K Street (Washington, D.C.)
K Street is a major thoroughfare in the United States capital of Washington, D.C., known as a center for lobbying and the location of numerous advocacy groups, law firms, trade associations, and some think tanks. In political discourse, "K Street" has become a metonym for lobbying in the United States, the same way Wall Street in New York City became a metonym for the financial markets of the United States, since many lobbying firms are or at least traditionally were located on the section in Northwest Washington which passes from Georgetown through a portion of Downtown Washington, D.C.
The 1500 block of K Street NW in Downtown, Washington, D.C. | |
Maintained by | DDOT |
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Length | 4.0 mi (6.4 km) |
Location | Northwest and Northeast, Washington, D.C. |
West end | Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown |
Major junctions |
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East end | Florida Avenue in Near Northeast |
North | L Street |
South | I Street |
Construction | |
Commissioned | 1791 |
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