Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Conference Center
Tennessee Rooms A, B and C
One Bethel Valley Rd.
Oak Ridge,
TN
37830
ORNL is located in Roane County, Tennessee, about 7 miles from the center of the city of Oak Ridge and about 25 miles from the McGhee Tyson Airport near Knoxville.
The Google map and GPS coordinates for ORNL’s Visitor Center are: 35°55’52.7″N 84°18’37.5″W.
More maps are available for Getting to ORNL and Getting Around ORNL.
Driving to ORNL from Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson Airport
(ORNL Visitor Center phone: 865.574.7199)
Exit the airport, taking US 129 North toward Knoxville. Proceed approximately 1.5 miles, then exit onto I-140 to Oak Ridge. Continue on I-140 approximately 11.5 miles, straight (left lane) onto Pellissippi Parkway (TN 162 North). Continue straight on TN 162 across the Herman B. Postma bridge. Merge to the right-lane exit for Bethel Valley Road, proceed straight past the traffic light to the ORNL east vehicle entrance. (See visitor information on pre-arranging your visit.) Once you are verified, continue about 5 miles on Bethel Valley Road. After the 2nd traffic light, enter the traffic circle, or roundabout, and go 3/4ths of the way around to enter the Visitor Center parking lot. The Visitor Center is the glassed-in section of the ORNL Conference Center (map of the Visitor Center vicinity).
Driving to ORNL from downtown Knoxville
(ORNL Visitor Center phone: 865.574.7199)
Take Interstate 40 West out of downtown Knoxville. After approximately 10 miles, take Exit 376 onto Pellissippi Parkway (TN 162) following the signs to Oak Ridge. Continue straight on TN 162 across the Herman B. Postma bridge. Merge to right-lane exit for Bethel Valley Road, proceed straight past the traffic light to the ORNL east vehicle entrance. (See visitor information on pre-arranging your visit.) Once you are verified, continue about 5 miles on Bethel Valley Road. After the 2nd traffic light, enter the traffic circle, or roundabout, and go 3/4ths of the way around to enter the Visitor Center parking lot. The Visitor Center is the glassed-in section of the ORNL Conference Center nearest Bethel Valley Road (map of the Visitor Center vicinity).
Alternate route from Knoxville: From I-40 West, take Exit 364, turn right (north) onto TN 95. Proceed about 4 miles on TN 95 and turn right onto Bethel Valley Road. Proceed a short distance to the west vehicle entrance. Once you are verified, continue about 1.5 miles to the Conference Center entrance at the roundabout, take the first right. The Visitor Center will be to the left in the glassed-in section of the Research Support Center; temporary visitor parking is on the right (map of the Visitor Center vicinity).