Optimal Fitness: Directions

FROM:

North of Allentown (Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, etc.)
South of Allentown (Philadelphia, Bucks County, Lansdale, Southern New Jersey)

VIA: Northeast Extension of PA Turnpike (Rt. 476)

DIRECTIONS:

Take Exit 56 (Rt. 22, I-78, Rt. 309, Allentown, Harrisburg) on your right.
Take the Lehigh Valley Interchange ramp.
Take the Rt. 22 East (Rt. 309, I-78 East, Allentown) ramp on your right.
Take the Rt. 309 South Exit (to Quakertown) on your right.
Continue onto Rt. 309 South.
Take the I-78 East ramp.
Take Exit 57 (Lehigh Street) on your right.
Take the Lehigh Street North ramp on your left.
Turn left onto Lehigh Street.
Stay in the right lane as you travel through six traffic lights.
About 1/10 mile past the sixth traffic light, veer right onto St. John Street.
Travel several blocks and make a right at the second traffic light onto South Sixth Street (you are now circling the Good Shepherd campus).
Make the first left onto Wyoming Street.
Make a left onto South Fifth Street.
The Good Shepherd Parking Deck is located on your right.

FROM:

East of Allentown (Central or Northern New Jersey, New York City)
West of Allentown (Harrisburg, Kutztown)
Some visitors traveling from inside the Lehigh Valley will also want to take I-78 (those living in South Bethlehem, South Easton, Hellertown, Fogelsville, etc.)

VIA: Interstate 78/Rt. 309

DIRECTIONS:

Take the Lehigh Street Exit (Exit 57).
After the exit, travel north on Lehigh Street (this will be a left turn if you’re coming from I-78 East or a right turn if you’re coming from I-78 West).
Stay in the right lane as you travel through six traffic lights.
About 1/10 mile past the sixth traffic light, veer right onto St. John Street.
Travel several blocks and make a right at the second traffic light onto South Sixth Street (you are now circling the Good Shepherd campus).
Make the first left onto Wyoming Street.
Make a left onto South Fifth Street.
The Good Shepherd Parking Deck is located on your right.

FROM: Rt. 22 (Within the Lehigh Valley, Rt. 22 is a very recognizable road. It connects the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, traveling east to west along the northern end of the cities.)

DIRECTIONS:

Take the Seventh Street South (Rt. 145 South) Exit.
Follow Seventh Street approximately 2 miles through downtown Allentown. You will go through several lights.
Seventh Street will end at Union Street. Make a left at this point.
Stay in the left lane as you bear right down the Lehigh Street hill (the right turn is about 100 yards after your last turn).
Go straight through one traffic light (at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) and across a small bridge.
Remain in the left lane as you proceed up the Sixth Street hill (you will go under a pedestrian bridge that reads “Good Shepherd”).
At the second traffic light, make a left onto Wyoming Street (you are now circling the Good Shepherd campus).
Make a left onto South Fifth Street.
The Good Shepherd Parking Deck is located on your right.

FROM: Reading

VIA: Rt. 222 North

DIRECTIONS:

Travel approximately 20 miles on Rt. 222 North. This road will lead to Allentown.
Enter onto I-78 East.
Take the Lehigh Street Exit (Exit 57).
After the exit, make a left onto Lehigh Street and travel north.
Stay in the right lane as you travel through six traffic lights.
About 1/10 mile past the sixth traffic light, veer right onto St. John Street.
Travel several blocks and make a right at the second traffic light onto South Sixth Street (you are now circling the Good Shepherd campus).
Make the first left onto Wyoming Street.
Make a left onto South Fifth Street.
The Good Shepherd Parking Deck is located on your right.

FROM: The Poconos (Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Tannersville, etc.)

VIA: Rt. 33 South

DIRECTIONS:

Take Rt. 33 South approximately 20 miles into the Lehigh Valley.
Merge onto Rt. 22 West.
Travel approximately 11 miles and take the Seventh Street South (Rt. 145 South) Exit.
Follow Seventh Street approximately 2 miles through downtown Allentown. You will go through several lights.
Seventh Street will end at Union Street. Make a left at this point.
Stay in the left lane as you bear right down the Lehigh Street hill (the right turn is about 100 yards after your last turn).
Go straight through one traffic light (at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) and across a small bridge.
Remain in the left lane as you proceed up the Sixth Street hill (you will go under a pedestrian bridge that reads “Good Shepherd”).
At the second traffic light, make a left onto Wyoming Street (you are now circling the Good Shepherd campus).
Make a left onto South Fifth Street.
The Good Shepherd Parking Deck is located on your right.