Missouri Avenue is a major diagonal west–east thoroughfare in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.

Missouri Avenue
Missouri Avenue at 2nd Street NW
Length1.70 mi (2.74 km)
LocationWashington, D.C.
West endJoyce Road eastbound exit
17th Street NW
Major
junctions
US 29 (Georgia Avenue)
East endNorth Capitol Street
Riggs Road

History

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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

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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

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LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Washington0.000.00Joyce Road eastbound exit
17th Street NW
Western terminus of Missouri Avenue
0.060.097Military Road eastbound exit
0.110.1816th Street NWMilitary Road westbound accessible via 16th Street NW interchange
0.160.26Military Road westbound entrance
0.270.4314th Street NW
0.360.58Military RoadEnd of one-way section of Missouri Avenue
0.490.7913th Street NW
0.580.93  US 29 (Georgia Avenue)
0.711.149th Street NW
0.811.308th Street NW
1.061.715th Street NW
1.262.033rd Street NW
1.352.17Kansas Avenue
Kennedy Street
1.432.302nd Street NW
1.622.61New Hampshire Avenue
1.702.74North Capitol StreetEastern terminus of Missouri Avenue
Continuation beyond eastern terminus as Riggs Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "Concord Avenue Becomes Missouri Avenue". Ghosts of DC. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ Johnson, Matt (6 September 2016). "Here's how DC's state-named avenues got their names". Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved 28 November 2021.