Canal Road (Washington, D.C.)

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Canal Road is an east-west street and important commuter route in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Its western terminus is at Chain Bridge and the Clara Barton Parkway. Its eastern terminus is at at M Street and the Whitehurst Freeway, at the western edge of the Georgetown neighborhood. Georgetown University has an entrance on Canal Road. Canal Road is part of the National Highway System.

Canal Road has reversible lanes to handle rush-hour traffic. From Foxhall Road to Arizona Avenue, Canal Road has two lanes, both of which are reversible. From Arizona Avenue to Chain Bridge, Canal Road has three lanes, of which the center lane is reversible. During morning rush hour, which runs from 6:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., the reversible lanes change to the southbound (towards Washington) direction. During evening rush hour, which runs from 2:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., the reversible lanes change to the northbound direction.

v • d • e Streets and highways of Washington, D.C. Streets 7th St. • 14th St. NW/SW • 16th St. NW • 18th St. NW • 20th St. • E. Capitol St. • N. Capitol St. • S. Capitol St. • H St. • Jackson Place • K St. • M St. • Madison Place • U St. Avenues, Roads & Drives Branch Ave. • Canal Rd. • Connecticut Ave. • Constitution Ave. • Florida Ave. • Georgia Ave. • Independence Ave. • Maine Ave. • Massachusetts Ave. • Nebraska Ave. • New Hampshire Ave. • New York Ave. • North Dakota Ave. • Ohio Dr. • Pennsylvania Ave. • Rhode Island Ave. • South Dakota Ave. • Virginia Ave. • Wisconsin Ave. Circles Anna J. Cooper Circle • Barney Circle • Benjamin Banneker Circle • Columbus Circle • Dupont Circle • Garfield Circle • Grant Circle • Logan Circle • Observatory Circle • Peace Circle • Pinehurst Circle • Randle Circle • Scott Circle • Sheridan Circle • Sherman Circle • Tenley Circle • Thomas Circle • Ward Circle • Washington Circle • Westmoreland Circle Highways Anacostia Frwy. • Clara Barton Pkwy. • E St. Expy. • I-66 • I-295 • I-395 • Rock Creek & Potomac Pkwy. • Southeast Frwy. • Whitehurst Frwy.