How to get to the Eagles Super Bowl parade
Philadelphia is prepared to welcome over a million Eagles fans to the city on Friday for the team’s Super Bowl parade. Fans from Philly and the suburbs will converge along the parade route through South Philly and Center City to celebrate the Eagles second Super Bowl victory in less than a decade. Office of Emergency Management Director Dominick Mirles and Jazelle Jones from the City of Philadelphia joined Good Day to discuss the best ways to get to the parade.
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia is preparing to welcome over a million Eagles fans to the city on Friday for the team’s second Super Bowl parade in less than a decade.
Whether you’re going to travel to the city by car or public transportation, officials are urging fans to have a plan in place to navigate the massive crowds.
Office of Emergency Management Director Dominick Mirles and Jazelle Jones from the City of Philadelphia joined Good Day Philadelphia to share travel tips.
“We really can’t stress public transportation enough,” Mirles told Mike Jerrick and Alex Holley on Wednesday.
What we know:
SEPTA
SEPTA’s Market-Frankford and Broad Street lines will be free to ride on Friday, with the costs covered by Philly native Kevin Hart’s tequila line, Gran Coramino.
“SEPTA is going to have a special service plan, it will not look like a regular commute,” Mirles said.
Details about SEPTA’s modified service schedule are expected to be announced on Wednesday.
PATCO
PATCO adjusts service for Eagles Super Bowl parade
If you’re planning to use PATCO to get to the Eagles Super Bowl parade there are some things you need to know. The rail line will adjust service on Friday to more efficiently shuttle fans from New Jersey into Philadelphia.
PATCO trains will arrive and depart every five minutes on Friday to shuttle car loads of Eagles fans from New Jersey to Center City.
Lindenwold, Woodcrest, Ferry Avenue and City Hall will be the only stations open to pick up riders on the New Jersey side.
Trains will provide direct service to 9th/10th and Locust.
As the parade winds down, PATCO will only be running eastbound from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Driving into Philadelphia
While officials are urging fans to take advantage of public transportation to limit traffic, public and city-owned lots and garages in Philadelphia will be open.
“Folks should really expect that travel will become exponentially more difficult to prepare and clear the parade route by about 7 a.m. at the latest,” Mirles said.
Several road closures will be announced by the city ahead of Friday’s festivities.
Timeline:
Parade route and timing
Officials say fans should plan to arrive early and stay late to beat crowds that are expected to top over 1M people.
The parade will start at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue near the South Philly sports complex around 11 a.m.
A caravan of open air buses carrying players and coaches will crawl up Broad Street and around City Hall to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Eagles outline Super Bowl parade route through Philadelphia
A caravan of open air buses will carry Eagles players and coaches up Broad Street to City Hall and over to the Art Museum as part of Friday’s Super Bowl LIX parade through Philadelphia. Officials outlined the parade plan Friday and said they’re anticipating a crowd that will rival their previous Super Bowl parade that saw over a million people show up.
The parade will go up the Parkway, around Eakins Oval and to stop at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Players and coachers – joined by “special guests” – are expected to deliver speeches and remarks to the massive crowd around 2 p.m.
