East Capitol Street

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East Capitol Street
  • East Capitol Street NE
  • East Capitol Street SE
Looking down East Capitol Street from its intersection with 3rd St..jpg
East Capitol Street from the crosswalk of its intersection with 3rd Street, 2025
East Capitol Street
Maintained by DDOT
Location Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates 38°53′23.2″N76°59′43.9″W / 38.889778°N 76.995528°W / 38.889778; -76.995528
West end1st Street
Major
junctions
Massachusetts Avenue
Independence Avenue  / C Street
DC-295.svg DC 295 (Anacostia Freeway)
Benning Road
East endMD Route 214.svg MD 214  / Southern Avenue

East Capitol Street is a major street that divides the northeast and southeast quadrants of Washington, D.C., United States. It runs due east from the United States Capitol to the DC-Maryland border. The street is uninterrupted until Lincoln Park then continues eastward around the RFK Stadium campus. East of the stadium, East Capitol crosses the Anacostia River via the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge and then goes underneath Route 295 before crossing into Prince George's County, Maryland, where it becomes Maryland State Highway 214.

The western stretch of East Capitol Street passes through the Capitol Hill and Hill East neighborhoods. East Capitol Street is home to the Folger Shakespeare Library, US-Asia Institute, Les Aspin Center for Government, East Capitol Street Car Barn, D.C. Armory, and the future New Commanders Stadium.

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