Brace yourselves – The Richmond Marathon is Coming

by | Nov 14, 2014 | POLITICS

It’s that time of year again – it’s cold as shit and the tow truck companies are ready to cash in on hungover college students. The Richmond Marathon runs tomorrow, and most of the city will be caught in it’s over-enthusiastic grip.


It’s that time of year again – it’s cold as shit and the tow truck companies are ready to cash in on hungover college students. The Richmond Marathon runs tomorrow, and most of the city will be caught in it’s over-enthusiastic grip.

That’s right, “America’s Friendliest Marathon” (who the hell came up with that tag line?) is back, and Richmond’s neighborhood streets will be closed starting today through Saturday.

Here’s a map of the closures:

So if you live inside the Fan, or wish to head to South side tomorrow, consider investing in a catapult.

NBC 12 has more details below, with a complete list of closures below the video:

NBC12 – Richmond, VA News

Here’s a complete list of closures via NBC:

East Grace Street between 3rd and 6th Street will be changed to a two-way traffic pattern from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

6th Street between Canal and Cary streets will be changed to a two-way traffic pattern from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

East Canal Street between 5th and 6th streets will be changed to a two–way traffic pattern from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

Tredegar Street will be closed between Dominion Resources and 7th Street from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. through 5 p.m. Saturday.

Tredegar Street will be closed between 5th and 7th streets from 6 p.m. Friday through 5 p.m. Saturday. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. through 5 p.m. Saturday.

5th Street will be closed between Grace and Tredegar streets from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. through 5 p.m. Saturday.

Tredegar from 5th to the footbridge will be closed from 10 a.m. Friday until 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Cary Street will be closed between 3rd and 12th streets from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Broad Street from Lombardy to Belvidere will be closed all day Saturday.

Broad Street (both eastbound and westbound) between 4th Street and the Boulevard will be closed from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. Westbound traffic will be detoured north onto 11th Street and west on

Leigh Street. No parking will be allowed from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastbound traffic will be detoured north on Sheppard Street, east on Marshall Street, north on the Boulevard, east on

Leigh Street, south on 10th Street, east on Marshall Street, south on 12th Street back to Broad Street.

Grace Street from Allen Ave. to 4th Street will be closed from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Grace Street will be closed between Boulevard and Allen Ave. from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. for the HCA Virginia 8K.

3rd Street will be closed from Broad to Main Street from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mulberry Street between Broad and Grace streets will be closed from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the HCA Virginia 8K. No parking will be allowed from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m.

East Franklin Street between 2nd and 6th streets will be closed from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lombardy Street between Brook Road and Grace Street will be closed from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m.

North Boulevard northbound from Broad Street to Hermitage Road will be closed from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the American Family Fitness Half Marathon. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hermitage Road northbound from Boulevard to Pope Ave will be closed from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the American Family Fitness Half Marathon.

Hermitage Road northbound between the Boulevard/Westwood and Laburnum Road will be closed from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Brookland Parkway eastbound from Hermitage Road to Lamont Street will be closed from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the American Family Fitness Half Marathon

Bellevue Avenue from Hermitage Road to the Bryan Park entrance will be closed from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the American Family Fitness Half Marathon.

Monument Avenue westbound between Mulberry and Chantilly will be closed from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. No parking will be allowed from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Westmoreland between Monument Ave and Grove Ave will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Grove Avenue westbound between Commonwealth and Maple will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Maple Avenue from Grove to Cary Street will be closed from 4:00 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The Huguenot Bridge will be closed to all traffic from 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. Northbound traffic on

Huguenot Road will be detoured north from Huguenot Road onto Chippenham Parkway to the Willey Bridge.

Riverside Dr. will be closed from the Huguenot Bridge to Scottview Drive from 6 a.m. to Noon.

Forest Hill Ave. westbound from Roanoke St. to Hathaway Rd. will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Semmes Ave. Westbound from Cowardin Avenue to Forest Hill Avenue will be closed from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. through 5 p.m. Saturday

Belvidere Street northbound at Grace Street will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The recommended detour will be east on Byrd Street to the Downtown Expressway eastbound to I-95 northbound.

Main Street, from Belvidere to Boulevard will be closed from 4 a. m. to 1 p.m. No parking will be allowed from 3 a.m. through 5 p.m. Saturday

Belvidere Street southbound between Broad and Grace Streets will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The recommended detour for southbound Belvidere Street will be onto I-95 southbound just north of Leigh Street

The southbound exit ramp from the Powhite Parkway to Forest Hill Avenue and the northbound entrance ramp from westbound Forest Hill Avenue onto the Powhite Parkway will be closed to traffic from 8 a.m. until approximately 11 a.m.

There will also be numerous and frequent lane closures along the Marathon, Half Marathon & 8K routes, including closures on: Broad Street, North Boulevard, Monument Avenue, Grove Avenue, Maple Avenue, Cary Street Road, River Road, Scottview Drive, Forest Hill Avenue, Semmes Avenue, the Lee Bridge, Belvidere Street, West Main Street, Hermitage Road, Fauquier Avenue, Brook Road.

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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