Interstate 295 South

Continuing south from D.C. 295 and the 11th Street Bridge, Interstate 295 meets Suitland Parkway (Exit 4) at a parclo interchange east of S Capitol Street.

10/12/14

The first reassurance marker for Interstate 295 was posted by Anacostia Park. The shield was missing in 2018 and the south banner removed in 2020.

12/16/16

Construction from 2018 to January 2023 reconfigured what was a three quarter cloverleaf interchange at Exit 4. Exit 4 B previously connected with Howard Street, a connector to S Capitol Street north to Washington Nationals Park and Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue.

12/16/16

A loop ramp joins I-295 south with Suitland Parkway east to Buena Vista, Garfield Heights and Suitland, Maryland. The parkway is a controlled access highway maintained by the National Park Service.

12/16/16

Suitland Parkway extends east to MD 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue) near the Capital Beltway and Joint Base Andrews.

12/16/16

Construction from Summer 2018 to April 2022 reconfigured forthcoming Exit 2 at Malcolm X Avenue with an access road linking I-295 (Anacostia Freeway) south with a flyover built along northbound to Dorothea Dix Avenue.

12/16/16

Reconstructed in 2006, Exit 2 consists of a flyover onto adjacent S Capitol Street southbound ahead of a diamond interchange with Malcolm X Avenue east and MacDill Boulevard west. MacDill Boulevard enters the main gate to Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB) while Malcolm X Avenue leads east to Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue at Congress Heights.

12/16/16

Exit 2 A was constructed from 2018 to 2021 beyond this reassurance marker for Malcolm X Avenue east and Dorothea Dix Avenue (formerly DHS Access Road) north to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) St. Elizabeth Campus.

12/16/16

Advancing one mile south from Malcolm X avenue, Interstate 295 connects with Overlook Avenue south to the U.S. Naval Research Lab at Exit 1.

12/16/16

Interstate 295 concludes in four miles at I-95/495 adjacent to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. The Potomac River span includes a drawbridge portion, which can potentially add delays to through travelers along the Capital Beltway west.

12/16/16

The Anacostia Freeway runs along the Shepherd Parkway natural area ahead of the slip ramp at Exit 1 onto adjacent Overlook Avenue southbound.

12/16/16

Overlook Avenue branches southwest from S Capitol Street to parallel I-295 south to the south gate of JBAB and the Naval Research Lab west of Bellevue.

12/16/16

Construction in 2022 lenghtened the decceleration lane for Exit 1. Overlook Avenue travels alongside the Anacostia Freeway to the DC Water Department plant at Blue Plains and Shepherd Parkway to D.C. Village.

12/16/16

Interstate 295 (Anacostia Freeway) curves southward across Chesapeake Street west of Fort Greble Park and the Bellevue neighborhood.

12/16/16

Continuing south, Interstate 295 advances two miles to I-95/495 (Capital Beltway) and MD 210 (Indian Head Highway) south.

12/16/16

The unincorporated community of Fort Washington along the Potomac River lies south of Oxon Hill along MD 210 (Indian Head Highway).

12/16/16

A weigh in motion scales require trucks to use the right lane of I-295 south ahead of the Maryland state line.

08/04/13

Exit 1 B links the south end of I-295 with the MGM National Harbor resort complex along MGM National Avenue east of National Harbor. The ramps south to National Harbor Boulevard were completed in 2009.

12/16/16

Interstate 295 travels between Blue Plains and D.C. Village one mile ahead of the systems interchange (Exit 1) with the Capital Beltway.

12/16/16

An end sign for Interstate 295 stands just beyond the southbound side weigh station.

12/16/16

Interstate 295 crosses a causeway over Oxon Creek just ahead of Prince Georges County, Maryland. Exit 1 C departs next for I-95/495 south to Springfield and Richmond followed by Exit 1 B to National Harbor Boulevard south from the freeway end.

12/16/16

The Woodrow Wilson Bridge comes into view from Interstate 295 south at Oxon Creek.

12/16/16

Left Exit 1 A joins the Capital Beltway outer loop to Morningside, Joint Base Andrews and College Park. The Woodrow Wilson Bridge west leads into Alexandria, Virginia.

12/16/16

Entering the state of Maryland along Interstate 295 south. The D.C. line falls within Oxon Hill Farm south of Oxon Cove.

12/16/16

Exit 1 C leaves I-295 south for I-95 south to Fredericksburg and Richmond and I-495 west to Springfield and Tysons Corner, Virginia.

12/16/16

Exit 1 C joins the Local Lanes of I-95/495 across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge to Alexandria, Virginia.

12/16/16

Exit 1 B follows onto National Harbor Boulevard south and then Exit 1 A separates from the MD 210 connector for I-95/495 north.

08/04/13

Exit 1 B partitions with a ramp for MGM National Avenue east to the MGM Resort and MD 414 (Oxon Hill Road) east at Oxon Hill.

08/04/13

Transitioning to National Harbor Boulevard south from I-295. National Harbor is a mixed use development with condos, retail, a marina, hotels, etc.

08/04/13

Exit 1 A splits with the I-295 connector to MD 210 for the Capital Beltway outer loop to Baltimore. MD 210 heads south roughly parallel to the eastern shore of the Potomac River en route to Indian Head, with connections to other destinations in southeast Maryland.

06/01/04

Beyond Exit 1 A, two lanes continue to MD 210 and Oxon Hill Road to MD 414 east. MD 414 travels 5.11 miles between MD 210 and MD 5.

06/01/04