Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway

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historic district parkway road in Washington, D.C. scenic roadway

Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway is a scenic, historic roadway and park corridor in Washington, D.C., running along Rock Creek and the Potomac River and connecting several major city landmarks and neighborhoods.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district → parkway → road in Washington, D.C. → scenic roadway →
completed	1930s →
connects	Beach Drive → Cleveland Park neighborhood → Georgetown neighborhood → Kennedy Center area → Lincoln Memorial area → National Zoo → Potomac River waterfront → Rock Creek Park → Woodley Park neighborhood →
constructionBegan	1913 →
country	United States of America →
designedAs	pleasure drive →
designedFor	automobile traffic →
follows	Potomac River → Rock Creek →
hasFeature	limited-access roadway sections → parkland median → retaining walls → stone bridges → tunnels →
hasJunctionWith	Beach Drive NW → Calvert Street NW → Cathedral Avenue NW → Connecticut Avenue NW → K Street NW → Massachusetts Avenue NW → Pennsylvania Avenue NW →
hasScenicViewsOf	Kennedy Center → Key Bridge → Potomac River → Rock Creek valley →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Northwest Washington, D.C. → Washington, D.C. →
maintainedBy	National Park Service →
NRHPType	historic district →
opened	1920s →
owner	United States federal government →
partOf	National Park System → Rock Creek Park →
usedFor	bicycling access → commuter traffic → pedestrian access → recreational driving →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ward 2 of Washington, D.C. ("Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway (segment)") →	contains
Kalorama ("Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway (adjacent)") →	hasLandmark
National Parkway →	includes
Foggy Bottom →	locatedNear
Foggy Bottom–GWU station →	nearby