Weekend closures in DC area to make way for beer, hockey and running

The DC area is gearing up for a weekend of fall fun, with the start of the Washington Capitals season, the Army 10-Miler and Snallygaster (the District's largest craft beer festival) all set to take place on Saturday and Sunday.

But the good times come with a bit of a headache for motorists, as each event brings a slew of road closures and parking restrictions.

Here's what you need to know.

To accommodate Snallygaster, DC Police said the following roads will be closed to traffic from 7:00 PM Friday to 2:00 AM Sunday and are marked as Emergency No Parking:

• 4th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Madison Drive, NW
• 6th Street between C Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
• Constitution Avenue between 3rd Street and 7th Street, NW
• Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd Street and 7th Street, NW

In conjunction with the Capitals' season opener on Saturday, the team will host a number of events to celebrate the start of the district's hockey season. To make way for the festivities, F Street from 6th Street to 7th Street, NW, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and marked as Emergency No Parking. According to DC Police, westbound traffic on F Street from 5th Street, NW, will also be closed to traffic during that time.

The worst closures occur on Sunday, due to the Army 10-Miler. A number of roads in both DC and Northern Virginia will be closed at certain times all day on Sunday.

The following streets in the district are closed to traffic from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m.:

• Key Bridge, NW
• Outbound Theodore Roosevelt Bridge

The streets below are closed to traffic from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.:

• Key Bridge from Virginia to M Street, NW
• Whitehurst Freeway from Key Bridge to 27th Street, NW
• Potomac River Freeway from 27th Street, NW to Ohio Drive, SW
• 14th Street from Constitution Avenue to the 14th Street Bridge
• 14th Street Bridge HOV lanes only
• Independence Avenue from 23rd Street to 7th Street, SW
• 7th Street from Constitution Avenue, NW to G Street, SW
• C Street from 7th Street to 9th Street, SW
• 9th Street from C Street to Independence Avenue, SW

According to DC Police, the following streets will be marked as Emergency Parking from 3 a.m. to noon:

• 14th Street from Constitution Avenue to the 14th Street Bridge
• Independence Avenue from 14th Street to 7th Street, SW
• 7th Street from Independence Avenue to Maryland Avenue, SW
• C Street from 7th Street to 9th Street, SW
• 9th Street from C Street to Independence Avenue, SW

For those driving in Arlington, Virginia, there are also plenty of road closures to worry about. According to Arlington Police, the following roads will be closed from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday:

• Army Navy Drive, from S. Hayes Street to S. Fern Street
• S. Fern Street, between 12th Street S. and Army Navy Drive
• Exit 8A, on I-395 southbound

The following roads are also closed from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.:

• Wilson Boulevard eastbound, from N. Kent Street to Route 110 (southbound traffic from Arlington Ridge Road and N. Kent Street may proceed westbound on Wilson Boulevard)
• I-66 westbound, from Washington DC to exit 73

The following roads will be closed from 5 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:

• Army Navy Drive, from S. Fern Street to 12th Street S. (northbound traffic from S. Fern Street may proceed west on Army Navy Drive after approximately 9 a.m.)
• S. Eads Street, between 12th Street S. and Army Navy Drive (traffic originating from residences or hotels in the area may travel south on S. Eads Street via 11th Street S.)
• S. Eads Street, from Army Navy Drive to the Pentagon Reservation/I-395 northbound HOV lanes
• Exit 10A, on I-395 northbound (access to George Washington Memorial Parkway remains open)
• Exit 10A, on I-395 southbound
• Exit 9, on I-395 southbound
• Exit 8B, on I-395 southbound
• Northbound I-395 HOV exit to Pentagon City/S. Eadsstraat
• I-395 HOV northbound from Crystal City to the 14th Street Bridge
• Exit I-395 HOV south to S. Eads Street / Pentagon South Parking

These road closures are in effect from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m.:

• Route 110 in both directions, between Rosslyn and Crystal City
• Exit 75, on I-66 eastbound

Then, according to Arlington Police, the following roads will be closed from 7:45 a.m. to 10 a.m.:

• N. Lynn Street, from the top of the ramp at westbound I-66 (exit 73) to the Key Bridge (northbound traffic on N. Lynn Street will be detoured west onto Langston Boulevard)
• Fort Myer Drive, from the Key Bridge to Langston Boulevard

The following roads will be closed from 7:45 AM to 12:30 PM:

• 12th Street S., between S. Eads Street and Long Bridge Drive (residents can access the garages on 12th Street S.)
• Long Bridge Drive, between 12th Street S. and Boundary Channel Drive

And finally, according to Arlington Police, Exit 8C on southbound I-395 will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

View a map of the Army 10-Miler route and associated road closures below:

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