List of U.S. Highways in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Highways in the District of Columbia comprise 10 current and former United States Numbered Highways in Washington, D.C..
| United States Numbered Highways in the District of Columbia | |
|---|---|
 Highway marker for U.S. Highway 1 | |
| System information | |
| Formed | November 11, 1926[1] |
| Highway names | |
| US Highways | US Highway X (US X) |
| Special Routes: | Alternate U.S. Highway X (ALT US X) Business U.S. Highway X (BUS US X) |
| System links | |
U.S. Highways
| Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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— | — | 14th Street Bridges in Arlington, VA | Eastern Avenue in Mt. Rainier, MD | 1926 | current | 14th Street Bridges, 14th St SW/NW, Constitution Ave NW, 6th St NW (northbound) / 9th St NW (southbound), Rhode Island Ave NW/NE | |
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— | — | Pennsylvania Ave / 6th St NW (US 1) in Judiciary Square | Eastern Ave in Brentwood, MD | — | — | Pennsylvania Ave NW, Constitution Ave NW/NE, Maryland Ave NE, Bladensburg Rd NE | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | Current US 1 Alt. was known as US 1 Byp. in the 1940s; was cosigned with U.S. Route 50 Alt. | |
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— | — | Francis Scott Key Bridge (Washington) in Arlington, VA | Eastern Ave in Silver Spring, MD | — | — | Francis Scott Key Bridge, Whitehurst Freeway, K St NW, 11th St NW, Rhode Island Ave NW, 7th St NW, Georgia Ave NW | |
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— | — | Theodore Roosevelt Bridge in Arlington, VA | John Hanson Highway near Cheverly, MD | — | — | Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, Constitution Ave NW, 6th St NW (northbound) / 9th and L Sts NW (southbound), New York Ave NW/NE | |
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— | — | — | — | 1926 | 1980 | US 211's eastern terminus was truncated to Warrenton, Virginia, eliminating the overlap with US-29. | |
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— | — | — | — | 1926 | 1972 | US 240 began at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street near the White House. US 240 followed Massachusetts Ave to Wisconsin Ave. | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | US 240 Alt. ran along Connecticut Avenue with its southern end at the intersection with US 240 at Dupont Circle.[2][3] | |
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See also
References
- Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- 1946 DC Map
- Torch & Trefoil. Fall 1968. Vol. 44, No. 1. p. 2.
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