Constitution Avenue, 6th Street NW, New York Avenue

Direction:

East/West

Western Terminus:

Virginia-District of Columbia line

Eastern Terminus:

District of Columbia-Maryland line

Signed:

Yes

US 50 is a major east/west route crossing the country from West Sacramento, California, to Ocean City, Maryland. It enters the District of Columbia multiplexed with I-66 over a bridge across the Potomac River. On the other side of the bridge, it immediately splits off to become Constitution Avenue, which runs along the north side of the National Mall. A few blocks east of the Washington Monument, US 50 turns north onto 6th Street NW and then east onto New York Avenue. It runs east to the border with Maryland, where it becomes the John Hanson Highway.