East Capitol Street

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East Capitol Street

East Capitol Street NE East Capitol Street SE
East Capitol Street from the crosswalk of its intersection with 3rd Street, 2025
Maintained by	DDOT
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates	38°53′23.2″N 76°59′43.9″W / 38.889778°N 76.995528°W / 38.889778; -76.995528
West end	1st Street
Major junctions	Massachusetts Avenue Independence Avenue / C Street DC 295 (Anacostia Freeway) Benning Road
East end	MD 214 / Southern Avenue

East Capitol Street is a major street that divides the northeast and southeast quadrants of Washington, D.C. It runs due east from the United States Capitol to the DC-Maryland border. The street is uninterrupted until Lincoln Park then continues eastward around the RFK Stadium campus. East of the stadium, East Capitol crosses the Anacostia River via the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge and then goes underneath Route 295 before crossing into Prince George's County, Maryland, where it becomes Maryland State Highway 214.

The western stretch of East Capitol Street passes through the Capitol Hill and Hill East neighborhoods. East Capitol Street is home to the Folger Shakespeare Library, US-Asia Institute, Les Aspin Center for Government, East Capitol Street Car Barn, D.C. Armory, and the future New Commanders Stadium.