Driving Directions to DCF

Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
201 East Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703

From Chicago:

From I-90, exit onto State Highway 12/18 West. Proceed approximately five miles to the John Nolen Drive exit. John Nolen Drive will take you directly to the Monona Terrace Convention Center parking ramp. Watch for the signs. You may also continue on John Nolen Drive to Blair Street. Turn left at the lights onto Wilson Street.

Stay in the right-hand lane. Go to the lights at the corner of Wilson, Butler, and King streets. Turn right on to Butler Street. Proceed forward one block and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is located on the left side at the corner of Butler St. and Main St. A handicap access ramp is available at the opposite corner of the building (Webster St. and East Washington Ave.)

From the East (Milwaukee) or from the North (Minnesota):

Take I-90 or I-94 to Highway 30. From Highway 30 take Highway 151 (also named East Washington Ave., approximately three miles to State Capitol). Turn left on Butler (two blocks off the square).

DCF is on your right side. Handicap access is available at the corner of Webster St. and East Washington Ave.

From the West and South (Middleton, Verona, or Oregon):

Take Highway 12 (the Madison Beltline) East to the John Nolen Drive exit. John Nolen Drive will take you directly to the Monona Terrace Convention Center parking ramp. Watch for the signs. You may also continue on John Nolen Drive to Blair Street. Turn left at the lights on to Wilson Street.

Stay in the right-hand lane. Go to the lights at the corner of Wilson, Butler, and King streets. Turn right on to Butler Street. Proceed forward one block and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is located on the left side at the corner of Butler St. and Main St. A handicap access ramp is available at the opposite corner of the building (Webster St. and East Washington Ave.)


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