• Address
  
  
• Directions to the Sterling Chemistry Library
  
  
• Finding the Library in the building
  
  
• Further Information

Address

225 Prospect Street
P.O. Box 208107
New Haven, CT 06520-8107
USA

Directions to the Sterling Chemistry Laboratory

From downtown New Haven:

On foot, take College Street north to Grove Street. Once you cross Grove, College becomes Prospect Street. Follow Prospect Street and the Sterling Chemistry Laboratory will be on your right in about a quarter of a mile.

By car, take Church Street north to Grove Street. Turn left on Grove Street and then turn right on Prospect Street, which will be at the next traffic light. Follow Prospect Street and the Sterling Chemistry Laboratory will be on your right in about a quarter of a mile.

From outside New Haven:

Take Interstate 95 (from the North or South) to Interstate 91 North (toward Hartford). Take Interstate 91 to Exit 3, Trumbull Street. Follow the exit ramp directly onto Trumbull Street and continue to Prospect Street. Turn right and continue up a long, gradual hill to the Sterling Chemistry Laboratory on the right-hand side. There is street parking on Prospect Street or you may purchase a visitor's pass to park for the day in one of the University's visitor parking lots.

From outside Connecticut:

New Haven is located on the shore of Long Island Sound. The city is served by Tweed-New Haven Airport, which offers connections through New York, Chicago, and other regional hubs. The closest international airports are New York City's LaGuardia and Kennedy airports, Newark International, and Hartford/Springfield's Bradley International. Bus service to New Haven is available at each of those airports.

AmTrak has daily service to New Haven's Union Station from Boston and Washington, DC via New York's Penn Station. Metro North has hourly service from New York's Grand Central Station.

If you're coming from a distance, we recommend you contact the library in advance, both to get more specific directions and to make sure that the materials and assistance you need will be available while you're here.

Finding the Library in the Sterling Chemistry Laboratory

The library is on the second floor of the Sterling Chemistry Laboratory. >From the Sterling Chemistry Laboratory driveway on Prospect Street: Walk up the driveway to the Laboratory building on the left. Enter the Laboratory and proceed up the main staircase in front of you. At the top of the stairs continue down the hallway in front of you. Turn left at the first cross corridor. The entrance is at the end of that corridor on the west side of the building.

Further Information

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