Armenian Americans in Philadelphia were protesting on the highway near 3rd Street.
Traffic cameras showed traffic at a standstill for some time as police remained on the scene. The roadway has since reopened.
The demonstration, which has been peaceful, started earlier in the day near the Philadelphia Art Museum.
The protest has to do with the ongoing conflict between Armenian and Azerbaijani, they have been fighting over a mountain enclave of Nagorno Karabakh. It's the worst fighting in this region since the 1990s.
Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a "humanitarian ceasefire" in the conflict over the contested enclave -- one week after truce brokered by Russia fell apart, according to a statement from the foreign ministries of both countries.
The new agreement -- set to start at midnight local time (4 p.m. ET Saturday) -- was announced after both sides earlier in the day accused each other of attacks that violated the Moscow-brokered, week-old peace deal.
Armenians in Philadelphia have been protesting the aggressive military attacks.
"These attacks are a continuation of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century, which was committed by the Ottoman Empire and killed over 1.5 million Armenians. The Armenian community has always been at the forefront of this issue and continues to rally to stop the cycle of genocide," said the Philadelphia Armenian Community in a statement.
CNN contributed to this report.
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