NEW YORK– THE TCS New York Marathon 2024 will chart a 26.2-mile route that will travel through all five boroughs this Sunday.

Here’s a detailed look at the course maps showing the path runners will take to the finish line.

Where will the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon route begin?

The marathon route begins at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island before crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in Brooklyn. The race begins with the professional wheelchair division at 8:00 a.m., with the last wave of runners starting at 11:30 a.m.

Participants are encouraged to take the Staten Island Ferry to access the starting area. Ferries depart from the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan, and shuttles take riders directly to School Road at Bay Street in Staten Island.

Spectators are not allowed in the starting area. To watch the first leg of the race, line up along Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, where runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and continue along Fourth Avenue.

A a detailed map of the starting area is available.

Where is the finish line for the 2024 New York Marathon?

THE the finish line is located at West 67th Street in Manhattan’s iconic Central Park.

Spectators can look inside the park from Columbus Circle to the south end of the stands, approximately 500 feet before the finish line.

The general viewing area is accessible via Broadway at West 61st Street or West 62nd Street, or from the east side via Central Park Path near Heckscher Fields. Tribune tickets are also available to see the runners cross the finish.

After the race, participants will be asked to exit the park via West 77th Street.

Here is a detailed plan of the arrival area.

TCS NYC Marathon 2024 route map

The 26.2-mile route begins at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, then crosses the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Brooklyn, the Pulaski Bridge to Queens, the Queensboro Bridge to Manhattan, the Madison Avenue Bridge to Bronx and the Willis Avenue Bridge. in Manhattan to end up in Central Park.

Two million spectators are expected along the route to encourage the 50,000 participants.

The five bridges listed above will be closed, as well as dozens of roads across the boroughs.

A the complete route map is available.

Watch a video preview of the course

Does the New York City Marathon route change every year?

The marathon route generally remains the same, but has changed slightly over the years.

It started in 1970 as a race around Central Park. In 1976, it extended to the five districts.

Then, in 2008, a corral system was introduced to assign runners slightly different routes through Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. However, they all merge at mile eight.