ABOUT SPECIAL PROJECTS: How to Find Us
Location
Security Check-in
Arriving by Metro
If Driving
Maps
Location
The NOAA Silver Spring Metro Center (SSMC) complex is located at the corner of Colesville Road and East-West Highway in downtown Silver Spring, MD. The Special Projects office is located at 1305 East-West Highway in Building IV on the 9th floor (see maps below).
NOAA/NOS Special Projects
1305 East West Highway
9th Floor, N/MB7
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-713-3000
Fax: 301-713-4384
E-mail: Special.Projects@noaa.gov
Security Check-in
Arriving by Metro
- Take the red line train toward Glenmont
- Exit at Silver Spring
- From station, walk towards East-West Highway
- Turn left on East-West Highway (walk up the hill)
- Follow signs for NOAA
- Special Projects is at the top of the hill, building IV
- Turn left by the wavepool for main building entrance
If Driving
From the DC Beltway (I-495):
- From I-495, take Georgia Avenue south (Exit 31B)
- Follow Georgia Avenue to Colesville Road
- Turn right on Colesville Road, and go past the Metro station and under the train bridge
- Immediately after passing under the tracks, turn left on East-West Highway at traffic light
- The SSMC complex will be on the left
From Baltimore (I-95 N):
- From I-95, follow I-495 (W) towards Silver Spring, MD
- Take Colesville Road exit (30B) to Silver Spring
- Stay on Colesville Road through downtown Silver Spring
- Turn left on East-West Highway after the Metro station
From the District of Columbia:
- Follow 16th Street (N)
- Turn right on Colesville Road (Route 29)
- Turn right on East-West Highway
- The SSMC complex will be on the left
- Metered parking is available in the county garage under the NOAA buildings for a minimal fee (quarters only). *WARNING: Parking under the NOAA buildings is very limited between 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Off-street, metered parking (quarters only) is available on surrounding streets if the garage is full.
- Download map of NOAA Silver Spring Campus area (pdf, 1 page, 8KB)
Map of Silver Spring Metro
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