Street closures, bus routes shut down for Rock ‘N' Roll Marathon

The Rock 'n' Marathon series is coming to the District this weekend - and the event will impact some travel in the city.

D.C. police are warning residents about a host of street closures, while Metro says the event will also shut down some bus routes.

The race is slated to begin at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, but the street closures will start as early as 2 a.m.

Police believe all streets impacted by the event will re-open around 3 p.m.

Click here to learn how mass transit routes will be impacted

D.C. police say the following roadways will be impacted:

Half Marathon/Full Marathon Turns:

- Start on Constitution Avenue, NW just east of 14th Street

- Right on Virginia Avenue

- Right on 18th Street

- Left on E Street NW (eastbound lane)

- Left on 19th Street

- Right on Constitution Avenue

- Left on 23rd Street

- Enter Lincoln Memorial Circle

- Merge right onto Parkway Dr/Beach Volleyball Court

- Continue straight onto Rock Creek and Potomac Pk

- Right at Virginia Avenue, NW and merge onto I Street

- Continue on I Street, NW to Potomac River Free

- Right onto Potomac River Freeway and continue south to horseshoe turn

- Continue north on Potomac River Free

- Exit left onto 27th Street

- Right onto Virginia Avenue

- Right onto Rock Creek Park

- Continue north on Rock Creek Parkway

- Merge Left on Shoreham Drive

- Right on Calvert Street

- Merge Right on Adams Mill Road

- Left on Columbia Road

- Right on Harvard Street, NW

- Right on 5th Street

- Merge onto 4th Street

- Left on Bryant Street

- Right on N. Capitol Street

- Left on K Street

- Right on 4th Street

- Left on H Street

- Right on 13th Street

- Left on Constitution Avenue

- Left on N. Carolina Avenue,

FULL MARATHON/HALF MARATHON SPLIT

Half Marathon Turns only:

- Continue east on N. Carolina Avenue

- Merge onto C Street

- Merge right onto 22nd Street

- Turn right onto E. Capitol Street

- Half Marathon Finish (near RFK Lot)

Marathon Turns only:

- Continue east on N. Carolina Avenue (in westbound lane)

- Merge onto C Street, NE (in westbound lane)

- Continue east on C Street, NE (in westbound lane)

- Continue east on E. Capitol Street/Whitney Young Bridge (in westbound lane)

- Left on ramp to Minnesota Avenue

- Left on Minnesota Avenue

- Continue south on Minnesota Avenue

- Left on Ely Place

- Right on Ridge Road

- Right on Ft. Davis Drive

- U-Turn on Ft. Davis Drive just north of Massachusetts Avenue

- Continue north on Ft. Davis Drive

- Left on Ft. Dupont Drive

- Right on Randle Circle

- Right on K Street

- Left on Fairlawn Avenue

- Left on Pennsylvania Avenue

- Right turn on Pennsylvania Avenue, SE at L'Enfant Square

- Continue straight on Pennsylvania Avenue

- Left on Fairlawn Avenue

- Right on Nicholson Street

- Left on Anacostia Drive

- U-Turn on Anacostia Drive, SE near Good Hope R

- Continue north on Anacostia Dr

- Continue on Anacostia Drive around Roller Rink (clockwise)

- Merge left on Anacostia Drive from Roller Rink l

- Left on Nicholson Street

- Left on Fairlawn Avenue

- Right on Pennsylvania Avenue

- Left on Pennsylvania Avenue, @ L'Enfant Square

- Continue straight on Pennsylvania Avenue

- Right on Fairlawn Avenue

- Right on K Street

- Left on Randle Circle

- Left on Ft. Dupont Drive

- Left on Ft. Davis Drive

- Left on Ridge Road

- Left on Ely Place

- Right on Minnesota Avenue

- Right onto off ramp to E. Capitol Street

- Right onto E. Capitol Street

- Continue west on E. Capitol Street, NE across Whitney Young Bridge

- Merge onto C Street

- Left on 21st Street

- Left on 22nd Street

- Right on E. Capitol Street

- Marathon Finish (near RFK Lot)

For an additional map of street closures, go to: www.runrocknroll.com/dc

Also, download the FREE Waze navigation app on your smart phone to help avoid road closures on race weekend.

Metered Traffic Locations

Metered traffic locations are intersections that vehicles will be allowed to cross by a MPD Officer when safe to do so.

Rock 'n' Roll DC: Metering Points - Saturday, March 9, 2019

Street Closed Metering Intersection Metering Start Time Metering End Time

H Street, NE 8th Street, NE 7:00 AM 1:00 PM Nort

Minnesota Avenue, SE Nelson Place, SE 8:00 AM 1:15 PM Ea

M Street, SE 8:00 AM 1:15 PM East/
M Place, SE 8:00 AM 1:15 PM East/
B Street, SE 8:00 AM 1:15 PM East/
13th Street, NE Maryland Ave, NE 8:00 AM 1:15 PM Ea

Drivers in the area of the event should expect delays.

Police are asking people to be mindful of pedestrian traffic associated with such events.