Special Event Parking and Driving Directions for Disability Advocacy Day
Parking
Special Event Parking Meter Bags: All meters on the 1100 block of Sumter Street, the 1100 block of Assembly Island East, and the 1100 block of Assembly Street East will be bagged with red lock bags from 6:00 p.m. on the day before the event until 6:00 p.m. the day of the event.
Buses and/or large passenger vans are asked to park in the reserved spaces on Sumter Street, located on the East side of the State House campus.
On-street parking is available in the entire downtown district. You can find parking information and an interactive parking map by the City of Columbia by clicking here.
Reserved accessible parking is sparsely-placed around the State House grounds at the following locations:
● One parallel spot Sumter Street corner of Sumter and Senate
● Two parallel spots on Senate Street eastbound lane at corner of Senate and Sumter ● Three parallel spots on Assembly at the corner of Assembly and Senate (while these spots are close, there are steps between the sidewalk and the statehouse grounds)
● Two diagonal spots on N Main southbound at the corner of N Main and Gervais ● Two diagonal spots on N Main northbound mid-block between Gervais and Lady
Address for GPS: SC Statehouse, 1100 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29208
From Greenville SC: Follow I-385 S approximately 42.0 miles as it becomes I-26 E. Continue on I 26 E for approximately 55.9 miles. Take I-126 E / LESTER BATES FWY / US-76 E toward Columbia for 3.3 miles. Merge onto HUGER ST / US-176 E / US-21 S / US-321 S and continue for 1.0 mile. Turn LEFT onto GERVAIS ST / US-378 E / US-1 N and continue for 0.5 miles to ASSEMBLY and GERVAIS STREETS. Continue on Gervais Street to Main Street. The State House is located at the intersection of Gervais and Main Streets.
From Charleston, SC: Follow I-26 W approximately 104.6 miles. Merge onto US-176 W / US-21 N / US-321 N via EXIT 115 toward CAYCE / COLUMBIA and continue for 6.0 miles. Turn LEFT onto US-176 / US-21 / US-321 / HUGER ST and continue for 0.5 miles. Turn RIGHT onto GERVAIS ST / US-378 E / US-1 N and continue for 0.5 miles to ASSEMBLY and GERVAIS STREETS. Continue on Gervais Street to Main Street. The State House is located at the intersection of Gervais and Main Streets.
From Myrtle Beach, SC: Follow N KINGS HWY / US-17 BR to MAIN ST / US-501. Continue to follow US-501 N for 43.6 miles. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto US-501 BR N and follow for 0.4 miles. US-501 BR N becomes SC-576 W. Continue for 3.2 miles as SC-576 W becomes US-76 W. Continue for 22.5 miles. Turn RIGHT onto I-20 SPUR W / DAVID H MCLEOD BLVD. Continue to follow I 20 SPUR W for 2.1 miles. Take I-20 W and continue for 68.1 miles. Merge onto SC-277 S via EXIT 73A toward Columbia for 6.6 miles and turn RIGHT onto ELMWOOD AVE / US-76. Continue for 0.3 miles and turn LEFT onto ASSEMBLY ST / SC-48 S. Follow for 0.8 miles and turn LEFT onto US-378 E / US-1 N / GERVAIS ST. Continue on Gervais Street to Main Street. The State House is located at the intersection of Gervais and Main Streets.
From Aiken, SC: Follow SC-19 N to I-20 E. Merge onto I-20 E and continue for 46.0 miles. Merge onto US-76 E via EXIT 64A toward Columbia and continue 4.1 miles. Merge onto HUGER ST / US 176 E / US-21 S / US-321 S and continue for 1.0 mile. Turn LEFT onto GERVAIS ST / US-378 E / US-1 N and continue for 0.5 miles to ASSEMBLY and GERVAIS STREETS. Continue on Gervais Street to Main Street. The State House is located at the intersection of Gervais and Main Streets.
For additional parking information, please contact the City of Columbia Parking Services at 803-545-4015.
