Going to Brooklyn today? Better leave early or take a much longer route. To accommodate the New York City Marathon, the upper level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will be closed in both directions from 12:01 a.m. through 3 p.m. today. The lower level will be closed in both directions from about 7 a.m. until about 3 p.m.
Staten Island Expressway ramps and local roads closest to the bridge and the Fort Wadsworth starting line will be closed during this time as well.
Alternatives include leaving the car at home altogether and taking the Staten Island Ferry, or taking one of the New Jersey bridges to the Holland or Lincoln tunnels into Manhattan.
For more information about closures or the race route, visit www.ingnycmarathon.org/road_closures.htm.
Bridge and Road Closures
Mile | Route Location | Rolling Street Closure | Anticipated Street Reopening |
Start | Verrazano Narrows Bridge – Upper Level | Midnight | 3:00 PM |
Start | Verrazano Narrows Bridge – Lower Level Staten Island Bound | 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
Start | Verrazano Narrows Bridge – Lower Level Brooklyn Bound | 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
1 | Verrazano Narrows Bridge – Midpoint | Midnight | 3:00 PM |
2 | Verrazano Narrows. Bridge Exit to 92nd Street | Midnight | 3:00 PM |
3A | 4th Avenue and 82nd Street | 7:15 AM | 12:20 PM |
3B | Bay Ridge Parkway, just past 7th Avenue | 7:15 AM | 12:20 PM |
5K | (Orange) 4th Avenue and 80th Street | 7:15 AM | 12:20 PM |
5K | (Blue) 4th Avenue and 80th Street | 7:15 AM | 12:20 PM |
5K | (Green) Bay Ridge Pkwy and 6th Avenue | 7:15 AM | 12:20 PM |
4 | 4th Avenue and 63rd Street | 7:25 AM | 12:35 PM |
5 | 4th Avenue and 43rd Street | 7:25 AM | 12:50 PM |
6 | 4th Avenue and 23rd Street | 7:25 AM | 1:05 PM |
10K | (Orange) 4th Avenue and 18th Street | 7:25 AM | 1:10 PM |
10K | (Blue / Green) 4th Avenue and 18th Street | 7:25 AM | 1:10 PM |
7 | 4th Avenue and 3rd Street | 8:00 AM | 1:20 PM |
8 | Flatbush Ave and Lafayette Ave | 8:00 AM | 1:35 PM |
9 | Lafayette and Classon Avenues | 8:00 AM | 1:50 PM |
15K | Bedford Avenue and Kosciuszko Street | 7:35 AM | 1:55 PM |
10 | Bedford Avenue between Wallabout Street and Lynch Street | 7:35 AM | 2:05 PM |
11 | Bedford Avenue and South 3rd Street | 7:35 AM | 2:20 PM |
12 | Nassau Avenue and Bedfors Avenue | 7:45 AM | 2:35 PM |
20K | Manhattan Avenue and Milton Street | 7:45 AM | 2:40 PM |
13 | McGuiness Boulevard, approaching Pulaski Bridge | 8:00 AM | 2:50 PM |
13.1 | McGuiness Boulevard, approaching Pulaski Bridge | 8:00 AM | 2:50 PM |
14 | 10th Street and 44th Drive | 8:30 AM | 3:05 PM |
15 | Queensboro Bridge lower level – Queens Side | 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
25K | Queensboro Bridge lower level – Midspan | 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
16 | Queensboro Bridge – lower level Manhattan Side | 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
17 | 1st Avenue and 77th Street | 8:45 AM | 3:50 PM |
18 | 1st Avenue and 97thStreet | 8:45 AM | 4:05 PM |
30K | 1st Avenue between 109th and 110th Streets | 8:45 AM | 4:10 PM |
19 | 1st Avenue and 117th Street | 8:45 AM | 4:20 PM |
20 | 135th Street just west of Willis Avenue | 5:00AM | 4:45 PM |
Willis Avenue Bridge | 8:30 AM | 5:45 PM | |
Madison Avenue Bridge | 8:30 AM | 4:45 PM | |
21 | Madison Avenue Bridge and West 138th Street | 9:00 AM | 4:50 PM |
35K | 5th Avenue and 125th Street | 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
22 | Mt. Morris Parkway and 122nd Street | 9:00 AM | 5:05 PM |
23 | 5th Avenue and 103rd Street | 9:00 AM | 5:20 PM |
24 | Central Park East Drive and 84th Street | CLOSED | CLOSED |
40K | Central Park East Drive and 68th Street | CLOSED | 5:50 PM |
25 | Central Park East Drive and 65th Street | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Central Park South (59th Street from 5th Avenue to Columbus Circle) |
9:00 AM | 6:00 PM | |
26 | Central Park West Drive and 62nd Street | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Finish | Central Park West Drive and 67th Street | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Finish | Central Park West from 59th to 86th Street | 7:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
Central Park Transverse Roads | Note: NO buses will be allowed to cross 5th Avenue during the race. | |
96th St. Transverse Rd |
9:00 AM |
7:00 PM |
86th St. Transverse Rd |
9:00 AM |
7:00 PM |
79th St Transverse Rd |
9:00 AM |
7:00 PM |
65th St. Transverse Rd |
Buses only |
7:00 PM |
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