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Heads Up: The Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run is Sunday! Here are the Street Closures and Metro Info


You can explore the race map in PDF here

From MPD:

“On Sunday, April 6, 2025, the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run will take place in the District of the Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be street closures that motorists should take into consideration:

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic by the Metropolitan Police Department on Sunday, April 6, 2025, from approximately 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.:

1200 block of Maine Avenue, SW
Maine Avenue from I-395 westbound to Independence Avenue, SW
Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Ramp to Ohio Drive, NW
9th Street Tunnel ramp to Maine Avenue, SW
Virginia Avenue from 27th Street to Rock Creek Parkway, NW
I Street from 27th Street to Rock Creek Parkway, NW

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic by the United States Park Police on Sunday, April 6, 2025, from approximately 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.:

Ohio Drive from 23rd Street to East Basin Drive, SW
Independence Avenue from 14th Street to 23rd Street, SW
Rock Creek Parkway from Ohio Drive to Virginia Avenue, NW
East and West Potomac Parks
East Basin Drive, SW
Raoul Wallenberg Place from 15th Street to Maine Avenue, SW
Ramp from Memorial Circle to Ohio Drive, SW
Homefront Drive, SW
Daniel Chester French Drive from Independence Avenue to Lincoln Memorial Circle, SW
Maine Avenue at ramp from East Basin Drive to Independence Avenue, SW
17th Street from Constitution Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
Parkway Drive, NW from Lincoln Memorial Circle to Rock Creek Parkway
15th Street from Constitution Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
Madison Drive from 14th Street to 15th Street, NW
Jefferson Drive from 14th Street to 15th Street, SW”

From WMATA:

Metro opening two hours early for the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run on Sunday, April 6

Metrorail will open two hours early at 5 a.m. on Sunday, April 6, to get Cherry Blossom 10-Mile runners and spectators to the race on time for the 7:30 a.m. start.

All lines will run normal service, with trains arriving approximately every four minutes at stations served by multiple lines downtown.

The Smithsonian Station on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines is the closest station to the start and finish lines but may experience crowding. Attendees can also take the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines to Federal Triangle (12-minute walk to the starting line) or the Blue, Orange, Silver, Green, or Yellow lines to L’Enfant Plaza (19-minute walk to the starting line).