Constitution Avenue NW (in Mall area)

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Constitution Avenue NW (in the National Mall area) is a major ceremonial and commuter thoroughfare in Washington, D.C., running along the northern edge of the Mall and lined with prominent federal buildings and monuments.

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Constitution Avenue NW (in Mall area) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf avenue
major thoroughfare
adjacentTo Federal Triangle
National Mall
Potomac River parklands
Reflecting Pool area
Washington Monument grounds
alsoKnownAs U.S. Route 50 (in part)
linked to: U.S. Route 50
country United States
crosses 15th Street NW
17th Street NW
18th Street NW
23rd Street NW
formerName B Street NW
function ceremonial route
commuter artery
hasTrafficLanes multiple lanes in each direction (in most segments)
linedWith federal office buildings
memorials
monuments
museums
locatedIn Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
maintainedBy District Department of Transportation
near Smithsonian museums
White House grounds
orientation east–west
partOf National Mall area
linked to: National Mall

street grid of Pierre L’Enfant’s plan (as later modified)
passesBy Department of Commerce Headquarters
Department of Justice Headquarters
Ellipse vicinity
Federal Reserve Board Building
Internal Revenue Service Headquarters
National Archives Building
National Gallery of Art
National Museum of American History
National Museum of Natural History
National Sculpture Garden
Vietnam Veterans Memorial vicinity
World War II Memorial vicinity
runsAlong northern edge of the National Mall
terminusEast Pennsylvania Avenue NW near the United States Capitol
terminusWest Lincoln Memorial Circle
usedFor parades
public demonstrations
special events on the National Mall

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Independence Avenue SW isParallelTo Constitution Avenue NW (in Mall area)