Philadelphia Marathon Weekend Road Closures

PHILADELPHIA – This weekend is the annual Philadelphia Marathon, and you know what that means: road closures.

We've got details on the marathon, half marathon, and 8K race set for this weekend.

Road closures begin Friday, Nov. 16. From 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., the inner lanes of the Ben Franklin Parkway will close from 20th street to Eakins Oval. The Oval itself will also be closed.

Then from 2:45 a.m. to 2 a.m., the eastbound inner lanes of the Parkway will be closed from the Binswanger Triangle to 22nd Street.

The half marathon begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Ivory Coast flagpole on the Parkway. The Rothman 8K will begin at the same location, but at 10:45 a.m.

Road closures for the half marathon begin at 6 a.m. Below are closures set for Saturday:

• B. F. Parkway – 20th St. to 16th
• 16th St. – Race to Market
• Market St. – 16th to 6th
• 6th St. – Race to Chestnut
• Chestnut – 6th to 5th
• 5th St. – Chestnut to Race
• Race St. – 5th to Columbus Blvd.
• Columbus Blvd. – Race to Washington Ave.
• Washington Ave. – Columbus Blvd. to Front
• Front St. – Washington Ave. to South St.
• South St. – Front to 6th
• 6th St. – South St. to Lombard
• Lombard – 6th to 13th
• 13th St. – Lombard to Walnut
• Walnut St. – 13th to 33rd
• 33rd St. – Walnut to Spring Garden
• Spring Garden – 33rd to 34th
• 34th St. – Spring Garden to Girard
• Girard Ave. – 34th to 33rd
• 33rd St. – Girard to Reservoir Dr.
• Reservoir Dr. – 33rd to Mt. Pleasant
• Mt. Pleasant Dr. – Reservoir to Fountain Green
• Fountain Green – Mt. Pleasant to Kelly Dr.
• Kelly Dr. – Fountain Green to Fairmount Ave.

In addition to closures, there will be no parking along the route starting at 2 a.m. Saturday and all vehicles on the race route will be relocated.

Roads will begin reopening at 10 a.m.

East of City Hall should be open by 10 a.m., and west of the Art Museum, East Fairmount Park, and West Philly should be open by 2 p.m.

The entire route will be open by 3 p.m., except for the eastbound inner lanes of the Parkway between Binswanger Triangle to 22nd Street.

Starting at midnight Sunday, the following roads will be closed:

• Eakins Oval
• B. F. Parkway – 18th St. to Eakins Oval
• Spring Garden – Pennsylvania to Kelly Dr.
• Kelly Drive – inbound & outbound from Fairmount Ave.
• Spring Garden Street Bridge
• MLK Drive
• E/B I-676 @ 23rd Street
• W/B I-676 @ 22nd Street

Then at 5 a.m. Kelly Drive will close from Fairmount Avenue to the City Line Avenue interchange.

The remained of the route will close at 5:15 a.m.:

• B. F. Parkway – 18th to 16th
• Arch Street – 16th to 4th Streets
• 4th St. – Arch to Race
• Race St. – 4th to Columbus Blvd.
• Columbus Blvd. – Race St. to Washington Ave.
• Washington Ave. – Columbus Blvd. to Front St.
• Front St. – Washington Ave. to South St.
• South St. – Front to 6th St.
• 6th St. – South to Chestnut
• Chestnut – 6th to 34th St.
• 34th St. – Chestnut to Lansdowne
• Lansdowne – 34th to South Concourse
• South Concourse to E. Memorial Hall Dr.
• Avenue of the Republic – E. Memorial Hall Dr. to States Dr.
• States Dr. – Avenue of the Republic to Lansdowne Dr.
• Lansdowne Dr. – States Dr. to Black Road
• Ridge Ave. – Kelly Dr. to Main St.
• Main St. – Ridge Ave. to Green Lane

The marathon begins at 7 a.m.

Roads will begin reopening at 10 a.m.

East of City Hall should be open by 10, west of the Art Museum and Manayunk area should be open by 4 p.m., and the Parkway between 20th to Eakins Oval, as well as the Oval itself, should be open by 4:30 p.m.

No-parking areas will begin being enforced at 2 a.m. Sunday, as well, and any vehicle parked on the route will be relocated.

AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek