Georgia Avenue is a major through north-south artery in Washington, DC. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

It begins as 7th Street, S.W., at Maine Avenue SW, at the Waterfront. It intersects with Maryland and Virginia avenues near the U.S. Department of Transportation building. Continuing north, 7th Street crosses the National Mall, where it becomes 7th Street, N.W. Farther north, it crosses Massachusetts Avenue, K Street, and New York Avenue at Mount Vernon Square. Then it crosses Rhode Island Avenue, where it becomes U.S. Route 29. Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, DC, taken April 26, 2002. ... The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. ... The National Mall is an open-area national park in downtown Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, DC, taken April 26, 2002. ... Massachusetts Avenue, colloquially abbreviated Mass. ... K Street, epicenter of American lobbying. ... New York Avenue is one of the diagonal avenues radiating from the White House in Washington, D.C. It is a major east-west route in the citys Northwest and Northeast quadrants and connects downtown with points east and north of the city via the John Hanson Highway and... Mount Vernon Square is a city square in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., U.S.A. It is located where the following streets would otherwise intersect: Massachusetts Avenue, New York Avenue, K Street, and 8th Street. ... United States Highway 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles (1,667 km) from the western suburbs of Baltimore to Pensacola, Florida. ...

Continuing north, 7th Street remains U.S. 29 but changes its name from 7th Street to Georgia Avenue at Florida Avenue, just south of Howard University. It continues as a diagonal running northwest, crossing Alaska Avenue and continues to the state line in Montgomery County, Maryland at Silver Spring where it continues as Georgia Avenue. Howard University is a historically black university in Washington, D.C. It was established by a congressional charter in 1867, and much of its early funding came from the Freedmens Bureau. ... Montgomery County (colloquially known as MoCo or MoGoCo) is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland north of Washington, D.C.. Its county seat is Rockville, and its most populous community is Silver Spring. ... Downtown Silver Spring as seen from downtown Bethesda. ...

U.S. 29 continues on Georgia Avenue for approximately one mile past the state line in Silver Spring where it turns onto Colesville Road. At that point Georgia Avenue becomes Maryland State Highway 97, continues through Montgomery County to the Howard County line and on through additional Maryland counties into Pennsylvania where it also becomes Pennsylvania State Route 97. Maryland State Highway 97 is the designation for the majority of Georgia Avenue in Maryland. ... Howard County is a county located in the central part of the state of Maryland, between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The county was named for John Eager Howard, an officer in the American Revolutionary War and Governor of Maryland. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ...

Georgia Avenue was originally named 7th Street Extended, and later Brightwood Avenue, before its present name.

Georgia Avenue/7th Street is part of the National Highway System from Independence Avenue to the Maryland line. The National Highway System includes many significant roads besides Interstate Highways Note: This article was adapted from public domain Federal Highway Administration web sites. ... In Washington, D.C., Independence Avenue is a major east-west street running just south of the United States Capitol in the citys Southwest and Southeast quadrants. ...