St. Patrick's Day Parade to close downtown Milwaukee streets March 11 -- here's a look at the map

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee's 55th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade takes place Saturday, March 11, and will impact downtown streets. 

The parade will begin at noon and include Irish dance groups, marching bands, decorative floats and more. 

According to a news release from Westown Association and the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin, downtown businesses, property owners, residents and visitors can anticipate streets in the staging area to close at 10 a.m.

The rest of the parade route will shut down at 11:45 a.m. and will remain closed until around 2 p.m. when the parade passes.

A full map of the Parade route can be found HERE.

The following streets will be completely inaccessible to tenants, visitors and delivery personnel during this timeframe:

- Staging Area – Streets will close at 10 a.m.

• W Wisconsin Ave. from MLK Dr. to N 6th St.
• N Vel R. Phillips Ave. from W Wisconsin Ave. to W Clybourn St. (W Michigan St. will remain open to traffic)
• N 3rd St. from W Michigan St. to W Everett St.
• W Everett St. from N 3rd St. to N Vel R. Phillips Ave.

- Parade Route – Streets will close at 11:45 a.m.

• W Wisconsin Ave. from MLK Dr. to N Plankinton Ave.
• N Plankinton Ave. from W Wisconsin Ave. to W Kilbourn Ave.
• W Kilbourn Ave. from N Plankinton Ave. to N MLK Dr.
• N MLK Dr. from W Kilbourn Ave. to W Juneau Ave.
• W Juneau Ave. from N MLK Dr. to N Water St.
• N Water St. from E Juneau Ave. to E Highland Ave.

- De-Staging Area – Street will close at approximately 1 p.m. until all units are cleared at 2:30 p.m.

• N Water St. from E Highland Ave. to E State St.
• E Highland Ave. from N Broadway to N Edison St.

The City of Milwaukee will also place temporary “No Parking” signs along the parade route, and all cars parked on the street will be towed beginning at 7 a.m. the morning of the parade.