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Interstate 295 north
This gore sign along exit 2 of Interstate 95/495 (Capital Beltway) in Oxon Hill, Maryland just east of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, points the way to northbound Interstate 295 (left) and the National Harbor complex (right) beside the Potomac River. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
I-295 north curves widely, turning a total of approximately 270 degrees, as it winds its way under and beyond the Beltway and several associated flyover ramps. Seen here are the ramps to and from Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) along the Beltway. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
At right, traffic leaving National Harbor and the inner loop of the Beltway merges onto I-295 north. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
As a long ramp from Oxon Hill Road reaches I-295 to the left, the highway's right lane ends in 2,500 feet, or just shy of half a mile. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
The highway then has its first reassurance marker at far right. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
After 0.4 miles, a "END STATE MAINTENANCE" notation from Maryland's State Highway Administration marks I-295's entry into Washington, DC. Maryland has a welcome sign for southbound traffic near this spot. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
The Interstate next has a crossing of a tidal Potomac River inlet. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
As it prepares for the loss of another right lane in 1,200 feet, I-295 has one-mile signage for exit 1, serving the U.S. Naval Research Lab along with southeast D.C.'s Blue Plains wastewater treatment plant. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
A weight station for large trucks, which includes a "Weigh in Motion" feature, is half a mile away. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
Roadwork was being done on several portions of I-295 and DC 295 at the time of these photos. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
I-295 will drop to just two through lanes in each direction at exit 1 and this overhead signage reflects this, except for the missing exit arrow on the righthand sign. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
At exit 1, the name of the cross street is revealed: Laboratory Road. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
As the highway winds its way to the right following exit 1, there is I-295 reassurance. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
The Interstate crosses Chesapeake Street, which goes into the Anacostia Naval Annex of the research lab to the left. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
After receiving an onramp from Chesapeake Street, I-295 glides downhill. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
The next reassurance shield for the highway has an oblong directional banner. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
As it climbs back uphill, I-295 nears exit 2 with Malcolm X Avenue, leading to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, and Dorothea Dix Avenue, leading to the Department of Homeland Security. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
The exit 2 gore sign. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
Leading up to exit 2, I-295 passes over a segment of South Capitol Street. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
Prior to the Malcolm X crossing comes more I-295 reassurance. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
Exit 4, one mile away, provides access to South Capitol Street and the Suitland Parkway. Around this spot, the Washington Reagan National Airport, across the Potomac in Arlington, Virginia, is faintly visible to the left. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
To the right, the northbound carriageway collects traffic from Malcolm X. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
Exit 4 can be used to reach the Anacostia station along the Washington Metro's Green Line. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
Exit 4 can also be taken to Nationals Park (home of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals), Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, and the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
The Interstate straightens out relatively for a few tenths of a mile prior to exit 4. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
A sharp curve to the right just before exit 4 marks I-295's shift northeastward. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
Exit 4 is marked by this overhead sign. This portion of South Capitol Street becomes MD 210 at the district/Maryland line. Meanwhile, the Suitland Parkway is a National Park Service facility linking to the Morningside area on the north edge of Joint Base Andrews. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
The exit 4 gore sign. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
In half a mile, exit 5A on the left will lead to westbound Interstate 695 (Southeast Freeway) to downtown D.C. and Interstate 395, and exit 5B is the northbound through movement onto D.C. Route 295 (Anacostia Freeway) which is noted as leading to U.S. Route 50. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
Immediately after Suitland Parkway, I-295 crosses one-way-eastbound Howard Street. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
One more I-295 shield precedes the 695/295 split. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
The next overhead sign adds signage for exit 5C for 11th Street and Martin Luther King Avenue. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
Accessible from exit 5C is Anacostia Park. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
An "END 295" sign is posted at the beginning of the left exit ramp to I-695. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
This overhead points the way to exit 5C before the freeway downgrades into DC 295. Photo taken 04-30-2025.
