Road closures guide for the 2025 Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend

The 32nd annual Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend is here!

Although nearly all of the events have sold out, the city is preparing to welcome 37,000 participants from nearly 60 countries.

Runners can pick up their packets starting on Friday, Nov. 20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center

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The Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon and Rothman Orthopaedics 8K Run are expected to kick off on Saturday before the AACR Philadelphia Marathon and the Nemours Children’s Run take over on Sunday.

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.

Road closures

Starting on Friday, Nov. 21

• Benjamin Franklin Parkway’s inner-drive lanes will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
• These lanes will reopen at 2:45 p.m. for rush hour
• After Friday’s rush hour, the inner-lanes will close from Binswanger Triangle to 20th Street.
• After Friday’s rush hour, All lanes of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will close between 22nd Street to Eakins Oval.
• Kelly Drive will be close at 25th Street with just local traffic allowed to use Anne d’Harnoncourt Drive.
• Spring Garden Street will be closed between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Pennsylvania Avenue with cross traffic allowed on 22nd and 21st streets.
• Traffic heading into the city via Spring Garden Street or MLK Drive will be rerouted onto 24th Street.

Closures scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 22

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.

Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department will be controlling access for local residents and businesses along the race route.

To get to the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the race, you can access the entrance by using Spring Garden Street to Anne D’ Harnoncourt Drive.

The following streets will be closed on Saturday from 2 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

• The Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 20th and 25th streets
• Kelly Drive
• Other roads in Center City listed below

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

All day on Saturday until about 5 p.m., these roads will be closed:

• All lanes of Benjamin Franklin between 22nd Street and Eakins Oval.
• Kelly Drive inbound closed at 25th Street with local traffic allowed onto Anne d’Harnoncourt Drive.
• Inbound traffic on Spring Garden Street Bridge and MLK Drive will be detoured onto 24th Street.
• Spring Garden Street closed between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Pennsylvania Avenue.

Roads to be closed starting at 2 a.m. on Saturday:

• 2000 to 2400 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
• Spring Garden Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
• 23rd Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
• 22nd Street from Winter Street to Park Towne Place
• 21st Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Winter Street

Roads to be closed starting at 4 a.m. on Saturday:

• The westbound Interstate 676 off-ramp at 22nd Street
• The eastbound Interstate 76 off-ramp at Spring Garden

Roads to be closed starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday:

• 17th Street from Arch to Vine streets
• 18th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets
• 19th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets
• 20th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets
• 21st Street from Arch to Spring Garden streets
• 22nd Street from Arch to Spring Garden streets
• Benjamin Franklin Parkway from 16th to 20th streets
• Market Street from 6th to 16th streets
• Chestnut Street from 5th to 8th streets
• 6th Street from Market to Chestnut streets
• 5th Street from Chestnut to Race streets
• South Penn Square
• Juniper Street from Chestnut to Market streets
• John F. Kennedy Boulevard from Juniper to 17th streets
• 15th Street from Race to Chestnut streets
• 16th Street from Chestnut to Race streets
• Race Street from 6th Street to Columbus Boulevard
• Southbound Columbus Boulevard from Vine Street to Washington Avenue
• Northbound Columbus Boulevard from Washington Avenue to Callowhill Street
• Southbound off-ramp from I-95 at Washington Avenue
• Washington Avenue from Columbus Boulevard to Front Street
• Front Street from Washington Avenue to South Street
• South Street from Front to 7th streets
• 6th Street from Bainbridge to Locust streets
• Lombard Street from 5th to Broad streets
• 13th Street from Bainbridge to Chestnut streets
• Walnut Street from 12th to 34th streets
• 34th Street from Chestnut Street to Girard Avenue
• Spring Garden Street from 32nd to 34th streets
• Girard Avenue 33rd to 38th streets
• 33rd Street from Girard to Cecil B. Moore avenues
• Reservoir Drive from 33rd Street to Diamond Drive
• Mount Pleasant Drive
• Fountain Green Drive
• Kelly Drive

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.

Closures scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 23

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.

Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department will be controlling access for local residents and businesses along the race route.

To get to the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the race, you can access the entrance by using Spring Garden Street to Anne D’ Harnoncourt Drive.

Roads to be closed starting at 2 a.m. on Sunday:

• 2000 to 2400 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
• Spring Garden Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
• 23rd Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
• 22nd Street from Winter Street to Park Towne Place
• 21st Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Winter Street

Roads to be closed starting at 4 a.m. on Sunday:

• The westbound Interstate 676 off-ramp at 22nd Street
• The eastbound Interstate 76 off-ramp at Spring Garden

Roads to be closed starting at 6 a.m. on Sunday:

• 17th Street from Arch to Vine streets
• 18th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets
• 19th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets
• 20th Street from Arch to Callowhill streets
• 21st Street from Arch to Spring Garden streets
• 22nd Street from Arch to Spring Garden streets
• Benjamin Franklin Parkway from 16th to 20th streets
• Arch Street between 3rd and 16th streets
• 4th Street between Arch and Vine streets
• Race Street from 6th Street to Columbus Boulevard
• Columbus Boulevard (southbound lanes) from Vine Street to Washington Avenue
• Columbus Boulevard (northbound lanes) from Washington Avenue to Callowhill Street
• Southbound off-ramp from I-95 at Washington Avenue
• Washington Avenue from Columbus Boulevard to Front Street
• Front Street from Washington Avenue to South Street
• South Street from Front to 7th streets
• 6th Street from Bainbridge to Market streets
• Chestnut Street from 6th to 15th streets
• 15th Street from Chestnut to Walnut streets
• Walnut Street from Broad to 34th streets
• 34th Street from Chestnut Street to Girard Avenue
• Lansdowne Drive from Girard Avenue to South Concourse Drive
• South Concourse Drive from Lansdowne to West Memorial Hall Drive
• East Memorial Hall Drive from South Concourse to Avenue of the Republic
• Avenue of the Republic from East Memorial Hall Drive to Catholic Fountain
• Belmont Avenue Montgomery to Parkside Avenue
• States Drive to Lansdowne Drive
• Lansdowne Drive to Girard Avenue
• Girard Avenue Bridge from Lansdowne Drive to 33rd Street
• 33rd Street from Girard Avenue to Reservoir Drive
• Reservoir Drive from 33rd Street to Edgley Drive
• Edgley Drive from Reservoir to Fountain Green drives
• Fountain Green Drive from Edgley to Kelly drives
• Kelly Drive
• The Falls Bridge
• Ridge Avenue from Schoolhouse Lane to Manayunk Avenue
• Main Street from Ridge Avenue to Conarroe Street

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.

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.

SEPTA bus detours

Starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday and on Sunday, the following bus routes are expected to be rerouted:

• Routes K-12: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12
• Routes 16-31: 16, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 31
• Routes 32-47: 32, 33, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47
• Routes 47M-125: 47M, 48, 49, 57, 64, 124/125

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.

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