Directions to MCES:
MCES is located on the campus of the Norristown State Hospital at 50 Beech Drive (via Gate 4 off Sterigere Street).
On-line or PC-based mapping and directional utilities (e.g. - Mapquest, Yahoo!Maps) should be able to give you accurate directions (NOTE: Directions make reference to Maple St.; this is Gate 4 of NSH, there is no street sign).
The following directions should be of some help. If you need additional help please call 610-279-6100 or send an email to mail@mces.org.
From I-95
From Center City Philadelphia
From I-476 (Blue Route)
From the Pennsylvania Turnpike
From Route 309
From Route 202
From Route 422 East
SEPTA
From I-95
Mercer County, NJ/Lower Bucks County, PA/NE Philadelphia
- I-95 South to I-676 West to Schuylkill Expressway
- Schuylkill Expressway West to I-476 (Plymouth Meeting Exit 331B) (see I-476 directions below)
Delaware County, PA/South Philadelphia/Philadelphia International Airport
- I-95 South to I-476 North (see I-476 directions below)
Delaware
- I-95 North to I-476 North (see I-476 directions below)
From Center City Philadelphia
- Take Schuylkill Expressway (Route 76) West
- Take Exit 331B (Plymouth Meeting) to I-476 North
- (see I-476 directions below)
From I-476 ("The Blue Route")
- Take Exit 20 (Germantown Pike West)
- Go approximately 6 miles on Germantown Pike West to Whitehall Road
- Left onto Whitehall Road to Sterigere Street
- Left onto Sterigere Street one-half mile to Gate 4 of Norristown State Hospital
- See directions below from Gate 4
From the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Route 76 or Route 276)
- Take Exit 333 (Norristown) to Germantown Pike West
- Go approximately 6 miles on Germantown Pike West to Whitehall Road
- Left onto Whitehall Road to Sterigere Street
- Left onto Sterigere Street one-half mile to Gate 4 of Norristown State Hospital
- See directions below from Gate 4
From Route 309
- Proceed to Ft. Washington Exit
- Follow signs to PA Turnpike Entrance
- Proceed west on PA Turnpike (Harrisburg)
- Follow directions above from the PA Turnpike
From US Route 202
Upper Montgomery County, PA
- Route 202 South to Germantown Pike
- Right on to Germantown Pike to Whitehall Road
- Left onto Whitehall Road to Sterigere Street
- Left onto Sterigere Street one-half mile to Gate 4 of Norristown State Hospital
- See directions below from Gate 4
Chester County, PA/Western "Main Line" area of Montgomery County, PA
- Route 202 North to Route 422 North
- Route 422 North to Trooper Road /Route 363 Exit
- Trooper Road West to Egypt Road
- Right onto Egypt Road for one-mile to Main Street
- Right onto Main Street for one-quarter mile to Whitehall Road
- Left onto Whitehall Road to Sterigere Street
- Right onto Sterigere Street one-quarter mile to Gate 4 of Norristown State Hospital
- See directions below from Gate 4
From PA Route 422 East
- Take Oaks Exit
- Turn right onto Egypt Road
- Go 3.8 miles and turn right onto Main Street
- Go to Whitehall Road (3rd light) and turn left
- Go to Sterigere Road (2nd light) and turn right
- Go one-quarter mile to Gate 4 of Norristown State Hospital
- See directions below from Gate 4
From Gate 4 of the Norristown State Hospital (MCES Sign in Right Side)
- Enter gate 4; Proceed straight (passing building 51) to STOP sign
- Make quick left then right to continue on Beech Drive
- Proceed up Beech Drive and bear left in front of our building
- Visitor parking is directly in front of the main entrance
Via Public Transportation:
- Take SEPTA Bus Route 97 from the Norristown Transportation Center
- Exit at Beech Drive on grounds of Norristown State Hospital
- Walk up Beech Drive to MCES