H Street (Washington, D.C.)
H Street is a set of east–west streets in several of the quadrants of Washington, D.C. It is also used as an alternate name for the Near Northeast neighborhood, as H Street NW/NE is the neighborhood's main commercial strip.
The 700 block of H Street NW in Chinatown. Constructed in the 19th century, the buildings are designated as contributing properties to the Downtown Historic District. | |
Maintained by | DDOT |
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Length | 3.8 mi (6.1 km) |
Location | Northwest and Northeast, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Coordinates | 38°54′0.7″N 77°0′32.4″W |
West end | New Hampshire Avenue in Foggy Bottom |
Major junctions | Pennsylvania Avenue in Downtown New York Avenue in Penn Quarter US 1 / US 50 (6th Street) in Penn Quarter Massachusetts Avenue in Judiciary Square North Capitol Street in NoMa |
East end | US 1 Alt. / Florida Avenue / Benning Road at Starburst Plaza |
North | I Street |
South | G Street |
Construction | |
Commissioned | 1791 |
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