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Take Exit 249 (Commercial Street). Follow Commercial Street into Salem, and as you near downtown, Commercial will curve to the right and become Liberty Street. Stay on Liberty until you reach Marion Street. Turn left, cross the bridge onto Highway 22, and follow the signs marked \u201cDallas\/Ocean Beaches.\u201d Stay on Highway 22 until you take Exit 16, which is Highway 99W. Go south about six miles to Monmouth.<\/p>\n
From I-5, take Exit 228 and follow Route 34 towards Corvallis. After crossing the Willamette River into Corvallis, turn right at the second light onto scenic highway 99W. Continue north about 20 miles until you reach Monmouth.<\/p>\n
Take Exit 260A (Salem Parkway). Follow the Parkway into Salem. The Parkway will curve to the left and become Commercial Street. Stay on Commercial until you reach Marion Street. Turn right, cross the bridge on to Highway 22, and follow the signs marked \u201cDallas\/Ocean Beaches.\u201d Stay on Highway 22 until you take Exit 16, which is Highway 99W. Go south about six miles to Monmouth.<\/p>\n
Parking in Lot J is recommended, though all parking lots on campus will be available for public parking. Church Street will be closed to traffic and parking. N. Monmouth Avenue will be closed from Jackson Street to Stadium Avenue.<\/p>\n
Lot G will be reserved for disability parking only. Access to the lot is on the west side of the stadium, off of Stadium Drive. Wheelchair users should park on the south end of Lot G for easiest access to the wheelchair seating area at the stadium. Visitors who are dropping off a wheelchair user can do so before continuing to the general parking area.<\/p>\n
Airplane:<\/strong> The closest major airport to Monmouth is Portland International Airport. Upon arrival there,\u00a0visitors would need to rent a car to drive to Monmouth via Interstate 5. Train:<\/strong> Amtrak serves the Interstate 5 corridor, and the closest stop to Monmouth is in Salem. Upon arrival\u00a0there, visitors would need to rent a car to drive to Monmouth via Highway 22. Bus:<\/strong> Although Monmouth is accessible from Salem using Cherriots CART buses, they do not run on\u00a0weekends. Bicycle:<\/strong> Highway 99W is a bike-friendly road.<\/p>\n Western Oregon University’s Commencement takes place on the same day and at a similar time to that of other local universities, so traffic likely will be heavier than normal on highways. Please plan in extra time.<\/p>\n Most notably Oregon State University’s ceremony in Corvallis is planned for the same time as WOU\u2019s ceremony, so the highways between Monmouth and Corvallis will be congested.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”25px|||||” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/05\/Diagram-for-web-e1653328397539.png” title_text=”Diagram for web” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ specialty_columns=”2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Park in Lot J<\/a>.<\/p>\n Graduates check-in at the basketball courts<\/a> on the north side of the New PE building. At that time, you will receive a card with your name. Do not lose your card, it will be used to read your name on stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n While you’re checking in your guests will follow the signs past Ackerman Hall to the Grove.<\/p>\n Meet your guests in the Grove to enjoy the music, take lots of pictures, and enjoy your time with your pack, aka your family and friends, but hang on to your card!<\/p>\n When you hear your designated line-up time announced aloud, proceed with your pack and line up according to the instructions provided. The faculty marshals will help direct you for the processional to the stadium.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Directions & Parking Interstate 5 Northbound Take…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":441,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"homepage-wou.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Plan for Traffic<\/h3>\n
Campus Map<\/h3>\n
DIRECTIONS<\/h1>\r\n
Interstate 5 Northbound<\/h3>\r\nTake Exit 249 (Commercial Street). Follow Commercial Street into Salem, and as you near downtown,\u00a0Commercial will curve to the right and become Liberty Street. Stay on Liberty until you reach Marion\u00a0Street. Turn left, cross the bridge onto Highway 22, and follow the signs marked \u201cDallas\/Ocean Beaches.\u201d\u00a0Stay on Highway 22 until you take Exit 16, which is Highway 99W. Go south about six miles to\u00a0Monmouth. Turn right at the stop light onto Main Street. Follow Main Street to Monmouth Avenue and\u00a0turn right.\r\n
Alternate Northbound Route<\/h3>\r\nFrom I-5, take Exit 228 and follow Route 34 towards Corvallis. After crossing the Willamette River into\u00a0Corvallis, turn right at the second light onto scenic highway 99W. Continue north about 20 miles until you\u00a0reach Monmouth; turn left at the stop light onto Main Street. Follow Main Street west to Monmouth\u00a0Avenue and turn right.\r\n
Interstate 5 Southbound<\/h3>\r\nTake Exit 260A (Salem Parkway). Follow the Parkway into Salem. The Parkway will curve to the left and\u00a0become Commercial Street. Stay on Commercial until you reach Marion Street. Turn right, cross the\u00a0bridge on to Highway 22, and follow the signs marked \u201cDallas\/Ocean Beaches.\u201d Stay on Highway 22 until\u00a0you take Exit 16, which is Highway 99W. Go south about six miles to Monmouth. Turn right at the stop\u00a0light onto Main Street. Follow Main Street west to Monmouth Avenue and turn right.\r\n
General Parking<\/h3>\r\nAll parking lots on campus will be available for public parking. Church Street will be closed to traffic and\u00a0parking.\r\n
Disability Parking<\/h3>\r\nLot G will be reserved for disability parking only. Access to the lot is on the west side of the stadium, off of\u00a0Stadium Drive. Wheelchair users should park on the south end of Lot G for easiest access to the wheelchair seating area\u00a0at the stadium. Visitors who are dropping off a wheelchair user can do so before continuing to the general\u00a0parking area. Ushers will be available to take wheelchair users to the seating area at the stadium.\r\n
Other transportation<\/h3>\r\nAirplane:<\/strong> The closest major airport to Monmouth is Portland International Airport. Upon arrival there,\u00a0visitors would need to rent a car to drive to Monmouth via Interstate 5. Train:<\/strong> Amtrak serves the Interstate 5 corridor, and the closest stop to Monmouth is in Salem. Upon arrival\u00a0there, visitors would need to rent a car to drive to Monmouth via Highway 22. Bus:<\/strong> Although Monmouth is accessible from Salem using Cherriots CART buses, they do not run on\u00a0weekends. Bicycle:<\/strong> Highway 99W is a bike-friendly road. For more information about popular routes that connect\u00a0with 99W and Monmouth, see our bike route page<\/a>.\r\n
Plan for Traffic<\/h3>\r\nWestern Oregon University's Commencement takes place on the same day and at a similar time to that of other local universities, so traffic likely will be heavier than normal on highways. Please plan in extra time.\r\n\r\nMost notably Oregon State University's ceremony in Corvallis is planned for the same time as WOU\u2019s ceremony, so the highways between Monmouth and Corvallis will be congested.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/441"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23003,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/23003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}