District of Columbia Route 295

District of Columbia Route 295
Anacostia Freeway
Route information
Maintained by DC DOT
Length	4.29 mi (6.90 km)
Major junctions
South end	I-295 in Anacostia
North end	MD 295 at DC-Maryland line
Location
Country	United States
Federal district	District of Columbia
Highway system
Streets and Highways of Washington, DC Interstate US DC State-Named Streets
← I-295 → I-395

District of Columbia Route 295 (DC 295), also known as the Anacostia Freeway south of East Capitol Street or Kenilworth Avenue north of East Capitol Street, is a freeway in the District of Columbia, and currently the only numbered route in the District that is not an Interstate Highway or U.S. Highway. On its south end, it merges with Interstate 295 (I-295) at the southern end of the 11th Street Bridges; its north end is at the border with Maryland where it continues as Maryland Route 201 (MD 201) and then the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

Route description

DC 295 starts at a split from I-295 at the 11th Street Bridges in Anacostia. From there, it continues northeasterly along the Anacostia River to the DC-Maryland border. DC 295, I-295, and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, while administratively distinct, form one continuous freeway linking the southern portion of the Capital Beltway to Baltimore. Mileposts continue the sequence of I-295 from the split. Frontage roads near the north end are known as Kenilworth Avenue, which is the name of MD 201 after splitting from the main freeway. DC 295 is part of the National Highway System.

Exit list

All exits are unnumbered.

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Southeast	Anacostia	0.00	0.00	I-295 south – Richmond	Continuation beyond DC 295
	Anacostia	0.00	0.00	I-695 to I-395 – Capitol Hill	Southbound exit only, under construction
	Twining	0.83	1.34	Pennsylvania Avenue East
-	Greenway	2.23	3.59	East Capitol Street	No northbound exit
Northeast	River Terrace			River Terrace	Southbound exit only
	Benning	2.79	4.49	Benning Road
	Kenilworth	3.3	5.3	Burroughs Avenue, Minnesota Avenue
		3.9	6.3	Polk Street	Northbound exit only
		4.2	6.8	Quarles Street, Eastern Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

• Steve Anderson's DCroads.net: Anacostia Freeway (I-295 and DC 295)
• Steve Anderson's DCroads.net: Kenilworth Avenue Freeway (DC 295)