Temporary Detour: 2023 Rock n Roll Marathon, March 18

Advisory Effective: 3/18/23 - 3/18/23

Saturday, March 18, 2023 | From 3:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


Routes Affected: 16E32, 33, 36, 42, 52, 54, 64, 70, 79, 80, 90,92, 96, D4, D6, G2, G8, H2, H4, L2, P6, S2, S9, X2

Metrobus routes throughout Washington, DC will experience significant delays and detours due to the 2023 Rock n Roll Marathon. Street closures associated with the event will start at 3:00 a.m. and will continue through 4:30 p.m. Customers are encouraged to plan ahead and allow additional travel time.

The following routes will detour or turnback:

16E Columbia Pike

  • Buses will operate between Pentagon Station (stop ID #6000788) and a bus stop located on Glen Carlyn Dr at Vista Dr.
32 Pennsylvania Avenue 
36 Pennsylvania Avenue 

  • Buses will operate between Southern Ave/Naylor Rd and a bus stop located on Pennsylvania Ave NW at 21st St (stop ID #1001182).

33 Wisconsin Avenue northbound to Friendship Heights

  • Buses will operate between Friendship Heights and a bus stop located on 13th St NW at G St (stop ID #1001073).

42 Mount Pleasant

  • Buses will operate between a bus stop located on Connecticut Ave NW at Q St, and the Terminal Stand at Farragut Square.
52 14th St

  • Buses north of Harvard St will operate between Takoma Station and a bus stop located at Columbia Heights Station (stop ID #1001966).
  • Buses south of Harvard St will operate between a bus stop located on U St NW at 15th St (stop ID #1001672) and L’Enfant Plaza.
54 14th St

  • Buses north of Harvard St will operate between Takoma Station and a bus stop located on 14th St NW and Monroe St (stop ID #1003037).
  • Buses south of Harvard St will operate between Metro Center and a bus stop located on U St NW at 15th St (stop ID #1001672).
64 Fort Totten-Petworth

  • Buses north of Harvard St will operate between Fort Totten and a bus stop located on New Hampshire Ave at Georgia Ave (stop ID #1003081).
  • Buses south of Harvard St will operate between a bus stop located on U St NW at Vermont Ave (stop ID #1001685) and a stop located on 9th St NW at F St.
70 Georgia Ave-7th St
79 Georgia Ave Limited

  • Buses north of Harvard St will operate between Silver Spring Transit Center and Georgia Ave-Petworth Station.
  • Buses south of Harvard St will operate between Shaw-Howard University Station and a bus stop located on 7th St NW at F St (stop ID# 1003417).
80 North Capitol St

  • Buses north of Bryant St will operate between Fort Totten Station and a stop located on Michigan Ave NE at Franklin St (stop ID# 1001958).
  • Buses south of Bryant St will operate between McPherson Square and a bus stop located on 7th St at M St NW (stop ID# 1001342).
90 U Street-Garfield
92 U Street-Garfield
  • Buses east of North Capitol St NW will operate between North Capitol St NE and E St (stop ID# 1001022) and Anacostia Station/Congress Heights Station. 
96 East Capitol St

  • Buses east of North Capitol St will operate between Capitol Heights and a bus stop located on Massachusetts Ave at 1st St NE(stop ID#1001033).
  • Buses west of Columbia Rd will operate loop service between Calvert St and Tenleytown Station.
  • Buses south of Columbia Rd and west of North Capitol St will operate between Cardozo Station and a bus stop located on K St at 5th St NW (stop ID# 1003651).
D4 Ivy City-Franklin Square

  • Buses east of North Capitol St will operate between Ivy City and a bus stop located on Florida Ave NE at 5th St (stop ID# 1001358).
  • Buses west of North Capitol St will operate between Franklin Square and a bus stop located on Massachusetts Ave NW at 6th St (stop ID# 1003964).
D6 Sibley Hospital-Stadium Armory
  • Buses east of North Capitol St will operate between Stadium Armory and a bus stop located on E St at Columbus Cir NE (stop ID# 1003743).
  • Buses west of North Capitol St will operate between Sibley Hospital and a bus stop located on 9th St at G St NW (stop ID# 1001084).
G2 P St-LeDroit Park

  • Buses will operate between Georgetown University and a bus stop located on Georgia Ave at Barry Pl NW (stop ID# 1001786). 
G8 Rhode Island Avenue eastbound to Avondale

  • Buses west of North Capitol St will operate between Farragut Square and a bus stop located on R St at 7th St NW (stop ID# 1003654).
  • Buses east of North Capitol St will operate between Avondale and a bus stop located on Rhode Island Avenue NE at 3rd St (stop ID# 1001736).
H2, H4 Crosstown eastbound to Brookland Station

  • No detour.
H2, H4 Crosstown westbound to Tenleytown Station

  • Buses begin detouring on 1st St NW at Michigan Ave, resuming regular route on Harvard St NW.
L2 Connecticut Avenue

  • Buses north of Calvert St/Columbia Rd will operate between Van Ness Station and a bus stop located on Connecticut Ave NW at Veazey Terr (stop ID# 1002415).
  • Buses south of Columbia Rd will operate between Farragut Square and a bus stop located on Connecticut Ave NW at S St (stop ID# 1001592).
P6 Anacostia-Eckington

  • Buses west of North Capitol St will operate between Anacostia Station and a bus stop located on 7th St at N St NW (stop ID# 1001374).
  • Buses east of North Capitol St will operate on a loop between Rhode island Ave and Florida Ave.
S2 16th St

  • Buses north of Harvard St NW will operate between Silver Spring Transit Center and a bus stop located on Mt. Pleasant St NW at 17th St (stop ID# 1002098).
  • Buses south of Harvard St NW will operate between a bus stop located on F St at 12th St NW (stop ID# 1001051) and a bus stop located on 16th St NW at U St (stop ID# 1002877).
S9 16th St MetroExtra

  • Buses north of Harvard St NW will operate between Silver Spring Transit Center and a bus stop located on Lamont NW at Mt Pleasant St (stop ID# 1002070).
  • Buses south of Harvard St NW will operate between Franklin Square and a bus stop located on 16th St NW at U St (stop ID# 1002877).
X2 Benning Road-H St

  • Buses east of North Capitol St NW will operate between Minnesota Ave Station and a bus stop located on Massachusetts Ave at 1st St NE(stop ID# 1001033).
  • Buses west of North Capitol St NW will operate between a bus stop located on H St NW at 16th St (stop ID# 1003702) and a bus stop located on 9th St at G St (stop ID# 1001084).