DC Road Closures For Independence Day

Emily Cyr

7 months ago

WASHINGTON, DC (DDOT) -- Law Enforcement Agencies have provided the following information about road closures in the District for Saturday, July 4, 2009.

July 4th Celebration on the National Mall

As part of the extensive security measures implemented for this event, many streets in and around the National Mall will be closed on July 4th, 2009. The following streets will be closed at approximately 6 am and will remain closed until approximately 11 pm:

4th Street from Independence Avenue, SW to Constitution Avenue, NW

7th Street from Independence Avenue, SW to Constitution Avenue, NW

15th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Maine Avenue, SW

17th Street from Independence Avenue, SW to E Street, NW

18th Street from Constitution Avenue and Virginia Avenue

19th Street, NW from C Street to Constitution Avenue

20th Street, NW from C Street to Constitution Avenue

21st Street, NW from C Street to Constitution Avenue

22nd Street, NW from C Street to Constitution Avenue

23rd Street from Independence Avenue, SW to C Street, NW

C and D Streets, NW from 17th Street to 18th Street

Madison and Jefferson Drives from 15th Street to 3rd Street

Virginia Avenue, NW from 18th Street to Constitution Avenue

Constitution Avenue, NW from 14th Street to 23rd Street.

Independence Avenue, SW from 14th Street to 23rd Street

Memorial Bridge

Rock Creek Parkway south of Virginia Avenue to Lincoln Memorial Circle Lincoln Memorial Circle and all approaches and ramps

Ohio Drive, SW from the Inlet Bridge to Independence Avenue

West Basin Drive, SW from Ohio Drive to Independence Avenue

The Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will remain open, but all inbound traffic must exit onto E Street. There will be no access to Constitution Avenue.

The 9th Street Tunnel and the 12th Street Tunnel will remain open except during the Independence Day Parade, which will begin at approximately 11:45 am and conclude at approximately 2:30 pm.

In addition to the closures listed above, the following streets will be closed from approximately 11:30 am to 4 pm for the parade:

Constitution Avenue from 6th Street to 14th Street

7th and 15th Streets from Constitution Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue 9th, 10th, 12th and 14th Streets from Constitution Ave. to Pennsylvania Ave

Virginia Avenue from Constitution Avenue to 21st Street

14th Street from Independence to Pennsylvania (Will remain closed after the parade until 11 pm)

3rd Street from Maryland Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue (Will remain closed after parade until 11 pm)

Parking throughout the area will be extremely limited. Residents and visitors are encouraged to take public transportation or bike to the festivities. The National Park Service and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) will provide free valet parking at two locations from 2 pm until 10:30 pm: at the corner of 15th Street and Independence Avenue, SW, and on the South side of the Lincoln Memorial. For more information, visit www.waba.org.

For more information about Independence Day events on the Mall, visit www.nps.gov/dc/july4th.

For more information about July 4 activities and road closures in Arlington, please visit www.arlingtonva.us.

National Archives July 4 Celebration

The following street will be closed from 7:30 am to 11:15 am:

Constitution Avenue, NW from 7th Street to 10th Street

For more information about this event please visit www.archives.gov.

Palisades July 4 Parade

The following street will be closed from 11 am until 12:30 pm:

MacArthur Boulevard, NW from Reservoir Road to Arizona Avenue

For more information about the parade please visit www.palisadesdc.org.

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