Take Exit 39 (River Road) and follow signs toward Washington, DC. Continue east on River Road to the fifth traffic light. Turn right onto Goldsboro Road. At the first traffic light, turn left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Continue on Massachusetts Avenue for about two miles, through a traffic circle (Westmoreland Circle). Continue straight to the third traffic light - where 48th Street is on the left, and Fordham Road is on the right (you will see '4801' on the front of the Spring Valley Building).

Make a sharp left U-turn, and drive a short distance to the parking garage entrance on the right side, per the graphic below. ***If making U-turn appears difficult due to the presence of cars/delivery vehicles parked in front of the building, then make a left turn onto 48th Street and a later U-turn to return to the intersection, per the graphic below.


Park on any of the parking garage's three levels and go to the elevators. Make a payment at the parking kiosk in front of the elevators and come to the 4th Floor, where the School of Education is located.

Take K Street to the Whitehurst Freeway. Turn left at the end of Whitehurst to Canal Road. Get into right lane and follow Canal Road up hill. At this point, it will become Foxhall Road. Continue on Foxhall Road until it ends at Nebraska Avenue. Turn right onto Nebraska Avenue and drive to Ward Circle; enter the circle and continue, passing the Nebraska Ave exit, and make a right turn onto Massachusetts Avenue, per the graphic below.

Continue on Massachusetts Avenue, passing two traffic lights. At the third traffic light (notice Fordham Road on the left; 48th Street on the right), you will see the Spring Valley Building on the right hand side ('4801' is on front of the building). Pass the intersection, and drive a very short distance to the parking garage entrance on the right side.

Park on any of the parking garage's three levels and go to the elevators. Make a payment at the parking kiosk in front of the elevators and come to the 4th Floor, where the School of Education is located.

Cross the Key Bridge and turn left onto Canal Road at traffic light at end of bridge. Get into right lane and follow Canal Road up hill. At this point, it will become Foxhall Road. Continue on Foxhall Road until it ends at Nebraska Avenue. Turn right onto Nebraska Avenue and drive to Ward Circle; enter the circle and continue, passing the Nebraska Avenue exit, and make a right turn onto Massachusetts Avenue, per the graphic below.

Continue on Massachusetts Avenue, passing two traffic lights. At the third traffic light (notice Fordham Road on the left; 48th Street on the right), you will see the Spring Valley Building on the right hand side ('4801' is on front of the building). Pass the intersection, and drive a very short distance to the parking garage entrance on the right side.

Park on any of the parking garage's three levels and go to the elevators. Make a payment at the parking kiosk in front of the elevators and come to the 4th Floor, where the School of Education is located.

Take Rt. 123 to the Chain Bridge. Turn right off of the bridge onto Canal Road. At the first traffic light, turn left onto Arizona Avenue. Continue on Arizona Ave through light at MacArthur Blvd to the end. Turn right onto Loughboro Drive (which will become Nebraska Avenue). Continue straight on Nebraska Avenue and drive to Ward Circle, per the graphic below; enter the circle and continue, passing the Nebraska Avenue exit, and make a right turn onto Massachusetts Avenue.

Continue on Massachusetts Avenue, passing two traffic lights. At the third traffic light (notice Fordham Road on the left; 48th Street on the right), you will see the Spring Valley Building on the right hand side ('4801' is on front of the building). Pass the intersection, and drive a very short distance to the parking garage entrance on the right side.

Park on any of the parking garage's three levels and go to the elevators. Make a payment at the parking kiosk in front of the elevators and come to the 4th Floor, where the School of Education is located.

Take the Red Line to Tenleytown-AU Metro station, where AU provides free shuttle bus service to the Spring Valley Building via the 'Red Route Express' shuttle bus.

To get to the shuttle stop, walk straight towards the buses/bus stops once you get to the top of the second set of Metro station escalators (elevator passengers, turn left and walk straight - towards the buses - when exiting the elevator). Walk to the curb and stop (to the left you will see a 'Blue Route' shuttle bus/bus stop directly in front of the Wawa store entrance). Walk across the street to the 'AU' shuttle stop sign near the corner, per the graphic below, or to the waiting bus.


Visit AU Shuttle Services to check the next arrival time. You do not have to show an ID to board the shuttle bus (inform the driver that you are going to the Spring Valley Building). After the approximately fifteen minute ride, get off the bus at the Spring Valley Building, the route's last stop. Enter the building and walk straight, towards the elevators. Take an elevator to the fourth floor, where the School of Education is located.

American University (AU) offers free shuttle bus service to both the main campus and to the Spring Valley Building, where the School of Education is located. AU shuttles depart from various locations: multiple main campus bus stops, the Spring Valley Building, and at stops located outside Tenleytown-AU Metro Station.

From Tenleytown - Separate shuttle buses travel to the main campus and to the Spring Valley Building. The 'Blue Route' shuttle travels to the main campus, while the 'Red Route Express' shuttle travels to the Spring Valley Building. At the Tenleytown point of origin, the 'Red Route Express' shuttle bus stop is located across the street from the 'Blue Route' shuttle bus stop in front of the Wawa store entrance. 


You do not have to show an ID to board the shuttle bus (inform the driver of your destination). After the approximately fifteen minute ride, get off the bus at the Spring Valley Building, the route's last stop. Enter the building and walk straight, towards the elevators. Take an elevator to the fourth floor, where the School of Education is located.

From the main campus - To catch a shuttle bus to the Spring Valley Building from AU's main campus, wait for the 'Red Route Express' bus at the bus stop located directly in front of the Katzen Arts Center on Massachusetts Avenue, NW, per the graphic below. 


It is a 5-minute ride from Katzen Arts Center to the Spring Valley Building, with no stops in between the two locations. At the next stop - the Spring Valley Building - enter the building and walk straight, towards the elevators. Take an elevator to the fourth floor, where the School of Education is located.

Plan Your Ride - AU Shuttle buses can be tracked via GPS, enabling passengers to easily determine arrival times. Visit AU's Shuttle Services website for schedules, the downloadable AU shuttle bus app TransLoc, and more information.