Maine Avenue is a diagonal avenue in the
Southwest quadrant of
Washington, D.C. Maine Avenue connects
Independence Avenue with
M Street SW, and has an interchange with
Interstate 395.
Route description
Maine Avenue begins at 17th Street SW and Independence Avenue SW and continues southeast, parallelling the
Tidal Basin to 12th Street SW where it crosses under Interstate 395. Continuing southeast, it runs parallel to the
Washington Channel and Water Street SW, where it crosses
7th Street. At 6th Street SW, Maine Avenue ends, becoming
M Street SW.
Points of interest
Points of interest along Maine Avenue include
Arena Stage
Arena Stage is a not-for-profit regional theater based in Southwest, Washington, D.C. Established in 1950, it was the first racially integrated theater in Washington, D.C. and its founders helped start the U.S. regional theater movement. It is ...
and the
Southwest Waterfront, home of the
Maine Avenue Fish Market.
History
In 1861, Maine Avenue was a small street north and parallel to Maryland Avenue near
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill, in addition to being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C., stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues. It is one of the ...
.
Interstate 695 was planned to be extended west of Interstate 395 along Maine Avenue. That project, like many proposed interstate highways in the District of Columbia, was canceled.
See also
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DC Waterfront, Maine Avenue
''DC Waterfront, Maine Avenue'' is a painting by Delilah Pierce. It is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. in the United States.
Pierce used oil paint on board, in 1957, to depict Maine Avenue along the S ...
'' - a painting of Maine Avenue by
Delilah Pierce
Delilah Williams Pierce (March 3, 1904 – 1992) was an African American artist, curator and educator based in Washington, District of Columbia. Pierce is best known for abstract paintings depicting the natural world. Her work also includes portra ...
References
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Streets in Washington, D.C.
Southwest (Washington, D.C.)
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