In about 0.75 mi turn right onto Lincoln Highway or City Avenue or US Rt.1 or whatever they’re calling it now. Go about 0.2 mi to Lapsley Lane and turn right. Proceed as above.

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From Northeast: Follow I-95 to I-676 (exit 22). Take I-676 west. In about 1.5 mi, merge onto I-76N. In about 2 mi, take exit 341(Montgomery Dr), and follow as above for South Jersey or Philly.