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More than 40,000 runners from all over the country will cross the finish line Sunday morning and thousands more will line the streets to cheer them on as the 45th annual Broad Street Run prepares ...
The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run, which has taken place in Philadelphia on the first Sunday in May since the early 1980s, is the largest 10-mile road race in the United States (40,689 runners in 2012 [1]).
A moment of celebration for thousands of runners as they crossed the finish line to complete Philadelphia's 45th annual Broad Street Run on Sunday.
The road passes to the west of the Pennsylvania Convention Center between Arch Street and Race Street and to the east of the former Hahnemann University Hospital between Race Street and Vine Street. At Vine Street, the route comes to an interchange with I-676 / US 30 (Vine Street Expressway), with access provided by the Vine Street frontage road .
There will be many street closures, starting this weekend at 9 a.m. Saturday, when Washington Boulevard will be closed from West Broad Street to West Main Street, reopening July 4 at an ...
Broad Street is home to several Philadelphia cultural landmarks. Broad Street between Spruce and Market Streets is known as the Avenue of the Arts, and includes the Academy of Music, and the Kimmel Center. Two blocks north of City Hall is the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and further north is the New Freedom Theatre. [12]
Past the western terminus, the roadway continues as PA 663. From this intersection, PA 313 heads east on two-lane divided West Broad Street, which soon gains a center left-turn lane briefly before becoming a two-lane undivided road. The road passes a mix of homes and businesses before continuing into residential areas past the Main Street ...
A South Jersey runner became the first American to win the Broad Street Run in 30 years. The last U.S. runner to win was from South Jersey too.