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Roadway & Traffic Info

From:  East  |  West  |  North  |  South

From the East


· Take I-70 West to Exit 100B, Fourth Street
· Continue straight through the first traffic light on Fulton Street
· Turn right (North) on Front Street
· Turn left (West) on Broad Street
· COSI is across the river on left


From the West


· I-70 East to Exit 97, Broad Street
· Turn Left (East) on Broad Street
· COSI is approximately 2 miles ahead on the right


From the North


· Take I-71 South to Exit 108B, Broad Street · Turn Right (West) onto Broad Street
· COSI is approximately 1.5 miles ahead on the left


From the South



· Take I-71 North to Exit 100A, Front Street
· (100A comes after 105 as you travel from the South. This is due to I-71 merging with I-70)
· Turn left on Front Street and head North to Broad Street
· Turn left onto Broad Street (now heading West)
· Cross over the Bridge and COSI will be across the river on left
· Turn Left onto Belle Street and park in the North Lot
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Click on the red marker or type your address below for directions to
COSI, 333 W. Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215:

  

 

There are 10,000 parking spaces within a 3-block area of COSI.
Below is a list of additional parking lots and garages. Parking fees vary by location.
Veterans Memorial Lot, 250 West Broad Street  [map]
Huntington Bank Building Garage, 50 South High Street  [map]
Huntington Plaza Lot, 37 West Broad Street  [map]
Buckeye Garage, 55 East Long Street  [map]
Riffe Center Garage, 77 South High Street  [map]
Ohio Statehouse Garage, 60 East State Street  [map]
City Center Garage, 55 East Rich Street  [map]
Fifth Third Bank Building Garage, 21 East State Street  [map]
 


The city-owned parking lots next to COSI accommodate more than 600 vehicles directly west of the building. Parking in these lots is $5 per day or $4 after 5pm. Please note that on weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day (from 3pm on Friday-Sunday), the parking lots will be $5 pre-pay, cash only. Riverfront Parking Operations operates the parking lots and has an Auto Cashier system in the North parking lot (the lot in front of COSI near Broad Street) when COSI is closed to the general public or after-hours at a flat rate of $4. Please note that credit cards are not accepted at parking booths.

School & Group Buses

Buses should drop off students from Washington Blvd on the East side of COSI (between COSI and the Scioto River). Pick up your bus parking pass from a COSI Team member at the time students are dropped off. Limited bus parking is available in the gravel lot just west of COSI (across Belle Street). Buses without parking passes will be charged $10 for entry.

Special Dates

Due to area events, the following dates will be pay-upon-entry:
  • All Fridays beginning at 3:00 pm
  • All day Saturdays and Sundays


For parking questions contact Riverfront Parking: 614.358.5980.