U.S. Route 29 in the District of Columbia

U.S. Route 29
Map of the District of Columbia with US 29 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by DDOT
Length:	8.6 mi (13.8 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 29 in Rosslyn, VA
	I‑66 in Foggy Bottom
North end:	Eastern Avenue in Silver Spring, MD
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced Streets and Highways of Washington, D.C. Interstate U.S D.C. State-Named Streets ← US 1 US 50 →

U.S. Route 29 (US 29) in the District of Columbia is a U.S. highway which enters D.C. via Key Bridge from Arlington, Virginia, and exits at Silver Spring, Maryland. It predominantly follows city surface streets, although the portion of the route from Key Bridge east to 26th Street NW is an elevated highway. The elevated section of U.S. Route 29 in D.C. is better known as the Whitehurst Freeway. Called the city's most ridiculed bridge in 1989, there have been several attempts to have the Whitehurst Freeway torn down but cost and other considerations have stopped these proposals from being acted on.

From Virginia, U.S. Route 29 enters the District of Columbia on the Key Bridge. It then bypasses Georgetown on the Whitehurst Freeway, an elevated highway over K Street NW and Water Street NW. After crossing the K Street Bridge, Route 29 then travels along K Street NW through downtown Washington. From K Street, Route 29 turns left at 11th Street NW, then right at Rhode Island Avenue NW. Route 29 northbound turns left at 6th Street NW, then left again onto Florida Avenue NW before turning right onto Georgia Avenue NW. Route 29 southbound down Georgia Avenue continues straight at Florida Avenue, where Georgia Avenue becomes 7th Street NW, then turns right at Rhode Island Avenue NW. Route 29 follows Georgia Avenue NW out of the District and into Maryland.