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Pennsylvania
Bureau of Air Quality

Air Quality Central Office Directions

The Bureau of Air Quality Central Office is located in downtown Harrisburg on the 12th floor of the Rachel Carson State Office Building. Click on the map to the right for building location and parking.

From Philadelphia or Pittsburgh

  • Take PA Turnpike to Exit 19 (Harrisburg East);
  • Take I-283 North (you'll be on I-283 when you pass the toll booth); exit left to I-83 South to Exit #43 (2nd Street; State Capitol);
  • Proceed from ramp onto 2nd Street (one-way traffic); 
  • At fourth traffic signal, turn right onto Market Street (Hilton Hotel on the corner); 
  • The Rachel Carson State Office Building is on the left between 4th and 5th Streets; 
  • To park, proceed to 5th Street, turn left at traffic signal and turn left into the Fifth Street Parking Garage.

From Washington, D.C./Baltimore, MD

  • From the Baltimore Beltway, take I-83 North to Exit #43 (2nd Street; State Capitol); 
  • Proceed from ramp onto 2nd Street (one-way traffic); 
  • At fourth traffic signal, turn right onto Market Street (Hilton Hotel on the corner);
  • The Rachel Carson State Office Building is on the left between 4th and 5th Streets;
  • To park, proceed to 5th Street, turn left at traffic signal and turn left into the Fifth Street Parking Garage.

From Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

  • Take I-81 South to Exit #67A, Cameron Street (Route 230 east); 
  • Continue east on Cameron Street to Market Street;  
  • Turn right at the traffic signal onto Market Street; 
  • Go under bridge and turn right at the traffic signal onto Fifth Street (must turn right); 
  • To park, turn left into Fifth Street Parking Garage. The Rachel Carson State Office Building is located between 4th and 5th Streets, beside the parking garage.

From Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton 

  • Take I-78 West to I-81 South to Exit #67A, Cameron Street (Route 230 east); 
  • Continue east on Cameron Street to Market Street; 
  • Turn right at the traffic signal onto Market Street; 
  • Go under bridge and turn right at the traffic signal onto Fifth Street (must turn right); 
  • To park, turn left into Fifth Street Parking Garage. The Rachel Carson State Office Building is located between 4th and 5th Streets, beside the parking garage.

From Williamsport

  • Take Route 15 South to Shamokin Dam; 
  • Take Routes 11/15 South toward Harrisburg; 
  • Take Routes 22/322 toward Harrisburg; 
  • Take Route 22 into Harrisburg; 
  • At the traffic light near the Farm Show area proceed straight onto Cameron Street; 
  • Continue east on Cameron Street to Market Street; 
  • Turn right at the traffic signal onto Market Street; 
  • Go under bridge and turn right at the traffic signal onto Fifth Street (must turn right); 
  • To park, turn left into Fifth Street Parking Garage. The Rachel Carson State Office Building is located between 4th and 5th Streets, beside the parking garage.

From Erie/Meadville

  • Take I-80 east to Exit 24 (SR 26 South); 
  • Take SR 26 South to SR 144 South; 
  • Take Route 322 East; 
  • Take Routes 22/322 toward Harrisburg; 
  • Take Route 22 into Harrisburg; 
  • At the traffic light near the Farm Show area proceed straight onto Cameron Street; 
  • Continue east on Cameron Street to Market Street; 
  • Turn right at the traffic signal onto Market Street; 
  • Go under bridge and turn right at the traffic signal onto Fifth Street (must turn right); 
  • To park, turn left into Fifth Street Parking Garage. The Rachel Carson State Office Building is located between 4th and 5th Streets, beside the parking garage.

Alternate Route from Erie/Meadville

  • Take I-79 to PA Turnpike; 
  • Take PA Turnpike to Exit 19 (Harrisburg East); 
  • Take I-283 North (you'll be on I-283 when you pass the toll booth); exit left to I-83 South to Exit #43 (2nd Street; State Capitol); 
  • Proceed from ramp onto 2nd Street (one-way traffic); 
  • At fourth traffic signal, turn right onto Market Street (Hilton Hotel on the corner); 
  • The Rachel Carson State Office Building is on the left between 4th and 5th Streets; 
  • To park, proceed to 5th Street, turn left at traffic signal and turn left into the Fifth Street Parking Garage just ahead.
 

Map
Downtown Harrisburg Map

Address
Bureau of Air Quality
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717) 787-9702