Eagles Super Bowl Parade: Time, Route, Parking, Road Closures

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Pope Francis was here in 2015. The Democratic National Convention came to town the next year. The NFL Draft was here the year after that. Now in 2018, for the fourth straight year, Philadelphia is hosting another event that's garnering attention from around the nation: the Eagles Super Bowl victory parade.

The parade will begin at Lincoln Financial Field near Broad and Pattison streets at 11 a.m. on Thursday. It will traverse to S. Penn Square, head west on S. Penn Square to 15th Street, north on 15th to JFK Boulevard, and then west on the Parkway before ultimately ending at the Art Museum steps.

Along the route, there will be video screens and numerous Eagles-related attractions for fans. The Parkway will be lined with food trucks and port-a-potties.

Following the parade, a formal program will take place on the Art Museum steps at 1 p.m. The planned program is scheduled to conclude by 3 p.m., officials said.

SEPTA Regional Rail tickets are sold out for the day. See details on public transit below.

Police Presence

Plainclothes police officers will patrol the crowds, and barriers along the parade route will keep fans to the sides of the road and allow cops to move swiftly from point to point.

Officials are not expecting a repeat of the chaos and destruction of Sunday night.

"I doubt even the hardiest partiers will be drinking that much at 10:45 a.m.," Mayor Jim Kenney said during a press conference Tuesday morning. "I think you'll have a different element of a crowd along that parade route."

Police Commissioner Richard Ross said the parade demographics will differ from that of the Sunday night celebrations, implying that the city expects families and people of all ages Thursday morning while Sunday night was more "people in their 20s who were drinking."

The occasion will mark the first Super Bowl victory in Eagles history and the first championship parade in Philadelphia since the Phillies won the World Series in 2008. The Eagles parade is expected to be even bigger.

"This was a crowd like we've never seen," Ross said, alluding to the post-game celebrations Sunday night.. "There were crowds from Vine Street to South Street. There were instances when police saw things but they couldn't get there in time."

If You Go

The city is offering free updates via text. Text "ReadyEagles" to 888-777 to receive updates.

Authorities offered the following tips for fans attending the parade:

• Attendees are also urged to not leave bags unattended at any time
• Call 911 if you see anything suspicious
• Dress in layers
• Be prepared to wait and be prepared for very large crowds
• Do not drive
• Do not bring backpacks of beer, they will be confiscated
• Keep an eye on children; it will be easy to lose touch

Parking

Parking restrictions are in place along the entirety of the parade route. Adjacent streets will also be closed to parking. The restrictions will go into effect at 6 p.m. on Wednesday night.

Weather

Some wintry weather is expected Wednesday but is predicted to pass in time for the parade. Expect mostly sunny skies with a high in the mid-30s.

SEPTA

Bus, trolley, regional rail, subway, and other services will change for the parade. The Regional Rail will operate inbound trains only during the morning Thursday. Following the parade, Regional Rail lines will operate outbound only. Stops will also be consolidated along the rail lines to streamline the service. All Regional Rail tickets officially sold out as of Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Click here for full details on the SEPTA schedule changes.

Kenney said that ending the parade at the Art Museum instead of the stadium complex - as the Phillies parade ended in 2008 - will help alleviate the tremendous pressure on SEPTA. Fans will be able to disburse in many different directions after the parade from the Art Museum, instead of all trying to cram into the subway at the stadiums.

Road Closures

Residents and commuters should plan on "significant" delays if they are traveling in the area. Road closures will be fully implement by 10 a.m. and will begin at around 5 a.m. on Thursday.

The following roads will be closed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday:

• Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 16th Street and 20th Street (including Logan Circle)
• 17th Street between Arch Street and Vine Street
• 18th Street between Arch Street and Vine Street
• 19th Street between Arch Street and Vine Street
• Race Street between 20th Street and Logan Circle
• 20th Street between Race Street and Callowhill Street
• Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 20th Street and Eakins Oval (all lanes)
• 21st Street between Spring Garden Street and Winter Street (Local access to Pennsylvania Avenue only (all traffic must turn left))
• 22nd Street between Spring Garden Street and Race Street (Local access to Park Towne Place only (residents))
• 23rd Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Local access only as conditions allow)
• 24th Street between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Park Towne Place
• Park Towne Place between 22nd Street and 24th Street (Local access to Park Towne Place only (residents))
• Pennsylvania Avenue/Callowhill Street between 20th Street and 21st Street (Local access to Barnes Foundation driveway (westbound) only) - (Eastbound open from 21st Street)
• Spring Garden Street between 22nd Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Local access only as conditions allow)
• Spring Garden Tunnel
• Waterworks Drive
• I-676 westbound 22nd Street off-ramp
• 2000 Winter Street
• Kelly Drive between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Strawberry Mansion Drive
• Martin Luther King Drive between Eakins Oval and Montgomery Drive
• Spring Garden Street Bridge at 31st Street
• Anne d’Harnoncourt Drive
• 25th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Kelly Drive

Local access only will be allowed on Wallace, Mt. Vernon, Green, Judson, and Brandywine streets.

The following roads will be closed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.:

• South Broad Street between Pattison Avenue and S. Penn Square
• S. Penn Square between Broad Street and 15th Street
• 15th Street between Chestnut Street and Vine Street
• 16th Street between Chestnut Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
• 1500-1600 Market Street
• 1500-1600 JFK Blvd.
• I-95 northbound and southbound Broad Street off-ramp
• I-76 eastbound and westbound Broad Street off-ramp (Sports Complex)

These roads will be closed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.:

• All cross streets on Broad Street from Pattison Avenue to S. Penn Square, from 13th Street to 15th Street
• Pattison Avenue between 7th Street and 20th Street

These roads will be closed from noon to 9 p.m.:

• JFK Blvd. between 20th Street and 29th Street/Schuylkill Avenue
• 29th Street/Schuylkill Avenue between Market Street and JFK Blvd.
• 30th Street between Market Street and Arch Street
• I-76 westbound 30th Street off-ramp
• I-76 eastbound 30th Street off-ramp
• I-76 westbound Schuylkill Avenue on-ramp
• Filbert Street between 10th Street and 12th Street
• 10th Street between Filbert Street and Race Street
• 11th Street between Filbert Street and Race Street
• 12th Street between Filbert Street and Race Street

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