Georgia Avenue

Georgia Avenue

Georgia Avenue is a major north-south artery in Northwest Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland. Within the District of Columbia, Georgia Avenue is also U.S. Route 29. Both Howard University and Walter Reed Army Medical Center are on Georgia Avenue.

Georgia Avenue begins north of Florida Avenue, which was the boundary of the Old City and is a continuation of 7th Street. Traveling northward, the street passes Howard University and Fort Stevens. At Eastern Avenue, the road crosses into Montgomery County and passes through Silver Spring.

Where it crosses Colesville Road a mile into Maryland, Georgia Avenue splits off U.S. Route 29 and becomes Maryland State Highway 97. Georgia Avenue ends north of Brookeville, Maryland, where it becomes Roxbury Mills Road.Fact|date=August 2008 The total length of the road is about 24 miles (39 km), of which 5 miles (8 km) are in Washington, D.C.

Georgia Avenue was originally named 7th Street Extended, and later Brightwood Avenue, before receiving its present name. Prior to this, Potomac Avenue in Southeast Washington was called Georgia Avenue.

Every June, Washington holds the D.C. Caribbean Carnival, which includes a parade down the lower portion of Georgia Avenue, an area that is home to many Caribbean immigrants.

Metro stations

In addition to the Georgia Avenue–Petworth Metro station on the Green Line, three other stations can be found along Georgia Avenue: Forest Glen, Wheaton, and Glenmont, all on the Red Line in Maryland. The Silver Spring station also lies a block away from Georgia Avenue.

External links

*cite news |first=Nikita |last=Stewart |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Georgia Ave. Awakening |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/13/AR2007011301254.html |work=The Washington Post |page=A01 |publisher= |date=January 14, 2007 |accessdate=2007-01-14
* [http://www.dccaribbeancarnival.com/ D.C. Caribbean Carnival]


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