Map & Directions

The Lake Erie Enology Research Center (LEERC) is located on the 4th Floor of the Ward Beecher Science Building on the YSU campus. Ward Beecher is located on Lincoln Ave. (south side of campus).

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Driving Directions to the YSU Campus
From the northwest (Cleveland, Toledo): Ohio Turnpike to Exit 218 (15). Follow I-80 East to I-680, Youngstown. Exit at 422 East and proceed to Wick Avenue exit. Turn right onto Wick Avenue. Turn right again at the first light (University Plaza). Go to Bryson Street, turn right, and enter the M-8 visitor's parking lot. Or you may stay on Wick Avenue and enter the M-1 parking deck, which is to the left, just past the pedestrian bridge.

From the north: Take Rt.11 south to I-80 East. Take the first exit off I-80Rt. 193 South, Belmont Avenue. Make a right on Belmont and proceed south about 1.5 miles to the light at Gypsy Lane. Make a left on Gypsy; at the third traffic light, make a right onto Fifth Avenue. Go about 1.6 miles on Fifth until you cross the overpass for Rt. 422. Go over the bridge and make the next left on the eastbound access road. Bear right past the YSU stadium. At the stop sign, go straight ahead to Wick Avenue and turn right on Wick. Make a right at the next light on University Plaza. Then, turn right on Bryson Street and enter the M-8 visitor's lot. Or you may stay on Wick Avenue and enter the M-1 parking deck, which is to the left, just past the pedestrian bridge.

From the east: Take I-80 West to Rt. 193 South, Belmont Avenue. Make a left on Belmont and proceed south about 1.5 miles to the light at Gypsy Lane. Make a left on Gypsy; at the third traffic light, make a right onto Fifth Avenue. Go about 1.6 miles on Fifth until you cross the overpass for Rt. 422. Go over the bridge and make the next left on the eastbound access road. Bear right past the YSU stadium. At the stop sign, go straight ahead to Wick Avenue, and turn right onto Wick. Make a right at the next light on University Plaza. Then, turn right on Bryson Street and enter the M-8 visitor's lot. Or you may stay on Wick Avenue and enter the M-1 parking deck, which is to the left, just past the pedestrian bridge.

From the southeast (Pittsburgh): Take the PA Turnpike to Exit 234 (16A) on the Ohio Turnpike. From there, take I-680 approximately 10 miles to Exit 6B (Rt. 62 and Hubbard). Follow signs for YSU and take Rt. 422 West. Take the first exit (Wick Avenue) and turn left on Wick. At the second light, make a right on University Plaza. Go to Bryson Street, turn right, and enter the M-8 visitor's lot. Or you may stay on Wick Avenue and enter the M-1 parking deck, which is to the left, just past the pedestrian bridge.

From the south: Take Ohio Rt.11 North to I-680 East. Then take exit 4A, Rt. 422 East. Exit the freeway at Wick Avenue and turn right on Wick. Turn right again on University Plaza. Go one block to Bryson Street, turn right, and enter the M-8 visitor's lot. Or you may stay on Wick Avenue and enter the M-1 parking deck, which is to the left, just past the pedestrian bridge.

From the west (Akron, Columbus): Take I-71 or I-77 North to I-76 East. Where I-80 and I-76 divide, follow I-80 until it intersects with I-680 East to Youngstown. Follow I-680 to Exit 4A, Rt. 422 East. Exit the 422 freeway at Wick Avenue and turn right. Turn right again on University Plaza. Go one block to Bryson Street, turn right, and enter the M-8 visitor's lot. Or you may stay on Wick Avenue and enter the M-1 parking deck, which is to the left, just past the pedestrian bridge.