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Map of the boundary stones. The District of Columbia (initially, the Territory of Columbia) was originally specified to be a square 100 square miles (260 km 2) in area, with the axes between the corners of the square running north-south and east-west, The square had its southern corner at the southern tip of Jones Point in Alexandria, Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac River and ...
The road runs from an intersection with Massachusetts Avenue and 22nd and Q Streets in Embassy Row along a winding path due to the city's topography, until 9th Street where the road follows a straight trajectory. The road terminates at an intersection with H Street NE near the Starburst Plaza intersection in Trinidad. 4.0 mi (6.4 km) [21] [22] [23]
US 1 Alt. (Bladensburg Road) – Bladensburg MD (also crosses the New York Avenue Bridge) 6.7: 10.8: 36th Place NE: Western end of freeway section; eastbound exit and entrance: Fort Lincoln: 7.1: 11.4: South Dakota Avenue / Fort Lincoln Drive: No westbound entrance: Anacostia Park: 7.7: 12.4: US 50 east (John Hanson Highway) – Annapolis ...
U.S. Route 50 (US 50) (also called Ocean Gateway) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from West Sacramento, California, east to Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic Ocean.
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) [1] was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.Built between 1811 and 1837, the 620-mile (1,000 km) road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main transport path to the West for thousands of settlers.
The Washington City Board of Aldermen and Common council also expressed opposition to retrocession of Alexandria. [39] The Senate passed the retrocession bill on July 2 by a vote of 32–14, with a mix of Southerners and Northerners on each side. [40] It was signed into law by James K. Polk on July 9, 1846. [41]
US 219A is the designation for Weber Road, a 0.10-mile (0.16 km) connector between MD 826A (Weber Road/SHA Drive) and the intersection of US 219 and MD 826B (Lumber City Road) in Oakland. [1] [3] US 219B is the designation for an unnamed 0.01-mile (0.016 km) connector between US 219 and MD 826C between Gortner and Oakland. [1] [3]
The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail is a National Historic Trail that commemorates the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812. The 560-mile (900 km) trail was named after "The Star-Spangled Banner," the national anthem of the United States.