Is there a street for every US State? Also, Washingtonians, what street does US Route 29 become? Alaska Ave, IIRC?
Thanks,
Jinx
I’m not aware of any missed states, but I couldn’t find a cite.
U.S. Hwy 29 crosses the Key bridge from Lee Hwy. in Rosslyn (Arlington) into DC, then turns onto the Whitehurst Freeway until it reaches K St., contiunues on K St., then goes left onto 11th St. until it reaches Rhode Island Avenue, where it turns right onto that road. It continues on Rhode Island Ave until Georgia Avenue, where it heads north for quite a way until past Silver Spring, where it turns into Colesville Rd. continuing northeasterly in MD.
While there may be streets for every state (though I don’t think so), not all of them follow the standard street pattern (i.e., lettered streets are east-west, numbered streets are north-south, states are diagonal). Looking at the handy-dandy pop-out map of downtown I keep in my desk, those include: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. My map covers most of the city where the grid actually holds up (downtown and Northwest as far as Adams-Morgan), so though there may be a couple more, there almost certainly aren’t 3 dozen more.
Yes, within the District of Columbia there is a street (not necessarily an avenue) for every state. Not all of them are major routes like New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania avenues.
A couple of years ago a local bike club sponsored a tour on Flag Day that roamed all over the District, hitting every state’s street at least once.
Follow-up: They are doing the ride again this year. Link to WABA (scroll down to bottom)
Heck, we even have streets for non-states, like Puerto Rico.
I was under the impression for years that there was no Washington Street, but it crosses S. Capitol three or four blocks south of the Capitol Building. Every state is represented. Some of them (I’m looking at **you, **Ohio!) are represented by inconsequential cul-de-sacs.
And Rt. 29, north of DC, stops dead in Ellicott City MD at the I-70. Nobody asked, I just think that’s an inglorious terminus for an allegedly major US highway.
Hey! There’s nothing wrong with Ellicott City! In fact, the “downtown” district is quite scenic (esp. for railroaders), historic, and great for antiquing! Of course, I have to be grateful Rt 29 ends where it does…there are/were plans to extend in through the Baltimore 'burbs forming an outer beltway. When this comes to be, I’ll just paint my house hot pink since I’d then have an interstate (virtually) running through my front yard (ala John Cougar Mellencamp). :eek:
- Jinx
The OP has already been answered, but what the hell — here’s where Alaska Avenue sits. It does run into Highway 29, though isn’t actually part of it. So maybe that’s what Jinx was remembering.