Washington, D.C. street numbering system
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The Washington, D.C. street numbering system is a grid-based scheme that organizes streets numerically and alphabetically radiating from the U.S. Capitol, using quadrants to designate location.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street addressing system
ⓘ
urban grid system ⓘ |
| addressFormatIncludes | quadrant suffix ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| covers | most of District of Columbia ⓘ |
| designedWithin | L’Enfant Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishesDuplicateStreetNamesBy | quadrant designation ⓘ |
| exceptionAreasInclude |
Anacostia historic core
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | facilitate navigation by quadrant and distance ⓘ |
| hasFeature | radial avenues intersecting orthogonal grid ⓘ |
| houseNumberBase | distance from Capitol ⓘ |
| houseNumbersIncrease | away from Capitol along a street ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Pierre Charles L’Enfant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| letteredStreetsDirection | A Street near Capitol outward alphabetically ⓘ |
| letteredStreetsIncrease | away from Capitol ⓘ |
| numberedStreetsDirection | 1st Street near Capitol outward numerically ⓘ |
| numberedStreetsIncrease | away from Capitol ⓘ |
| omitsLetter |
I
ⓘ
J ⓘ X ⓘ Y ⓘ Z ⓘ |
| primaryOrigin |
Capitol building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capitol grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrantBoundary |
East Capitol Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Mall NERFINISHED ⓘ North Capitol Street NERFINISHED ⓘ South Capitol Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrantSuffixExamples |
NE
ⓘ
NW ⓘ SE ⓘ SW ⓘ |
| stateAvenuesRadiateFrom |
Capitol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White House NERFINISHED ⓘ other key circles and squares ⓘ |
| usedBy |
District of Columbia government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Postal Service in Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesAlphabet | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| usesLetteredStreets | east–west streets ⓘ |
| usesNumberedStreets | north–south streets ⓘ |
| usesQuadrants |
Northeast
ⓘ
Northwest ⓘ Southeast ⓘ Southwest ⓘ |
| usesStateNamedAvenues | diagonal streets ⓘ |
| usesThreeSyllableStreetNames | after second alphabet cycle ⓘ |
| usesTwoSyllableStreetNames | after first alphabet cycle ⓘ |
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