Marine Corps Marathon Road Closures Oct. 24-25, 2026

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Marine Corps Marathon Road Closures: Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026

10/22/2026

ARLINGTON, Va. – Numerous roads near Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) will close Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 through Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, for the annual Marine Corps Marathon. The closures will affect pedestrian and vehicular access to and from ANC. Visitors should review the following information before arriving.

Primary Impacts to ANC Visitors, Employees and Family Pass Holders:

•   Southbound Route 110 from I-66 to Washington Boulevard

•   Northbound Route 110 from Route 1 to I-66/Wilson Boulevard

•   Memorial Avenue, ANC's main public entrance, will close to vehicular traffic between Lincoln Circle in Washington, D.C., and ANC from 3 a.m to 6 p.m Sunday Oct. 25. Memorial Avenue will remain open to pedestrians during that time.

•   Ord and Weitzel Gate will close to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

•   Old Post Chapel Gate will be open to authorized DoD cardholders.

•   Visitors planning to use Metro should note that the Arlington Cemetery station on the Blue Line will open at 9 a.m. Oct 25, 60 minutes after the cemetery opens.


The below road closures will directly impact ANC access:

 

Oct. 24, 4 p.m. – Oct. 25, 5 p.m.

•   Southbound Route 110 will be closed from Washington Boulevard to Route 1

Oct. 25, 3 a.m. – 3 p.m.

•   Northbound HOT lanes from Seminary Road to 14th Street SW

Oct. 25, 3 a.m. – 5 p.m.

•    Eastbound and westbound lanes of Route 27 from I-395 to U.S. Route 50

Oct. 25, 3 a.m. – 6 p.m.

•   North Meade Street from Fairfax Drive to North Marshall Drive

•   North Marshall Drive from North Meade Street to Route 110

•   Army Navy Drive, from South Hayes Street to 12th Street South

•   Washington Boulevard, from Route 27/northbound I-395 split to George Washington Parkway/Boundary Channel

•   Southbound Route 110, from I-66 to Washington Boulevard

•   Northbound Route 110, from Route 1 to I-66/Wilson Boulevard

•   I-395 southbound exit 8B ramp to northbound Route 110

•   I-395 northbound slip ramp into I-395 northbound HOT lanes

•   I-395 southbound HOT lanes at Route 1

•   I-395 northbound HOT lanes at Seminary Road

•   I-395 northbound exit 8B to the Pentagon/Route 27

•   I-395 southbound exit 8A to Pentagon South Parking

•   Eastbound Washington Boulevard ramp to eastbound Route 27

Oct. 25, 3 a.m. – 7 p.m.

•   Marine Corps War Memorial Access Road

Oct. 25, 5:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

•   Southbound George Washington Memorial Parkway ramp to Key Bridge

•   Northbound George Washington Memorial Parkway, from I-395 to Spout Run Parkway

Oct. 25, 5:30 a.m. – noon

•   Parkway Drive from Rock Creek Parkway to Lincoln Circle

Oct. 25, 5:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

•   Lincoln Circle from 23rd Street NW to 23rd Street SW

For a full list of road closures in the area during the Marine Corps Marathon, please visit the  Arlington County and Marine Corps Marathon websites.

Questions? Please contact us at 877-907-8585.