List of crossings of the Anacostia River

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This is a list of crossings of the Anacostia River and its two branches, the Northeast Branch Anacostia River and Northwest Branch Anacostia River. With the exception of the downstreammost crossings in Washington, D.C., all locations are in Maryland.

Main stem[edit]

Image Crossing Carries Location Opened Coordinates Notes
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge South Capitol Street Washington, D.C. 1950[1][2] 38°52′08″N 77°00′19″W / 38.8688°N 77.0052°W / 38.8688; -77.0052 Replacement bridge under construction as of 2021
11th Street Bridges I-695 (Southeast Freeway) / 11th Street SE 2013[3][4] 38°52′19″N 76°59′22″W / 38.8719°N 76.9895°W / 38.8719; -76.9895
John Philip Sousa Bridge Pennsylvania Avenue SE 1939[5] 38°52′37″N 76°58′40″W / 38.8769°N 76.9779°W / 38.8769; -76.9779
Anacostia Railroad Bridge CSX Transportation Landover Subdivision 1872[6] 38°52′48″N 76°58′19″W / 38.880076°N 76.971889°W / 38.880076; -76.971889
Whitney Young Memorial Bridge East Capitol Street 1955[7] 38°53′23″N 76°57′54″W / 38.889764°N 76.964979°W / 38.889764; -76.964979
Ethel Kennedy Bridge Benning Road 2004[7] 38°53′50″N 76°57′49″W / 38.897195°N 76.963649°W / 38.897195; -76.963649
Washington Metro Orange, Blue, and Silver Lines
Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge Amtrak Northeast Corridor 1905[8] 38°55′01″N 76°56′37″W / 38.9170°N 76.9436°W / 38.9170; -76.9436
New York Avenue Bridge US 50 (New York Avenue NE) 1954[9] 38°55′05″N 76°56′33″W / 38.918067°N 76.942534°W / 38.918067; -76.942534
Bladensburg Park Pedestrian Bridge Anacostia Riverwalk Trail Colmar Manor–Bladensburg 38°56′12″N 76°56′27″W / 38.936613°N 76.940941°W / 38.936613; -76.940941
Bladensburg Road Bridge
US 1 Alt. (Bladensburg Road) 		Cottage City/Colmar Manor–Bladensburg 38°56′19″N 76°56′35″W / 38.938741°N 76.942974°W / 38.938741; -76.942974

Northeast Branch[edit]

Image Crossing Location Opened Coordinates Notes
Baltimore Avenue Hyattsville–Bladensburg
CSX Transportation Alexandria Extension Edmonston
Decatur Street
Riverdale Road Riverdale Park
MD 410 (East–West Highway) 38°57′41″N 76°55′30″W / 38.9615°N 76.9250°W / 38.9615; -76.9250
Purple Line Under construction
River Road
Campus Drive College Park–Riverdale Park
Splits into Paint Branch and Indian Creek

Northwest Branch[edit]

Image Crossing Location Opened Coordinates Notes
Anacostia Riverwalk Trail Cottage City–Hyattsville
CSX Transportation Capital Subdivision Cottage City/North Brentwood–Hyattsville
US 1 (Rhode Island Avenue) North Brentwood–Hyattsville 38°56′43″N 76°56′49″W / 38.9453°N 76.9469°W / 38.9453; -76.9469
38th Street Brentwood–Hyattsville
Northwest Branch Trail
Northwest Branch Trail Mount Rainier–Hyattsville
MD 500 (Queens Chapel Road) 38°57′09″N 76°57′59″W / 38.9525°N 76.9664°W / 38.9525; -76.9664
footbridge to Chillum Road Avondale–Hyattsville Damaged
Washington Metro Green and Yellow Lines
footbridge to Cypress Creek Drive Chillum–Hyattsville
Sligo Creek Trail Green Meadows–Hyattsville
Ager Road
Northwest Branch Trail
MD 410 (East–West Highway) Green Meadows/Lewisdale–Hyattsville 38°58′04″N 76°58′07″W / 38.9678°N 76.9687°W / 38.9678; -76.9687
Lane Manor Park footbridge Lewisdale–Hyattsville
Lane Manor Park footbridge
Lane Manor Park footbridge
MD 193 (University Boulevard)
Purple Line 		Lewisdale–Hyattsville / Adelphi 38°59′05″N 76°57′51″W / 38.9848°N 76.9642°W / 38.9848; -76.9642
Northwest Branch Trail Adelphi
MD 212 (Riggs Road) 38°59′32″N 76°58′19″W / 38.9923°N 76.9720°W / 38.9923; -76.9720
footbridge to Quebec Street Langley Park–Adelphi
MD 650 (New Hampshire Avenue) Langley Park–Silver Spring 39°00′04″N 76°58′56″W / 39.0010°N 76.9823°W / 39.0010; -76.9823
MD 320 (Piney Branch Road) 39°00′06″N 76°58′59″W / 39.0016°N 76.9831°W / 39.0016; -76.9831
I-495 (Capital Beltway) Silver Spring 39°01′03″N 76°59′39″W / 39.0176°N 76.9942°W / 39.0176; -76.9942
US 29 (Colesville Road / Columbia Pike)

Northwest Branch Trail

Silver Spring–White Oak 39°01′48″N 77°00′22″W / 39.0300°N 77.0061°W / 39.0300; -77.0061
Burnt Mills Dam
Rachel Carson Greenway Kemp Mill–Colesville
Randolph Road Glenmont–Colesville
Poplar Run Trail

Intercounty Connector

Intercounty Connector 		39°05′36″N 77°01′45″W / 39.0933°N 77.0292°W / 39.0933; -77.0292
Northwest Branch Trail
Bonifant Road Aspen Hill–Colesville

Intercounty Connector
Northwest Golf Course footbridge Colesville
Northwest Golf Course footbridge
Northwest Golf Course footbridge
Northwest Golf Course footbridge
Northwest Golf Course footbridge
Norbeck Road / Norwood Road river crosses under intersection
Ednor Road Sandy Spring
footbridge to Alexander Manor Drive
Underground Railroad Experience Trail
Norwood Road

References[edit]

  1. ^ "S. Capitol Span Honors Douglass". The Washington Post. 19 October 1965.
  2. ^ "Work to Begin in 60 Days On $4,500,000 Anacostia Span". The Washington Post. 26 August 1945.
  3. ^ "11th Street Bridge Project - Anacostia Waterfront, DC DDOT". Anacostiawaterfront.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  4. ^ "11th Street Bridges Reconstruction - JDLand/Near Southeast DC Revitalization". Jdland.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  5. ^ "Sousa Bridge Is Dedicated By Southeast". The Washington Post. December 10, 1939.
  6. ^ Zumbrun, Joshua (2007-11-15). "At Accident Site, a Bridge Too Far Corroded". Washington Post.
  7. ^ a b Bassett, Grace. "E. Capitol St. Span Opened In the Rain." The Washington Post. November 11, 1955.
  8. ^ "Spending Millions on Union Railways Terminals," The Washington Post, January 29, 1905.
  9. ^ Beveridge, George (October 22, 1954). "Baltimore Parkway Opens In Full Today to District Traffic". The Evening Star. p. 1.
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