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Driving Directions to Linfield College

Linfield is located in the mid-Willamette Valley on Highway 99W in McMinnville, Oregon.  The Office of Admission, housed in the Michelbook house, is at 450 SW Linfield Avenue.

From Portland to Linfield College:

Time estimate: 1 hour, 15 minutes

• Take I-5 South to the Tualatin/Sherwood exit (#289).
• Turn right (west) onto Nyberg Road, which becomes the Tualatin/Sherwood Road.
• Proceed through the community of Tualatin until you reach Sherwood (5 miles).
• In Sherwood, immediately past the Albertson’s shopping complex, take a left (south) onto Hwy 99W.
• Stay on Hwy 99W for about 22 miles through the communities of Newberg, Dundee and Lafayette. You will enter McMinnville at the northeast end of town.
• Stay on Hwy 99W (Baker Street) through McMinnville and in about three miles you will see the Linfield campus on your left.
• Pass the main campus entrance at Fellows street (7-11 on the right) and go to the next traffic light (Linfield Avenue.)
• Turn left on Linfield Avenue and proceed two blocks. The Admission Office (Michelbook House) is on the right (South side) at 450 SW Linfield Avenue.
• Parking is available in a small lot adjacent to the Admission Office.  There is also a large parking lot directly across the street.

From Portland International Airport and Interstate 84 to Linfield College:

Time estimate: 1 hour, 30 minutes

• Take I-205 South to the I-5 Northbound interchange (24 miles).
• Go north on I-5, staying in the right lane.
• Take the first available exit, the Tualatin-Sherwood exit (#289).
• Make a left turn at the light onto Nyberg Road heading west. Nyberg becomes the Tualatin/Sherwood Road.
• Proceed through the community of Tualatin until you reach Sherwood (5 miles).
• In Sherwood, immediately past the Albertson’s shopping complex, take a left (south) onto Hwy 99W.
• Stay on Hwy 99W for about 22 miles through the communities of Newberg, Dundee and Lafayette. You will enter McMinnville at the northeast end of town.
• Stay on Hwy 99W (Baker Street) through McMinnville and in about three miles you will see the Linfield campus on your left.
• Pass the main campus entrance at Fellows street (7-11 on the right) and go to the next traffic light (Linfield Avenue.)
• Turn left on Linfield Avenue and proceed two blocks. The Admission Office (Michelbook House) is on the right (South side) at 450 SW Linfield Avenue.
• Parking is available in a small lot adjacent to the Admission Office.  There is also a large parking lot directly across the street.

From Salem and Interstate 5 to Linfield College:

Time estimate: 45 minutes

• From I-5 take the North Santiam Hwy exit (#253) and go west into Salem.
• Follow signs for Highway 22, through downtown Salem, crossing the Marion Street bridge.
• Continue west on Highway 22 about 10 miles to the traffic light at the junction with Highway 99W.
• Turn right on Highway 99W and drive north approximately 20 miles to McMinnville.
• In McMinnville proceed to the traffic light at Linfield Avenue and turn right. The Admission Office (Michelbook House) is on the right (South side) at 450 SW Linfield Avenue.
• Parking is available in a small lot adjacent to the Admission Office.  There is also a large parking lot directly across the street.

From Eugene to Linfield College:

Time estimate: 2 hours

• Take I-5 North to the Exit 228 (Hwy 34) and go west to Corvallis.
• In Corvallis turn right on Hwy 99W about two blocks after crossing the bridge, and drive north approximately one hour to McMinnville.
• In McMinnville proceed to the traffic light at Linfield Avenue and turn right. The Admission Office (Michelbook House) is on the right (South side) at 450 SW Linfield Avenue.
• Parking is available in a small lot adjacent to the Admission Office.  There is also a large parking lot directly across the street.