As you leave the airport, get onto I-270 South (it may be marked "Wheeling," because that direction takes
you toward the I-70 interchange). You will travel approximately 10 miles on I-270. As you approach the I-70 interchange, I-270
splits into two sets of lanes. It does not matter which set you take, but the left set has less merging traffic, so is usually
a bit faster. If you take the right set, stay to the left, so that you don't get forced onto I-70.
Immediately after the I-70 interchange, the two sets of lanes re-merge. Once that has settled out, change
lanes toward the right, so that you will be positioned to take US-33 East, Exit 46 B (the second off-ramp at the I-270/US-33
interchange). You will travel on US-33E for approximately 67 miles from I-270 to get to Athens.
Fourteen miles from I-270 you will reach the exit for Business US-33 through the city of Lancaster.
Business US-33 encounters numerous traffic lights, but provides access to motels, gasoline filling stations, and restaurants.
The Lancaster bypass is now open, and unless you need those services, we do advise that you use the bypass, staying on
US-33 instead of taking the Business Route exit as you approach Lancaster. Continue on US-33 East past Logan and through
Nelsonville.
After Nelsonville, as you approach Athens, don't take the first OH-682 exit (for "The Plains").
If there is a stop sign at the end of the OH-682 off-ramp, you have taken the exit for The Plains, if you did not skip to the next paragraph. You can still get to the ICMT this way by turning right, going to the third
traffic light(through The Plains and going on 682 to Athens) and turning left onto West Union St. (there will be a crossroads gas
station on your right before you make the turn left), from there cross the bridge and follow West Union St until you reach
Hungry Howies at the light, you will now turn left and then at the next stop sign turn left again (onto West State Street)
go straight (past Miller's Chicken). At the next stop sign go straight again and follow until you see a sign for Research and Enterprise Park on the right.
Turn in there and the ICMT is the large gray building.
After US-33 E joins US-50 W and OH-32 W in Athens, take Exit 17, for OH-682 N. Turn right at the first traffic light, onto Richland Avenue, to cross the Hocking River and enter the Ohio University campus. At the first light after the bridge turn left (at the convocation center [large round building]) and follow South Shafer St. until the next light where Hungry Howies will be on your left, go straight through the light then, go straight to the next stop sign and turn left again (onto West State Street)
go straight(past Miller's Chicken). At the next stop sign go straight again and follow until you see a sign for Research and Enterprise Park on the right.
Turn in there and the ICMT is the large gray building.