Gettysburg National Military Park is temporarily closing
certain roads in order to facilitate the parking and shuttle transportation
system for the ceremony marking the 150th Anniversary of President Abraham
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on November 19 at the Soldiers' National Cemetery.
Beginning at 6 a.m. the following roads will close: Taneytown Road from the access road to the Museum and Visitor Center north to
the intersection with Steinwehr Avenue, and all of Sedgwick, United States,
Hancock, Pleasonton and Hunt Avenues. The park expects to reopen the
roads at approximately 2 p.m.
The Dedication Day ceremony begins at 10 a.m.
and will last approximately 90 minutes. The event is free; no ticket will
be required to enter. Gettysburg National Military Park, the
Gettysburg Foundation, the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania and Gettysburg
College sponsor the annual ceremony.
PARKING: Free parking is provided at the
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, 1195 Baltimore
Pike and numerous satellite parking areas with free shuttles. When the
Museum and Visitor Center lots are full, vehicles will be directed to the
Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg, 1863 Gettysburg Village Dr., and then to other
lots as needed. Temporary signs will be in place to direct cars to the
overflow lots as needed.
ACCESSIBILITY: A limited number of
handicapped parking spaces will be available in the National Cemetery North
parking lot. After parking or riding the shuttle, people with mobility
impairments should use the cemetery entrance on Taneytown Road.
SHUTTLE/TRANSPORTATION: The York Adams
Transportation Authority will provide free shuttle buses from satellite parking
areas beginning at 6 a.m. and running until 8:30 p.m.
CHARTER BUS PARKING AND DROP-OFF: Charter buses and motor coaches must drop off and park along Hancock Avenue via
United States Avenue.
For more information, please visit Gettysburg National Military Park's website or call 717-334-1124.
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