Directions to Robert S. Kerr
 Environmental Research Center

(Includes the Ecosystems and Subsurface Research Facilities in Gaar Corner, Oklahoma)

Robert S. Kerr Environmental
Research Center
919 Kerr Lab Research Dr.
Ada, OK 74820-9775

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From Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City

Note: The distance from the airport to the laboratory is about 90 miles and will require about 1 hour and 45 minutes of driving time at the posted speed limits.

1. Leave the airport by proceeding north on Meridian.
2. Exit east onto Airport Road and proceed to Interstate 44 West. As soon as possible, move to the middle lane on Interstate 44 West; do not exit right to Lawton.  The middle lane becomes Interstate 240 East.
3. Take Interstate 240 East to Interstate 35 South to Dallas.
4. Go south on Interstate 35 about 36 miles to Exit 86, the Wayne and Payne exit for Highway 59A. Exit right. Turn left at the stop sign and proceed east on Highway 59A.
5. After about 28 miles, Highway 59A will merge with Highway 3W. Continue on Highway 3W to Ada. (Highway 3W eventually meets Ada on the west side.)
6. One mile west of Ada, Highway 3W will merge with Highway 19. Continue on Highway 19/3W toward Ada.
7. Exit right at the Roff/Coalgate exit (1 West/3 East). You are now on the
   J.A. Richardson Bypass (“the Loop”), which bypasses Ada on the south side.
8. Continue on the Loop about 3 miles to the Kerr Lab Road exit and exit right.
9. Turn left at the first stop sign; then turn right at the next stop sign. You are now on Kerr Lab Road.
10. Proceed on Kerr Lab Road about one mile, and turn left at the signs for the
    R.S. Kerr Research Center. The laboratory is the first building on the right.

From Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Note: The distance from the airport to the laboratory is about 160 miles and will require about three hours of driving time at the posted speed limits.

1. Leave the airport by proceeding north on Highway 121.
2. Take Highway 121 north to Interstate 35E, and proceed north on Interstate 35E.
3. Go north on Interstate 35E/35 past the Oklahoma state line to Exit 72, the Pauls Valley exit for Highway 19. Proceed east to Ada.
4. One mile west of Ada, Highway 19 will merge with Highway 3W. Continue on Highway 19/3W toward Ada.
5. Exit right at the Roff/Coalgate exit (1 West/3 East). You are now on the
   J.A. Richardson Bypass (“the Loop”), which bypasses Ada on the south side.
6. Continue on the Loop about 3 miles to the Kerr Lab Road exit and exit right.
7. Turn left at the first stop sign; then turn right at the next stop sign. You are now on Kerr Lab Road.
8. Proceed on Kerr Lab Road about one mile, and turn left at the signs for the R.S. Kerr Research Center. The laboratory is the first building on the right.