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Traveling by car to Madison

Madison is located in south central Wisconsin and is accessible via several major highways. Madison is a:

1 1/2 hour drive from Milwaukee (via I-94)
2 1/2 hour drive from Chicago (via I-90)
4 1/2 hour drive from Minneapolis/St. Paul (via I-94)
2 hour drive from Dubuque (via US 151)

Getting to UW-Madison

Take I-90 or US 151 to Hwy 12/18.
Follow Hwy 12/18 exit at Park St. (Exit 261 B)
Proceed north on Park St. about five miles to Langdon St.; turn right. (maps)
Proceed one block to Lake St.; turn right.
Two public parking ramps that charge by the hour are available on Lake St. and are within a five-minute walk to campus.

Getting to the COWS office

Park in the Lake St. Ramp. (maps)
Follow any of the walking paths (shown in orange on the map) to the Social Science Building. (maps)
A free campus bus runs every 15 minutes. A bus stop is located at the Park St. entrance to the Memorial Union.

The Center on Wisconsin Strategy produces numerous publications. Most are available as PDF files and can be viewed with
Adobe Acrobat Reader (available free from Adobe).

Center on Wisconsin Strategy • University of Wisconsin-Madison • 1180 Observatory Drive • Room 7122 • Madison WI 53706
Tel: 608.263.3889 • Fax: 608.262.9046 • Email: cows-info@cows.org

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