Driving Directions
From Lambert Airport
From Downtown
Interstate 64/Highway 40 is currently closed for construction from Interstate 170 to Ballas Road and will remain closed until the end of 2008. Starting in 2009, the road will then close between Kingshighway and Interstate 170. For more information on the construction project, click here.
- Take Interstate 70 East and travel toward downtown.
- Turn onto Interstate 170 South (Exit 238B) and drive 6.5 miles to Forest Park Parkway (Exit 1E).
- Travel 3 miles and turn right on Skinker Blvd.
- The Library and Research Center is located 0.4 miles to the south on the right side of the street. There is a cross-walk stoplight in front of the building, with a free parking lot on the south side of the building. Street parking is also available at no charge.
- Take Interstate 64/Highway 40 West and travel away from downtown.
- Travel 5.5 miles to the Clayton/Skinker Exit (Exit 34B).
- At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Skinker Blvd. and travel 0.7 miles to the north.
- The Library and Research Center is located on the left side of the street, across from Forest Park. There is a cross-walk stoplight in front of the building, with a free parking lot on the south side of the building. Street parking is also available at no charge.
- Take Interstate 44 to the Hampton exit. If you are coming from the east/downtown, turn right at the exit ramp onto Hampton. If you are coming from the west, turn left at the exit ramp onto Hampton. There is a turn lane and left-turn signal.
- Travel north on Hampton about 1 mile. When you see signs for Interstate 64/Highway 40 up ahead, get in the left turn lane BEFORE that major intersection. Turn left onto Berthold (before the BP station). Continue on Berthold to Tamm Avenue.
- Turn right onto Tamm. Continue on Tamm to Oakland. Tamm takes a jog at this point. Turn left onto Oakland and right onto Tamm.
- Continue on Tamm across the highway and into Forest Park.
- You will be at a "T" intersection. Turn left onto Wells Drive. Follow Wells Drive to Skinker - a four lane boulevard with a center turn lane.
- Turn right onto Skinker. The second traffic light/crosswalk you see is in front of the Library and Research Center, which is located on the left side of the street, across from Forest Park. There is a free parking lot on the south side of the building. Street parking is also available at no charge.
Interstate 64/Highway 40 is currently closed for construction from Interstate 170 to Ballas Road and will remain closed until the end of 2008. Starting in 2009, the road will then close between Kingshighway and Interstate 170. For more information on the construction project, click here.