- South Capitol Street
South Capitol Street is a major street dividing the southeast and southwest quadrants of
Washington, D.C. It runs south from theUnited States Capitol to the DC-Maryland line. Once it crosses the line, intersecting with Southern Avenue, it becomes Indian Head Highway (Maryland Route 210 ) at the Eastover Shopping Center, a terminal or transfer point of many bus routes.North of the
Anacostia River , South Capitol Street runs due north-south.Nationals Park , home of theWashington Nationals , is located near the Anacostia River. However, after crossing theAnacostia River over theFrederick Douglass Memorial Bridge , South Capitol Street follows a slightly more winding path as it passes alongsideAnacostia Naval Station ,Bolling Air Force Base , and then through the southern end ofWashington, D.C. South Capitol Street links with major streets and highways such as Interstate 295, the
Suitland Parkway , Atlantic Street, and Martin Luther King Junior Avenue. The section of South Capitol Street between Washington Avenue and the Suitland Parkway is part of the National Highway System. Washington Avenue provides a National Highway System connection between South Capitol Street andIndependence Avenue .
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