Maine Avenue

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Maine Avenue
Maine Avenue SW
Maine Avenue, Washington DC.jpg
Maintained by DDOT
Location Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates 38°52′58.6″N77°1′51.3″W / 38.882944°N 77.030917°W / 38.882944; -77.030917 Coordinates: 38°52′58.6″N77°1′51.3″W / 38.882944°N 77.030917°W / 38.882944; -77.030917
West end Independence Avenue
Major
junctions
US 1.svg US 1 (14th Street) / Ohio Drive
I-395.svg I-395 / 12th Street
7th Street
East end6th / M Streets

Maine Avenue is a diagonal avenue in the Southwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.. Maine Avenue connects Independence Avenue with M Street SW, and has an interchange with Interstate 395.

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Route description

Maine Avenue begins at 17th Street SW and Independence Avenue SW and continues southeast, parallelling the Tidal Basin to 12th Street SW where it crosses under Interstate 395. Continuing southeast, it runs parallel to the Washington Channel and Water Street SW, where it crosses 7th Street. At 6th Street SW, Maine Avenue ends, becoming M Street SW.

Points of interest

Points of interest along Maine Avenue include Arena Stage and the Southwest Waterfront, home of the Maine Avenue Fish Market.

History

In 1861, Maine Avenue was a small street north and parallel to Maryland Avenue near Capitol Hill.

Interstate 695 was planned to be extended west of Interstate 395 along Maine Avenue. That project, like many proposed interstate highways in the District of Columbia, was canceled. [1]

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