The Long Beach Marathon will return for its 41st year on Sunday, Oct. 5, bringing a day full of inspiration, motivation and plenty of street closures in the downtown area.
Most road closures will have provided detours, ranging from 4:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on race day. All closures listed apply to both sides of the street, unless otherwise noted.
Streets affected include the following:
- Eastbound Shoreline Drive – Shoreline Village Drive to Ocean Boulevard (note: closure begins at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4)
- Westbound Shoreline Drive – Ocean Boulevard to Shoreline Village Drive (note: closure begins at midnight the night of Saturday, Oct. 4)
- Shoreline Drive, from Shoreline Village to the 710 Freeway
- Pine Avenue, from Shoreline Drive to Seaside Way
- Queensway Bridge, from Shoreline Drive to the 710 Freeway
- Ocean Boulevard, from Livingston Drive to 54th Street
- Livingston Drive, from Termino Avenue to Broadway
- Nieto Avenue, from Appian Way to Broadway
- Appian Way, from Nieto Avenue to East Third Street
- East Third Street, from Appian Way to Paoli Way
- Marine Stadium from Nieto Avenue to Bayshore Avenue
- East Colorado Street, from Orlena Avenue to Appian Way
- Orlena Avenue, from East Colorado Street to Fourth Street
- Fourth Street, from Monrovia Avenue to Orlena Avenue
- Monrovia Avenue, from Sixth Street to Fourth Street
- Sixth Street, from Park Avenue to Monrovia Avenue
- Park Avenue, from Anaheim Street to Appian Way
- Anaheim Street, from Pacific Coast Highway to Park Avenue
- Clark Avenue, northbound, from Atherton Street to Anaheim Street
- Atherton Street, westbound, from Clark Avenue to Bellflower Boulevard
- Palo Verde Avenue, southbound, from Atherton Street to Anaheim Street
- Atherton Street, from Bellflower Boulevard to Palo Verde Avenue
- Ocean Boulevard, from Livingston Drive to Alamitos Avenue
All roads are expected to be fully reopened by 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
Streets along the racecourse will be marked with “no parking” signs, and vehicles in violation of the posted signs will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense to the tow yard at 3111 E. Willow St.
A map and details about entering and exiting the impacted neighborhoods of Belmont Shore, the Peninsula, Naples, Belmont Heights, Bluff Park, Bluff Heights, Alamitos Beach, Park Estates and Los Altos can be found here.
Free parking Saturday night through Sunday will be available for Belmont Shore, Peninsula and Naples residents in the beach lots along Ocean Boulevard. Exiting may be possible at select areas on Sunday during the marathon by police escort.
Boat owners who park at Marina Green on Saturday will still have access to that lot via Shoreline Village Drive. On Sunday, boat owners can park at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center via Pine Avenue.
Specific details for participants and supporters, including day-of parking, runner drop off and race start location, are available on the Long Beach Marathon website.
