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List of traffic circles in Washington, D.C.

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354: 366: 390: 45: 378: 343: 67:, consists primarily of numbered streets along the north–south axis and lettered streets (followed by streets named in alphabetical order) along the east–west axis. Avenues named for each of the 50 U.S. states crisscross this grid diagonally, and where the avenues intersect, 262:- triangular area bounded by Florida Avenue, New York Avenue and First Street Northeast. Though not part of the original city design, traffic patterns mimic other circles. 32: 113:– intersection of Western and Connecticut Avenues, Chevy Chase and Magnolia Parkways, and Grafton Street; circle is only half within the District; the other half is in 1076: 1061: 212: 75:
generals and admirals, while several neighborhoods take their names from nearby circles. There are approximately 36 roundabouts currently in the District.
472: 17: 1040: 1015: 1010: 561: 317: 296: 1071: 353: 437: 954: 992: 481: 411: 60: 1066: 591: 465: 128: 770: 702: 286: 179: 152: 1035: 272:, North Capitol Street, Q Street NW, and Q Street NE; this circle lay on the border of Northwest and Northeast Washington. 785: 967: 914: 904: 813: 687: 606: 596: 458: 416: 28: 682: 677: 245: 241: 1005: 1000: 944: 919: 833: 389: 282: 164: 96:– intersection of 16th Street, Eastern Avenue, Colesville Road, and North Portal Drive; circle is split between 1025: 977: 500: 148: 53: 365: 775: 495: 406: 168: 248:
and its access roads interrupt this circle on one side, making it more of a semicircle. It is also known as
187:– intersection of Rhode Island and Massachusetts Avenues and 16th Street, with an underpass for 16th Street 231:– intersection of New Hampshire and Pennsylvania Avenues and K and 23rd Streets, with a K Street underpass 551: 541: 536: 531: 526: 216: 36: 326: 161:– intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and 34th Street; the roadway does not form a complete circle ( 750: 309: 322: 136: 101: 793: 727: 722: 313: 114: 84: 962: 667: 657: 631: 601: 450: 97: 377: 252:. Prior to the construction of the Columbus Memorial at its center in 1912, it was called 244:– intersection of Delaware, Louisiana, and Massachusetts Avenues and E and First Streets; 8: 929: 697: 662: 621: 616: 268:– now defunct, existing only as the name of a neighborhood; formerly the intersection of 31:
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and is divided between the Southwest and Northwest quadrants of the city
611: 285:– intersection of Pennsylvania and Kentucky Avenues 17th Street, and 132: 342: 546: 105: 299:– intersection of 14th St SE and Pennsylvania and Potomac Avenues. 438:"What we can learn from the history of DC's circles and squares" 193:– intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and R and 23rd Streets 480: 131:, and New Hampshire Avenues and 19th and P Streets, with an 211:– intersection of Massachusetts and Vermont Avenues and 225:– intersection of Massachusetts and Nebraska Avenues 1077:Squares, plazas, and circles in Washington, D.C. 1053: 435: 1062:Washington, D.C., transportation-related lists 466: 219:, with an underpass for Massachusetts Avenue 473: 459: 155:and Vermont Avenues and 13th and P Streets 482:Streets and highways of Washington, D.C. 412:Streets and highways of Washington, D.C. 346:Panoramic view of a wintry Dupont Circle 341: 71:often occur. 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Cooper Circle 47: 98:North Portal Estates 33:adding missing items 771:MacArthur Boulevard 287:Southeast Boulevard 254:Union Station Plaza 180:Pennsylvania Avenue 61:surface road layout 348: 314:L'Enfant Promenade 260:Dave Thomas Circle 159:Observatory Circle 151:– intersection of 123:– intersection of 111:Chevy Chase Circle 73:American Civil War 57: 1049: 1048: 1026:Kenilworth Avenue 709:President's Park 395:Washington Circle 229:Washington Circle 52:in the center of 16:(Redirected from 1084: 654:Capitol Streets 520:Lettered streets 489:Numbered streets 475: 468: 461: 452: 451: 442: 441: 433: 392: 380: 368: 356: 331:Lincoln Memorial 329:; surrounds the 65:Washington, D.C. 37:reliable sources 21: 1092: 1091: 1087: 1086: 1085: 1083: 1082: 1081: 1052: 1051: 1050: 1045: 987: 949: 888: 780: 734: 674:Border Avenues 647: 641: 563: 556: 515: 484: 479: 448: 446: 445: 434: 430: 425: 403: 396: 393: 384: 383:Sheridan Circle 381: 372: 369: 360: 357: 340: 306: 279: 242:Columbus Circle 238: 191:Sheridan Circle 81: 69:traffic circles 40: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1090: 1080: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1047: 1046: 1044: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 997: 995: 989: 988: 986: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 959: 957: 951: 950: 948: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 896: 894: 890: 889: 887: 886: 881: 876: 871: 866: 861: 856: 851: 846: 841: 836: 831: 826: 821: 816: 811: 806: 801: 796: 794:Anna J. 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Index

List of circles in Washington, D.C.
dynamic lists
adding missing items
reliable sources

John A. Logan
Logan Circle
surface road layout
Washington, D.C.
traffic circles
American Civil War
Anna J. Cooper Circle
LeDroit Park
Blair Circle
North Portal Estates
Silver Spring
Maryland
Chevy Chase Circle
Chevy Chase
Dupont Circle
Connecticut
Massachusetts
underpass
express lane
Grant Circle
Logan Circle
Rhode Island
Observatory Circle
United States Naval Observatory
Number One Observatory Circle

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