CLEVELAND, Ohio -- East Ninth Street from Prospect Avenue to Euclid Avenue will be closed from Monday, Aug. 8, to Thursday, Sept. 1, while Marvel Studios films "The Avengers."

Other downtown streets will be closed during the filming of the superhero story, whose stars include Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man and Scarlett Johannson as the Black Widow.

Ivan Schwarz, executive director of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission, said the studio picked the locations because "they're doubling it for New York City, since those areas look so similar."

Here are the street closings and delays, with suggested alternative routes:

* Euclid Avenue will also be closed from Aug. 15 to Aug. 24 between East Sixth Street and East 12th Street. Use East Sixth, Superior Avenue, East 18th Street and Carnegie Avenue.

* Walnut Avenue from East Ninth to East 12th Street, Aug. 22 to Sept. 2. Use East 12th, Superior and Chester Avenue. Affected parking garage entrances have access via Superior and Chester.

* South Roadway from Superior to Ontario Street, Aug. 17 to 30. Use Ontario and Superior.

* Detroit-Superior (Veterans Memorial) Bridge, Aug. 29. Use the Main Avenue Bridge.

Intermittent traffic closings will occur at the following intersections from Aug. 8 to Sept. 2:

* East Ninth Street and Prospect Avenue.

* East Ninth and Walnut Avenue.

* Superior Avenue and West Roadway.

* Report your 'Avengers' sightings on Twitter by using #avengerscle

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