Due to the St. Patrick’s Parade on South Salina Street in Downtown Syracuse on Saturday, March 11, several streets downtown will be closed. The following information includes a street closing schedule, directions on how to access points downtown and a website for parking locations. [PDF]

STREET CLOSING SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017

South Salina Street, between Washington Street and Erie Boulevard West, will be closed from about 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM for the ceremonial painting of the Stripe for the St. Patrick’s Parade the following day.

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2017

The following streets will be close for the St. Patrick’s Parade at the following times (please note that times are approximate):

10:30 AM

  • Erie Blvd. West, between Clinton and Van Rensselaer Streets
  • Tracy Street, between Van Rensselaer and Plum Streets
  • Leavenworth Street, between Wilkinson Street and Erie Boulevard West
  • Plum Street, between Park Avenue and Erie Boulevard West
  • Wilkinson Street, between Barker and Plum Streets
  • Barker Street, between Wilkinson and Tracy Streets
  • West Street off-ramps at Erie Boulevard West
  • West Water Street, between Franklin and Clinton Streets
  • North and South Franklin Streets, between Washington and Genesee Streets
  • South Clinton Street, between Genesee to Washington Streets, and from Jefferson to Onondaga Streets

11:00 AM

  • South Salina Street, between Fayette and Willow Streets
  • West Washington Street, between Clinton and Salina Streets
  • James Street, between Salina and Warren Streets
  • Erie Boulevard East, between Warren and Salina Streets
  • East Washington Street, between Warren and Salina Streets

11:30 AM

  • East and West Fayette Street, between Warren and Clinton Streets
  • East and West Jefferson Street, between Warren and Clinton Streets
  • Harrison Street, between Warren and Salina Streets
  • West Onondaga Street, between Salina and West Adams Streets
  • South Salina Street, between Fayette and Adams Streets

DIRECTIONS TO GET IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN ON SATURDAY, MARCH 11

For those coming downtown, some suggested routes follow:

From the West:  Take Route 690 East to the West Street Arterial.  Take a left onto West Fayette Street to Franklin Street.  Take a right into Armory Square.  Take a left for some parking lots and garages close to Clinton Square.

From the East:  Take Route 690 West to Townsend Street.    To access areas around James Street, Clinton Square and Hanover Square, take a right onto Townsend Street at the bottom of the ramp, take a left onto James Street and follow James Street into downtown.    To access areas around City Hall and the State Office Building, take a left onto Townsend Street at the bottom of the ramp, and proceed on Townsend and take a right onto Washington Street.   To access areas around Columbus Circle, the Everson Museum of Art, Civic Center, and OnCenter, take a left onto Townsend Street at the bottom of the ramp, proceed on Townsend and take a right onto East Genesee Street and a left onto State Street.

From the South:  Take 81 North and exit at Almond Street.  To access areas around Columbus Circle, the Everson Museum of Art, Civic Center, and OnCenter, take a left onto Harrison Street and continue west.   To access areas around City Hall and the State Office Building, continue on Almond to Washington, take a left onto Washington Street and continue west.

From the North:  To access areas around Clinton and Hanover Squares, take Route 81 South to Spencer/Catawba exit.  Take a left onto Catawba Street to State Street.  Take a right onto State and continue south on State Street to James Street, Erie Blvd. East, Water Street, or Washington Street.  To access areas around the Everson, Civic Center, and OnCenter, exit at Harrison Street, bear right onto Harrison and continue west.   Or exit Route 81 at Salina Street, take Salina southbound to Willow Street, take a left onto Willow to State and continue south on State Street.

For information on the location of various parking garages and lots downtown, visit www.downtownsyracuse.com, click on Map, and when the Map Page appears, check Parking Lots and/or Parking Garages on the right-hand side of the page to access that information.