Massive Road Closures Announced for Inauguration Celebration at Lincoln Memorial Thursday

WASHINGTON, DC — Two free public concerts will be held at the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as president, and that will mean massive road closures in the District all day long. So if you've got to commute to work in the vicinity, be aware that things could get messy on the roads.

The Voices of the People and the Make American Great Again! inaugural welcome celebrations will take place in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday, Jan. 19 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. But the road closures will begin a lot earlier than that, with the National Park Service indicating that the following roads will be closed starting at 4 a.m. on Thursday:

• Constitution Avenue (23rd Street to 15th Street)
• 23rd Street NW (Virginia Avenue NW to Independence Avenue SW)
• Henry Bacon Drive NW
• Lincoln Memorial Circle
• 22nd Street NW (C Street NW to Constitution Avenue NW)
• 21st Street NW (Virginia Avenue NW to Constitution Avenue NW)
• 20th Street NW (C Street NW to Constitution Avenue NW)
• 19th Street NW (Virginia Avenue NW to Constitution Avenue NW)
• 18th Street NW (Virginia Avenue NW to Constitution Avenue NW)
• Virginia Ave NW (18th Street NW to Constitution Avenue NW)
• 17th Street NW (New York Ave NW to Independence Avenue SW)
• Independence Avenue SW (23rd Street NW to 17th Street NW)
• Daniel French Drive SW
• Ohio Drive SW (Independence Avenue SW to Inlet Bridge)
• West Basin Drive SW (Ohio Drive SW to Independence Avenue SW)
• Rock Creek Parkway (Virginia Avenue SW to Ohio Drive SW)
• Parkway Drive
• Arlington Memorial Bridge
• Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (at 10 am on January 19th, a full closure will occur with all traffic being diverted onto Northbound Potomac River Freeway)

In addition, the following NPS sites will be closed starting at 4 a.m. on Thursday until after the end of the event at 6 p.m.

• Lincoln Memorial
• D.C. War Memorial
• Korean War Veterans Memorial
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• World War II Memorial

So if you're headed into D.C. either for the concert or to get to work, you might want to stick with Metro.

For our full inauguration coverage, click here.

Image via NPS