City of Rochester
Motorist and Boater Advisory
Rochester Half Marathon and 5k to Affect Traffic in Northwest Rochester on Sunday, Sept. 26, Motorist Traffic Allowed on O’Rorke Bridge; Lift Will Remain Closed and Unable to Open for Boat Traffic Until 1:30 p.m.
(Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021) - Motorists should anticipate the following road closures during Sunday’s Rochester Half Marathon and 5K.
Morrie Silver Way—from Oak Street to Verona Street—will be closed from 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25 until 3 p.m., Sunday. Sept. 26.
O’Rorke Bridge will be open but the lift will remain closed and unable to open for boat traffic from 4 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 26: Closed as early as 6 a.m.:
• Maplewood Avenue from Maplewood Drive to the dead end at Maplewood Rose Garden
• Bridgeview Drive from Rt. 104 to Keehl Street
• Maplewood Drive from Keehl Street to Lake Avenue
• Petten Street from Lake Avenue to the Genesee River
• Driving Park Bridge; both lanes
• Smith Street Bridge; both lanes
• Cataract Street from St. Paul Boulevard to the dead end
• Morrie Silver Way from Verona Street to State Street
• Platt Street from State Street to Mill Street
• Plymouth Avenue from Allen Street to Brown Street
• State Street from Allen Street to Brown Street
Local residential traffic will be delayed, but accommodated. The course closes at 2 p.m., however, roads will be re-opened as soon as the final runner passes each checkpoint. For specific closure timeframes, visit
www.rochestermarathon.com/race-weekend/must-read-communications.
Event parking will be available at Frontier Field lots C and D, which can be accessed from Main Street to Broad Street to Morrie Silver Way. Additional event parking will be available at the Sister Cities Garage, 28 N Fitzhugh Street.
For more information, contact Ellen Brenner of Yellow Jacket Racing at
events@yellowjacketracing.com or call (585) 732-1090.
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