76TH ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE
<https://www.chattanoogan.com/2025/1/15/497861/2025-Chattanooga-Hamilton-County-Armed.aspx>
– TRAFFIC IMPACT
The 76th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade will take place Friday, May 2nd,
and begin on Market Street at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr
Blvd at 10:30 AM, traveling northbound toward Aquarium Way. The parade may
be viewed from any public sidewalk within this corridor. The estimated
length of the parade is 30 minutes.
To clear the roadway for the parade, Market Street will be closed at
Frazier Ave at 10:30 AM. All southbound traffic will need to detour via
Manufacturers Ave and HWY 27.
The full closure of Market Street will also limit all eastbound and
westbound traffic at the following intersections for an estimated 1 hour
(10:30 AM - 11:30 AM):
· 11th Street
· 10th Street
· Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
· 8th Street
· 7th Street
· 6th Street
· 5th Street
· 4th Street*
· 3rd Street
· Aquarium Way
· E 1st Street
All traffic west of Market Street needing to travel eastbound will detour
via Broad Street / HWY 27 to W 12th Street.
All traffic east of Market Street needing to travel westbound will detour
via Cherry Street, E 8th Street (to travel briefly EB), and Lindsay Street.
Riverfront Parkway or Main Street are highly recommended as an alternative
route to travel east or west of Market Street during the closure.
*4th Street east and westbound will remain open across Market Street until
the parade reaches 5th Street. At this point, until the parade ends, only
emergency vehicles will be allowed on 4th Street.
STAGING AREA AND VIEWING STAND CLOSURE
Market Street between W 12th Street/Houston Street and Martin Luther King
Jr Blvd will close from 9 AM until 11:30 AM (estimated) for parade staging.
This includes the full closure of intersections at Market Street and
11th Street,
Georgia Ave, and 10th Street. Detours during this time will be via Broad
Street. Street parking will be prohibited within this closure.
Dignitary viewing stands will be placed at the intersection of Broad Street
and Aquarium Way. As a result, the following roads will see a full closure
between 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM (estimated):
· Broad Street between E 3rd Street and Aquarium Way
· Aquarium Way between Chestnut Street and Market Street.
Street parking will also be prohibited during this time.
TRANSPORTATION / PARKING
CARTA’s Downtown Electric Shuttle
<https://www.gocarta.org/routes-schedules/downtown-shuttle-route/> will
operate as normal, however, the shuttle stops between 12th Street and 11th
Street (Warehouse Row / Development Resource Center) will not have service
between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM.
All Bike Chattanooga <https://bikechattanooga.com/> bike-sharing stations
will operate as normal and are a great option to travel from nearby parking
lots to the parade route.
CARTA and Chattanooga Parking Authority
<https://chattanoogaparking.org/locations> lots are available with the
North and South Shuttle Parking Garages being the best options to park and
walk to the parade route. Please note that street parking along Market
Street, Aquarium Way and sections of Broad Street may be limited or
unavailable during the parade. Any vehicles still parked after 10:30 AM,
will not be permitted to exit until after the parade.