Travel Information

Driving Directions:
From the East (Louisville area)

  1. Take Western Kentucky Parkway to I-24 West.
  2. After about 14 miles take Purchase Parkway (Exit 25A).
  3. Continue on Purchase Parkway about 8-10 miles to 641 South (Exit 41, sign marked "Murray State Univeristy").
  4. Continue on 641 South approximately 17 miles to Murray.
  5. Once in Murray, turn right at the intersection of Hwy. 641 and Chestnut Street (Hardees, Pizza Hut, Shell and BB&T Bank on corners).
  6. The Curris Center will be on your left, before the pedestrian bridge.

From the North (Illinois area)

  1. Take I-57 South to I-24 East across the Ohio River and toward Paducah.
  2. Continue on I-24 to Purchase Parkway (Exit 25A).
  3. Continue on Purchase Parkway about 8-10 miles to 641 South (Exit 41, sign marked "Murray State Univeristy").
  4. Continue on 641 South approximately 17 miles to Murray.
  5. Once in Murray, turn right at the intersection of Hwy. 641 and Chestnut Street (Hardees, Pizza Hut, Shell and BB&T Bank on corners).
  6. The Curris Center will be on your left, before the pedestrian bridge.

From Southeast (Nashville area).

  1. Take I-24 West to Cadiz Exit (Exit 65)
  2. Go West on Route 68/80 toward Murray
  3. Cross through Land Between the Lakes; after the second bridge, continue on Highway 80 (four lane) toward Murray.
  4. At the intersection of Highway 80 and 641, turn Left onto Hwy 641S
  5. Continue a few miles into Murray.
  6. Once in Murray, turn right at the intersection of Hwy. 641 and Chestnut Street (Hardees, Pizza Hut, Shell, and BB&T Bank on corners).
  7. The Curris Center will be on your left, before the pedestrian bridge.

From the Southwest (Memphis area)

  1. Take I-40 East; at Jackson, TN take Route 45 North to Route 79 toward Paris, TN
  2. In Paris, TN turn left on Route 641 North toward Murray
  3. In Murray turn left at the intersection of Hwy. 641 and Chestnut Street (Hardees, Pizza Hut, Shell, and BB&T Bank on corners).
  4. The Curris Center will be on your left, before the pedestrian bridge.

Directions from Airports

From Barkley Regional in Paducah

From Nashville Airport