Street Closures for Madison Marathon Sunday, November 15

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Several streets in and around downtown will be closed for the Madison Marathon races this weekend.

Saturday, November 14

The 100 and 200 blocks of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will close at 8:00am to begin setup.

Additionally, once the Dane County Farmers Market concludes for the day, the following roads will also close, and will reopen Sunday night:

  • Pinckney Street between King Street and E Mifflin Street
  • Main Street between Carroll Street and Pinckney Street
  • Mifflin Street between Pinckney Street and State Street
  • Carroll Street between State Street and Main Street
  • 100 block of E Washington Avenue

Sunday, November 15 

The Madison Marathon will host a 10k race, a half marathon race, and a full marathon race. The races start on the Capitol Square with the full marathon course taking runners through Vilas Park, the UW Arboretum, around Lake Monona, and back to the Capitol Square. 

Details

  • The races begin at 7:00am with the last runner finishing by 1:30pm. 
  • The race course will reopen following the last runner and police officers will be located throughout the course to assist with traffic.
  • Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead if traveling near the race route as crossing the route will only be permitted when there are sufficient gaps in the runners.

Race Maps

Map provided by Madison Marathon planners showing the route for the 10K Marathon
Image credit: Madison Marathon
Map provided by Madison Marathon planners showing the route for the Half Marathon
Image credit: Madison Marathon
Map provided by Madison Marathon planners showing the route for the Full Marathon
Image credit: Madison Marathon

Madison Marathon Road Impact Breakdown

Roads closed for the Madison Marathon around the Capitol Square

Roads Closed following the Farmer's Market on Saturday 11/14 all roads will reopen Sunday night

  • Pinckney St. (between King St. and E. Mifflin)
  • Main St. between Carroll and Pinckney St.
  • Mifflin St. (between Pinkney and State St.)
  • Carroll St (between State St.  and Main St.)
  • 100 Block of East Washington Ave

Roads Closed beginning Saturday morning 8:00 am

  • 100 and 200 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 

Roads with a full or partial lane closure during the Madison Marathon
  • North Shore Dr./Proudfit St. lane closures on Monona Bay side of street
  • West Washington Ave. Runners in coned lane between Regent and Vilas Ave
  • Park St. – Runners Crossing Park St. between 7:00 and 7:30 am then road is open. 
  • Monona Dr (between Winnequah Rd and Margaret St.)
  • Fish Hatchery Rd – runners in coned lane from Wingra Dr.  to Carver St. 7:20 am until 8:10am
  • Williamson/Winnebago Runners crossing at Thornton Ave. 
  • 1 lane of Monroe St. between Odana Rd. and Glenway St. 7:45 am until 9:10 am 
  • Broom St. runners crossing between 7:00 am and 7:20 at W. Washington
  • Broom St. runners crossing between 8:00 am and 10:20 am at Dayton St. 
  • Bassett St. runners crossing between 7:00 am and 7:20 am at W. Washington
  • Bassett St. runners crossing between 8:00 am and 10:20 am at Dayton St. 

Downtown and surrounding roads NOT impacted by the Madison Marathon
  • In bound John Nolen Dr.
  • Rimrock Road
  • East Washington Ave.  
  • Campus Dr. 
  • Johnson St. 
  • Gorham St. 
  • Langdon St. 
  • John Nolen Dr. 
  • E. Mifflin St
  • E. Dayton St.                       

Various other neighborhood streets along the route will be impacted by the event as well. Please be patient and follow the directions of MPD or volunteers along the route. Thank you for your patience. 

Additional Resources

Learn more about route detours on the Metro Transit website.

Please visit the Madison Marathon website to learn more about the race, review maps and other important event information.

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