List of crossings of the Anacostia River

This is a list of crossings of the Anacostia River and its two branches, the Northeast Branch Anacostia River and Northwest Branch Anacostia River. With the exception of the downstreammost crossings in Washington, D.C., all locations are in Maryland.

Main stem[]

Crossing	Carries	Location	Opened	Coordinates	Notes
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge	South Capitol Street	Washington, D.C.	1950^[1]^[2]	38°52′08″N 77°00′19″W / 38.8688°N 77.0052��W / 38.8688; -77.0052	Replacement bridge under construction as of 2021
11th Street Bridges	I-695 (Southeast Freeway) / 11th Street SE		2013^[3]^[4]	38°52′19″N 76°59′22″W / 38.8719°N 76.9895°W / 38.8719; -76.9895
John Philip Sousa Bridge	Pennsylvania Avenue SE		1939^[5]	38°52′37″N 76°58′40″W / 38.8769°N 76.9779°W / 38.8769; -76.9779
Anacostia Railroad Bridge	CSX Transportation Landover Subdivision		1872^[6]	38°52′48″N 76°58′19″W / 38.880076°N 76.971889°W / 38.880076; -76.971889
Whitney Young Memorial Bridge	East Capitol Street		1955^[7]	38°53′23″N 76°57′54″W / 38.889764°N 76.964979°W / 38.889764; -76.964979
Ethel Kennedy Bridge	Benning Road		2004^[8]	38°53′50″N 76°57′49″W / 38.897195°N 76.963649°W / 38.897195; -76.963649
Washington Metro Orange, Blue, and Silver Lines
Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge	Amtrak Northeast Corridor		1905^[9]	38°55′01″N 76°56′37″W / 38.9170°N 76.9436°W / 38.9170; -76.9436
New York Avenue Bridge	US 50 (New York Avenue NE)		1954^[10]	38°55′05″N 76°56′33″W / 38.918067°N 76.942534°W / 38.918067; -76.942534
Bladensburg Park Pedestrian Bridge	Anacostia Riverwalk Trail	Colmar Manor–Bladensburg		38°56′12″N 76°56′27″W / 38.936613°N 76.940941°W / 38.936613; -76.940941
Bladensburg Road Bridge	US 1 Alt. (Bladensburg Road)	Cottage City/Colmar Manor–Bladensburg		38°56′19″N 76°56′35″W / 38.938741°N 76.942974°W / 38.938741; -76.942974

Northeast Branch[]

Image	Crossing	Location	Coordinates	Notes
	Baltimore Avenue	Hyattsville–Bladensburg
	CSX Transportation Alexandria Extension	Edmonston
	Decatur Street	Edmonston
	Riverdale Road	Riverdale Park
	MD 410 (East–West Highway)		38°57′41″N 76°55′30″W / 38.9615°N 76.9250°W / 38.9615; -76.9250
	Purple Line			Under construction
	River Road
	Campus Drive	College Park–Riverdale Park
Splits into Paint Branch and

Northwest Branch[]

Crossing	Location	Coordinates	Notes
Anacostia Riverwalk Trail	Cottage City–Hyattsville
CSX Transportation Capital Subdivision	Cottage City/North Brentwood–Hyattsville
US 1 (Rhode Island Avenue)	North Brentwood–Hyattsville	38°56′43″N 76°56′49″W / 38.9453°N 76.9469°W / 38.9453; -76.9469
38th Street	Brentwood–Hyattsville
Northwest Branch Trail	Brentwood–Hyattsville
Northwest Branch Trail	Mount Rainier–Hyattsville
MD 500 (Queens Chapel Road)	Mount Rainier–Hyattsville	38°57′09″N 76°57′59″W / 38.9525°N 76.9664°W / 38.9525; -76.9664
footbridge to Chillum Road	Avondale–Hyattsville		Damaged
Washington Metro Green and Yellow Lines	Avondale–Hyattsville
footbridge to Cypress Creek Drive	Chillum–Hyattsville
Sligo Creek Trail	Green Meadows–Hyattsville
Ager Road
Northwest Branch Trail
MD 410 (East–West Highway)	Green Meadows/Lewisdale–Hyattsville	38°58′04″N 76°58′07″W / 38.9678°N 76.9687°W / 38.9678; -76.9687
Lane Manor Park footbridge	Lewisdale–Hyattsville
Lane Manor Park footbridge
Lane Manor Park footbridge
MD 193 (University Boulevard) Purple Line	Lewisdale–Hyattsville / Adelphi	38°59′05″N 76°57′51″W / 38.9848°N 76.9642°W / 38.9848; -76.9642
Northwest Branch Trail	Adelphi
MD 212 (Riggs Road)	Adelphi	38°59′32″N 76°58′19″W / 38.9923°N 76.9720°W / 38.9923; -76.9720
footbridge to Quebec Street	Langley Park–Adelphi
MD 650 (New Hampshire Avenue)	Langley Park–Silver Spring	39°00′04″N 76°58′56″W / 39.0010°N 76.9823°W / 39.0010; -76.9823
MD 320 (Piney Branch Road)	Langley Park–Silver Spring	39°00′06″N 76°58′59″W / 39.0016°N 76.9831°W / 39.0016; -76.9831
I-495 (Capital Beltway)	Silver Spring	39°01′03″N 76°59′39″W / 39.0176°N 76.9942°W / 39.0176; -76.9942
US 29 (Colesville Road / Columbia Pike) Northwest Branch Trail	Silver Spring–White Oak	39°01′48″N 77°00′22″W / 39.0300°N 77.0061°W / 39.0300; -77.0061
Burnt Mills Dam	Silver Spring–White Oak
Rachel Carson Greenway	Kemp Mill–Colesville
Randolph Road	Glenmont–Colesville
Poplar Run Trail
Intercounty Connector
Intercounty Connector		39°05′36″N 77°01′45″W / 39.0933°N 77.0292°W / 39.0933; -77.0292
Northwest Branch Trail
Bonifant Road	Aspen Hill–Colesville
Intercounty Connector	Aspen Hill–Colesville
Northwest Golf Course footbridge	Colesville
Northwest Golf Course footbridge
Northwest Golf Course footbridge
Northwest Golf Course footbridge
Northwest Golf Course footbridge
Norbeck Road / Norwood Road			river crosses under intersection
Ednor Road	Sandy Spring
footbridge to Alexander Manor Drive
Underground Railroad Experience Trail
Norwood Road

References[]

^ "S. Capitol Span Honors Douglass". The Washington Post. 19 October 1965.
^ "Work to Begin in 60 Days On $4,500,000 Anacostia Span". The Washington Post. 26 August 1945.
^ "11th Street Bridge Project - Anacostia Waterfront, DC DDOT". Anacostiawaterfront.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
^ "11th Street Bridges Reconstruction - JDLand/Near Southeast DC Revitalization". Jdland.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
^ "Sousa Bridge Is Dedicated By Southeast". The Washington Post. December 10, 1939.
^ Zumbrun, Joshua (2007-11-15). "At Accident Site, a Bridge Too Far Corroded". Washington Post.
^ Bassett, Grace. "E. Capitol St. Span Opened In the Rain." The Washington Post. November 11, 1955.
^ Bassett, Grace. "E. Capitol St. Span Opened In the Rain." The Washington Post. November 11, 1955.
^ "Spending Millions on Union Railways Terminals," The Washington Post, January 29, 1905.
^ Beveridge, George (October 22, 1954). "Baltimore Parkway Opens In Full Today to District Traffic". The Evening Star. p. 1.

[1] "S. Capitol Span Honors Douglass". The Washington Post. 19 October 1965.

[2] "Work to Begin in 60 Days On $4,500,000 Anacostia Span". The Washington Post. 26 August 1945.

[3] "11th Street Bridge Project - Anacostia Waterfront, DC DDOT". Anacostiawaterfront.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-04-03.

[4] "11th Street Bridges Reconstruction - JDLand/Near Southeast DC Revitalization". Jdland.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.

[Dedicated-5] "Sousa Bridge Is Dedicated By Southeast". The Washington Post. December 10, 1939.

[Post_11-15-07-6] Zumbrun, Joshua (2007-11-15). "At Accident Site, a Bridge Too Far Corroded". Washington Post.

[Opens-7] Bassett, Grace. "E. Capitol St. Span Opened In the Rain." The Washington Post. November 11, 1955.

[Opens2-8] Bassett, Grace. "E. Capitol St. Span Opened In the Rain." The Washington Post. November 11, 1955.

[9] "Spending Millions on Union Railways Terminals," The Washington Post, January 29, 1905.

[beveridge-10] Beveridge, George (October 22, 1954). "Baltimore Parkway Opens In Full Today to District Traffic". The Evening Star. p. 1.

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