Hennepin County Government Center
300 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Conference Room is C-2350 ( 23rd floor of Tower C )
The Hennepin County Government Center is located in downtown Minneapolis and is the central location for county offices and services. The Government Center is a 24 story granite building that spans over 6th Street South and covers the two blocks between 5th and 7th Streets and 3rd and 4th Avenues. The two towers (Administration and Courts) house many different departments.
Directions from the West (via I-394): Take interstate highway 394 east to the downtown 6th Street exit, and follow 6th Street to 3rd Avenue South. The Government Center is built over 6th Street ahead of you.
Directions from the East (via I-94): Take interstate highway 94 west to the 5th Street South exit and follow 5th Street toward downtown keeping to the left and proceeding around the Metrodome Stadium. When you are just about past the stadium at the intersection of 5th Street and Chicago Avenue/Kirby Puckett Drive, keep to the lane on the LEFT side of the median which will allow you to follow 5th Street on the LEFT side of the Light Rail tracks. Proceed in this lane to 4th Avenue South. Turn left on 4th Avenue South and you will see the Government Center on your right built over 6th Street.
Directions from the north (via alternate I-35W): take interstate highway 35W south, merge onto MN-280 via exit 23A heading south to Interstate I-94 west. Take the Interstate highway 94 west to the 5th Street exit, and follow 5th Street to 4th Avenue South. Turn left on 4th Avenue and go one block to 6th Street South. The Government Center is built over 6th Street on your right.
Directions from the South (via I-35W): Take interstate highway 35W north to the 5th Avenue South exit. Follow 5th Avenue to 7th Street South, turn left on 7th Street and go two blocks to 3rd Avenue South. Turn right on 3rd Avenue and go one block to 6th Street South. The Government Center is built over 6th Street on your right.
Parking is available in ramps, lots and meters near the Government Center. Maps and parking information can be found on the web site of the Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association. There is a parking garage underneath the Government Center and the entrance is on 3rd Avenue. There are two parking ramps on the block next to the Government Center with entrances on 6th Street and on 5th Avenue. These ramps have skyway access to the Government Center. |
