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Directions to the JU Campus

By air: The City of Jacksonville is served by Jacksonville International Airport, just 25 minutes from the JU campus.

Traveling South on I-95 or from the Airport: Take 9A South across the St. Johns River to Merrill Road. Exit on Merrill Road access road and turn right (west) on Merrill Road. JU campus entrance is at the end of Merrill Road at intersection with University Boulevard.

Traveling East on I-10: Merge with I-95 North. Exit onto Union Street heading east. Cross St. Johns River on the Mathews Bridge. Road becomes Arlington Expressway. The first exit after crossing the bridge is for University Boulevard. Drive under the University Boulevard overpass and immediately bear right to exit onto University Boulevard North. At intersection of University Boulevard and Merrill Road, turn left into JU entrance road.

Traveling North on I-95: Take Southside Boulevard (State Rd. 115 – Exit 340) exit, heading north. Cross Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard. Southside Boulevard becomes Southside Connector. Turn left onto Merrill Road just before the 9A interchange. The JU campus entrance is at the end of Merrill Road at intersection with University Boulevard.

Hotel and Taxi Information
The Admissions Office maintains a list of hotels and taxi services in our area here.

Campus Map

Jacksonville University's beautiful riverfront campus has been in a state of rapid change for the last two years. The improvements have amazed many who visited the campus recently after having been away for awhile.

As we continue to invite you back to JU to see what's happening, we thought it might be helpful for you to have a map. Look closely at the new JU Campus Map.