DIRECTIONS TO CHALLENGER EVENT SITES

 

OAKDALE PARK:

From I-81:  Take the Bridgewater-Mt. Crawford exit (#240).  Turn west onto Route 257/Dinkel Avenue.  At the stoplight (the intersection with Route 11), go straight.  Travel 1.2 miles, then turn right onto Mt. Crawford Avenue.  Travel 1.1 miles, then turn right into Oakdale Park.  Field 2 is the second field on the left.

From Route 42 (John Wayland Highway):  John Wayland Highway becomes Main Street as you enter Bridgewater.  Turn left onto Mt. Crawford Avenue (at the stoplight after you pass Dairy Queen).  The entrance to Oakdale Park is on the left.  Field 2 is the second field on the left.

 

JMU LONG FIELD/MAUCK STADIUM

Turn into the JMU campus from Cantrell Avenue at the intersection between the hospital and Hardees (Paul Street).  Take the first right (at Cardinal House).  The stadium is on the left—across the parking lot from Duke Drive.

 

MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - 2800 Rawley Pike, Harrisonburg

From Harrisonburg (JMU):  From Cantrell Avenue heading west (past Rockingham Memorial Hospital), turn left onto High Street at Memorial Hall (the old Harrisonburg High School).  Stay on High Street until you reach the intersection with Erickson Avenue.  (You will pass Food Lion and Arby's on your right).  Turn right onto Erickson Avenue (the last intersection before Wal-Mart).  Stay on Erickson until you come to the intersection with Rawley Pike.  Go straight through the intersection, then take an immediate right into the Mountain View Elementary parking lot.

From Route 42 (Main Street) in Bridgewater:  Take Route 42 (it is Main Street in town, then becomes John Wayland Highway) past Dayton and past Wal-Mart to the intersection with Erickson Avenue. Turn left onto Erickson Avenue (the first intersection pastWal-Mart).  Stay on Erickson until you come to the intersection with Rawley Pike.  Go straight through the intersection, then take an immediate right into the Mountain View Elementary parking lot.
 
 

BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE GYM (NININGER HALL):

From I-81:  Take the Bridgewater-Mt. Crawford exit (#240).  Turn west onto Route 257/Dinkel Avenue. At the stoplight (the intersection with Route 11), go straight.  Travel 1.8 miles into Bridgewater and turn left onto College View Street--at the bottom of the hill at the brick entrance gates to the College.  At the next intersection, turn right onto College Street.  The gym is the first College building on the left--Nininger Hall.  You may park along College Street, in the lot beside the gym, or in the church parking lot.  

From Route 42 (John Wayland Highway):  John Wayland Highway becomes Main Street as you enter Bridgewater.  Turn left at the fourth stoplight onto East College Street.  Nininger Hall is the last Bridgewater College building on the right (in the 400 block).  You may park along College Street, in the lot beside the gym, or in the church parking lot.  
 


PENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL - 375 Bowman Road, Dayton

From I-81:
 Take the Bridgewater-Mt. Crawford exit (#240).  Turn west onto Route 257/Dinkel Avenue.  At the stoplight (the intersection with Route 11), go straight.  Travel into Bridgewater.  Turn right at the first stop light (the intersection with Main Street--at Hardee's).  Stay on Main Street/John Wayland Highway north to Dayton (approximately 4 miles).  In Dayton, turn left onto Route 732-Eberly Road (at Hair Corral).  Turn left at the first intersection, cross over Cook's Creek, then turn right onto Bowman Road.  Pence Middle School is on the left (approx. 1/4 mile).

From Harrisonburg: 
Take Route 42 south (John Wayland Highway) to Dayton. Turn right onto Route 732-Eberly Road (at Hair Corral). Turn left at the first intersection, cross over Cook's Creek, then turn right onto Bowman Road.  Pence Middle School is on the left (approx. 1/4 mile).



BRIDGEWATER CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

From I-81: Take Exit 240 (Bridgewater-Mt. Crawford). Turn west towards Bridgewater (if coming from south, turn left; if coming from north, turn right). Continue straight through the stoplight onto Route 257 (Dinkel Avenue). As you come into Bridgewater, you will see the Bridgewater Church of the Brethren on your right. Just before the brick entrance gates to Bridgewater College, turn right onto College View Drive and bear to the right up the hill to the church.

From Route 42 (Main Street) in Bridgewater: In Bridgewater, turn east on Route 257 (Dinkel Ave.) at the stoplight (next to Hardee's). After 0.75 mile you will be able to see the Bridgewater Church of the Brethren on the hill to the left. Turn left onto College View Drive and bear to the right up the hill to the church.

 

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