Queen Bee Half Marathon Street Closures
Oct 10, 2024
CINCINNATI, OH – The Queen Bee Half Marathon will take place on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The racecourse travels through various parts of Cincinnati and will require the closure of numerous streets. Motorists are advised to plan and, if possible, avoid streets along the race route. Although many streets will be closed, travel may be permitted in the opposite direction of the racecourse when separated by cones and crossing of streets intersecting with the race route will be maintained with the assistance of Cincinnati Police.
To allow for setup of the Start/Finish lines, the following streets will close on Saturday, October 12 at 4AM and remain closed until the race ends (approximately 1PM):
Eggleston Avenue- closed between Reedy Street and Reading Road
Court Street- closed between Eggleston Avenue and Reedy Street
Reading Road- northbound closed between Eggleston Avenue and 12th Street
E Pete Rose Way- closed between Mehring Way and Eggleston Avenue
The balance of the racecourse will close at 700AM. These streets will remain closed until the end of the race has left the area. The following streets will close at 700AM:
Central Parkway- eastbound closed between Sycamore Street and Eggleston Avenue
Reading Road- northbound closed between Eggleston Avenue and Elsinore Place
Liberty Street Exit from northbound I471- closed
Elsinore Place- closed between Reading Road and Gilbert Avenue
Gilbert Avenue- northbound closed between Broadway and Eden Park Drive (open to the Hard Rock Casino and I71 ramp)
Gilbert Avenue- southbound closed between Eden Park Drive and Elsinore Place
Eden Park Drive- closed between Gilbert Avenue and Victory Parkway
Art Museum Drive- closed to through traffic between Paradrome Street and Eden Park Drive
Martin Drive- closed between Parkside Place and Eden Park Drive
Victory Parkway- closed between Eden Park Drive and McMillan Street (southbound Victory Parkway maintained between McMillan Street and Francis Lane)
McMillan Street- closed between Victory Parkway and Grandview Avenue
Woodburn Avenue- northbound closed between McMillan Street and Madison Road
Madison Road- eastbound closed between Woodburn Avenue and Observatory Avenue
Observatory Avenue- eastbound closed between Madison Road and Linwood Avenue
Linwood Avenue- southbound closed between Observatory Avenue and Eastern Avenue
Eastern Avenue- westbound closed between Heekin Avenue and Delta Avenue
Delta Avenue- northbound closed between Kellogg Avenue and Eastern Avenue
Riverside Drive- eastbound closed between Eggleston Avenue and Delta Avenue (eastbound Riverside Drive open for runners only. Present construction closures remain in place.)
Eggleston Avenue- southbound closed between Central Parkway and Riverside Drive
METRO WILL MAINTAIN BUS SERVICE ALTHOUGH SOME DELAYS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.
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