Visitors' Center

Directions to Winthrop

Winthrop University is located off I-77 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA, a city of more than 60,000. Rock Hill is located only 20 minutes south of Charlotte, North Carolina. Our 100-acre main campus, complemented by a 325-acre athletics and recreational area, provides a setting of exceptional beauty in Rock Hill. Click the image to the right to open a close up view of the Winthrop area in a new browser window.

Southbound I-77:
Take Exit 82-B and follow directional signs to Rock Hill. At the third traffic light, turn left onto U.S. 21 Bypass.  Turn right at the first traffic light onto Eden Terrace. (Note: The Winthrop Coliseum is located on Eden Terrace, approximately 1.5 miles from U.S. 21 Bypass.)  Eden Terrace ends at the main entrance to the campus (approximately 2.5 miles from U.S. 21 Bypass.) Turn right onto Memorial Circle, and the Visitors Center is the first building on the right (Joynes Hall.)

Northbound I-77:
Take Exit 82 and follow directional signs for Exit 82-B to Rock Hill. At the third traffic light, turn left onto U.S. 21 Bypass.  Turn right at the first traffic light onto Eden Terrace.  (Note: The Winthrop Coliseum is located on Eden Terrace, approximately 1.5 miles from U.S. 21 Bypass.)  Eden Terrace ends at the main entrance to the campus (approximately 2.5 miles from U.S. 21 Bypass.) Turn right onto Memorial Circle, and the Visitors Center is the first building on the right (Joynes Hall.)

Southbound I-85:
In Charlotte, N.C., take I-77 south to Rock Hill. Follow southbound I-77 directions above.

Northbound I-85:
Proceed to Exit 102 (Earl). Turn right onto SC Highway 198 which becomes S.C. Highway 5. Follow Highway 5 to Rock Hill. In Rock Hill, turn left onto Cherry Road (S.C. 322). Travel .8 miles to Oakland Avenue. Turn right onto Oakland Avenue, and turn right at the first traffic light. Turn right onto Memorial Circle and the Visitors Center is the first building on the right (Joynes Hall.)

From Charlotte Douglas Airport:
Follow Billy Graham Parkway to I-77 South. Follow southbound I-77 directions above.

From SC Route 72:
Turn left onto S.C. Route 901 (Heckle Bypass). Proceed to S.C. 322 (Cherry Road); turn right and travel approximately 2 miles to Oakland Avenue. Turn right on Oakland Avenue, and turn right at the first traffic light.  Turn right onto Memorial Circle and the Visitors Center is the first building on the right (Joynes Hall.)