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Interstate 295 south
Around the spot of this freeway flyover ramp near the Anacostia section of southeast Washington, DC, at its junction with Interstate 695, D.C. Route 295 (Anacostia Freeway) transitions into Interstate 295. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The ramp ends as traffic coming from I-695 east merges onto I-295 south from the left. Signage is posted at this point for the forthcoming exit 4, intersecting South Capitol Street and Suitland Parkway. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 4 can be used to reach Major League Baseball's Nationals Park, the Air Force's Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, and the headquarters of the U.S. Coast Guard. A litany of abbreviations represents these on this sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Approaching the exit, there is I-295 reassurance. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 4, which leads toward the Anacostia Green Line station of the Washington Metro and D.C. United's Audi Field soccer stadium, is ahead on the right. Meanwhile, Suitland Parkway, whose west end is here and belongs to the National Park Service, winds its way into Maryland, passing south of its namesake community of Suitland and ending up at Route 4 north of Joint Base Andrews. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The Exit 4 gore sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
A collector-distributor guides traffic toward each movement of exit 4. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 2B, half a mile away, more directly leads to JBAB. Exit 2A leads to Malcolm X Avenue, Dorothea Dix Avenue, and the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The Interstate will soon narrow to two through lanes with the right lane becoming exit 2B. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 2A follows exit 2B by ¼ mile. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit 2B gore sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
This sign points the way toward exit 2A. It is around here where I-295 passes from southeast into southwest D.C. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Four miles from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge along the Capital Beltway (I-95/495), I-295 approaches exit 1 serving the U.S. Naval Research Lab and the DC Water plant at Blue Plains. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
A connector between exit 2A and an access road to Malcolm X passes overhead here. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The southbound lanes go on to receive traffic from these two streets. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 2 is followed by I-295 reassurance. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The highway crosses South Capitol half a mile before exit 1. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
At an onramp from South Capitol, there is a small sign to the right pointing straight toward I-495 and Maryland. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 1 lies ahead. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Approaching exit 1, there is last-minute signage for DC Village - home to the Potomac Job Corps Center - and the DC Fire and EMS Academy. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
After exit 1, I-295 approaches a hillcrest. By now, the Interstate has begun paralleling the Potomac River, and at one point, the Washington Reagan National Airport across the river in Alexandria, Virginia is fairly visible. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
In two miles, I-295 meets Interstate 95/495 at Maryland exits 1C and 1A. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The highway soon crosses Chesapeake Avenue, one of the streets (along with Magazine Road) intersected at the previous exit. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Within the Capital Beltway interchange complex, exit 1B leads to National Harbor's MGM Resort, while Fort Washington can be reached from southbound Maryland Route 210. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The highway then crosses Cooley Avenue. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
This is followed by a wide curve to the right. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The ramp to the inner loop of the Beltway (south) which has a control city of Richmond, Virginia is a mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Signage then appears making the lanes for MD 210 (Indian Head Highway) toward Indian Head. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
There is then a bridge over a tidal Potomac tributary. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 1A toward the outer loop of the Beltway (north) and Baltimore is a mile away. Meanwhile, the inner loop can be used to reach Alexandria. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The highway proceeds into Maryland in the area of Oxon Hill in Prince George's County. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
Exit 1C now pulls off toward the inner loop of the Beltway, which will promptly take the Wilson Bridge into Virginia. Photo taken 07-14-2025.
The exit 1C gore sign. Photo taken 07-14-2025.