planning: Driving Directions

Montgomery County, PA

P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404-0311
Courthouse Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:15p.m.
Phone: 610-278-3000
Website: www.montcopa.org

Photo of County Courthouse and One Montgomery Plaza

Directions to Montgomery County
Planning Commission

We are located in Suite 201 of One Montgomery Plaza, a ten-story office building located across from the Montgomery County Courthouse at the intersection of Swede and Airy Streets in Norristown. The address for One Montgomery Plaza is 425 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401.  Please use this address when accessing MapQuest or Yahoo! Driving Directions or any other site that provides driving directions.

Parking 

There is limited first-come, first-served payable parking on the lower levels of One Montgomery Plaza.  A parking garage very near to our office building is located at Main and Cherry Streets.  Metered street parking is available in the vicinity of the courthouse and One Montgomery Plaza.  There is also 2-hour and 4-hour nonmetered parking available within blocks. 

  

Driving Directions
From the North (Lansdale, Montgomeryville, 202 South)

Take US Route 202 South/DeKalb Pike.  Once you have crossed over Route 73 (Skippack Pike), go straight through the next two traffic lights.  At the third traffic light, Route 202 will split. (You will see the Whitpain Tavern (log cabin) on your right before this light. )  Move into the right filter lane and turn right at the filter light onto Route 202.  (Route 202 is also known at Swede Street and as Markley Street.)  You will go straight through the next seven (7) lights.  The eighth light will be Marshall Street in Norristown (Look for the Getty station on the left).  Get into the left-turn lane and turn left onto Marshall Street.  At the first traffic light, turn right onto Swede Street.  Our office building is located to the right at the next traffic light (intersection of Swede and Airy Streets).  The courthouse is on the left-hand side.  If you would like to park in the parking garage of our building, proceed straight through the light at Swede and Airy Streets and get in the right lane.  Turn right at the next street (Penn Street), which is located directly after our building and before the next traffic light, and look for the garage entrance almost immediately to the right.  

From the South (Main Line, I-76, or I-95)

Take Route 476 (Blue Route) North to exit 7B (Norristown).  At the off ramp, get into the right-turn lane and turn right onto Chemical Road.  At the traffic light, turn right onto Ridge Pike (Ridge Pike becomes Main Street in Norristown).  Proceed west on Ridge Pike/Main Street for approximately 4 miles until you see the courthouse on the right-hand side.  The courthouse is located on Swede and Main Streets.  The next intersection with a traffic light is Swede and Airy Streets.  You cannot turn right onto Swede Street because it is a one-way street.  So, proceed to the next traffic light (Cherry Street) and turn right.  If you would like to park in the parking garage of our office building, look for the entrance to the garage, which is located on the right-hand side after the first intersection (Cherry Street and Penn Street).  If you choose to park at a meter instead of the garage, proceed straight through the next light.  At the next intersection, turn right onto Marshall Street.  At the first light, turn right onto Swede Street.  Our office building is located at the next traffic light on the right-hand side.  The courthouse is on the left-hand side.  Parking meters are in the vicinity.   

From the East

Pennsylvania Turnpike (Route 276) - Exit 333 (Norristown)
Leave the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Exit 333 (Norristown).  Stay to the left after the toll plaza to get onto Plymouth Road.  At the traffic light, turn left.  Get into the middle lane to go straight.  Cross over Germantown Pike and get into the left lane to go straight.  Continue straight at the light.  At the four-way stop sign, go straight.  The next traffic light is located at an irregular intersection.  You will go straight, bearing slightly left to get onto Sandy Hill Road.  Continue straight on Sandy Hill Road.  Sandy Hill Road will become Airy Street in Norristown.  When the road becomes two lanes, get into the left lane.  You will pass over Route 202 North/DeKalb Pike and will see the post office on your left and the courthouse a little further up on the left.  The next intersection is Swede and Airy Streets.  You will see our office building across the street on the left side.  If you would like to park in the parking garage of our building, turn left and get into the right lane.  Turn right at the next street (Penn Street), which is located directly after our building and before the next traffic light, and look for the garage entrance almost immediately to the right. 

From the West:

Pennsylvania Turnpike Exit 326 (Valley Forge)
Leave the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Exit 326 (Valley Forge), and take Route 202 North. The King of Prussia Shopping Mall will be on the left.  Continue straight on Route 202 for about 3 miles (Do NOT take the 202 North DeKalb exit).  You will cross over the Dannehower Bridge.  Stay in the right lane.  The first light after you cross the bridge is located at the intersection of Route 202/Markley Street and Main Street in Norristown.  (You will see a gas station and McDonalds on the right.)  Proceed to the next traffic light at Marshall Street (Getty station on the right).  Turn right onto Marshall Street.  At the first light, turn right onto Swede Street.  Our office building is located to the right at the next traffic light (intersection of Swede and Airy Streets).  The courthouse is on the left-hand side.  If you would like to park in the parking garage of our building, proceed straight through the light at Swede and Airy Streets and get in the right lane.  Turn right at the next street (Penn Street), which is located directly after our building and before the next traffic light, and look for the garage entrance almost immediately to the right.    

Public Transportation

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
One Montgomery Plaza is located 2.5 blocks up Swede Street from the Norristown Transportation Center, which is located at Swede and Lafayette Streets.  SEPTA's Route 100 Suburban Rail Line (69th Street Terminal to Norristown) and SEPTA's Norristown R6 Regional Line (Center City to Norristown) are accessible to the transit center.  SEPTA also has many bus routes that come into the Norristown Transportation Center.  For information on routes or schedules visit SEPTA's Web site or contact SEPTA at 610.734.1300.  

From Philadelphia International Airport

Take Route 95 South (approximately 6 miles) to Route 476 North, Plymouth Meeting.  Proceed approximately 13 miles to Exit 7B (Norristown).  At the off ramp, get into the right-turn lane and turn right onto Chemical Road.  At the traffic light, turn right onto Ridge Pike (Ridge Pike becomes Main Street in Norristown ).  Proceed west on Ridge Pike/Main Street for approximately 4 miles until you see the courthouse on the right-hand side.  The courthouse is located on Swede and Main Streets.  The next intersection with a traffic light is Swede and Airy Streets.  You cannot turn right onto Swede Street because it is a one-way street.  So, proceed to the next traffic light (Cherry Street) and turn right.  If you would like to park in the parking garage of our office building, look for the entrance to the garage, which is located on the right-hand side after the first intersection (Cherry Street and Penn Street).  If you choose to park at a meter instead of the garage, proceed straight through the next light.  At the next intersection, turn right onto Marshall Street.  At the first light, turn right onto Swede Street.  Our office building is located at the next traffic light on the right-hand side.  The courthouse is on the left-hand side.  Parking meters are in the vicinity.  Philadelphia International Airport Information and Map of Philadelphia International Airport

 

Maps

Street Map of Downtown Norristown Area

Map Locating Montgomery County Courthouse and One Montgomery Plaza