This map shows UC's Uptown Campus, which comprises West Campus and East (Medical) Campus. Click the red areas for detailed maps (PDF) of these areas.
Directions to UC's Uptown (Main) Campus
- Text Directions
- from the north or south via I-75
- from the west via I-74
- from the north via I-71
- from the south via I-71
- from the east via U.S. 50
From the north or south via I-75
From I-75, take the Hopple Street exit (exit 3). (If you are traveling north, Hopple Street exits from the left lane)
Turn left off the exit on to Hopple Street.
As you cross the first intersection (Central Parkway), Hopple Street becomes Martin Luther King Drive.
Follow Martin Luther King Drive up the hill to Clifton Avenue.
To West Campus
ML King Drive borders the north edge of the West Campus.
Clifton Avenue borders the west edge of the West Campus.
To East Campus (Medical Center)
To get to the East Campus, follow King to Vine Street.
Turn left onto Vine, then turn right at Goodman Avenue.
From the west via I-74
Take I-74 east to I-75 south.
Take the Hopple Street exit (Exit 3).
Turn left off the exit on to Hopple Street.
As you cross the first intersection (Central Parkway), Hopple Street becomes Martin Luther King Drive.
Follow Martin Luther King Drive up the hill to Clifton Avenue.
To West Campus
ML King Drive King borders the north edge of West Campus.
Clifton Avenue borders the west edge of West Campus.
To East Campus (Medical Center)
To get to the East campus, follow King to Vine Street.
Turn left onto Vine, then turn right at Goodman Avenue.
From the north via I-71
From I-71 south, take the Taft Road exit (exit 3).
The exit places you on Taft Road, a one-way street heading west.
Taft Road becomes Calhoun Street as you near campus.
To West Campus
Stay on Calhoun until it ends at Clifton Avenue.
Turn right on Clifton Avenue.
To East Campus (Medical Center)
Turn right on Jefferson Avenue.
Follow Jefferson until it crosses Martin Luther King Drive.
At MLK Drive, Jefferson Avenue becomes Vine Street.
From Vine, turn right on Goodman Avenue.
From the south via I-71
Take I-71 north until it merges with I-75 just south of Florence, Ky.
Stay on I-75 after you cross the Ohio River.
From the left lane on I-75, take the Hopple Street exit (Exit 3).
Turn left off the exit on to Hopple Street.
As you cross the first intersection (Central Parkway), Hopple Street becomes Martin Luther King Drive.
Follow Martin Luther King Drive up the hill to Clifton Avenue.
To West Campus
ML King Drive borders the north edge of the West Campus.
Clifton Avenue borders the west edge of the West Campus.
To East Campus (Medical Center)
To get to the East Campus, follow King to Vine Street.
Turn left onto Vine, then turn right at Goodman Avenue.
From the east via US 50
From US 50 west, turn right on Taft Road.
Taft is a one-way street heading west.
Taft becomes Calhoun Street as you near campus.
To West Campus
Stay on Calhoun until it ends at Clifton Avenue.
Turn right on Clifton Avenue.
To East Campus (Medical Center)
Turn right on Jefferson Avenue.
Follow Jefferson until it crosses Martin Luther King Drive.
At ML King Drive, Jefferson Avenue becomes Vine Street.
From Vine, turn right on Goodman Avenue.