NYC Marathon Road and Bridge Closures

NEW YORK, NY — Prepare to make way for thousands of runners if you're planning on driving around the city on Sunday. The New York City Marathon on Sunday will cover all five boroughs, so there's hardly any area of the city which won't be impacted by street closures.

First there will be a number of bridges closed or partially closed, some beginning as early as Saturday evening.

Verrazano Bridge
The upper level of the Verrazano Bridge will be closed beginning at 11 p.m. on Saturday and won't re-open until about 3 p.m. on Sunday. The lower level of the Verrazano will be closed Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in both directions.

Pulaski Bridge
The bridge will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. on Sunday.

Queensboro Bridge
The lower level on the Queens side and Manhattan side will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Sunday.

Willis Avenue Bridge
The bridge will be shut down entirely from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Madison Avenue Bridge
The bridge will be shut down entirely from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

And then we get to the large number of streets which will be shut down for much of the day Sunday. There will be rolling closures — and the length of time depends on just how long the runners take to get there — but it's a good idea to stay off these streets basically all day on Sunday.

We break down all the street closures by borough, following along the race course:

BROOKLYN (approximately 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

• Dahlgren Place between Verrazano Bridge and 92nd Street (Northbound)
• 92nd Street between Dahlgren Place and 4th Avenue
• 4th Avenue between 92nd Street and Flatbush Avenue
• Flatbush Avenue between 4th Avenue and Lafayette Avenue
• Lafayette Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue
• Brooklyn Queens Expressway (Southbound) between Verrazano Bridge and 79th Street
• 7th Avenue between 79th Street and 75th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway
• 7th Avenue between 74th and 75th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway
• 74th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
• 6th Avenue between 74th and 75th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway
• Bay Ridge Parkway between 7th Avenue and 4th Avenue
• Fort Hamilton Parkway between 92nd Street and 94th Street
• 94th Street between Fort Hamilton Parkway and 4th Avenue
• Bedford Avenue between Lafayette Avenue and Nassau Avenue
• Nassau Avenue between Bedford Avenue/Lorimer Street and Manhattan Avenue
• Manhattan Avenue between Nassau Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue
• Greenpoint Avenue between Manhattan Avenue and McGuiness Boulevard
• McGuiness Boulevard between Greenpoint Avenue and 48th Avenue (Southbound)

QUEENS (approximately 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

• 48th Avenue between 11th Street and Vernon Boulevard
• Vernon Boulevard between 48th Avenue and 10th Street
• 10th Street between Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive
• 44th Drive between 10th Street and Hunter Street
• Hunter Street between 44th Drive and Crescent Street
• Crescent Street between Hunter Street and Queens Plaza South
• Queens Plaza South between Crescent Street and 23rd Street
• Queens Plaza North between Crescent Street and 23rd Street
• 23rd Street between Queens Plaza South and Queens Plaza North

MANHATTAN (approximately 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

• East 59th Street between 59th Street Bridge and 1st Avenue
• 1st Avenue between East 59th Street and Willis Avenue Bridge
• 60th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue•
• Madison Avenue Bridge

BRONX (approximately 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

• East 135th Street between Willis Avenue and Alexander Avenue
• Alexander Avenue between East 135th Street and East 138th Street
• East 138th Street between Alexander Avenue and Morris Avenue
• Morris Avenue between East 138th Street and East 140th Street
• East 140th Street between Morris Avenue and Rider Avenue
• Rider Avenue between East 140th Street and East 138th Street
• East 138th Street between Rider Avenue and Madison Avenue Bridge

MANHATTAN (9 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.)

• 5th Avenue between 138th Street and 124th Street
• 124th Street between Madison Avenue and Mount Morris Park West
• Mount Morris Park West between 124th Street between 120th Street
• 120th Street between Mount Morris Park West and 5th Avenue
• 5th Avenue between 120th Street and 90th Street
• 90th Street between 5th Avenue and East Drive (Central Park Southbound)• East Drive between 90th Street and Grand Army Plaza
• Grand Army Plaza between East Drive and Central Park South
• 59th Street between 5th Avenue and Columbus Circle/8th Avenue/Central Park West
• Central Park Driveway/8th Avenue Approach to West Drive
• West Drive between 8th Avenue Approach and 96th Street Approach to West Drive
• 96th Street Approach to West Drive
• 67th Street Approach to West Drive

A large number of streets in and around Central Park will also be closed all day Sunday (7 a.m. to 6 p.m.) for the Marathon Family Reunion area.

• Central Park West between 59th Street and 96th Street
• Columbus Avenue between 85th Street and Broadway
• 60th Street to 64th Street between Central Park West and Broadway
• 65th Street to 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• 81st Street to 85th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• Broadway between Columbus Avenue and Columbus Circle

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