The college’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories have a campus in Athens and Tifton. The Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is attached to the main campus CVM building but has a separate entrance at the rear of the building.
Parking
We do not have extensive parking at the lab. For sample delivery and drop-offs for necropsy, there is short-term parking along the curved curb next to the stairs at the lab’s main entrance. For longer-term parking, please use the Carlton Street deck.
From North Atlanta
- Take I-85 to Hwy 316
- When Hwy 316 ends, exit right onto Loop 10/78 East (note the Home Depot sign)
- Travel 4-5 miles on Loop 10 and exit onto College Station Rd (Exit #7)
- Turn left at the traffic light and drive under the Loop bridge
- Continue driving through 2 traffic lights
- Turn right onto East Campus Rd (railroad tracks at light)
- After approximately .3 miles, turn left into the Vet Med parking lot off East Campus Rd (through the first gate)
- Drive straight ahead into the Vet Med complex. The Diagnostic Lab is the three-story brick building straight ahead.
From South Atlanta
- Take I-20 to Conyers/Monroe Exit Hwy 138
- Travel on Hwy 138 East to Hwy 78 to Athens
- Exit right onto Loop 10 at Rafferty’s on Atlanta Hwy
- Travel on Loop 10 for 4-5 miles and exit onto College Station Rd (Exit #7)
- Turn left at the traffic light and drive under the Loop bridge
- Continue driving through 2 traffic lights
- Turn right onto East Campus Rd (railroad tracks at light)
- After approximately .3 miles, turn left into the Vet Med parking lot off East Campus Rd (through the first gate)
- Drive straight ahead into the Vet Med complex. The Diagnostic Lab is the three-story brick building straight ahead.
From South Carolina & North Carolina
- On I-85, take exit #149 (Hwy 441) South through Commerce, GA until you arrive at the Athens Loop 10.
- Go under the Loop bridge and turn left to get onto the Loop 10/78 West
- Follow signs toward Watkinsville.
- Exit at College Station Rd (Exit #7) and turn right at the light onto College Station Rd.
- Continue driving through 1 traffic light
- Turn right onto East Campus Rd (railroad tracks at light)
- After approximately .3 miles, turn left into the Vet Med parking lot off East Campus Rd (through the first gate)
- Drive straight ahead into the Vet Med complex. The Diagnostic Lab is the three-story brick building straight ahead.
From Augusta, Georgia
- Take I-20 from Augusta, GA
- Exit #172 onto Hwy 78 W through Washington, GA (70 miles) to Athens
- Drive under the Loop 10 bypass bridge and stay in the left lane
- Turn left at the first light onto bypass (Hwy 441/Loop 10)
- Take the next exit onto College Station Rd (Exit #7)
- Turn right at the traffic light
- Continue driving through 1 traffic light
- Turn right onto East Campus Rd (railroad tracks at light)
- After approximately .3 miles, turn left into the Vet Med parking lot off East Campus Rd (through the first gate)
- Drive straight ahead into the Vet Med complex. The Diagnostic Lab is the three-story brick building straight ahead.
From Gainesville, Georgia
- Take 129 to Athens
- Take Loop 10 to the left
- Take Watkinsville Exit
- Continue on Loop 10 until you come to College Station Rd (Exit #7)
- Turn right at the traffic light
- Continue driving through 1 traffic light
- Turn right onto East Campus Rd (railroad tracks at light)
- After approximately .3 miles, turn left into the Vet Med parking lot off East Campus Rd (through the first gate)
- Drive straight ahead into the Vet Med complex. The Diagnostic Lab is the three-story brick building straight ahead.
From Macon / Forsyth, Georgia
- Take 441 North to Athens
- At the intersection of Hwy 441 and Milledge Ave, take a left onto Milledge
- Stay on Milledge Ave until you reach East Campus Rd
- Turn right onto East Campus Rd
- After approximately .3 miles, turn left into the Vet Med parking lot off East Campus Rd (through the first gate)
- Drive straight ahead into the Vet Med complex. The Diagnostic Lab is the three-story brick building straight ahead.
Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory
Our diagnostic lab in Tifton is part of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Tifton Campus.