Strategies for getting downtown

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For a full list of road closures, please visit this page.

TRAVELING FROM THE NORTH OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Lafayette Ave. exit to either westbound Macomb or westbound Lafayette. Grand River southbound will be accessible into downtown, but will be closed beginning at Cass Ave. Woodward Ave. southbound will be closed to through traffic at Mack Ave. with full closure south of Adelaide. Although I-375 to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) is open, access to northbound streets off of Jefferson Ave. will be limited due to course closures along Larned St. to the north. Jefferson Ave. to the Lodge Freeway heading north will remain open throughout race day.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-75 South to I-375 South to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jeffer-son and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit Madison St. Most streets between Lafayette Ave. (south), Winder St. (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. South-bound Woodward Ave. heading into down-town will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort St. near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort St. is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway southbound is closed after the Howard St. exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE EAST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Head downtown via Gratiot Ave., which will be open through-out race day. Randolph St. and Beaubien Blvd. turning south from Gratiot is open until the closure at Lafayette. Notable closures: Access to northbound streets off of westbound Jefferson Ave. after St. Aubin St. will be limited due to course closures along Larned St. to the north.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Head toward downtown via E. Jefferson Ave. westbound, which will be open throughout race day. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk. Lafayette westbound will be closed to downtown at Iroquois Ave.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take Gratiot Ave. heading into downtown. Most streets between Lafay-ette Ave. (south), Winder St. (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. No-table closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure along Fort St. near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort St. is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway south-bound is closed after the Howard St. exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE WEST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Lafayette Ave. exit to either westbound Macomb or westbound Lafayette.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-375 south to Jefferson Ave. westbound (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit at Madison St. Most streets between Lafayette Ave. (south), Winder St. (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Southbound Woodward is closed at Adelaide. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Head into Detroit via Michigan Ave. Eastbound Michigan Ave. will be open until the course road closure at Cass Ave. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort St. near the Detroit River to the south. Take I-94 to M-10 South. M-10 South will be closed at Howard St., however the Grand River, Bagley and Howard St. exits will be open. The I-75 exit to Rosa Parks Blvd. will be open. The Lodge Freeway exit to Howard St. is open as well. The Lodge Freeway southbound after the Howard St. exit is closed during the race.

PARKING

We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation’s leading parking reservations app.

To reserve your parking spot for the Detroit Free Press Marathon, visit the Detroit Free Press Marathon SpotHero Parking Page

KEY FACTS

Ambassador Bridge
The Ambassador Bridge will have restricted traffic on Sunday, Oct. 19. That means two-way vehicle traffic will be present on one side of the bridge while runners will be on the other. A buffer lane will separate the two. Using the Ambassador Bridge to access Detroit on race day may result in delays.

Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Closure/Timing
The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6:15 a.m. and will reopen to traffic at 10:15 a.m., on Sunday, Oct 19.

Strategies for getting downtown

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ZOOM

For a full list of road closures, please visit this page.

TRAVELING FROM THE NORTH OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Lafayette Ave. exit to either westbound Macomb or westbound Lafayette. Grand River southbound will be accessible into downtown, but will be closed beginning at Cass Ave. Woodward Ave. southbound will be closed to through traffic at Mack Ave. with full closure south of Adelaide. Although I-375 to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) is open, access to northbound streets off of Jefferson Ave. will be limited due to course closures along Larned St. to the north. Jefferson Ave. to the Lodge Freeway heading north will remain open throughout race day.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-75 South to I-375 South to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jeffer-son and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit Madison St. Most streets between Lafayette Ave. (south), Winder St. (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. South-bound Woodward Ave. heading into down-town will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort St. near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort St. is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway southbound is closed after the Howard St. exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE EAST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Head downtown via Gratiot Ave., which will be open through-out race day. Randolph St. and Beaubien Blvd. turning south from Gratiot is open until the closure at Lafayette. Notable closures: Access to northbound streets off of westbound Jefferson Ave. after St. Aubin St. will be limited due to course closures along Larned St. to the north.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Head toward downtown via E. Jefferson Ave. westbound, which will be open throughout race day. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk. Lafayette westbound will be closed to downtown at Iroquois Ave.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take Gratiot Ave. heading into downtown. Most streets between Lafay-ette Ave. (south), Winder St. (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. No-table closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure along Fort St. near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort St. is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway south-bound is closed after the Howard St. exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE WEST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Lafayette Ave. exit to either westbound Macomb or westbound Lafayette.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-375 south to Jefferson Ave. westbound (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit at Madison St. Most streets between Lafayette Ave. (south), Winder St. (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Southbound Woodward is closed at Adelaide. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Head into Detroit via Michigan Ave. Eastbound Michigan Ave. will be open until the course road closure at Cass Ave. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort St. near the Detroit River to the south. Take I-94 to M-10 South. M-10 South will be closed at Howard St., however the Grand River, Bagley and Howard St. exits will be open. The I-75 exit to Rosa Parks Blvd. will be open. The Lodge Freeway exit to Howard St. is open as well. The Lodge Freeway southbound after the Howard St. exit is closed during the race.

PARKING

We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation’s leading parking reservations app.

To reserve your parking spot for the Detroit Free Press Marathon, visit the Detroit Free Press Marathon SpotHero Parking Page

KEY FACTS

Ambassador Bridge
The Ambassador Bridge will have restricted traffic on Sunday, Oct. 19. That means two-way vehicle traffic will be present on one side of the bridge while runners will be on the other. A buffer lane will separate the two. Using the Ambassador Bridge to access Detroit on race day may result in delays.

Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Closure/Timing
The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6:15 a.m. and will reopen to traffic at 10:15 a.m., on Sunday, Oct 19.

Strategies for getting downtown

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ZOOM

For a full list of road closures, please visit this page.

TRAVELING FROM THE NORTH OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Lafayette Ave. exit to either westbound Macomb or westbound Lafayette. Grand River southbound will be accessible into downtown, but will be closed beginning at Cass Ave. Woodward Ave. southbound will be closed to through traffic at Mack Ave. with full closure south of Adelaide. Although I-375 to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) is open, access to northbound streets off of Jefferson Ave. will be limited due to course closures along Larned St. to the north. Jefferson Ave. to the Lodge Freeway heading north will remain open throughout race day.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-75 South to I-375 South to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jeffer-son and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit Madison St. Most streets between Lafayette Ave. (south), Winder St. (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. South-bound Woodward Ave. heading into down-town will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort St. near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort St. is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway southbound is closed after the Howard St. exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE EAST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Head downtown via Gratiot Ave., which will be open through-out race day. Randolph St. and Beaubien Blvd. turning south from Gratiot is open until the closure at Lafayette. Notable closures: Access to northbound streets off of westbound Jefferson Ave. after St. Aubin St. will be limited due to course closures along Larned St. to the north.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Head toward downtown via E. Jefferson Ave. westbound, which will be open throughout race day. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk. Lafayette westbound will be closed to downtown at Iroquois Ave.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take Gratiot Ave. heading into downtown. Most streets between Lafay-ette Ave. (south), Winder St. (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. No-table closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure along Fort St. near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort St. is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway south-bound is closed after the Howard St. exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE WEST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Lafayette Ave. exit to either westbound Macomb or westbound Lafayette.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-375 south to Jefferson Ave. westbound (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit at Madison St. Most streets between Lafayette Ave. (south), Winder St. (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Southbound Woodward is closed at Adelaide. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Head into Detroit via Michigan Ave. Eastbound Michigan Ave. will be open until the course road closure at Cass Ave. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort St. near the Detroit River to the south. Take I-94 to M-10 South. M-10 South will be closed at Howard St., however the Grand River, Bagley and Howard St. exits will be open. The I-75 exit to Rosa Parks Blvd. will be open. The Lodge Freeway exit to Howard St. is open as well. The Lodge Freeway southbound after the Howard St. exit is closed during the race.

PARKING

We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation’s leading parking reservations app.

To reserve your parking spot for the Detroit Free Press Marathon, visit the Detroit Free Press Marathon SpotHero Parking Page

KEY FACTS

Ambassador Bridge
The Ambassador Bridge will have restricted traffic on Sunday, Oct. 19. That means two-way vehicle traffic will be present on one side of the bridge while runners will be on the other. A buffer lane will separate the two. Using the Ambassador Bridge to access Detroit on race day may result in delays.

Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Closure/Timing
The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6:15 a.m. and will reopen to traffic at 10:15 a.m., on Sunday, Oct 19.