Southern Avenue is one of three boundary streets between
Washington, D.C., and the state of
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...
. Following a southwest-to-northeast line, Southern Avenue begins at the intersection of
South Capitol Street
South Capitol Street is a major street dividing the southeast and southwest quadrants of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It runs south from the United States Capitol to the D.C.–Maryland line, intersecting with Southern Avenue. Afte ...
in
Southeast, Washington, D.C., and
Indian Head Highway on the Maryland side. It runs for approximately to its other end at
Eastern Avenue in
Northeast, Washington, D.C.
Northeast (NE or N.E.) is the northeastern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It encompasses the area located north of East Capitol Street and east of North Capitol Street.
Geography
Northeast includes the 35 neighbor ...
, with an uncompleted gap between Naylor Road SE and Branch Avenue SE.
Southern Avenue was built in pieces. For example, the portion between Benning Road SE and 46th Street SE was not started until 1928.
One of the first residential developments on Southern Avenue was Fairfield, a cluster of luxury homes at the intersection of Highview Terrace SE and 34th Street SE in the
Summit Park neighborhood.
The Southern Avenue bridge over Suitland Parkway was the first
orthotropic deck
An orthotropic bridge or orthotropic deck is typically one whose fabricated deck consists of a structural steel deck plate stiffened either longitudinally with ribs or transversely, or in both directions. This allows the fabricated deck both t ...
girder bridge
A girder bridge is a bridge that uses girders as the means of supporting its deck. The two most common types of modern steel girder bridges are plate and box.
The term "girder" is often used interchangeably with "beam" in reference to bridge de ...
built in Washington, D.C.
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Streets in Washington, D.C.
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