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Encyclopedia > Interstate 295 (District of Columbia)

The 8.05 mile (13.0km) long Interstate 295 in Washington D.C. and Maryland is a spur route connecting I-95/I-495 on the Potomac River just outside the district boundaries in Maryland with I-395 in downtown Washington. DC 295, the only current District of Columbia numbered highway, splits from I-295 near its north end, south of the bridges over the Anacostia River. The route continues to Baltimore, though it changes identities several times: I-295, DC 295, MD 201, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (an unnumbered federally owned expressway operated by the National Park Service), and MD 295. 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... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admittance into... Upper part of the Potomac River The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... Interstate 395 in Virginia is a 13 mile long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield, Virginia and ends in downtown Washington, District of Columbia. ... DC 295, also known as the Anacostia Freeway, is a freeway in the District of Columbia, and currently the only numbered route in the District that is not an Interstate Highway or U.S. Highway. ... The Anacostia River is a river that flows about 8. ... MD 201 is a road near Washington, DC. Its most well-known section is not normally known as MD 201, but is usually considered to be part of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. ... The Baltimore-Washington Parkway (B-W Parkway) is a federally owned freeway, operated by the National Park Service, running parallel to Interstate 95 between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC. Signs at its termini dedicate it to Gladys Noon Spellman. ... An expressway is a divided highway, usually 4 lanes or wider in size, where direct access to adjacent properties has been eliminated. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States Federal Government agency that deals with all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation properties with various designations. ...

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Three-digit Interstates from Interstate 95
I-195 Florida - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts/Rhode Island - New Jersey - Virginia
I-295 Delaware/New Jersey - District of Columbia/Maryland - Florida - Massachusetts/Rhode Island - Maine - New York - North Carolina - Virginia
I-395 Connecticut/Massachusetts - District of Columbia/Virginia - Florida - Maryland - Maine
I-495 Delaware - District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia - Maine - Massachusetts - New York
I-595 Florida - Maryland
I-695 District of Columbia - Maryland - New York
I-795 Maryland
I-895 Maryland - New York
past/
future
I-195: District of Columbia - North Carolina - I-495: New Jersey - I-595: Virginia - I-695: Massachusetts - New Jersey - Pennsylvania
I-795: Florida - Virginia - I-895: Delaware - Massachusetts/Rhode Island - New Jersey/Pennsylvania - Virginia

Route marker sign: Interstate 95 File links The following pages link to this file: United States Interstate Highway Interstate 95 List of Interstate Highways Interstate 295 (Florida) Interstate 495 (New York) Interstate 495 (Massachusetts) Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) Interstate 695 (Maryland) Interstate 295 (New York) Interstate 295 (Virginia) Interstate 395... This is a list of 3-digit Interstate Highway route designations in the United States. ... Interstate 95 or (I-95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north and south along the eastern United States coast. ... Interstate 195 is a 4. ... Interstate 195 runs from the Maine Turnpike (I-95) in Saco to Maine State Route 5 where it enters Old Orchard Beach. ... Interstate 195 in Maryland is a spur of Interstate 95 just south of Baltimore that travels from Interstate 95 to Baltimore-Washington International Airport. ... Looking east at I-195 in Providence, Rhode Island around 1959. ... Interstate 195 is the designation for several interstate highway loop, spur, or bypass routes associated with Interstate 95, which spans the east coast of the United States. ... Interstate 195 in Richmond, Virginia, also known as the Beltline Expressway, is a connector route from a junction with Interstate 95 and Interstate 64 to a junction with the Powhite Parkway (Virginia State Highway 76) and the Downtown Expressway (Virginia State Highway 195). ... Interstates 95 and 276 Interstate 295 in New Jersey and Delaware is a bypass route from a junction with I-95 south of Wilmington, Delaware to a junction with I-95 north of Trenton, New Jersey. ... The 35. ... The 26. ... The approximately 52 mile (84km) long Interstate 295 in Maine is connector route from a junction with I-95 south of Portland to a junction with I-95 in Gardiner. ... The 9. ... This new Interstate 295 will be a loop around Fayetteville to relieve congestion on I-95. ... The 52. ... Interstate 395 in Virginia is a 13 mile long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield, Virginia and ends in downtown Washington, District of Columbia. ... The 1. ... The Capital Beltway (in green) The Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) is a freeway-class interstate highway which circles the Washington, DC area. ... Interstate 495 is the designation of an Interstate highway spur in Massachusetts. ... Interstate 595 (Everglades Expressway), 12. ... Interstate 595 is an unsigned number for a section of US 50 (the John Hanson Highway) from the Capital Beltway ( I-95/I-495) east of Washington, D.C. to MD 70 at Annapolis, Maryland. ... The Baltimore Beltway, Interstate 695, is a full beltway interstate highway extending around Baltimore, Maryland. ... The Harbor Tunnel Thruway, signed as Interstate 895, is a 17-mile long expressway that serves as a bypass of Baltimore, Maryland. ... Interstate 395 in Virginia is a 13 mile long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield, Virginia and ends in downtown Washington, District of Columbia. ... This new Interstate 295 will be a loop around Fayetteville to relieve congestion on I-95. ... New Jersey State Highway 495 connects the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) to the Lincoln Tunnel. ...

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District of Columbia @ AARoads.com - Interstate 295 (2162 words)
Interstate 295 crosses the Oxon Creek between Oxon Hill Farm and the District of Columbia.
Interstate 295 prepares to split with the Anacostia Freeway for the 11th Street Bridge and the Southeast Freeway (unsigned Interstate 695).
Interstate 295 passes by the Washington Navy Yard to the southwest of the freeway.
Interstate 295 Maryland/District of Columbia @ Interstate-Guide.com (1682 words)
Interstate 295 is the southern half of the Anacostia Freeway in southern Washington, District of Columbia.
Interstate 270 was planned for an extension from its current southern terminus at the Capital Beltway/Interstate 495 into downtown Washington roughly parallel to Maryland 355 (Old U.S. Interstate 66 was planned for an extension from U.S. 29 east to Interstate 95, with connections to the U.S. 50 freeway en route to Annapolis.
Southbound Interstate 295 at the junction with Interstate 95/495.
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