North Capitol Street

North Capitol Street
North Capitol Street sign
Other name(s)	North Capitol Street NE North Capitol Street NW
Maintained by	DDOT
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
South end	D Street NE/NW
Major junctions	Massachusetts Avenue NE/NW H Street NE/NW US 50 (New York Avenue NE/NW) Florida Avenue NE/NW US 1 (Rhode Island Avenue NE/NW) New Hampshire Avenue NE/NW
North end	Eastern Avenue NE/NW

North Capitol Street is a street in Washington, D.C. that separates the Northwest and Northeast quadrants of the city.

Route description

North Capitol Street begins at D Street in Lower Senate Park, between Louisiana and Delaware Avenues north of the United States Capitol. It continues in a straight line northward until it reaches Michigan Avenue, where it curves eastward and the westward around the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center and the Armed Forces Retirement Home. For the 1.1 miles (1.8 km) between Irving Street and Clermont Drive, North Capitol Street is a limited-access road. North Capitol Street ceases to exist after Harewood Road. For 0.4 miles (0.64 km), it is named Clermont Drive. Beginning at Allison Street, Clermont Drive becomes Hawaii Avenue. Just after passing Buchanan Street, Hawaii Avenue turns back into North Capitol Street. North Capitol Street ceases to exist again at McDonald Place, and turns into Blair Road (which veers north-northeast). About 2,185 feet (666 m) due north of this transition, on Chillum Place just north of Kansas Avenue, North Capitol Street reappears. It continues to exist until it reaches Eastern Avenue, which marks the D.C.-Maryland border.

Landmarks on North Capitol Street

Lower Senate Park (at the southern terminus of North Capitol Street, at Louisiana Avenue NW)
C-SPAN (400 North Capitol Street)
Holodomor Memorial
National Postal Museum (at North Capitol Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW)
United States Government Publishing Office headquarters (732 North Capitol Street)
Gonzaga College High School (at North Capitol Street and K Street NW)
NPR (1111 North Capitol Street)
Prospect Hill Cemetery (2201 North Capitol Street)
McMillan Sand Filtration Site (between Channing Street and Michigan Avenue)
Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center (between Michigan Avenue and Irving Street)
Armed Forces Retirement Home (between Irving Street and Harewood Road)
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery (between Harewood Road and Allison Street)
Rock Creek Cemetery (between Hawaii Avenue and Farragut Place)

NPR building at the corner of L Street and North Capitol Street

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Streets of Washington, D.C.

Numbered Streets	7th Street 14th Street 16th Street 18th Street

Lettered Streets	H Street K Street M Street P Street U Street

State-named roadways	Connecticut Florida Georgia Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia Wisconsin

Border avenues and streets	Capitol Streets North East South Border Avenues Western Eastern Southern Mall Boundaries Constitution Independence

Other streets	Benning Columbia Embassy Row Jackson Klingle MacArthur Madison Martin Luther King, Jr.

Circles	Anna J. Cooper Barney Benjamin Banneker Chevy Chase Columbus Dupont Garfield Grant Lincoln Memorial Logan Observatory Peace Pinehurst Randle Scott Sheridan Sherman Tenley Thomas Ward Washington Westmoreland

Squares	Farragut Franklin Freedom Lafayette Lincoln McPherson Mount Vernon Seward Stanton Union

Parkways	Clara Barton George Washington Memorial Oxon Run Rock Creek & Potomac Suitland

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