The parade steps off on South Orange Grove Boulevard and Green Street and then marches east on Colorado Boulevard. The parade ends by turning north on Sierra Madre Boulevard and stopping at Villa Street. Check out a list of street closures related to the Rose Parade.

The California Department of Transportation will close the following ramps and roadway for the 2012 Rose Parade. Caltrans is advising motorists to plan ahead, be patient, and use transit or alternate routes.

 Ventura Freeway (SR-134)

Eastbound Orange Grove Blvd. off-ramp

TIME: 8 p.m. on 1/1 to noon on 1/2

Westbound Orange Grove Blvd. on-ramp

TIME: 2 a.m. on 1/2 to noon on 1/2

Foothill Freeway (I-210)

 Westbound Sierra Madre Blvd. off-ramp

TIME: 8 p.m. on 1/1 to 4 p.m. on 1/2

Eastbound Sierra Madre Blvd./San Gabriel Blvd. off-ramp

TIME: 8 p.m. on 1/1 to 4 p.m. on 1/2

Long Beach Freeway (SR-710)

Southbound Del Mar Blvd. off-ramp

TIME: 8 p.m. on 1/1 to 11 a.m. on 1/2

 Northbound Del Mar Blvd. on-ramp

TIME: 8 p.m. on 1/1 to 10 a.m. on 1/2

Northbound California Blvd. on-ramp

TIME: 6 p.m. on 1/1 to 11 a.m. on 1/2

Pasadena Avenue

Columbia St. to Del Mar Blvd.

TIME: 8 p.m. on 1/1 to noon on 1/2