District of Columbia Route 295
District of Columbia Route 295 (DC 295), also known as the Anacostia Freeway as well as the Kenilworth Avenue Freeway north of East Capitol Street, is a freeway in the District of Columbia, and currently the only signed numbered route in the District that is not an Interstate Highway or U.S. Highway. Also, DC 295 is one of the few city-level signed route numbers in the United States, along with Charlotte Route 4. The south end is at the junction of Interstate 295 (I-295), I-695, and the southern end of the 11th Street Bridges though originally I-295 was part of DC 295. Its north end is at the border with Maryland where it connects to Maryland 295 (The Baltimore-Washington Parkway), Maryland Route 201 (MD 201), and US Route 50.
District of Columbia Route 295 | ||||
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DC 295 highlighted in red | ||||
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Maintained by District of Columbia DOT | ||||
Length | 4.29 mi (6.90 km) | |||
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South end | I-295 / I-695 in Washington | |||
North end | MD 201 near Capitol Heights, MD | |||
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Country | United States | |||
Federal district | District of Columbia | |||
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