East Capitol Street
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East Capitol Street from the crosswalk of its intersection with 3rd Street, 2025 | |
| Maintained by | DDOT |
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| Location | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′23.2″N 76°59′43.9″W / 38.889778°N 76.995528°W |
| 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 to 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 RFK Stadium campus.