Northwest street numbering system of Washington, D.C.
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The Northwest street numbering system of Washington, D.C. is the grid-based address and street designation scheme used in the city's Northwest quadrant, organizing streets and numbers relative to the U.S. Capitol.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street addressing system
ⓘ
urban grid system ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnPlanBy | Pierre Charles L’Enfant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blockLengthApproximation | 100 address numbers per block ⓘ |
| coordinateOrigin | U.S. Capitol building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
house numbers in Northwest Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
street names in Northwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Southeast street numbering system of Washington, D.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest street numbering system of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| eastWestStreetsNamingPattern | alphabetical letters ⓘ |
| evenNumbersLocatedOn | north and west sides of streets ⓘ |
| geographicScope | north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street ⓘ |
| governsAddressFormat | "[number] [street name] NW" ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
quadrant-based street suffixes
ⓘ
systematic block numbering tied to distance from Capitol ⓘ |
| houseNumberingIncreasesAlong |
east–west streets going west
ⓘ
north–south streets going north ⓘ |
| houseNumberingIncreasesWithDistanceFrom | U.S. Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| includesSpecialCaseAreas |
Downtown Washington, D.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northSouthStreetsNamingPattern | ordinal numbers ⓘ |
| oddNumbersLocatedOn | south and east sides of streets ⓘ |
| organizedAround | United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | street addressing system of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| primaryAxisReference |
East Capitol Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Capitol Street NERFINISHED ⓘ South Capitol Street NERFINISHED ⓘ West Capitol Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | spatial organization of addresses in Northwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| quadrantBoundary |
East Capitol Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Mall vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ North Capitol Street NERFINISHED ⓘ South Capitol Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesPatternWith | Northeast street numbering system of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| streetType |
lettered east–west streets
ⓘ
numbered north–south streets ⓘ state-named diagonal avenues ⓘ |
| usedBy |
District of Columbia government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ emergency services in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mail delivery in Northwest Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
navigation in Northwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ property identification in Northwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| usesGridBasedLayout | true ⓘ |
| usesOddEvenConvention | true ⓘ |
| usesQuadrantSuffix | NW ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.