Here’s a List of Road Closures for the Thanksgiving Parade in Silver Spring

Montgomery County’s Thanksgiving parade is set for Nov. 18 in downtown Silver Spring which means a portion of Georgia Avenue will be closed.

Organizers are encouraging residents who are planning to attend the festivities to take the Red Line to the Silver Spring Station.

All the northbound and southbound lanes of Georgia Avenue will be closed between East-West Highway and Colesville Road from 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the day of the parade.

Here’s a list of the roads that will be closed:

• Northbound and southbound lanes of Georgia Avenue between East-West Highway and Colesville Road
• Cedar Avenue between Colesville Road and Wayne Avenue
• Pershing Drive from Cedar Avenue to Veterans Place
• Veterans Place from Pershing Drive to Ellsworth Drive
• Ellsworth Drive from Georgia Avenue to Cedar Avenue
• Roeder Road from Fenton Street to Cedar Avenue
• Fenton Street from Colesville Road to Wayne Avenue
• Wayne Avenue from Georgia Avenue to Fenton Street
• Bonifant Street from Georgia Avenue to Fenton Street
• Thayer Avenue from Georgia Avenue to Fenton Street
• Silver Spring Avenue from Georgia Avenue to Fenton Street

To prepare for the parade, the county’s Department of Transportation will post closure and detour signs along the roads on the parade route. The Town Center Parking garage and the following streets must be cleared of parked vehicles beginning at 2 a.m. on Nov. 18:

• Pershing Drive
• Roeder Road
• Ellsworth Drive
• Georgia Avenue
• Veterans Place

For more information about the Thanksgiving Parade, click here.

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— reemberto (@reemberto) November 15, 2017

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