Road Closures Come To Fredericksburg Sunday For Marine Corps Races

Fredericksburg VA

20 May, 2022

4:23 PM

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA — The Marine Corps Marathon Organization's Historic Half Events are returning in-person in Fredericksburg on Sunday. Fredericksburg residents can expect widespread road closures from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday. Race organizers expect more than 6,000 runners to participate in Sunday's events, which include the Marine Corps Historic Half (13.1 miles), Semper 5ive (5 miles) or Devil Dog Double (18.1 miles). Participants and spectators in Sunday's races can park at the Central Park Shopping Complex and walk to the Historic Half start line on Carl D. Silver Parkway near the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center. Semper 5ive participants will be shuttled to the start line at James Monroe High School. The shuttle will pick up runners on Hospitality Lane, near the Homewood Suites. The first bus will depart at 5:00 a.m., with the last one leaving at 6:15 a.m. Organizers are advising runners to be weary of high temperatures on Sunday. Hydration packs will be allowed at the race, though bags and backpacks are subject to search. The race's water points will have flags to advise runners of current conditions. Here is a full list of road closures to know on Sunday: 5:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Northbound lanes of Carl D. Silver Parkway from Fall Hill Avenue to Gordon W. Shelton Parkway.5:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Northbound lanes of Carl D. Silver Parkway from Gordon W. Shelton Parkway to Jackie Robinson Way and Haymarket Street6:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Gordon W. Shelton Parkway from Carl D. Silver Parkway to Celebrate Virginia5: 00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Washington Avenue from Fall Hill Avenue to Virginia Avenue6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. Germania Avenue from Fall Hill Avenue to Caroline Street7:00 a.m. – 7:15 a.m. Princess Anne Street at Germania Street6:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Southbound lanes of Carl D. Silver Parkway from Hospitality Lane to Fall Hill Avenue6:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Southbound lanes of Carl D Silver Parkway from Fall Hill Avenue to Cowan Boulevard6:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Northbound lanes of Carl D. Silver Parkway from Cowan Boulevard to Fall Hill Avenue6:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Eastbound lanes of Cowan Boulevard from Carl D. Silver Parkway to Keeneland Road6:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. Woodland, Keeneland and Westwood Roads from Cowan Boulevard to Route 36:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Westbound lanes of Route 3 from Westwood Road to William Street6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. William Street from Route 3 to Caroline Street6:30 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. Sunken Road from William Street to Fitzhugh Street6:30 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Fitzhugh Street from Sunken Road to Franklin Street6:30 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Franklin Street from Fitzhugh Street to Madison Street6:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Madison Street from Franklin Street to Littlepage Street6:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Littlepage Street from Madison Street to Grove Avenue6:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Grove Avenue from Littlepage Street to Kenmore Avenue6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Kenmore Avenue from Grove Avenue to William Street6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Mary Ball Street from Kenmore Avenue to Washington Avenue6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Cornell Street from Kenmore Avenue to Washington Avenue6:30 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. Southbound lanes of Washington Avenue from William Street to Stuart Street6:30 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. Northbound lanes of Washington Avenue from Mary Ball to Stuart Street6:30 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. Maury Street from Washington Avenue to Fall Hill Avenue6:30 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. Fall Hill Avenue from Stuart Street to Prince Edward Street6:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Prince Edward Street from Canal Road to William Street6:30 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. Princess Anne Street from William Street to Charlotte Street6:30 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. Charlotte Street from Princess Anne Street to Caroline Street6:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Caroline Street from Wolf Street to Lewis Street and from Hawke Street to Van Buren Street6:30 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. Amelia Street from Caroline Avenue to Sophia Street6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Sophia Street from William Street to Pitt Street6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Pitt Street from Sophia Street to Caroline Street6:30 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Riverside Drive from Woodford Street to Fall Hill Avenue6:30 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. Fall Hill Avenue from Riverside Drive to Mary Washington Boulevard6:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Mary Washington Boulevard from Sam Perry Boulevard to Fall Hill Avenue6:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Hospital Drive from Mary Washington Boulevard to Cowan Boulevard6:30 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Westbound lanes of Cowan Boulevard from Hospital Drive to Carl D. Silver Parkway6:30 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Hospitality Lane from Fall Hill Drive to Carl D Silver Parkway