UPDATED Traffic Advisory for 2019 Fourth of July Celebration

Sunday, June 30, 2019

On Thursday, July 4, 2019, the 2019 Fourth of July Celebration will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be extensive street closures that motorists should take into consideration.

The following streets will be closed and posted as Emergency No Parking for the event from approximately 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.:

  • Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (TR Bridge) Inbound to Constitution Avenue; all traffic will be diverted to the E Street Expressway

  • Independence Avenue, SW from 15th Street to 23rd Street, SW

  • 23rd Street, NW (northbound) from Constitution Avenue to Virginia Avenue, NW; southbound 23rd Street, NW will be allowed to flow and access outbound TR Bridge

  • 22nd Street, NW from C Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 21st Street, NW from C Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 20th Street, NW from C Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 19th Street, NW from Virginia Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 18th Street, NW from Virginia Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 17th Street, NW from New York Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 15th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue to Independence Avenue, SW

  • 14th Street, NW from Pennsylvania to Independence Avenue, SW

  • 12th Street, NW from Pennsylvania to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 9th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 7th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW

  • 6th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 4th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW

  • 3rd Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW

  • Henry Bacon Drive, NW from Constitution Avenue to Lincoln Memorial Circle, NW

  • Constitution Avenue from 3rd Street to 23rd Street, NW

  • Arlington Memorial Bridge (to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic)

  • Southbound Rock Creek Parkway will be closed at Virginia Avenue, NW

  • Maine Avenue, SW will be closed at I-395 to all westbound traffic

  • Access to East Potomac Park from I-395 will be by National Park Service permit only

  • The northbound HOV lanes of the 14th Street Bridge will be diverted to eastbound I-395. The northbound main lanes of the 14th Street Bridge will also be diverted to eastbound I-395.

The following tunnels will be closed for the event from approximately 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.:

  • 9th Street Tunnel

  • 12th Street Tunnel

The 3rd Street Tunnel will remain open for travel into and out of the city.

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