Directions to the Cooper Building
Parking
Parking for the Cooper Building is available to the public on Lane Street. There are three Short-Term (30 minute) parking spaces for vital records customers on the north (Lane Street) side of the building. Long-Term parking is available in the Parking Garage located on McDowell Street one block north of Lane Street. The Parking Garage fee is $2/hour payable on exit. The entrance to the Cooper Building faces McDowell Street (east).
Handicap parking spaces are located in the lot that is in the interior of the block. The entrance to the lot is on Dawson Street between Lane Street and Jones Street.
FROM West/Northwest I-40 US 70
I-40: Take exit 289 onto Wade Avenue. As Wade Avenue ends, exit right onto Capital Boulevard South towards downtown. (Capital Boulevard becomes Dawson Street.) Merge into the left lane and go to the second light (Dawson and Jones Streets). Turn left on Jones Street. Go one block and turn left on McDowell Street.
For Short-Term Parking: Go one block and turn left on Lane Street. Visitor's parking is immediately to your left on the north side of the Cooper Building.
For Long-Term Parking: Go one and a half blocks. The Parking Garage entrance is on the right.
US 70: US 70 becomes
Glenwood Avenue. Stay on Glenwood to Wade Avenue. Cross the overpass and exit
on Wade Avenue East. As Wade Avenue ends, exit right onto Capital Boulevard
South towards downtown. (Capital Boulevard becomes Dawson Street.) Go to the
second light (Dawson and Jones Streets) and turn left on
Jones Street. Go one block and turn left on McDowell Street.
For Short-Term Parking: Go one block and turn left on Lane Street. Visitor's
parking is immediately to your left on the north side of the Cooper Building.
For Long-Term Parking: Go one and a half blocks. The Parking Garage entrance is
on the right.
FROM Northeast US 64 US 1 and US 401
US 64: Continue on New Bern Avenue (inbound New Bern Avenue becomes Edenton Street) to the intersection of Edenton and McDowell Streets. Turn right on McDowell Street. Go two blocks.
For Short-Term Parking: Go one block and turn left on Lane Street. Visitor's parking is immediately to your left on the north side of the Cooper Building.
For Long-Term Parking: Go one and a half blocks. The Parking Garage entrance is on the right.
US 1 and US 401: Continue on Capital Boulevard to Lane Street, but merge
into the left lane as you get closer to downtown. (Capital Boulevard becomes
Dawson Street.) Go to the second light (Dawson and Jones Streets) and turn left
on Jones Street. Go one block and turn left on McDowell Street.
For Short-Term Parking: Go one block and turn left on Lane Street. Visitor's
parking is immediately to your left on the north side of the Cooper Building.
For Long-Term Parking: Go one and a half blocks. The Parking Garage entrance is
on the right.
FROM East/ Southeast I-40 US 70
US 70: US 70 merges into US 401. Continue north. US 401 connects with South Saunders Street and later becomes McDowell Street. Get in the left lane and continue on McDowell to Lane Street.
For Short-Term Parking: Turn left on Lane Street. Visitor's parking is immediately to your left on the north side of the Cooper Building.
For Long-Term Parking: The Parking Garage entrance is on the right after crossing Lane Street.
I-40: Exit I-440 West. Proceed to the South Saunders Street exit and
exit right. Travel north on South Saunders Street, which becomes McDowell
Street. Get in the left lane and continue on McDowell to Lane Street.
For Short-Term Parking: Turn left on Lane Street. Visitor's
parking is immediately to your left on the north side of the Cooper Building.
For Long-Term Parking: The Parking Garage entrance is on the right after
crossing Lane Street.
FROM South/ Southwest US 1 and US 64/US 401
US 1 and US 64:Exit onto I-440 East and proceed to South Saunders Street. Exit at South Saunders Street and go north on South Saunders Street, which later becomes McDowell Street. Get in the left lane and continue on McDowell Street to Lane Street.
For Short-Term Parking: Turn left on Lane Street. Visitor's parking is immediately to your left on the north side of the Cooper Building.
For Long-Term Parking: The Parking Garage entrance is on the right after crossing Lane Street.
US 401:Proceed north onto South Saunders Street, which becomes McDowell
Street. Get in the left lane and continue on McDowell to Lane Street.
For Short-Term Parking: Turn left on Lane Street. Visitor's
parking is immediately to your left on the north side of the Cooper Building.
For Long-Term Parking: The Parking Garage entrance is on the right after
crossing Lane Street.
Location - Cooper Building
225 N. McDowell St.
Raleigh, NC 27603-1382
State Center: (919) 733-4728
Vital Records: (919) 733-3526
Page Last Updated April 17, 2012
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