Kentucky Derby Festival mini and Marathon: What roads are closed

The 2023 Kentucky Derby Festival mini amd Marathon are this Saturday, April 29, which means drivers might need to find different ways to get around Louisville.

The races start at 7 a.m. Saturday at Main and Brook streets, near Louisville Slugger Field, and end at Lynn Family Station. People participating in the mini will run (or walk) 13.1 miles and the people competing in the Marathon will run 26.2 miles. There is also a relay option of 26.2 miles divided between three to five people.

"All race participants will get to experience the sights of beautiful downtown Louisville, the historic Old Louisville neighborhood, Churchill Downs, and parts of the scenic Olmsted Park System, among other attractions as they run," the Kentucky Derby Festival website says.

Although many of the streets will close Saturday, Adams Street from Campbell Street to Cable Street will be off limits to drivers between 9 a.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday.

Streets closed from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

• Main Street from Jackson Street to Brook Street

• Preston Street from Main Street to River Road

• River Road Witherspoon Street to Frankfort Street (local access to Big Four Bridge)

• Washington Street from Floyd Street to Preston Street

• Witherspoon Street from Floyd Street to Preston Street

• Floyd Street from Witherspoon Street to Main Street

Streets that will be closed from 6:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday

• Official Start: Floyd Street and Main Street

• Main Street from Jackson Street to 20^th Street

• 20^th Street from Main Street to Market Street

• Market Street from 20^th Street to 13^th Street

• Muhammad Ali Boulevard from 12^th Street to 14^th Street

• 13^th Street from Market Street to Broadway Street

• Broadway Street from 15^th Street to Second Street

• Fourth Street from Broadway Street to Oakdale Street

• Park Avenue from Fourth Street to Sixth Street

• Sixth Street from Park Avenue to Magnolia Street

• Magnolia Street- from Fourth Street to Sixth Street

• Central Avenue from Taylor Boulevard to Third Street

• Third Street from Central Avenue to Main Street

Louisville Metro Police said there will be no parking along the race route between 10 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, along with restricting other streets to parking or stopping. Third Street from Broadway Street to Central Avenue will be closed starting at 10 p.m. Friday.

No parking and no stopping streets from midnight to 5 p.m. Saturday

• Main Street from Jackson Street 21^st Street

• 20^th Street from Main Street Jefferson Street

• Market Street from 21^st Street 12^th Street

• 13^th Street from Market Street to Broadway Street

• Broadway Street from 14^th Street to Third Street

• Fourth Street from Broadway Street to Central Avenue

• Park Street from Fourth Street to Sixth Street

• Sixth Street from Park Avenue to Magnolia Street

• Magnolia Street from Fourth Street to Sixth Street

• Central Avenue from Third Street to Taylor Avenue

• Third Street from Central Avenue to West River Road

• Preston Street from Main Street to East River Road

• East River Road from Preston Street to 1250 East River Road

• East Witherspoon Road from Floyd Street to River Road

• Adams Street from East Witherspoon Road to Quincy Street

• Washington Street from Floyd Street to Preston Street

• Floyd Street from Witherspoon Street to Main Street

For information on the race, including at what pace competitors have to finish go to the Kentucky Derby Festival website.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky Derby Festival mini and Marathon: road closures