Game Day and Beyond

NFL team guides

Cleveland Browns

Venue and travel guide

Venue and location

Address

100 Alfred Lerner Way

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City

Cleveland

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State

OH

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Venue name

Huntington Bank Field

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Zip code

44114

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Parking

Guide url

https://huntingtonbankfield.com/directions-parking/

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Hours

Passholder lots open 4 hours before kickoff; Muni Lot opens 5 a.m. for 1 p.m. games; lots generally close 1 hour after the event.

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Premium

VIP Valet Parking powered by Ken Ganley Companies off Erieside Ave. (opens 2 hours pre-kickoff); season passholder lots in North Coast Harbor area.

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Public transport

GCRTA rail (Waterfront/Blue/Green to W. 3rd St. Station) strongly recommended; free parking at outlying rail stations.

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Recommended lots

Lot A (lakefront) for north gate; Gateway Garage for south entrance

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Traffic

West 3rd and East 9th exits off Route 2 (Shoreway) close ~3 hours before kickoff; use I-90 exits at Ontario (171), East 9th (172A), Prospect (173A) or Superior (173C) for downtown parking; stadium-area roads stay closed ~1 hour post-game.

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Rideshare

Distance

Roughly 2-3 blocks (about a 5-10 minute walk) south of the stadium gates.

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Lyft dropoff

Same — Lakeside Avenue between West 3rd and East 9th.

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Other services

Taxis and other services use the same Lakeside Ave. corridor; fans coordinate their own pickups (no branded official lot).

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Uber dropoff

Same — Lakeside Avenue between West 3rd and East 9th.

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Wait area

Lakeside Avenue curb between W. 3rd and E. 9th; ADA pickup/drop-off at the Science Center roundabout by the University Hospitals Gate.

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Public transportation

App

Transit App with EZfare; service info at riderta.com.

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Ferry

None serving the stadium.

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Shuttles

Dropoff

W. 3rd St. Station, directly across from the stadium; South Harbor Station also nearby.

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Notes

Private group shuttles/party buses must use public drop zones; check riderta.com for gameday service alerts.

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Operator

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA).

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Pickup

N/A officially; RTA riders board at any Red/Blue/Green Line station and transfer at Tower City.

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Bicycles

Share distance

Dockless devices typically within 1-2 blocks downtown; varies by day.

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Share station

No docked bike-share at the stadium; dockless e-bikes/e-scooters are staged throughout downtown including near North Coast Harbor.

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Valet

None offered.

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Accessibility

Fun fact

The Canada Dry City Club entrances double as staffed medical-exception gates where restricted medical devices and bags are reviewed for smooth entry.

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Sensory

Sensory rooms at sections 118, 349, and 514; free sensory Comfort Kits (noise-canceling headphones, fidgets, weighted blankets) at Guest Services with ID deposit.

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Service animals

Trained service animals (DOJ definition) welcome via the south Canada Dry City Club entrances; emotional support animals and pets not allowed.

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Food and vendors

Parking Apps Accepted

JustPark (official partner); third-party SpotHero/ParkMobile/ParkWhiz work for nearby private lots.

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Venue history

Capacity (source context unspecified)

67,895

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Original capacity

73,200.

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Original name

Cleveland Browns Stadium (1999-2013); later FirstEnergy Stadium (2013-2023), Cleveland Browns Stadium again (2023-24), and Huntington Bank Field since 2024.

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Retired numbers

Browns retired numbers honored in-stadium: 14 Otto Graham, 32 Jim Brown, 45 Ernie Davis, 46 Don Fleming, 76 Lou Groza (plus the Ring of Honor).

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Venue details

Climate

Exposed Lake Erie site — notorious for cold lake winds and late-season lake-effect snow; swirling wind through the open end zones affects the kicking game.

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Features

Two large HD video boards behind each end zone (2014 renovation) plus corner ribbon boards; Dawg Pound bleacher section; open Lake Erie views.

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Orientation

Roughly east-west, with the Dawg Pound bleachers in the east end zone.

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