South Capitol Street

South Capitol Street
South Capitol Street SW; South Capitol Street SE
	Looking north at the United States Capitol while standing on South Capitol Street
Maintained by	DDOT
Width	130 feet (40 m) (total width); 10 feet (3.0 m) (sidewalk)[1]
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates	38°52′6.3″N 77°0′20″W
South end	MD 210 / Southern Avenue
Major; junctions	Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE; I-295 (Anacostia Freeway); Suitland Parkway; M Street; I-695 (Southeast Freeway); Washington Avenue
North end	Independence Avenue
Construction
Commissioned	1791
Completion	1940

South Capitol Street is a major street dividing the southeast and southwest quadrants of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It runs south from the United States Capitol to the D.C.–Maryland line, intersecting with Southern Avenue. After it enters Maryland, the street becomes Indian Head Highway (Maryland Route 210) at the Eastover Shopping Center, a terminal or transfer point of many bus routes.

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Construction
South Capitol Street SW South Capitol Street SE
Looking north at the United States Capitol while standing on South Capitol Street
Maintained by	DDOT
Width	130 feet (40 m) (total width) 10 feet (3.0 m) (sidewalk)[1]
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates	38°52′6.3″N 77°0′20″W
South end	MD 210 / Southern Avenue
Major junctions	Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE I-295 (Anacostia Freeway) Suitland Parkway M Street I-695 (Southeast Freeway) Washington Avenue
North end	Independence Avenue
Commissioned	1791
Completion	1940