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DIRECTIONS

The Albemarle County Office Building - McIntire (COB-McIntire) is located at the intersection of McIntire Road and Preston Avenue in downtown Charlottesville at 401 McIntire Road. (See below for directions to COB-5th Street.)

  • If you are coming from Rt. 29 North, take Rt. 29 South to Charlottesville:
    Before you get to the turn-off ramp, you will pass (on the right) some of the following landmarks: The Double Tree hotel, Rio Hill Shopping Center, Holiday Inn, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Best Buy. Just past Best Buy, you will see a bridge. The exit ramp is to the right just after you go under the bridge for the Rt. 250 East By-pass to Richmond. Once on the by-pass, go through two stoplights, and at the third stoplight, turn right (onto McIntire Road). Go 8/10 of a mile on McIntire Road (mostly residential). The County Office Building is on the right hand side of the road. Turn right into the parking lot closest to the building. You will see the Visitor Entrance sign. Enter the building by way of the Visitors' Entrance.
  • If you are coming from Rt. 29 South, take Rt. 29 North to Charlottesville:
    Take Interstate 64 East exit (to Richmond). Exit Interstate 64 onto 5th Street (Exit 120). Turn left onto 5th Street (the Holiday Inn will be on your right). Go through six stoplights (McDonald's is on the left just before the sixth stoplight). After sixth stoplight, the County Office Building is immediately on the left (corner of Preston Avenue and McIntire Road). Turn left into the upper parking lot closest to the building. Enter building by way of the Visitor Entrance.
  • If you are coming from points East of Charlottesville:
    Take Interstate 64 West to Charlottesville. Get off at the 5th Street exit (Exit 120). Turn right onto 5th Street (the Holiday Inn will be on your right). Go through six stoplights (McDonald's is on the left just before the sixth stoplight). After 6th stoplight, the County Office Building is immediately on the left (corner of Preston Avenue and McIntire Road). Turn left into the upper parking lot closest to the building. Enter building by way of the Visitor Entrance.
  • If you are coming from points west of Charlottesville:
    Take Interstate 64 East to Charlottesville. Get off at the 5th Street exit (Exit 120). Turn left onto 5th Street (the Holiday Inn will be on your right). Go through six stoplights (McDonald's is on the left just before the sixth stoplight). After 6th stoplight, the County Office Building is immediately on the left (corner of Preston Avenue and McIntire Road). Turn left into the upper parking lot closest to the building. Enter building by way of the Visitor Entrance.

 

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