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Road Closure Info for 2025 Salem Half Marathon

Home Posted on October 07, 2025

The races start at 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 11. Participants will navigate Main Street, Boulevard, the Roanoke College campus, the YMCA and Taliaferro Complex, as well as various neighborhood streets. 

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAP FOUND BELOW OR AT THIS LINK to see the streets that will be closed and affected.  


 

Streets and Traffic Flow

Drive Responsibly: Be aware, but MOST OF ALL, be patient. Runners will be on the road and additional traffic detours will be in place. Please yield to runners and listen to course marshals and police officers guiding traffic. PLEASE SHARE THE ROAD.

 

Park Responsibly: Please do not park along the course in areas that are marked “No Parking”. Some parking lanes will be off-limits on race day.

 

No Parking Zones: Signs for affected areas will be posted on Tuesday, October 8. Areas affected include, but are not limited to, Main Street, Academy, High, N Market, Boulevard, Valleydale, Highfield, Green and any other posted areas.

 

The Major Closures are : 

  • Main Street (4th Street to College Ave) and Broad Street 5am-1pm,
  • Clay Street, High Street, Hawthorn Road, N. Market Street, Red Lane, Academy Street, from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 

Traffic traveling south on Thompson Memorial will be diverted east onto East Main Street from 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

 

Questions: Curt Hunt, Salem Parks & Recreation,

cahunt@salemva.gov or 540-375-3057

Half Marathon Road Closures 2025


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