CMA Homepage Information for users  Reservations  Mass Spectrometry  NMR  Photon Spectroscopy  Current Rates  Sample Drop-off  Useful Links  Mark E. Bier Director, CMA  mbier@andrew.cmu.edu  412-268-3540 (office)  412-268-6897 (fax)  James Peterson Assistant Director, CMA  jamesp@andrew.cmu.edu  412-268-5670 (office)  412-268-1061 (fax)  Carnegie Mellon University Department of Chemistry  Mellon Institute Bldg. 4400 Fifth Avenue  Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2683	Click here for a larger, printable version of this image. Click here for a larger, printable version of this image. Directions to Mellon Insititute: Driving from the Pittsburgh International Airport: 1. Follow 279/376 North toward Pittsburgh through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and onto the Fort Pitt Bridge. 2. Once on the bridge, stay in the far right lanes and follow signs for 376 East/Monroeville. 3. Take 376 East to Exit 5, Forbes Avenue/Oakland. 4. Stay in the left-hand lanes, following Forbes Avenue through the Oakland business district. 5. At the intersection of Forbes and Bellefield Avenue, turn left onto Bellefield. Mellon Insititute is located a the intersection of Bellefield and Fifth Avenue. Driving from the East: 1. Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike West to Exit 6, Pittsburgh/Monroeville. 2. Follow 376 West to Exit 9, Edgewood/Swissvale. 3. Turn right onto Braddock Avenue (at the end of the ramp). 4. Continue to the Forbes Avenue intersection (Frick Park will be on the left). 5. Turn left onto Forbes Avenue and follow it approximately four miles to Bellefield Avenue. 6. At the intersection of Forbes and Bellefield Avenue, turn right onto Bellefield. Mellon Insititute is located a the intersection of Bellefield and Fifth Avenue. Driving from the West/North: 1. Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike East to Exit 3, Perry Highway. 2. Follow Interstate 79 South to 279 South (Exit 21). 3. Stay on 279 South toward Pittsburgh. 4. As you near the city, follow signs for 579 South and the Veterans Bridge. 5. After crossing the bridge, watch carefully on your right for the 376 East/Oakland exit ramp. Bear right onto this ramp, which will place you on the Boulevard of the Allies. 6. Continue on the Boulevard of the Allies for approximately 1/2 mile. Do not bear right at the 376 East/Monroeville ramp. Instead, stay on the Boulevard and exit at the Forbes Avenue off ramp. (The exit will be marked with a small green sign, watch for it carefully!) 7. Stay in the left-hand lanes, following Forbes Avenue through the Oakland business district. 8. At the intersection of Forbes and Bellefield Avenue, turn left onto Bellefield. Mellon Insititute is located a the intersection of Bellefield and Fifth Avenue. Driving from the South: 1. Take Interstate 79 North to 279 North (Pittsburgh). 2. Follow 279 North toward Pittsburgh through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and onto the Fort Pitt Bridge. 3. Once on the bridge, stay in the far right lanes and follow signs for 376 East/Monroeville. 4. Take 376 East to Exit 5, Forbes Avenue/Oakland. 5. Stay in the left-hand lanes, following Forbes Avenue through the Oakland business district. 6. At the intersection of Forbes and Bellefield Avenue, turn left onto Bellefield. Mellon Insititute is located a the intersection of Bellefield and Fifth Avenue.