Ohio Drive

Ohio Drive
Ohio Drive SW
Looking north along Ohio Drive SW on the eastern shore of East Potomac Park
Former name(s)Riverside Drive
Maintained byDDOT
LocationWashington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates38°52′45.5″N 77°1′49.3″W / 38.879306°N 77.030361°W / 38.879306; -77.030361
West end I-66 / US 50 / Rock Creek Parkway
Major
junctions		Lincoln Memorial Circle
Independence Avenue
I-395
East endMaine Avenue
Construction
Construction start1912[1]
Completion1916[2]
Inauguration1913[1]
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Ohio Drive is a street in Southwest Washington, D.C., located in East and West Potomac Parks and bordering the Tidal Basin, Washington Channel, and the Potomac River. It is a central organizing feature of East Potomac Park, providing the only major vehicular route to and through the area.[3] Unlike most roadways named after states in the District of Columbia, Ohio Drive is not an avenue, nor it is heavily used like Wisconsin or Rhode Island Avenues. However, the segment from Independence Avenue to the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway is an important commuter route.[4]

Ohio Drive SW is a contributing property to the East and West Potomac Parks Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 1973.[1][5]

It is not to be confused with Ohio Avenue, which ran between 13th and 15th streets NW until the 1920s, when it was eliminated by the construction of Federal Triangle.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "East and West Potomac Parks." Inventory-Nomination Form for Federal Properties. Form 10-306 (Oct. 1972). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. November 30, 1973, p. 66. Accessed 2013-09-23.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference wilson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "East and West Potomac Parks." Inventory-Nomination Form for Federal Properties. Form 10-306 (Oct. 1972). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. November 30, 1973, p. 63. Accessed 2013-09-23.
  4. ^ "East and West Potomac Parks." Inventory-Nomination Form for Federal Properties. Form 10-306 (Oct. 1972). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. November 30, 1973, p. 25. Accessed 2013-09-23.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System – East and West Potomac Parks (#73000217)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Answerman (October 19, 2003). "DECODING MD + VA + DC". Washington Post.