{"id":36906,"date":"2025-11-17T21:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T21:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/36906\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T21:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T21:11:07","slug":"road-closures-guide-for-2025-philadelphia-marathon-race-weekend-nbc10-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/36906\/","title":{"rendered":"Road closures guide for 2025 Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend \u2013 NBC10 Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 32nd annual Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend<\/a> is here! <\/p>\n

Although nearly all of the events have sold out<\/a>, the city is preparing to welcome 37,000 participants from nearly 60 countries. <\/p>\n

Runners can pick up their packets starting on Friday, Nov. 20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center <\/p>\n

The Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon and Rothman Orthopaedics\u00a08K Run are expected to kick off on Saturday before the AACR Philadelphia Marathon and the Nemours Children\u2019s Run take over on Sunday. <\/p>\n

This means that road closures will heavily impact the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 20th Street, Eakins Oval, Kelly Drive and the Spring Garden Street Bridge among other roads throughout the city. <\/p>\n

Starting on Friday, Nov. 21<\/p>\n

Benjamin Franklin Parkway’s inner-drive lanes will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

These lanes will reopen at 2:45 p.m. for rush hour<\/p>\n

After Friday’s rush hour, the inner-lanes will close from Binswanger Triangle to 20th Street. <\/p>\n

After Friday’s rush hour, All lanes of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will close between 22nd Street to Eakins Oval.<\/p>\n

Kelly Drive will be close at 25th Street with just local traffic allowed to use Anne d\u2019Harnoncourt Drive.<\/p>\n

Spring Garden Street will be closed between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Pennsylvania Avenue with cross traffic allowed on 22nd and 21st streets.<\/p>\n

Traffic heading into the city via Spring Garden Street or MLK Drive will be rerouted onto 24th Street. <\/p>\n

Closures scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 22<\/p>\n

Any cars parked along the Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon route will be relocated, so be sure to carefully read and follow all “No Parking” signs. <\/p>\n

Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department will be controlling access for local residents and businesses along the race route. <\/p>\n

To get to the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the race, you can access the entrance by using Spring Garden Street to Anne D\u2019 Harnoncourt Drive.<\/p>\n

The following streets will be closed on Saturday from 2 a.m. to 3 p.m.:<\/p>\n

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 20th and 25th streets<\/p>\n

Kelly Drive<\/p>\n

Other roads in Center City listed below<\/p>\n

Any roads near 18th Street and the Parkway as well as Logan Circle will be shut down until 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. <\/p>\n

All day on Saturday until about 5 p.m., these roads will be closed:<\/p>\n

All lanes of Benjamin Franklin between 22nd Street and Eakins Oval.<\/p>\n

Kelly Drive inbound closed at 25th Street with local traffic allowed onto Anne d\u2019Harnoncourt Drive.<\/p>\n

Inbound traffic on Spring Garden Street Bridge and MLK Drive will be detoured onto 24th Street.<\/p>\n

Spring Garden Street closed between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Pennsylvania Avenue.<\/p>\n

Roads to be closed starting at 2 a.m. on Saturday:<\/p>\n

2000 to 2400 Benjamin Franklin Parkway<\/p>\n

Spring Garden Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway<\/p>\n

23rd Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway<\/p>\n

22nd Street from Winter Street to Park Towne Place<\/p>\n

21st Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Winter Street<\/p>\n

Roads to be closed starting at 4 a.m. on Saturday:<\/p>\n

The westbound Interstate 676 off-ramp at 22nd Street<\/p>\n

The eastbound Interstate 76 off-ramp at Spring Garden<\/p>\n

Roads to be closed starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday:<\/p>\n

17th Street from Arch to Vine streets<\/p>\n

18th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets<\/p>\n

19th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets<\/p>\n

20th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets<\/p>\n

21st Street from Arch to Spring Garden streets<\/p>\n

22nd Street from Arch to Spring Garden streets<\/p>\n

Benjamin Franklin Parkway from 16th to 20th streets<\/p>\n

Market Street from 6th to 16th streets<\/p>\n

Chestnut Street from 5th to 8th streets<\/p>\n

6th Street from Market to Chestnut streets<\/p>\n

5th Street from Chestnut to Race streets<\/p>\n

South Penn Square<\/p>\n

Juniper Street from Chestnut to Market streets<\/p>\n

John F. Kennedy Boulevard from Juniper to 17th streets<\/p>\n

15th Street from Race to Chestnut streets<\/p>\n

16th Street from Chestnut to Race streets<\/p>\n

Race Street from 6th Street to Columbus Boulevard<\/p>\n

Southbound Columbus Boulevard from Vine Street to Washington Avenue<\/p>\n

Northbound Columbus Boulevard from Washington Avenue to Callowhill Street<\/p>\n

Southbound off-ramp from I-95 at Washington Avenue<\/p>\n

Washington Avenue from Columbus Boulevard to Front Street<\/p>\n

Front Street from Washington Avenue to South Street<\/p>\n

South Street from Front to 7th streets<\/p>\n

6th Street from Bainbridge to Locust streets<\/p>\n

Lombard Street from 5th to Broad streets<\/p>\n

13th Street from Bainbridge to Chestnut streets<\/p>\n

Walnut Street from 12th to 34th streets<\/p>\n

34th Street from Chestnut Street to Girard Avenue<\/p>\n

Spring Garden Street from 32nd to 34th streets<\/p>\n

Girard Avenue 33rd to 38th streets<\/p>\n

33rd Street from Girard to Cecil B. Moore avenues<\/p>\n

Reservoir Drive from 33rd Street to Diamond Drive<\/p>\n

Mount Pleasant Drive<\/p>\n

Fountain Green Drive<\/p>\n

Kelly Drive<\/p>\n

All of the closed roads, except for Eakins Oval and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, are set to reopen by 2 p.m. on Saturday with many opening sooner depending on the flow of runners. <\/p>\n

Closures scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 23<\/p>\n

Same as on Saturday, any cars parked along the AACR Philadelphia Marathon route will be relocated, so be sure to carefully read and follow all “No Parking” signs. <\/p>\n

Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department will be controlling access for local residents and businesses along the race route. <\/p>\n

To get to the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the race, you can access the entrance by using Spring Garden Street to Anne D\u2019 Harnoncourt Drive.<\/p>\n

Roads to be closed starting at 2 a.m. on Sunday:<\/p>\n

2000 to 2400 Benjamin Franklin Parkway<\/p>\n

Spring Garden Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway<\/p>\n

23rd Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway<\/p>\n

22nd Street from Winter Street to Park Towne Place<\/p>\n

21st Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Winter Street<\/p>\n

Roads to be closed starting at 4 a.m. on Sunday:<\/p>\n

The westbound Interstate 676 off-ramp at 22nd Street<\/p>\n

The eastbound Interstate 76 off-ramp at Spring Garden<\/p>\n

Roads to be closed starting at 6 a.m. on Sunday:<\/p>\n

17th Street from Arch to Vine streets<\/p>\n

18th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets<\/p>\n

19th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets<\/p>\n

20th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets<\/p>\n

21st Street from Arch to Spring Garden streets<\/p>\n

22nd Street from Arch to Spring Garden streets<\/p>\n

Benjamin Franklin Parkway from 16th to 20th streets<\/p>\n

Arch Street between 3rd and 16th streets<\/p>\n

4th Street between Arch and Vine streets<\/p>\n

Race Street from 6th Street to Columbus Boulevard<\/p>\n

Columbus Boulevard (southbound lanes) from Vine Street to Washington Avenue<\/p>\n

Columbus Boulevard (northbound lanes) from Washington Avenue to Callowhill Street<\/p>\n

Southbound off-ramp from I-95 at Washington Avenue<\/p>\n

Washington Avenue from Columbus Boulevard to Front Street<\/p>\n

Front Street from Washington Avenue to South Street<\/p>\n

South Street from Front to 7th streets<\/p>\n

6th Street from Bainbridge to Market streets<\/p>\n

Chestnut Street from 6th to 15th streets<\/p>\n

15th Street from Chestnut to Walnut streets<\/p>\n

Walnut Street from Broad to 34th streets<\/p>\n

34th Street from Chestnut Street to Girard Avenue<\/p>\n

Lansdowne Drive from Girard Avenue to South Concourse Drive<\/p>\n

South Concourse Drive from Lansdowne to West Memorial Hall Drive<\/p>\n

East Memorial Hall Drive from South Concourse to Avenue of the Republic<\/p>\n

Avenue of the Republic from East Memorial Hall Drive to Catholic Fountain<\/p>\n

Belmont Avenue Montgomery to Parkside Avenue<\/p>\n

States Drive to Lansdowne Drive<\/p>\n

Lansdowne Drive to Girard Avenue<\/p>\n

Girard Avenue Bridge from Lansdowne Drive to 33rd Street<\/p>\n

33rd Street from Girard Avenue to Reservoir Drive<\/p>\n

Reservoir Drive from 33rd Street to Edgley Drive<\/p>\n

Edgley Drive from Reservoir to Fountain Green drives<\/p>\n

Fountain Green Drive from Edgley to Kelly drives<\/p>\n

Kelly Drive<\/p>\n

The Falls Bridge<\/p>\n

Ridge Avenue from Schoolhouse Lane to Manayunk Avenue<\/p>\n

Main Street from Ridge Avenue to Conarroe Street<\/p>\n

All of the closed roads, except for Eakins Oval and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, are set to reopen by 3 p.m. on Saturday with many opening sooner depending on the flow of runners. <\/p>\n

The outer lanes of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Eakins Oval and Kelly Drive are expected to be reopened y 5 p.m. on Sunday with all other impacted roads reopening by 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 24. <\/p>\n

SEPTA bus detours<\/p>\n

Starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday and on Sunday, the following bus routes are expected to be rerouted:<\/p>\n

Routes K-12:\u00a02, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12<\/p>\n

Routes 16-31:\u00a016, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 31<\/p>\n

Routes 32-47:\u00a032, 33, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47<\/p>\n

Routes 47M-125:\u00a047M, 48, 49, 57, 64, 124\/125<\/p>\n

If you’re planning on taking the Regional Rail, you can go to Suburban Square or 30th Street stations to get to the start and finish lines. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 32nd annual Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend is here! Although nearly all of the events have sold out,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,22743,70],"class_list":["post-36906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-marathon","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}