Driving Directions

Lawrenceville Driving Directions via Google Maps.

From the North, taking I-279/579 South:

• Take Exit 8A - 579S Veterans Bridge
• Take 7th Avenue/Convention Center exit
• Turn right at 7th Avenue
• Turn right at Grant Street
• Bear right at Liberty Avenue
• Turn left at 32nd Street
• Turn right at Penn Avenue
• At the Y in the road (Doughboy Square); bear left to Butler Street or right to continue on Penn.

From Pennsylvania Turnpike (via Route 28):

• From the Turnpike, take Exit 48 (Allegheny Valley) and follow PA Route 28 South to Pittsburgh
• Several exits from 28 South will lead you to Lawrenceville
• R.D. Fleming Bridge (62nd Street Bridge); turn right onto Butler Street in Lawrenceville
• 40th Street Bridge; turn left or right onto Butler Street in Lawrenceville
• 31st Street Bridge; turn left onto Penn Avenue; follow to the Y in the road (Doughboy Square); bear left to Butler Street or right to continue on Penn.

From the South/West/Airport on 79, 22/30 East:

• Follow all signs to Pittsburgh; Downtown Pittsburgh - 279N
• Stay in left lane through Fort Pitt Tunnel
• Take Exit 10 - 10th Street Bypass / Ft. Duquesne Blvd. / Convention Center
• Stay in left lane - Convention Center / Strip District
• Follow 10th Street Bypass under/around Convention Center
• Turn left at second light – Liberty Avenue
• Remain on Penn Avenue
• Turn left at 32nd Street
• Turn right at Penn Avenue
• At the Y in the road (Doughboy Square); bear left to Butler Street or right to continue on Penn. move to far left lane @ 11th Street sign

From the East, taking I-376 West:

• Take Exit 6 - Boulevard of the Allies (579S) - get in right lane
• Take Exit 7 - Convention Center
• Straight through stop sign - stay in right lane
• Turn right at light onto Grant Street
• Bear right at Liberty Avenue
• Turn left at 32nd Street
• Turn right at Penn Avenue
• At the Y in the road (Doughboy Square); bear left to Butler Street or right to continue on Penn.

From the East End, via Fifth Avenue/Washington Boulevard:

• Take Fifth Avenue to Washington Boulevard towards the Allegheny River
• At the bottom of the hill, turn left and get in left lane (Right lane is for Highland Park Bridge only)
• Before next light (at Pittsburgh Zoo entrance), get in right lane to pass straight through to Butler Street, Lawrenceville’s main business district corridor.
• Butler Street will also lead you to The Strip District—take Butler Street to 34th Street, where it merges with Penn Avenue.