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Marine Corps Marathon Shuts Down Arlington Roads This Weekend
The 26.2 miles route will cause road closures in Arlington and D.C.

Nicknamed the “Marathon of the Monuments”, the 39th annual Marine Corps Marathon welcomes runners to a 26.2 mile scenic route that will cause road closures in Arlington.
Over 30,000 runners from all 50 states and 54 countries will participate in the marathon that will pass the Washington Monument, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, and the FDR Memorial Sunday.
Roads will be closed throughout the area for the third largest marathon in the U.S. Runners will start on Route 110 between Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon and end at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington.
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Read more: 39th Annual Marine Corps Marathon Route Starts and Ends in Arlington
According to NBC Washington, the full list of road closure times and locations include:
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- 4 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Madison Drive NW from 3rd Street NW to 15th Street NW
- 4 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: North Meade Street from Marshall Drive to Lynn Street
- 4 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Route 110 from I-66 to U.S. Highway 1
- 4 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Wilson Boulevard from North Nash Street to Route 110
- 4 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Lynn Street from North Meade Street to Lee Highway
- 4 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Fort Myer Drive from North Meade Street to Lee Highway
- 4 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: North Moore Street from Wilson Boulevard to Lee Highway
- 4 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: 19th Street North from Lynn Street to North Nash Street
- 4 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Route 110 ramp from Washington Boulevard to Route 110
- 4:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Boundary Channel Drive from Route 110 to Long Bridge Drive
- 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Jefferson Drive SW from 3rd Street SW to 15th Street SW
- 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: 7th Street NW from Madison Drive NW to Jefferson Drive SW
- 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW (northbound) to Beach Drive
- 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW (southbound) from Shoreham Drive NW
- 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Shoreham Drive NW (southbound) From Calvert Street to Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW
- 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Beach Drive NW from Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW to Calvert Street
- 7:23 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.: Lee Highway (eastbound) from North Kirkwood Street to Lynn Street
- 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m.: Spout Run Parkway from Lee Highway to George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
- 7:30 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.: GWMP from Spout Run to Key Bridge off ramp
- 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Long Bridge Drive from 12th Street to Boundary Channel Drive
- 7:33 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.: Francis Scott Key Bridge (all lanes)
- 7:35 a.m. to 1:17 p.m.: 14th Street SW from Jefferson Drive to northbound HOV lanes
- 7:35 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.: HOV lanes from 14th Street SW to HOV ramp at South Eads Street
- 7:40 a.m. to 2 p.m.: South Eads Street from South Rotary Road to Army Navy Drive
- 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Army Navy Drive from South Eads to 12th Street South
- 7:47 a.m. to 10:36 a.m.: M Street NW from Canal Road NW to Wisconsin Avenue NW
- 7:48 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.: Wisconsin Avenue from M Street NW to K Street NW
- 7:49 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.: K Street NW from Wisconsin Avenue NW to 27th Street NW
- 7:49 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.: 27th Street NW from K Street NW to I Street NW
- 7:49 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.: I Street NW from 27th Street NW to Virginia Avenue NW
- 7:50 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW from Beach and Shoreham Drive to Independence Avenue
- 7:52 a.m. to 11:05 p.m.: Lincoln Circle from 23rd Street NW to 23rd Street SW
- 7:53 a.m. to noon Ohio Drive SW at West Potomac Park from Independence Avenue SW around East Potomac Park to Maine Avenue SW
- 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.: 15th Street South from Crystal Drive to Eads Street
- 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: 12th Street from Army Navy Drive to Crystal Drive
- 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Crystal Drive from 12th Street to 23rd Street
- 8:02 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.: Maine Avenue SW from East Basin Drive to Independence Avenue SW
- 8:03 a.m. to 12:25 p.m.: East Basin Drive from Maine Avenue to Ohio Drive
- 8:06 a.m. to 12:28 p.m.: Independence Avenue SW from Maine Avenue SW to 23rd Street SW
- 8:13 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.: 15th Street NW/SW from Constitution Avenue NW to Maine Avenue SW
- 8:15 a.m. to 12:55 p.m.: 3rd Street; Pennsylvania Avenue NW to Maryland Avenue SW
- 8:15 a.m. to 12:55 p.m.: 4th Street; Constitution Avenue NW to Independence SW
- 8:16 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.: Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 3rd Street NW to E. Capitol Circle
- 8:16 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.: 1st Street; Pennsylvania NW to Maryland Avenue SW
- 8:16 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.: Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 3rd Street NW to 1st Street NW
- 8:17 a.m. to 12:52 p.m.: Maryland Avenue SW from 1st Street SW to 3rd Street SW
For more information visit the Marine Corps Marathon.
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