State Library Storage Facility

From 91N or 91S

• Take Exit 29A (“Capitol Area”), merging onto Whitehead Highway.
• Stay right and take the first exit (“Columbus Boulevard”).
• At the end of the exit, turn left onto Columbus Boulevard.
• At the second light, turn left onto Charter Oak Avenue.
• Just past the Aetna Ambulance Service building, bear right onto Huyshope Avenue.
• Take the second right onto Sequassen Street (you will see the Van Block Facility ahead). 
• Turn left onto Van Block Avenue and immediately right into the gated parking lot; at the gate, press the NEC intercom button to request entrance.
• Enter the building using the ramp entrance near the front of the parking lot; at the door, press the NEC intercom button to request entrance.

From 84 East

• Take Exit 52, merging onto 91 South.
• Follow the directions above for 91 South.

From 84 West

• Take Exit 54, merging onto CT-2 W.
• Follow the directions below for CT-2 W.

From CT-2 W

• After crossing Founder’s Bridge into Hartford, make an immediate left onto Columbus Boulevard.
• Continue on Columbus Boulevard for about a half mile and then turn left onto Charter Oak Avenue.
• Just past the Aetna Ambulance Service building, bear right onto Huyshope Avenue.
• Take the second right onto Sequassen Street (you will see the Van Block Facility ahead).
• Turn left onto Van Block Avenue and immediately right into the gated parking lot; at the gate, press the NEC intercom button to request entrance.
• Enter the building using the ramp entrance near the front of the parking lot; at the door, press the NEC intercom button to request entrance.

From Other Routes

• If you are coming by another route and using directions from an online service (Mapquest, Google, etc.), it can be helpful to print a street map for the Hartford segment of your route in addition to the written directions (as some routes may direct you to turn onto streets that do not have clearly visible street signs).
• The Van Block Facility is at 75 Van Block Avenue, near the Sequassen Street intersection; it is a grey building with green trim.  The parking lot is on the left side of the building; at the gate, press the NEC intercom button to request entrance.
• Enter the building using the ramp entrance near the front of the parking lot; at the door, press the NEC intercom button to request entrance.

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