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From Points in New Jersey

From Garden State Parkway North
Exit 148, Bloomfield Avenue. After toll stay left. Proceed through light and follow jughandle. Turn right onto Bloomfield Avenue and proceed for 2.3 miles. Turn left onto Orange Road, travel .3 miles. Site is on the right.

From Garden State Parkway South
Exit 151, Watchung Avenue. Travel 1.6 miles on Watchung Avenue onto Valley Road. Turn left onto Valley Road. Travel 2.1 miles to Bloomfield Avenue Proceed one block to Orange Road. Turn left on Orange Road, travel .3 miles. Site is on the right.


From New Jersey Turnpike North or South (stay on Western Spur)

Exit 15W to 280 West to exit 8B, Prospect Avenue/Cedar Grove. Proceed through 4 lights. At the 5th light, turn right onto Bloomfield Avenue. At 4th light, turn right onto Orange Road. Follow as above. Alternate Turnpike Exits: Turnpike North - Exit 16W Follow as below for Route 3 West. Turnpike South - Exit 11 to follow as above for Garden State Parkway North.

From Route 280 East or West
Exit 8B, Prospect Avenue/Cedar Grove. Proceed through 5 lights. At the 6th light, turn right onto Bloomfield Avenue. At 2nd light turn left onto Orange Road. Follow as above.

From Route 287 North or South
To 80 East to 280 East to Exit 8B, Prospect Avenue/Cedar Grove. Follow as above for Route 280.

From Route I-78 East
To I-287 north (Morristown), go approximately 20 miles to exit 41A to Route I-80 (Smith Rd., NYC). Take exit 47A to I-280 east (keep right). Follow 280 to exit 8B (Prospect Ave./Cedar Grove). Follow as above for Route 280.

From Route 3 East or West
To Grove Street exit. Follow signs for Montclair. Follow Grove Street through 7 lights (approx. 4 miles). Turn right at the 8th light onto Bloomfield Avenue. Proceed approx. 2 miles. At the x light turn left onto Orange Road. travel .3 miles. Site is on the right.

From New York City

George Washington Bridge to Route 80 West to Garden State Parkway South, exit 148 Bloomfield Avenue. Follow as above.

Lincoln Tunnel to Route 3 West - Follow Route 3 to Grove Street exit. Follow as above.

Holland Tunnel, bear left, following signs to Routes 1 & 9. After underpass, take 2nd exit. Follow signs to Newark. Bear right for Route 280 West and take 280 West to Exit 8B, Prospect Avenue/Cedar Grove. Follow as above for Route 280.

Public Transportation

By Bus from Manhattan
DeCamp Bus #66 from the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Take bus to the corner of Orange Road and Union Street, Montclair. For schedule, call DeCamp at 973-783-7500 or go to www.decamp.com.

By Bus from Newark
New Jersey Transit #11 from Penn Station. Take bus to the corner of Orange Road and Bloomfield Avenues, Montclair. Walk 3/4 mile to 108 Orange Road. For schedule, call New Jersey Transit at 1.800.772.2222.






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