District of Columbia Route 295

View north along DC 295 approaching Pennsylvania Avenue

DC 295 starts at a split from I-295 and I-695 at the 11th Street Bridges in Anacostia. From there, it continues northeasterly along the Anacostia River to the DC-Maryland border. DC 295, I-295, and the Baltimore–Washington Parkway, while administratively distinct, form one continuous freeway linking the southern portion of the Capital Beltway to Baltimore. Mileposts continue the sequence of I-295 from the split. Frontage roads near the north end are known as Kenilworth Avenue, which is the name of MD 201 after splitting from the main freeway. DC 295 is part of the National Highway System.

The roadway between Benning Road and the District Line was built on the right of way of the former Benning streetcar line, which is why parts of it are narrow with short entrances and exits. Until May 1, 1949, streetcar routes 10 and 12 operated from downtown to Deane Avenue. Route 10 continued to Kenilworth, just inside the District Line. Route 12 turned off and ran to Seat Pleasant. That right of way was later paved and it is now called Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue.

I-295 officially ended on a ramp to the 11th Street Bridge. For years the road between there and the District Line was often referred to as Route 295 even though it bore no such markings. It was not long after parts of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Maryland were numbered MD 295 that Washington numbered their portion as DC 295.

Initial construction of the freeway began in the summer of 1957 and was completed in 1964.[2][3]

Exit numbers were added in 2014 as part of the 11th Street Bridges reconstruction. The entire route is in Washington, D.C.

Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Fairlawn	0.00	0.00	1A	I-295 south to I-95 / I-495 – Richmond, Alexandria	Anacostia Freeway continues south as I-295; exit 5B on I-295
			1B	I-695 west to I-395 – Downtown	Northbound movements via I-295 exit 5A
			1C	MLK Jr. Avenue SE / 11th Street SE	Northbound movements via I-295 exit 5C
	0.83	1.34		Pennsylvania Avenue east – Andrews AFB	Signed as exit 1A northbound
			1B	Pennsylvania Avenue west	No southbound exit
Greenway	2.23	3.59	—	East Capitol Street west	No northbound exit
River Terrace– Benning line	2.59	4.17	—	River Terrace	Southbound exit only
	2.79	4.49	—	Benning Road west / Foote Street – RFK Stadium	Left exit and entrance northbound; Foote St. not signed northbound
Eastland Gardens– Deanwood line	3.30	5.31	—	Burroughs Avenue / Minnesota Avenue
Kenilworth– Deanwood line	3.90	6.28	—	Polk Street	Northbound exit only
	4.29	6.90	—	Quarles Street / Eastern Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
			—	MD 201 north to MD 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) / US 50 / I-95 – Baltimore	Continuation into Maryland
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

• List of numbered highways in Washington, D.C.

• Media related to District of Columbia Route 295 at Wikimedia Commons
• Steve Anderson's DCroads.net: Anacostia Freeway (I-295 and DC 295)
• Steve Anderson's DCroads.net: Kenilworth Avenue Freeway (DC 295)