Missouri Avenue
 Missouri Avenue at 2nd Street NW | |
| Length | 1.70 mi (2.74 km) |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| West end | Joyce Road eastbound exit 17th Street NW |
| Major junctions |  US 29 (Georgia Avenue) |
| East end | North Capitol Street Riggs Road |
Missouri Avenue is a major diagonal west–east thoroughfare in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.
History[edit]
Until 1946, Missouri Avenue was named Concord Avenue and was renamed for Harry S. Truman's home state of Missouri when he became president the year before. Previously, Missouri Avenue was the name of a street in the National Mall, which was demolished several years before.[1][2]
Route[edit]
Missouri Avenue begins as an eastbound one-way road at the Joyce Road ramp and 17th Street NW for 0.36 mi (0.58 km) before intersecting Military Road and becoming a 4-lane thoroughfare, continuing slightly southeast towards Georgia Avenue (US 29). Missouri Avenue makes a 0.02 mi (0.032 km) curve south along Georgia Avenue and continues further southeast, eventually ending at North Capitol Street where the road continues northeast as Riggs Road, which leads into Maryland.
Major intersections[edit]
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 0.00 | 0.00 | Joyce Road eastbound exit 17th Street NW | Western terminus of Missouri Avenue | |
| 0.06 | 0.097 | Military Road eastbound exit | |||
| 0.11 | 0.18 | 16th Street NW | Military Road westbound accessible via 16th Street NW interchange | ||
| 0.16 | 0.26 | Military Road westbound entrance | |||
| 0.27 | 0.43 | 14th Street NW | |||
| 0.36 | 0.58 | Military Road | End of one-way section of Missouri Avenue | ||
| 0.49 | 0.79 | 13th Street NW | |||
| 0.58 | 0.93 | US 29 (Georgia Avenue) | |||
| 0.71 | 1.14 | 9th Street NW | |||
| 0.81 | 1.30 | 8th Street NW | |||
| 1.06 | 1.71 | 5th Street NW | |||
| 1.26 | 2.03 | 3rd Street NW | |||
| 1.35 | 2.17 | Kansas Avenue Kennedy Street | |||
| 1.43 | 2.30 | 2nd Street NW | |||
| 1.62 | 2.61 | New Hampshire Avenue | |||
| 1.70 | 2.74 | North Capitol Street | Eastern terminus of Missouri Avenue Continuation beyond eastern terminus as Riggs Road | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Concord Avenue Becomes Missouri Avenue". Ghosts of DC. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Matt (6 September 2016). "Here's how DC's state-named avenues got their names". Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved 28 November 2021.