Interstate 695 (District of Columbia) in the context of "Ninth Street Tunnel"

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⭐ Core Definition: Interstate 695 (District of Columbia)

Interstate 695 (I-695), also known as the Southeast Freeway, is a two-mile-long (3.2 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in Washington, D.C. It travels from an interchange with I-395 south of the US Capitol building east then south across the 11th Street Bridges to an interchange with I-295 and District of Columbia Route 295 (DC 295) in Anacostia.

Access also exists from eastbound I-695 to Pennsylvania Avenue at Barney Circle, just northwest of the John Philip Sousa Bridge. Stub ramps at Pennsylvania Avenue, once meant to continue the freeway (as part of I-295) to I-95 and US Route 50 (US 50) northeast of Washington Union Station, now provide access to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.

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👉 Interstate 695 (District of Columbia) in the context of Ninth Street Tunnel

Interstate 395 (I-395) in Virginia and Washington, D.C., is a 13.79-mile-long (22.19 km) spur route of I-95 that begins at an interchange with I-95 in Springfield and ends at an interchange with US Route 50 (US 50) in Northwest Washington, D.C. It passes underneath the National Mall near the US Capitol and ends at a junction with US 50 at New York Avenue, roughly one mile (1.6 km) north of the 3rd Street Tunnel.

I-395 is known by three names over its various segments. The Virginia portion is part of the larger Shirley Highway that continues southward on I-95 beyond the terminus of I-395. In the District of Columbia, it is known as the Southwest Freeway from the 14th Street bridges to the Southeast Freeway interchange (I-695) and the Center Leg or Center Leg Freeway from the Southeast Freeway interchange to New York Avenue.

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Interstate 695 (District of Columbia) in the context of District of Columbia Route 295

District of Columbia Route 295 (DC 295), also known as the Anacostia Freeway as well as the Kenilworth Avenue Freeway north of East Capitol Street, is a freeway in the District of Columbia, United States, and currently the only numbered route in the District that is not an Interstate Highway or U.S. Highway. The south end is at an interchange with I-295, I-695, and the southern end of the 11th Street Bridges. Its north end is at the border with Maryland where it becomes MD 201, connecting to the Baltimore–Washington Parkway and US 50.

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Interstate 695 (District of Columbia) in the context of Interstate 295 (Maryland-District of Columbia)

Interstate 295 (I-295) also known as the Anacostia Freeway, is a six-mile (9.7 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US state of Maryland and in Washington, D.C. It connects I-95/I-495 and Maryland Route 210 (MD 210; Indian Head Highway) near the Potomac River (just outside DC's boundary with Maryland) to I-695 and District of Columbia Route 295 (DC 295) in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

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Interstate 695 (District of Columbia) in the context of 11th Street Bridges

The 11th Street Bridges are a complex of three bridges across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., United States. The bridges convey Interstate 695 across the Anacostia to its southern terminus at Interstate 295 and DC 295. The bridges also connect the neighborhood of Anacostia with the rest of the city of Washington.

The first bridge at the site, constructed about 1800, played a role in the War of 1812. It burned in 1846, but was repaired. A second bridge was constructed in 1873, and replaced in 1907. A modern, four-lane bridge replaced the older bridge in 1965, and a second four-lane bridge added in 1969. In 2009, construction began on three spans (two carrying freeway traffic, one carrying local-only traffic) to replace the 1965 and 1969 bridges. The northbound bridge opened to traffic in December 2011 while the southbound bridge open to traffic in January 2012. The new bridges include new ramps and new interchanges with I-295 (the Anacostia Freeway). The local bridge opened to traffic in May 2012. Portions of all three bridges and their approaches remained under construction into 2013. Phase 1 of the project was completed ahead of schedule and within budget in July 2013. The local bridge was fully complete by September 2013. Phase 2 of the project, including the conversion of the Barney Circle Freeway into a boulevard, was completed in 2015.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← District of Columbia Route 295 ← Ninth Street Tunnel ← Interstate 295 (Maryland-District of Columbia) ← 11th Street Bridges ← Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Auxiliary Interstate Highway → Washington, D.C. → Interchange (road) → Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia) → US Capitol → 11th Street Bridges → Interstate 295 (Maryland–District of Columbia) → District of Columbia Route 295 → Anacostia → Pennsylvania Avenue → Barney Circle → John Philip Sousa Bridge → Freeway → Interstate 95 in the District of Columbia → U.S. Route 50 in the District of Columbia → Washington Union Station → Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium →