Northwest street naming system of Washington, D.C.

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The Northwest street naming system of Washington, D.C. is the grid-based scheme that organizes and labels streets in the city's northwest quadrant using letters, numbers, and state names radiating from the Capitol.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf street naming system
urban grid system
appliesTo Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.
basisOfQuadrantDesignation position relative to the Capitol
city Washington, D.C.
coordinateReferenceFeature Capitol building NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
definesBlockNumbering distance from the Capitol
diagonalAvenuesNamedAfter U.S. states
distinguishesFromOtherQuadrantsBy NW quadrant suffix and relative position to Capitol
feature combination of orthogonal grid and diagonal avenues
systematic naming based on distance and direction from the Capitol
goal create a rational, navigable street layout in Northwest Washington, D.C.
hasIrregularities yes
hasQuadrantIndicatorInAddresses NW
includesDiagonalAvenues yes
influencedByPlan L’Enfant Plan NERFINISHED
irregularitiesCausedBy historic roads predating the grid
topography
organizes commercial streets in Northwest Washington, D.C.
residential streets in Northwest Washington, D.C.
partOf street naming system of Washington, D.C.
primaryOrientationOfLetteredStreets east–west GENERATED
primaryOrientationOfNumberedStreets north–south GENERATED
quadrant Northwest
relatedTo Northeast street naming system of Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
Southeast street naming system of Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
Southwest street naming system of Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
skipsLetter J
X
Y
Z
streetNamePattern lettered streets increase alphabetically moving north from the National Mall
numbered streets increase moving away from the Capitol
usedFor addressing in Northwest Washington, D.C.
navigation in Northwest Washington, D.C.
usesAlphabeticSequence yes
usesCoordinateOrigin United States Capitol NERFINISHED
usesGridLayout yes
usesStreetTypes lettered streets
numbered streets
state-named avenues
usesSuffixes Avenue
Place
Road
Street
Terrace

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L Street NW hasCoordinateSystem Northwest street naming system of Washington, D.C.