U.S. Route 1 in the District of Columbia

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U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 in the District of Columbia
US 1 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by DDOT
Length7 mi [1] [2] (11 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
South endUS 1.svgI-395.svg US 1 / I-395 in Arlington, VA
 I-395.svg I-395 in East Potomac Park
US 50.svg US 50 in Downtown Washington
US 29.svg US 29 in Shaw
North endUS 1.svg US 1 / Eastern Ave in Mt. Rainier, MD
Highway system
I-695.svg I-695 US 29.svg US 29

U.S. Route 1 (US 1) within the District of Columbia passes between Arlington, Virginia and Mount Rainier, Maryland predominantly along surface streets. However, it forms a few overlaps with other routes.

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Route description

View north along US 1 and I-395 crossing the Potomac River on the 14th Street Bridge 2016-10-02 08 32 25 View north along Interstate 395 and U.S. Route 1 (14th Street Bridge) crossing the Potomac River from Arlington County, Virginia to Washington, D.C..jpg
View north along US 1 and I-395 crossing the Potomac River on the 14th Street Bridge

Northbound US 1 and Interstate 395 enter the District of Columbia from Virginia on the 14th Street Bridge. US 1 traffic exits Route 395 from the left to 14th Street, S.W. After 14th Street crosses the National Mall, US 1 turns right onto Constitution Avenue. It then turns left onto 6th Street, N.W., and then right onto Rhode Island Avenue. US 1 continues on Rhode Island Avenue through Northeast Washington and into Maryland.

View south along US 1 on Rhode Island Avenue 2016-10-02 12 21 25 View south along U.S. Route 1 (Rhode Island Avenue NE) at V Street NE in Washington, D.C..jpg
View south along US 1 on Rhode Island Avenue

Southbound US 1 enters the District of Columbia from Maryland on Rhode Island Avenue. US 1 turns left onto 6th Street, N.W., then right onto L Street, N.W., and then left onto 9th Street, N.W. It enters the Ninth Street Tunnel and joins Interstate 395, which it follows into Virginia.

Northbound US 1 is concurrent with eastbound U.S. Route 50 along Constitution Avenue from 14th Street to 6th Street, N.W., and along 6th Street from Constitution Avenue to New York Avenue, N.W. Southbound US 1 is concurrent with westbound US 50 along L Street between 6th and 9th streets, N.W., and along 9th Street from L Street to Constitution Avenue. Both northbound and southbound US 1 have concurrencies with Interstate 395.

History

When originally designated in 1926, US 1 entered Washington on Bladensburg Road. The old route then continued on Maryland Avenue and turned south on 1st Street, where it then turns left into the U.S. Capitol grounds. US 1 went around the Capitol making its way to Pennsylvania Avenue. The route continues on Pennsylvania Avenue to 14th Street where it turns south. US 1 then left Washington on 14th Street as it does today. By 1946, US 1 entered from the north using Rhode Island Avenue continuing all the way to 14th Street (via Vermont Avenue). It was shifted to its current alignment by 1967.

Major intersections

The entire route is in the District of Columbia.

Locationmi [2] kmDestinationsNotes
Potomac River 0.00.0I-395.svgUS 1.svg I-395 south / US 1 south Richmond, Alexandria Continuation into Virginia
0.1–
0.4
0.16–
0.64
14th Street Bridges (Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge / George Mason Memorial Bridge)
East Potomac Park 0.50.80I-395.svg I-395 north Capitol Hill, Verizon Center, Nationals Park Northern terminus of concurrency with I-395; Exit 1 on I-395; Northbound exit and southbound entrance
0.71.1I-395.svg I-395 south (Rochambeau Memorial Bridge)To HOV 3+ only; Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Washington Channel 0.81.3 14th Street Bridges (US 1 span)
Southwest Federal Center 0.91.4 Maine Avenue SW Interchange; No southbound exit
National Mall Downtown1.52.4US 50.svg US 50 west (Constitution Avenue NW) / 14th Street NW northSouthern terminus of concurrency with US 50, No left turns
1.72.7 12th Street Expressway  / 12th Street NW northNorthern terminus of 12th Street Expressway (one-way northbound)
2.03.2 I-395.svg 9th Street Expressway south to I-395
US 1.svgUS 50.svg US 1 north / US 50 east
Northern terminus of 9th Street Expressway (one-way southbound)
Southern terminus of one-way pairs (6th Street NW north / 9th Street NW south)
Downtown 2.23.5Alt plate.svg
US 1.svg US 1 Alt. north (Pennsylvania Avenue NW)
Southern terminus of US 1 Alternate; Access from US 1 north only
Mount Vernon Square 3.04.8US 50.svgI-495.svg US 50 east (New York Avenue NW) to I-495 Northern terminus of concurrency with US 50
3.15.0US 1.svgUS 50.svg US 1 south / US 50 west (L Street NW)Northern terminus of one-way pairs
Shaw 3.65.8US 29.svg US 29 (Rhode Island Avenue NW west / 6th Street NW north)
Woodridge 7.011.3US 1.svg US 1 north (Rhode Island Avenue) / Eastern Avenue NE  Baltimore Continuation into Maryland
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Alternate plate.svg

US 1.svg

U.S. Route 1 Alternate
Location Washington, D.C. Hyattsville, MD
Length2.1 mi (3.4 km)

U.S. Route 1 Alternate leaves U.S. Route 1 at New York Avenue, following US 50 east, and rejoins the highway in Hyattsville, Maryland.

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References

  1. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, United States Numbered Highways Archived 2007-02-04 at the Wayback Machine , 1989 Edition
  2. 1 2 Google (January 2, 2014). "US 1" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 2, 2014.

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    US 1.svg U.S. Route 1
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    Virginia
    District of ColumbiaNext state:
    Maryland