Community Corner

Street Closures for Marine Corps Marathon

M Street and Wisconsin Avenue will both be closed for the Marine Corps Marathon Sunday.

The Marine Corps Marathon will once again travel through the heart of Georgetown on M Street and Wisconsin Avenue.

The District Department of Transportation has issued the following notice about street closures:

The race begins at 8 a.m. in Arlington, Va. and then crosses the Potomac River into the District of Columbia. MPD in conjunction with U.S. Park Police will close numerous streets along the race route beginning at 6 a.m. and should reopen them by 1:30 p.m.

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Streets that Directly Impact Georgetown

  • Francis Scott Key Bridge
  • Canal Road, NW – from M Street to Reservoir Road
  • Reservoir Road, NW – from MacArthur Boulevard to Canal Road
  • MacArthur Boulevard – from Foxhall Road to Reservoir Road
  • Foxhall Road, NW – from Canal Road to MacArthur Boulevard
  • M Street, NW – from Canal Road to Wisconsin Avenue
  • Wisconsin Avenue, NW – from M Street to K Street
  • K Street, NW – from Wisconsin Avenue to Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
  • Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, NW  - from K Street to Independence Avenue

Additional Closures Throughout the City

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  • Memorial Bridge
  • West Potomac Park
  • East Potomac Park (access to Golf Course and Tennis Courts available)
  • Maine Avenue, SW – from East Basin Drive to Independence Avenue
  • Independence Avenue, SW – from Maine Avenue to Ohio Drive
  • Ohio Drive, SW – between Independence Avenue and Lincoln Circle
  • Lincoln Circle – from Ohio Drive, SW to Henry Bacon Drive, NW
  • 23rd Street, NW – from Lincoln Circle to Constitution Avenue
  • Constitution Avenue, NW – from Henry Bacon Drive to 15th Street
  • 15th Street – from Constitution Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
  • 17th Street – from Constitution Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
  • Madison Drive, NW – from 15th Street to 3rd Street
  • 3rd Street, NW – from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence, SW
  • Pennsylvania Avenue, NW – from 3rd Street to East Capitol Circle
  • 1st Street – Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Maryland Avenue, SW
  • Maryland Avenue, SW – from South Capitol Circle to 3rd Street
  • Jefferson Drive, SW – from 3rd Street to 15th Street
  • 14th Street, SW – from Jefferson Drive to Northbound HOV lanes
  • HOV lanes – from 14th Street, SW to HOV ramp at South Eads Street


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