Directions to UMES

GPS address:
11868 Academic Oval
Princess Anne, MD 21853

Using UMES Boulevard
From New York and points further North

Take Interstate 95 South to the New Jersey Turnpike, across Delaware Memorial Bridge and follow signs to Rt. 13 South (Dover, Delaware, or Norfolk, Virginia). Follow through Salisbury, Maryland to Princess Anne, Maryland and follow signs to Maryland Route 822, UMES Boulevard.

From New York to Princess Anne – 240 miles.

From Philadelphia

Take Interstate 95 South to I-495 South via exit number 11 toward “Port of Wilmington/Baltimore.” I-495 South becomes I-95 South. Merge onto DE-1 South via exit number 4A toward “Christiana/Mall Road”. Take the US-13 exit number 97 toward “Salisbury/Norfolk.” Follow 13 South through Salisbury, Maryland to Princess Anne, Maryland and follow signs to Maryland Route 822, UMES Boulevard.

From Philadelphia to Princess Anne – 150 miles.

From Baltimore, Washington DC, and Alexandria, Virginia

Take appropriate Rt. to Chesapeake Bay Bridge (Eastern Shore of Maryland). Rt. 50 East to Salisbury, Maryland. Salisbury, use Business Rt. 50, take business Rt. 13 South (South Salisbury Blvd which becomes 13 South). Follow to Princess Anne, Maryland and follow signs to Maryland Route 822, UMES Boulevard.

From Baltimore, DC, Alexandria to Princess Anne – 140 miles.

From North Carolina, South Carolina and points further South

Take Interstate 85, to Rt. 58, to Rt. 17 (Norfolk, Virginia) to Rt. 13 North. Across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel. Follow signs to Maryland. Pass through Pocomoke City, Maryland to Princess Anne, Maryland.

Once near Princess Anne, follow signs to Somerset Ave., MD-675. Take a right on Broad Street (second light in Princess Anne), and cross railroad tracks to enter the South entrance to campus.

From Central North Carolina to Princess Anne – 450 miles.
From Central South Carolina to Princess Anne – 500 miles.
From Atlanta, Georgia to Princess Anne – 700 miles.

South Entrance to UMES

Once near Princess Anne, follow signs to Somerset Ave., MD-675. Take a right on Broad Street (second light in Princess Anne), and cross railroad tracks to enter campus, where you can travel left or right:

To the Right:

  • KIAH Hall
  • Henson Ctr.
  • Hazel Hall
  • J.T. Williams
  • Waters Hall
  • Public Safety


To the Left:

  • Physical & Health Ed. Ctr.
  • Students Services Ctr.
  • SDC
  • Residences
  • WESM
  • Gym
  • Library
  • Trigg Hall
  • Agriculture Complex
  • MFRI/ Hydroponic Facility
  • Physical Plant

Utilizing UMES Boulevard

UMES Boulevard is Maryland Route 822. Coming from the North, you will take a left onto 822, traveling approximately 3/4 mile to campus, where you can travel left or right:

To the Left:

  • Residence Halls
  • WESM
  • Gym
  • Library
  • Trigg Hall
  • Agriculture Complex
  • MFRI/ Hydroponic Facility
  • Physical Plant.

To the Right:

  • Physical & Health Ed. Ctr.
  • Students Services Ctr.
  • SDC
  • KIAH Hall
  • Henson Ctr.
  • Hazel Hall
  • J.T. Williams
  • Public Safety
  • Waters Hall
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