UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENT ROAD CLOSURES FOR 2026 CHATTANOOGA MARATHON
Marathon Weekend March 27-29, 20206
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 25, 2026)
Erlanger Chattanooga Marathon / 5K / Kids Fun Run
Detailed information regarding the Chattanooga Marathon / 5K / Kids Fun Run road closures, lane narrowing, parking restrictions, and mapping can be found on the Chattanooga Marathon website: www.chattanoogamarathon.com.
As with all major events taking place within our public spaces, please use caution when driving near participants, follow all instructions from Chattanooga Police, and plan for additional travel time to your destination.
Friday, March 27th - Sunday, March 29th
Set-up will close Reggie While Boulevard between W 19th Street and W Main Street and begins Friday at 6:00 AM lasting through Sunday, March 29th at 5:00 PM.
Saturday, March 28th
Chattanooga Marathon 5K, and Kids Fun Run will primarily affect Main Street between Riverfront Parkway and Central Ave between 9:00 AM and Noon with the 5K starting at 9 AM and the Kids Fun Run at 10:45 AM.
These specific road closures and restrictions include:
- Main Street from Central Ave to Reggie White Blvd - Fully closed
- W 13th Street from Cowart to Carter - Fully closed
- Cowart Street from Main to W 13th - Fully closed
- Carter Street northbound from Main to W 13th
Please note: Parking restrictions exist where 'No Parking Special Event' signage is posted which includes all street parking within the Main Street closure.
Sunday, March 29th
The full Marathon will see the highest downtown traffic impact and closures between 7:30 AM and 3:00 PM. The attached PDF includes a detailed mapping of the course route and notes the exact locations of numerous closures and restrictions.
Parking restrictions exist where 'No Parking Special Event' signage is posted which includes the following corridors:
- Riverfront Parkway southbound street parking between Molly Lane and W
Martin Luther King Blvd - Main Street westbound street parking between Cowart Street and Madison
Street - Mocs Alumni Boulevard eastbound street parking between Terrell Owens Way
and Palmetto Street - Vine Street eastbound between Lindsay Street and Douglas Street
- Carter Street northbound street parking between W Main Street and W 13th Street
Marathon partial or full road closures include the following locations:
- Carter St. from W Main St to W 11th St. will be closed for mass start.
CPD to open southbound Carter St as last runner passes. - W 11th St at Carter St will be closed.
- Chestnut St at W 11th St, and between W 13th St and W Main St. will be
closed; W 13th from Chestnut Street toCarter St will be closed. - Eastbound traffic on E MLK Blvd will be shifted to the center lane.
- Southbound Market St from W 11th St to W 20th St will be closed for mass
start. CPD to open closures as lastrunner passes. - Westbound traffic on W 20th St from Broad St to Market St. CPD to reopen
after the last runner passes. - Riverfront Pkwy. from Lindsay St. to Molly Lane will be closed.
- The Barton Ave. ramp from Frazier Ave. will be closed.
- Right eastbound lane of Main St. between Riverfront Pkwy and Reggie
White Blvd. will be closed. - Right westbound lane/parking of Main St. from Holtzclaw Ave. to Chestnut
St. will be closed.
Additional information can be found on the Chattanooga Marathon website.
View map of special event and construction related road closures here.