Directions to Pentagon Library/Conference Center

 

 

 

From Metro Entrance:

Once you have entered the Pentagon and have received clearance take the escalator to the next level, which will be the main concourse. You will have no choice but to veer to your left. At the Pentagon, Federal Credit Union veer to your right. You will see two ramps, take the ramp on the right which leads to 1st & 2nd floor. At the end of the hallway just before the stairway you will see another hall on your right, take the right and keep going until you see an escalator. Take the escalator down one flight to the first floor

When you get off the escalator, take the hall to your right. You should see .a sign on the wall saying you are going to the North Parking Entrance, that will be corridor 8. Take the hallway all the way to the end, you will see a police station/checkpoint. This will be the North parking entrance. Go pass the officer station, drop in your badges and exit the building.

Once outside – look directly ahead – that will be the Pentagon Library/Conference Center. Proceed inside and take the escalator down to the next level. You will see an officer who will let you through the gate. You will again show two forms of Identification. The officer will see if your name is on the access roster. If your name is listed, you will be given a Pentagon Conference Center (PCC) visitors badge. You will be able to roam the facility unescorted. If your name is not listed or you do not have an active duty identification card, or DoD identification card you will be given an escort-required badge. If you receive an escort-required badge, you will have to be escorted throughout the facility.

 

From South Parking Entrance:

Only those with Pentagon Badges and Active Duty Identification Cardholders can use this entrance.

Once you have been cleared and you have entered the hallway, make a right. Proceed down the hallway through the doors to the next hallway, which will be corridor 2. At the end of the corridor make a left. Once you get to the next corridor, you will see a stairway to your left. Go pass the stairway and soda machines to the next corridor. Keep going straight until you see an escalator. Take the escalator down one flight to the first floor.

When you get off the escalator, take the hall to your right. You should see a sign on the wall saying you are going to the North Parking Entrance. That will be corridor 8. Take the hallway all the way to the end. You will see a police station/checkpoint. This will be the North parking entrance. Go pass the officer station, drop in your badges and exit the building.

 

From North Parking Entrance:

 

Proceed to Officer Station/Checkpoint where you will be asked to show two forms of id. Once cleared you will be directed inside the Pentagon Conference Center which is located just pass the officer station on your left. 

 

 

Directions to Pentagon Conference Center meeting location (via North Parking Lot)

 

 

 

From Pentagon City

 

Start on Army-Navy Drive.  Go towards S Eads St.  Turn onto S Eads St, heading south toward Crystal City.  Turn left onto S 12th St.  Continue under the Route 1 overpass.  Just after the overpass, turn left onto South Old Jefferson Davis Highway (this is the first road after that overpass).  This is a winding road, follow it approximately 1 mile.  It will fork at the end.  Then turn left onto Boundary Channel Drive.  Follow this about 1 mile.  Finally, turn left into the North Parking Lot.  Park in Row 44.

 

From Route 50 East

Coming down Route 50 past the exit to Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, stay in the far right lane and merge onto the southbound George Washington Memorial Parkway. Be in the right lane as you pass the Arlington National Cemetery exit, take the next exit marked Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove/I395.  Take the left fork in the exit road and onto the next sign.  Turn left and onto the next stop sign. Proceed ahead through this intersection and then immediately turn right into the Pentagon parking lot.

From South Bound 1395 – The 14^th Street Bridge into Virginia

On the bridge stay in right lane. Once on the Virginia side, remain in the right lane and take Exit 10 – Pentagon/Boundary Channel (There are three exits 11B, 11A, and 10, one immediately after the other, as soon as you reach the Virginia side of the Potomac.)  Follow the EXIT 10 ramp down to merge onto the street that runs along the Potomac’s Boundary Channel.  Proceed straight ahead past the Pentagon building on your left and the parking lot on your left.  Public parking is only permitted at the far end of the lot so proceed to the end of the lot and turn left to park.

From North Bound I395

Be in the far right lane to take Exit 10 – National Airport and Boundary Channel Drive. On the exit ramp turn right to take the Boundary Channel Drive exit. Follow Boundary Channel Drive past the Pentagon on the left and the parking lot on the left. Public parking is only permitted at the far end of the lot so proceed to the end of the lot and turn left to park.

From the George Washington Memorial Parkway – North

After passing Reagan National Airport, get into the middle lane of the north bound lanes. Take the second exit ramp on the right, marked I395 to Richmond. As soon as you get up on I395, stay in the far right lane. Take Exit 10-Boundary Channel Drive. Follow the exit ramp down to merge with the street that runs along the Potomac’s Boundary Channel.  The Pentagon building and parking lot will be on your left, part parking is only permitted at the far end of the lot.  Proceed straight ahead to the end of the lot and turn left to park

From the George Washington Memorial Parkway – South

Follow the G/W Parkway south and be in the right lane as you pass the exit to the Arlington National Cemetery.  Immediately following the Arlington National Cemetery exit, take the Next Right Exit marked Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove/I395 to Richmond. Take the next left to the sop sign.  Turn left and proceed to the next stop sign.  Drive ahead through this intersection and immediately turn right into the Pentagon parking lot.

From Arlington Memorial Bridge

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Pentagon Metro Station

 

Street Address of Pentagon Metro Station:

 

  2 South Rotary Road
  Arlington, VA 22202

Metro System Telephone:  202-637-7000

  

 

The Pentagon Metro station is on the Yellow and Blue lines in Arlington, Virginia.  The station is a major commuter bus hub, with Metrobuses and Fairfax Connector buses ending their lines here so commuters can get on Metrorail.

 

The station is heavily used by the 23,000 employees of the Pentagon.

Last train departs: Huntington - 12:05 a.m. Mt. Vernon Sq-UDC - 11:49 p.m. Addison Road - 11:52 p.m. Franconia-Springfield - 12:21 p.m. (Trains leave exactly 2 hours later on Friday and Saturday nights.)

 

 

By Auto

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To or from the west: there are two main routes:  I-66 and Route 50.  Route 50 is four lanes (or more in places), but is not limited access and does have traffic lights. I -66 is four lanes from Arlington to the beltway (I-495). Important note:  All lanes of I-66 are HOV lanes during rush hours, i.e. a minimum of two people per vehicle.  It also becomes bumper to bumper during rush hour.

To or from the south: there is one main route: I-95/395. This is the main north-south interstate route along the East coast of the United States, so it carries a heavy traffic load most of the time.  South of the beltway (I-495) this road is called I-95. Between the beltway and downtown Washington, DC, this road is called I-395.  When this highway crosses the Anacostia River several miles northeast of the Pentagon, it leads directly onto I-295.

To or from the east: no one comes from the east.  But if you did, it means you love fishing on the Chesapeake Bay, and you would probably take the beltway south until you crossed the Potomac River on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (assuming the drawbridge is down!). Then you would take Highway 1 north or I-395 north until you reached the Pentagon.

To or from the north: good luck. Driving through the District of Columbia during rush hour is asking for trouble.  Traffic is very heavy and navigation is difficult.  One way to go from the north is to drive the beltway to the west of the city, then take the George Washington Parkway to the Pentagon.  The other choice is trickier: you can drive the beltway to the east and then take the Baltimore Washington Parkway southbound to where it simply becomes I-295.  Then you have two tricky alternatives.

It is possible to use a bicycle to make the trip from your home to the Pentagon even if you live a good distance away.  You will need the appropriate maps.  A good place to go for bicycle maps is Adventure Cycling http://www.adv-cycling.org.  For information about cycling in the Washington area, try the Washington Area Bicyclist Association at http://www.waba.org.