Jefferson Lab hosts ‘Science is Cool’ Open House on Saturday, April 21
From northern Virginia/Washington, D.C.:
- Take I-95 south toward Richmond
- Just north of Richmond, take I-295 south (toward Norfolk, Newport News)
- Take I-64 east to Newport News
- Take exit 256A Oyster Point and immediately get into either of the two far-left (turn) lanes
- Turn left at stoplight -- onto Canon Blvd. (If you miss this turn, go up to next stoplight (Symantec Way) and U-turn)
- Immediately get into left lane on Canon Blvd. Go less than 0.1 mile and get into left turn lane and turn left (at the first light) onto Old Oyster Point Rd.
- Go 0.2 mile on Old Oyster Point Rd. and make first available right (into the Canon Virginia parking lot)
- Follow special event parking signs.
From Richmond or western Virginia:
- Take I-64 east to Norfolk, Newport News
- Take exit 256A Oyster Point and immediately get into either of the two far-left (turn) lanes
- Turn left at stoplight -- onto Canon Blvd. (If you miss this turn, go up to next stoplight (Symantec Way) and U-turn)
- Immediately get into left lane on Canon Blvd. Go less than 0.1 mile and get into left turn lane and turn left (at the first light) onto Old Oyster Point Rd.
- Go 0.2 mile on Old Oyster Point Rd. and make first available right (into the Canon Virginia parking lot)
- Follow special event parking signs.
From Norfolk, and points east of Newport News:
- Take I-64 west toward Hampton, Newport News, Richmond
- Take exit 256A Oyster Point and immediately get into either of the two far-left (turn) lanes
- Turn left at stoplight -- onto Canon Blvd. (If you miss this turn, go up to next stoplight (Symantec Way) and U-turn)
- Immediately get into left lane on Canon Blvd. Go less than 0.1 mile and get into left turn lane and turn left (at the first light) onto Old Oyster Point Rd.
- Go 0.2 mile on Old Oyster Point Rd. and make first available right (into the Canon Virginia parking lot)
- Follow special event parking signs.
From downtown Newport News, Hampton:
- Head west on Jefferson Ave (route 143, west)
- After passing through Jefferson Ave./J.Clyde Morris intersection, get in right lane. Go approximately 1 mile and get into right turn lane and turn right onto Middle Ground Blvd (stoplight).
- Go approximately .0.7 mile (to 1st stoplight) and get in left lane.
- Turn left onto Canon Blvd.
- Get into right lane. Go approximately 0.9 mile and turn right onto Old Oyster Point Rd. (2nd stoplight)
- Go 0.2 mile on Old Oyster Point Rd. and make first available right (into the Canon Virginia parking lot)
- Follow special event parking signs.
A special thanks to Canon Virginia for allowing Jefferson Lab to use its parking lot for the Jefferson Lab Open House.
For additional parking information or for Open House information, please contact Sarah Ingels, ph. (757) 269-7444 or email ingels@jlab.org.



