Suitland Parkway

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Suitland Parkway travels 9.35 miles between southeast Washington, D.C. and Andrews Air Force Base at MD 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue). Maintained by the National Park Service, the four-lane road includes several interchanges and a handful of at-grade intersections.

Opened December 9, 1944 by the Bureau of Public Roads (now the FHWA), Suitland Parkway was built to link the military facilities of Bolling Field Air Force base with Camp Springs (Andrews A.F.B.). The route is now a part of the National Capital Parks system, which preserves the forest and rural scenery along the route, and is included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Suitland Parkway - West
Southern Avenue passes over Suitland Parkway on the Maryland and District of Columbia line.

Southern Avenue passes over Suitland Parkway on the Maryland and District of Columbia line.

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Substandard signage directs motorists on Suitland Parkway west to the Alabama Avenue off-ramp. Alabama Avenue meanders west to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Congress Heights and north to Fort Davis.

Substandard signage directs motorists on Suitland Parkway west to the Alabama Avenue off-ramp. Alabama Avenue meanders west to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Congress Heights and north to Fort Davis.

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Motorists bound for Alabama Avenue depart Suitland Parkway west to Irving Street. Irving Street leads east from the parkway to Alabama Avenue at Knox Hill.
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Motorists bound for Alabama Avenue depart Suitland Parkway west to Irving Street. Irving Street leads east from the parkway to Alabama Avenue at Knox Hill.

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Stanton Road leads north from Oxon Run Parkway to a signalized intersection with Suitland Parkway. Stanton Road turns west from Suitland to Sheridan Road.

Stanton Road leads north from Oxon Run Parkway to a signalized intersection with Suitland Parkway. Stanton Road turns west from Suitland to Sheridan Road.

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A slip ramp joins Suitland Parkway west with parallel Sheridan Road near its intersection with Stanton Road.

A slip ramp joins Suitland Parkway west with parallel Sheridan Road near its intersection with Stanton Road.

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Sheridan Road provides the connection to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, a north-south arterial between South Capitol Street and the 11th Street Bridge.

Sheridan Road provides the connection to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, a north-south arterial between South Capitol Street and the 11th Street Bridge.

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Passing under Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue near the end of Suitland Parkway west.

Passing under Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue near the end of Suitland Parkway west.

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Suitland Parkway meets Firth Sterling Avenue ahead of Interstate 295 (Anacostia Freeway). Firth Sterling Avenue connects Suitland Parkway west with Interstate 295 north to the 11th Street Bridge and District of Columbia 295. Southward, the street leads to South Capitol Street and the Firth Sterling gate of Anacostia Naval Station.

Suitland Parkway meets Firth Sterling Avenue ahead of Interstate 295 (Anacostia Freeway). Firth Sterling Avenue connects Suitland Parkway west with Interstate 295 north to the 11th Street Bridge and District of Columbia 295. Southward, the street leads to South Capitol Street and the Firth Sterling gate of Anacostia Naval Station.

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Suitland Parkway travels under Interstate 295 and merges with South Capitol Street ahead of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. A turn-off connects with Howard Road before the transition; Howard Road leads east to Metro's Green Line Anacostia Station. A ramp also connects Howard Drive with Anacostia Drive along the river.

Suitland Parkway travels under Interstate 295 and merges with South Capitol Street ahead of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. A turn-off connects with Howard Road before the transition; Howard Road leads east to Metro's Green Line Anacostia Station. A ramp also connects Howard Drive with Anacostia Drive along the river.

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South Capitol Street merges with Suitland Parkway's end amid a series of ramps connecting with Anacostia Drive. South Capitol Street overtakes the road west across the Anacostia River to the Washington Nationals ball park and the U.S. Capitol.

South Capitol Street merges with Suitland Parkway's end amid a series of ramps connecting with Anacostia Drive. South Capitol Street overtakes the road west across the Anacostia River to the Washington Nationals ball park and the U.S. Capitol.

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Page Updated Saturday September 12, 2009.