Yellow = freeways; orange = arterial streets and local roads.

In October 2007, the preferred alternative was named for the reconfiguration of the 11th Street Bridges. At left, you can see the current configuration of the Southeast Freeway and the various ramps and flyovers at 11th Street, some of which lead in small flyovers to and from the two 11th Street Bridges spans, while the bulk of the travel lanes continue east in a sunken path toward Barney Circle at Pennsylvania Avenue.

In the announced preferred alternative (right), the main lanes of the freeway curve at 11th Street to carry the freeway traffic to and from the upstream bridge span, with new single-lane ramps to and from 11th Street. The sunken freeway to Barney Circle is to be replaced with a "Southeast Freeway Boulevard," with access to and from 11th Street.

The ramps currently on N Street would be moved to M Street, with access to both the freeway and local spans of the bridges.

Sources: Google Maps (left) and 11th Street Bridges Environmental Impact Statement (right).

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