Georgia Avenue 4198100 215948474 2008-05-30T12:03:30Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{Unreferenced|date=May 2008}} [[Image:Georgia Ave DC.PNG|right|Small grayscale map of Washington DC showing Georgia Avenue]] '''Georgia Avenue''' is a major north-south artery in [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|Northwest]] [[Washington, D.C.]] and [[Montgomery County, Maryland]]. Within the District of Columbia, Georgia Avenue is also [[U.S. Route 29]]. Both [[Howard University]] and [[Walter Reed Army Medical Center]] are on Georgia Avenue. Georgia Avenue begins north of [[Florida Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Florida Avenue]], which was the boundary of the Old City and is a continuation of [[7th Street (Washington, D.C.)|7th Street]]. Traveling northward, the street passes [[Howard University]] and [[Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.)|Fort Stevens]]. At [[Eastern Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Eastern Avenue]], the road crosses into Montgomery County and passes through [[Silver Spring, Maryland|Silver Spring]]. Where it crosses Colesville Road a mile into [[Maryland]], Georgia Avenue splits off U.S. Route 29 and becomes [[Maryland State Highway 97]]. Georgia Avenue ends north of [[Brookeville, Maryland]], where it becomes Roxbury Mills Road. The total length of the road is about 24 miles (39 km), of which 5 miles (8 km) are in Washington, D.C. Georgia Avenue was originally named 7th Street Extended, and later Brightwood Avenue, before receiving its present name. Prior to this, Potomac Avenue in [[Southeast, Washington, D.C.|Southeast Washington]] was called Georgia Avenue. Every June, Washington holds the D.C. Caribbean Carnival, which includes a parade down the lower portion of Georgia Avenue, an area that is home to many [[Caribbean]] immigrants. == Metro stations == In addition to the [[Georgia Avenue–Petworth (Washington Metro)|Georgia Avenue–Petworth]] [[Metrorail (Washington, D.C.)|Metro]] station on the [[Green Line (Washington Metro)|Green Line]], three other stations can be found along Georgia Avenue: [[Forest Glen (Washington Metro)|Forest Glen]], [[Wheaton (Washington Metro)|Wheaton]], and [[Glenmont (Washington Metro)|Glenmont]], all on the [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]] in Maryland. The [[Silver Spring (Washington Metro)|Silver Spring]] station also lies a block away from Georgia Avenue. ==External links== *{{cite news |first=Nikita |last=Stewart |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Georgia Ave. Awakening |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/13/AR2007011301254.html |work=[[The Washington Post]] |page=A01 |publisher= |date=[[January 14]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-01-14 }} * [http://www.dccaribbeancarnival.com/ D.C. Caribbean Carnival] {{Streets in Washington, DC}} {{Roads in Montgomery County, Maryland}} [[Category:Streets in Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:Roads in Montgomery County, Maryland]] [[Category:U.S. Route 29]]