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A Trip Around the 11th Street Bridges Project / Photo Gallery
September 14, 2012
September 14, 2012
For more information about the construction, including "before" photos, see my project page.
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- Anacostia RiverwalkA bridge between Teague and Yards Parks is part of the planned 20-mile Anacostia Riverwalk multi-use trail along the east and west banks of the Anacostia River.
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- Virginia Ave. Tunnel ExpansionConstruction underway in 2015 to expand the 106-year-old tunnel to allow for a second track and double-height cars. Expected completion 2018.
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- Rail and Bus Times
Get real time data for the Navy Yard subway, Circulator, Bikeshare, and bus lines, plus additional transit information. - Rail and Bus Times
Get real time data for the Navy Yard subway, Circulator, Bikeshare, and bus lines, plus additional transit information. - Canal ParkThree-block park on the site of the old Washington Canal. Construction begun in spring 2011, opened Nov. 16, 2012.
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- Nationals Park21-acre site, 41,000-seat ballpark, construction begun May 2006, Opening Day March 30, 2008.
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- Washington Navy YardHeadquarters of the Naval District Washington, established in 1799.
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- Yards Park5.5-acre park on the banks of the Anacostia. First phase completed September 2010.
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- Van Ness Elementary SchoolDC Public School, closed in 2006, but reopening in stages beginning in 2015.
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- Agora/Whole Foods336-unit apartment building at 800 New Jersey Ave., SE. Construction begun June 2014, move-ins underway early 2018. Whole Foods expected to open in late 2018.
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- New Douglass BridgeConstruction underway in early 2018 on the replacement for the current South Capitol Street Bridge. Completion expected in 2021.
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- 1221 Van290-unit residential building with 26,000 sf retail. Underway late 2015, completed early 2018.
- NAB HQ/AvidianNew headquarters for National Association of Broadcasters, along with a 163-unit condo building. Construction underway early 2017.
- Yards/Parcel O Residential ProjectsThe Bower, a 138-unit condo building by PN Hoffman, and The Guild, a 190-unit rental building by Forest City on the southeast corner of 4th and Tingey. Underway fall 2016, delivery 2018.
- New DC Water HQA wrap-around six-story addition to the existing O Street Pumping Station. Construction underway in 2016, with completion in 2018.
- The Harlow/Square 769N AptsMixed-income rental building with 176 units, including 36 public housing units. Underway early 2017, delivery 2019.
- West Half Residential420-unit project with 65,000 sf retail. Construction underway spring 2017.
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- Novel South Capitol/2 I St.530ish-unit apartment building in two phases, on old McDonald's site. Construction underway early 2017, completed summer 2019.
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- 1250 Half/Envy310 rental units at 1250, 123 condos at Envy, 60,000 square feet of retail. Underway spring 2017.
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- Parc Riverside Phase II314ish-unit residential building at 1010 Half St., SE, by Toll Bros. Construction underway summer 2017.
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- 99 M StreetA 224,000-square-foot office building by Skanska for the corner of 1st and M. Underway fall 2015, substantially complete summer 2018. Circa and an unnamed sibling restaurant announced tenants.
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- The Garrett375-unit rental building at 2nd and I with 13,000 sq ft retail. Construction underway late fall 2017.
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- Yards/The Estate Apts. and Thompson Hotel270-unit rental building and 227-room Thompson Hotel, with 20,000 sq ft retail total. Construction underway fall 2017.
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- Meridian on First275-unit residential building, by Paradigm. Construction underway early 2018.
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- The Maren/71 Potomac264-unit residential building with 12,500 sq ft retail, underway spring 2018. Phase 2 of RiverFront on the Anacostia development.
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- DC Crossing/Square 696Block bought in 2016 by Tishman Speyer, with plans for 800 apartment units and 44,000 square feet of retail in two phases. Digging underway April 2018.
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- One Hill South Phase 2300ish-unit unnamed sibling building at South Capitol and I. Work underway summer 2018.
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- New DDOT HQ/250 MNew headquarters for the District Department of Transportation. Underway early 2019.
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- 37 L Street Condos11-story, 74-unit condo building west of Half St. Underway early 2019.
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- CSX East Residential/Hotel225ish-unit AC Marriott and two residential buildings planned. Digging underway late summer 2019.
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- 1000 South Capitol Residential224-unit apartment building by Lerner. Underway fall 2019.
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- Capper Seniors 2.0Reconstruction of the 160-unit building for low-income seniors that was destroyed by fire in 2018.
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- Chemonics HQNew 285,000-sq-ft office building with 14,000 sq ft of retail. Expected delivery 2021.
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Stitched-together panorama showing the under-construction ramp that will take traffic from the outbound 11th Street Freeway Bridge/I-695 to northbound DC-295. It should open by the end of the year. (See enlarged version.) (link)
Standing on the old inbound 11th Street Bridge, looking at the two new freeway bridges and the rising under-construction ramp to northbound DC-295. (link)
The final girder for the ramp to northbound DC-295, laying on the ground and about to be lifted into place. (link)
A last look, most likely, at the old inbound 11th Street Bridge. (The port-a-potty is a nice touch.) (link)
The new 11th Street local bridge at right, with the under-construction downriver lanes. At left is what remains of the old outbound 11th Street Bridge, with the decking having been removed. (link)
A worker walking along the under-construction downriver portion of the new 11th Street Local Bridge. (link)
The old outbound bridge, with the girders starting to be removed (you can see some sunlight in the center). The in-water piers are being kept, and there will be viewing platforms built on the two center ones that will be accessed from the pedestrian path of the new 11th Street Local Bridge. (link)
The new bridge at left, and the old bridge at right, near the entrance to the Navy Yard Riverwalk. (link)
The view to the northeast from the Navy Yard Riverwalk gate is a whole lot of nothing now, compared to before, when the old outbound bridge loomed over the path and brick wall. (link)
Before too long, the ramps marked C-3 and C-4 on this drawing will be opening, bringing 11th Street Local Bridge access to southbound I-295 and from northbound DC-295. (link)
A cruddy photo showing the about-to-open intersection where traffic from northbound DC-295 (ramp C-4) can either turn right to head into Anacostia or turn left to go across the 11th Street Local Bridge. On the other end of the bridge is the about-to-open ramp to southbound I-295 (ramp C-3). Both should be in operation by the end of the month. (link)
Looking east at the about-to-open intersection on the 11th Street Local Bridge with the new ramp to southbound I-295 (ramp C-3). When these two intersections open, pedestrian and bike traffic will be routed onto the sidewalk at right. (link)
This may look like a terribly boring photogrqaph, but it shows the concrete in the right lane of the local bridge that was set to be easily pulled up, if/when streetcar tracks need to be laid. (link)
Shifting back to the west side of the river, work continues on demolishing the last portion of the old outbound freeway approach in order to connect the 11th Street Local Bridge with 11th Street. You can see the bridge in the distance, and traffic will flow in both directions on this stretch of 11th Street near the Navy Yard. (link)
Looking north along 11th Street at N Street, where soon the stone facing will be added to the embankment for the new ramp from 11th and M to outbound I-695. (link)
What drivers coming inbound on the 11th Street Local Bridge currently see. Before too much longer, instead of turning right and then left on 12th Street, drivers will continue straight ahead from this location, toward the Navy Yard and M Street. There will also be a sidewalk at right, along the embankment. For more before and after photos from 11th and O, go here. (link)
If you've driven on the stretch of the Southeast Freeway near Barney Circle and have wondered what the deal is with the big piles of dirt that have sprouted.... It's dirt saved from other areas of the project that will soon be used to fill in the sunken Southeast Freeway between 8th and 13th Streets SE as part of its makeover into Southeast Blvd., which will be about 20 feet higher than the current road. (link)
Taking a break from the photos to display an early design of the plans for the intersection of 11th Street, I-695, and I-395. (You'll need this to help visualize what's explained in the photos below.) There are some differences between what's seen here and what will finally be built, but it's a decent general guide. And here's a really big version to look at. (link)
An overhead view rom above 11th Street of the sunken Southeast Freeway lanes. The right lane seen here has already been closed, and by early 2013 all traffic in both directions will be closed to begin work on the at-grade Southeast Blvd.. The filling in will begin in the distance where you see the grass shoulder, running to 11th Street, seen below in its current bridge format but which will be replaced with an at-grade street, and then onto 13th Street. There will also be a new flyover ramp from the Southeast Freeway to outbound I-695, replacing the flyover seen at top. (link)
On the Southeast Freeway between 12th and 13th Street, SE, where the filling-in is already getting underway. East of 13th, the new Boulevard will connect to a refashioned Barney Circle, although that particular design has not yet been decided on. (Note that the filling-in at right is happening on a ramp up to 11th Street that had already been under construction before the Phase 2 design and contract were approved. It wouldn't be a federal road project without some waste, I guess.) (link)
The view to the westbound Southeast Freeway from the almost complete new flyover from the new inbound I-695 bridge. However, once the sunken freeway lanes are closed, traffic currently running to outbound I-695 on the ramp seen at far left will be diverted onto this new flyover, which allows for the demolition of the old two-lane outbound flyover and construction of a new three-lane one. (link)
Turning around to look eastward on the new flyover ramp. At far right is the to-be-demolished old two-lane outbound ramp to I-695. The new three-lane outbound flyover ramp will be built in the gap between these two bridges. Traffic to outbound I-695 will temporarily run on this ramp until construction of the new one is completed. (link)
Pretty sure I won't get to stand in this spot again, in the middle of the not-yet-in-use flyover connecting I-695 and I-395. (link)
Looking down at the work on the new ramp from 11th Street SE to the westbound Southeast Freeway, which is supposed to open by the end of the year. This will give access to the westbound freeway from the area without having to drive down I Street and Virginia Avenue all the way to the 3rd Street ramp. (link)
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