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Interstate 495, also known as the "Capital Beltway", creates an artificial boundary for the inner suburbs of Washington and is the root of the phrase "Inside the Beltway". Almost completely circling Washington, D.C., it crosses a tiny portion of the District at its southernmost point at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
The federal government gave final approval for the construction of the Capital Beltway (also known as the Circumferential Highway in the planning stages) on September 28, 1955. The first section of the 64-mile-long (103 km) beltway (including the Woodrow Wilson Bridge over the Potomac River ) was opened on December 21, 1961; the highway was ...
Interstate 495, also known as the "Capital Beltway", creates an artificial boundary for the inner suburbs of Washington and is the root of the phrase "inside the Beltway". [26] Almost completely circling Washington, D.C., it crosses a tiny portion of the district at its southernmost point at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
Continued into Washington, D.C. on Naylor Road, Good Hope Road, and 11th Street to District of Columbia Route 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue). [1] MD 5 was directed to follow Branch Avenue to the D.C. border and DC 5 was modified to follow Branch Avenue from the Maryland border to DC 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue), which it followed west to the White House ...
Adjust interstate shields to mark I-95 south of beltway, portion of beltway between 95 and Woodrow Wilson bridge, mark 395 more clearly: 21:44, 30 November 2007: 564 × 489 (241 KB) Rfc1394: Fix more minor format and placement errors either I should have seen before or didn't notice until after uploaded: 21:35, 30 November 2007: 564 × 489 (243 ...
US 1 Byp. — — — — — — Current US 1 Alt. was known as US 1 Byp. in the 1940s; was cosigned with U.S. Route 50 Alt. US 29: 8.6: 13.8 Francis Scott Key Bridge (Washington) in Arlington, VA: Eastern Ave in Silver Spring, MD: 1926: current Francis Scott Key Bridge, Whitehurst Freeway, K St NW, 11th St NW, Rhode Island Ave NW, 7th St NW ...
Named Chain Bridge Road until 1906. [30] A short non-contiguous section, which lies southwest of the main route of Nebraska Avenue extends off MacArthur Boulevard NW and connects with Sherier Place NW. 3.5 miles (5.6 km) Nevada Avenue NW: Street in Chevy Chase that winds from Western Avenue to Broad Branch Road. 1 mile (1.6 km) New Hampshire ...
[1] The middle beltway would have formed an arc along the northern portion of the city, running from the proposed Barney Circle Freeway (whose terminus would have been near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium) through Anacostia Park, cut northeast through the Trinidad neighborhood along Mt. Olivet Road NE, followed the Amtrak rail line north to ...