List of state-named roadways in Washington, D.C.
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List of state-named roadways in Washington, D.C.

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Name	Quadrant(s)	Details	Total length (in the District)

Alabama Avenue	SE	Part-primary road and part-residential street which runs from Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Congress Heights to E Street in Benning Ridge, following a winding path.	5.0 mi (8.0 km)

Alaska Avenue	NW	Secondary road runs from 16th Street to Kalmia Road and Georgia Avenue in Shepherd Park, built in 1911.	0.8 mi (1.3 km)

Arizona Avenue	NW	Secondary road in that runs from Canal to Loughboro Roads in Kent. One of four state-named roadways that does not connect to another state-named roadway.	0.9 mi (1.4 km)

Arkansas Avenue	NW	Secondary road that runs from 16th Street to Georgia Avenue / Gallatin Street, running along the border in Petworth and Sixteenth Street Heights.	1.0 mi (1.6 km)

California Street	NW	Residential street in Kalorama and Embassy Row. The main segment runs from Massachusetts Avenue to Columbia Road, but another short segment runs from 19th Street to Florida Avenue, one block east from the main segment.	0.7 mi (1.1 km)

Colorado Avenue	NW	Residential street that runs from a cul-de-sac in Crestwood to Georgia and Missouri Avenues in Brightwood.	1.6 mi (2.6 km)

Connecticut Avenue	NW	Arterial street that runs from K Street in Downtown Washington to Chevy Chase Circle, continuing north as Maryland State Route 185.	5.0 mi (8.0 km)

Delaware Avenue	SW, NE	Residential street that is one of the four avenues centered on the Capitol. The street has several intermittent segments: one runs in from Canal to H Streets in Southwest Waterfront.	0.9 mi (1.4 km)

Florida Avenue	NW, NE	Major street in that was originally known as Boundary Street, the northern boundary of Pierre L'Enfant's original plan for the Federal City.	4.0 mi (6.4 km)

Georgia Avenue	NW	A major north-south artery that carries U.S. Route 29 in the District of Columbia and continues outside the District as Maryland State Route 97.	5 miles (8.0 km)

Hawaii Avenue	NE	Residential street in Fort Totten. Runs from North Capitol Street to Taylor Street NE along the athletic fields at The Catholic University of America.	0.6 miles (0.97 km)

Idaho Avenue	NW	Residential street in McLean Gardens. Runs from Cathedral Avenue to Rodman Street.	0.8 miles (1.3 km)

Illinois Avenue	NW	Street in Petworth. Begins at Rock Creek Church Road, passes through Grant and Sherman Circles, and ends at Georgia Avenue and Longfellow Street.	1.5 miles (2.4 km)

Indiana Avenue	NW	Street in Judiciary Square. Runs from 7th Street to 4th Street.	0.3 miles (0.48 km)

Iowa Avenue	NW	Street in Sixteenth Street Heights. Runs from 14th and Emerson Streets to Georgia Avenue and Varnum Street.	0.6 miles (0.97 km)

Kansas Avenue	NW, NE	A key thoroughfare that runs from through Petworth. It begins at Eastern Avenue, then crosses Blair Road.	2.6 miles (4.2 km)

Kentucky Avenue	SE	A street that begins at East Capitol Street SE in Lincoln Park to Barney Circle near Pennsylvania Avenue and I-695 to RFK Stadium.	0.8 miles (1.3 km)

Louisiana Avenue	NW, NE	The northern counterpart to Washington Avenue. Though only a few blocks from the capitol, was not in L’Enfant’s original plan.	0.4 miles (0.64 km)

Maine Avenue	SW	A diagonal avenue that begins Independence Avenue and 17th Street, runs along the Southwest Waterfront, has an interchange with Interstate 395, and ends at 6th and M Streets.	1.2 miles (1.9 km)

Maryland Avenue	SW, NE	Along with Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey Avenues, Maryland Avenue is one of four avenues centered on the U.S. Capitol.	2.8 miles (4.5 km)

Massachusetts Avenue	SE, NE, NW	Major traffic-carrying artery. One of only two avenues in the District to go through three of the four quadrants and only state-named roadway to touch two of the District's borders.	10 miles (16 km)

Michigan Avenue	NW, NE	Major street that begins at Warder Street near the McMillan Reservoir, winds its way through the Brookland neighborhood past various hospitals and colleges, ending at Eastern Avenue in the Michigan Park neighborhood, where it becomes Queens Chapel Road (Maryland State Route 500).	2.8 miles (4.5 km)

Minnesota Avenue	SE, NE	Major street that begins at Good Hope Road in Anacostia, runs parallel to the Anacostia River and the Anacostia Freeway, and ends at Sheriff and Benning Roads in Deanwood.	3.5 miles (5.6 km)

Mississippi Avenue	SE	Street that runs from South Capitol Street in Congress Heights to Southern Avenue in Oxon Run Park, generally parallel to Alabama Avenue.	2.4 miles (3.9 km)

Missouri Avenue	NW	Street that runs from Military Road and 14th Street in Brightwood to North Capitol Street and Riggs Road in Petworth. Until 1937, it was named Concord Avenue.	1.4 miles (2.3 km)

Montana Avenue	NE	Street in Langdon that runs from Rhode Island Avenue to Bladensburg Road. There is also a discontinuous dead-end Montana Avenue off of Franklin Street, between 5th and 6th streets.	1 mile (1.6 km)

Nebraska Avenue	NW	A thoroughfare that runs from Oregon Avenue in Chevy Chase, passes several circles and American University, and transitions to Loughboro Road at an intersection with Chain Bridge Road.	3.5 miles (5.6 km)

Nevada Avenue	NW	Street in Chevy Chase that winds from Western Avenue to Broad Branch Road.	1 mile (1.6 km)

New Hampshire Avenue	NW	Street in Northwest Washington. Begins at F St NW in Foggy Bottom outside the Kennedy Center and continues to 15th Street NW and Florida Avenue NW in Columbia Heights.	4.7 miles (7.6 km)

New Jersey Avenue	SE, NW	Along with Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, one of four avenues centered on the U.S. Capitol.	2.5 miles (4.0 km)

New Mexico Avenue	NW	Street in Wesley Heights. Runs from 42nd Street and Tunlaw Road to Nebraska Avenue. Named Tunlaw Street until 1906.	0.8 miles (1.3 km)

New York Avenue	NW, NE	Major avenue whose main section runs from 15th Street near the White House into Maryland, where it becomes the John Hanson Highway.	5.3 miles (8.5 km)

North Carolina Avenue	SE, NE	Street that runs from E Street and New Jersey Avenue in Capitol Hill to 16th and C Streets in Kingman Park.	1.6 miles (2.6 km)

North Dakota Avenue	NW	A residential road in Manor Park that is not as long or as heavily used as South Dakota Avenue. Runs from an intersection with Kansas Avenue and Blair Road to an intersection with Sheridan and 3rd Streets.	0.4 miles (0.64 km)

Ohio Drive	SW	A road that loops around West Potomac and East Potomac Parks between the Lincoln, Jefferson and FDR. In the 19th century, Ohio Avenue was a street in the Federal Triangle area.	5.1 miles (8.2 km)

Oklahoma Avenue	NE	Street in Kingman Park that runs from 21st Street to Benning Road. One of four state-named roadways that does not connect to another state-named roadway.	0.4 miles (0.64 km)

Oregon Avenue	NW	Street in North Chevy Chase that runs from Military Road, along the west side of Rock Creek Park to Western Avenue.	1.7 miles (2.7 km)

Pennsylvania Avenue	NW, SE	Along with Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey, one of four avenues that radiates from the U.S. Capitol.	6.1 miles (9.8 km)

Puerto Rico Avenue	NE	A short road along the Metro tracks which stretches for about five blocks from Taylor Street to the intersection of 6th and Buchanan Streets.	0.4 miles (0.64 km)

Rhode Island Avenue	NW, NE	A major artery that begins at M Street and Connecticut Avenue in Downtown, goes through Logan Circle, exits the District in Woodridge, and continues for a couple miles in Maryland.	4.7 miles (7.6 km)

South Carolina Avenue	SE	Street that runs from 2nd and F Streets into Independence Avenue,15th Street, and Massachusetts Avenue.	1.7 miles (2.7 km)

South Dakota Avenue	NE	A thoroughfare in that runs from Riggs Road in Lamond Riggs to at New York Avenue in Fort Lincoln. A short non-contiguous section, which lies northwest of the main route of South Dakota Avenue extends off New Hampshire Avenue and terminates at a cul-de-sac.	3.6 miles (5.8 km)

Tennessee Avenue	NE	The counterpart to Kentucky Avenue. The road begins at Lincoln Park and ends at 15th Street.	0.6 miles (0.97 km)

Texas Avenue	SE	Street in Benning Ridge that is segmented into three sections: from Ridge Road to East Capitol Street, from Nash Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, and from 29th to 27th Streets.	1.4 miles (2.3 km)

Utah Avenue	NW	Street in Upper Chevy Chase that runs from 27th Street to Western Avenue.	1 mile (1.6 km)

Vermont Avenue	NW	The counterpart to Connecticut Avenue. The road begins at Lafayette Square, passes through McPherson Square in addition to Thomas and Logan Circles, and ends at Florida Avenue near Howard University.	1.5 miles (2.4 km)

Virginia Avenue	NW, SW, SE	One of only two avenues to go through three of the four quadrants, which exists in several intermittent segments. One runs in Foggy Bottom from the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway to Constitution Avenue.	2.5 miles (4.0 km)

Washington Avenue	SW	Street which like its counterpart, Louisiana Avenue, is near the Capitol but not in L’Enfant’s parade. The avenue was originally occupied by a canal, but now runs from Independence Avenue and E Street, and serves as a connection between Capitol Hill and Interstate 395.	0.4 miles (0.64 km)

West Virginia Avenue	NE	Street running from K Street NE to New York Avenue NE. It runs through the Near Northeast Trinidad and Ivy City neighbourhoods.	1.3 miles (2.1 km)

Wisconsin Avenue	NW	Major artery in that begins at Georgetown Waterfront Park on the bank of the Potomac River then continues northward into Friendship Heights, crossing into Maryland as Maryland State Route 355 (where it eventually changes names to Rockville Pike).	4.3 miles (6.9 km)

Wyoming Avenue	NW	Residential street in Kalorama that runs from Kalorama Road to 18th Street.	0.8 miles (1.3 km)

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A road named Michigan Avenue is a state-named roadway in Washington, D.C.

final_sentence: A road named Michigan Avenue is a state-named roadway in Washington, D.C.