Interstate 295 (District of Columbia)

Interstate 295
Anacostia Freeway
Route information
Auxiliary route of I‑95
Length:	8.05 mi (12.96 km) 0.80 miles (1.29 km) in Maryland 7.25 miles (11.67 km) in the District of Columbia
Existed:	1964 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-95 / I-495 / MD 210 in Oxon Hill, MD
North end:	I‑695 / DC 295 in Washington, DC
Location
States:	Maryland, District of Columbia
Counties:	MD: Prince George's DC: Washington
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business ← MD 292 MD MD 295 → ← I‑95 DC DC 295 →

Interstate 295 (I-295) in the U.S. state of Maryland and in Washington, D.C. is a 8.05-mile (12.96 km) spur route connecting I-95 / I-495 and Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) near the Potomac River (just outside the District's boundary with Maryland) to Interstate 695 & D.C. Route 295 in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, DC.

Although I-295 technically begins at the Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495), a pair of mainline ramps connects the southern terminus of the route to the nearby MD 210. Continuing north from this interchange, I-295 enters the District of Columbia; the route is only 0.8 miles (1.3 km) long in Maryland. The highway is known as the Anacostia Freeway.

Passing to the west and north of Oxon Cove Park, the route parallels the Potomac River, running through the Southeast quadrant of D.C. It passes close to Shepard Parkway and forms the eastern boundary of Bolling Air Force Base and the Anacostia Naval Station. Near the southern end of Anacostia Park the route turns east and begins to parallel the Anacostia River, interchanging with South Capitol Street near the latter's crossing of the river.

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