Wisconsin Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Washington, D.C., and its Maryland suburbs. It starts in Georgetown just north of the Potomac River, at an intersection with K Street under the Whitehurst Freeway. The section of Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown was called High Street before the street names in Georgetown were changed to conform to those of the original federal city. Washington, D.C., short for the District of Columbia (also known as the District -- although locals do not typically use this term, preferring DC -- or, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) 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) Admission... Georgetown is a neighborhood of Washington, DC, the capital of the United States. ... Upper part of the Potomac River The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... K Street, epicenter of American lobbying. ... The Whitehurst Freeway is an elevated highway over K Street in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was built in 1949 to allow traffic on U.S. Highway 29 and Canal Road to bypass Georgetown between the Key Bridge and K Street downtown. ...

From Georgetown, Wisconsin Avenue runs north through Northwest D.C. passing through the neighborhoods of Tenleytown and Friendship Heights. While in Friendship Heights, Wisconin Avenue intersects with Western Avenue (which forms much of the Northwest border of Washington, D.C.) and then crosses into Montgomery County, Maryland. In Maryland, it is officially known as Maryland Route 355. The segment of Wisconsin Avenue through Friendship Heights, Maryland is nicknamed "Gold Card Row" because of it high-end shopping. Wisconsin Avenue then passes through Bethesda, Maryland, where it is one of the main streets of the downtown area. Southbound traffic on Wisconsin Avenue can bypass downtown Bethesda by taking Woodmont Avenue. Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, DC, taken April 26, 2002. ... Tenleytown is the historic name for a neighborhood in northwest Washington, DC. It is the second oldest neighborhood in Washington, being surpassed in age only by Georgetown. ... Friendship Heights is a wealthy residential neighborhood in northwest Washington, DC. Though its borders are not clearly defined, Friendship Heights consists roughly of the neighborhoods and commercial areas around Wisconsin Avenue north of Tenleytown to the Maryland border at Western Avenue, and from River Road in the west to Reno... Location in the state of Maryland Formed 1776 Seat Rockville Area  - Total  - Water 1,313 km² (507 mi²) 30 km² (12 mi²) 2. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) 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) Admission... Friendship Village is an unincorporated area located in Montgomery County, Maryland. ... Panoramic view of downtown Bethesda Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C.. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church (built 1820), which in turn was named from a passage in the New Testament. ...

Just north of downtown Bethesda, at the intersection with Glenbrook Parkway, its name changes to Rockville Pike. Rockville Pike runs along the National Institutes of Health, the United States National Library of Medicine, and the National Naval Medical Center and has an incomplete interchange with the Capital Beltway at exit 34. The Pike then runs through North Bethesda, Maryland, into Rockville, Maryland, which is the county seat of Montgomery County. This part of Rockville Pike is home to many strip malls and is notorious for its congestion. The National Institutes of Health is an institution of the United States government which focuses on medical research. ... The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), operated by the United States federal government, is the worlds largest medical library. ... The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, also known as the Bethesda Naval Hospital, is considered the flagship of the United States Navys system of medical centers. ... The Capital Beltway (in green) The Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) is an expressway-class interstate highway which circles the Washington, DC area. ... North Bethesda is a census-designated place and an uncorporated area located in Montgomery County, Maryland. ... Location in Maryland Founded  -Incorporated c. ... A county seat, in the United States, is a town which forms the seat of government of a county. ...

One aspect of Rockville Pike that confuses many motorists is the system of assigning building numbers. In unincorporated areas of the county, building numbers are assigned according to the addressing system in use in Washington, D.C., namely, according to a Cartesian coordinate plane with its origin at the United States Capitol. Within the city limits of Rockville, however, the origin of the numbering system is at the center of Rockville. Thus, someone driving north on the Pike sees building numbers above 12000 and rising, which suddenly give way to building numbers below 2000 and falling. An address is a code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home, business or other building on the earths surface. ... Cartesian means relating to the French mathematician and philosopher Descartes, who, among other things, worked to merge algebra and Euclidean geometry. ... United States Capitol The Capitol when first occupied by Congress, 1800. ...

Near the center of Rockville, the name changes to Hungerford Drive for a short while. In the outskirts of Rockville, the name changes to Frederick Road. However, in the city of Gaithersburg, Maryland, the road is known as South Frederick Avenue south of Diamond Avenue in downtown, and North Frederick Road north of Diamond Avenue. Upon leaving Gaithersburg city limits, the name returns to Frederick Road, which continues through the unincorporated communities of Germantown, Maryland and Clarksburg, Maryland, both rapidly developing suburbs. Upon entering Frederick County and the unincorporated community of Urbana, Maryland, the road is known as Urbana Pike. It ends at U.S. Highway 15, just north of the city of Frederick, which is the county seat. Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. ... Germantown is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Maryland: Germantown, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Germantown, Baltimore County, Maryland Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland -- This is the most common place referred to as Germantown, Maryland. ... Clarksburg is a census-designated place and an uncorporated area located in Montgomery County, Maryland. ... Location in the state of Maryland Formed 1748 Seat Frederick Area  - Total  - Water 1,728 km² (667 mi²) 12 km² (4 mi²) of it is water 0. ... Source and external link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... Location in Maryland Founded  -Incorporated 1745 {{{incorporated}}}  County Frederick County Mayor Jennifer Dougherty Area  - Total  - Water 59. ...

From the Tenleytown-AU station north, Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike/Route 355 runs approximately parallel to the Red Line of the Washington Metro. North of the Capital Beltway until Frederick (at the Interstate 70 junction), the highway runs parallel to Interstate 270, which handles express traffic through Montgomery and southern Frederick counties. Tenleytown-AU station as seen from the escalators. ... Red Line train at Metro Center, hub of the system The Washington Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... I-70 looking westbound near Mile 326, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Interstate 70 is a long interstate highway in the United States. ... Interstate 270 is the designation for four three-digit interstate routes in the United States, all related to I-70. ...

Wisconsin Avenue was once U.S. Highway 240. Outside of the Beltway, U.S. Highway 240 was relocated to what is today Interstate 270. Eventually, the entire route designation was decommissioned. U.S. Highway 240 is a defunct designation for a short, but once very-important, segment of highway between Frederick, Maryland, junction U.S. Highway 40 (since diverted to Interstate 70) and Washington, D.C., junction of what was the now-diverted U.S. Highway 50 through Rockville and Bethesda. ...

Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike is part of the National Highway System as an arterial route from M Street to the Beltway and as an intermodal connector from the Beltway to the Grosvenor Metro station. The National Highway System includes many significant roads besides Interstate Highways Note: This article was adapted from public domain Federal Highway Administration web sites. ... Grosvenor-Strathmore station. ...