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Directions to Washington Navy Yard
(You may also want to try MapQuest or other map service and use the following address:)
11th and O Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20374
These directions are up-to-date, however, please be advised that traffic patterns may change due to construction and/or other events.
BY CAR:
From DC Capitol Hill and Mall: Drive east on Independence Avenue; continue east on Pennsylvania. Turn right on 8th Street SE. Continue to end of 8th Street; Navy Yard complex will be visible on M Street. Turn left on M Street SE. Go a few blocks down to 11th Street SE and make a right at the light. Stay in the right lane. You will approach the guards and the O Street gate. The guard will direct you where to go from there. Next, please follow instructions provided to you, "Directions to Building 36."
Downtown DC: Take 9th Street NW (one way going south) and continue through tunnel under Mall. Take first left after exiting tunnel onto Southwest Freeway (I-395). Take 6th Street SE exit. (Sign also says Navy Yard). Proceed down ramp and continue straight ahead to 8th Street. Turn right, go two blocks to M Street SE. Turn left on M Street SE. Go a few blocks down to 11th Street SE and make a right at the light. Stay in the right lane. You will approach the guards and the O Street gate. The guard will direct you where to go from there. Next, please follow instructions provided to you, "Directions to Building 36."
From Maryland (Northwest of DC): Take Beltway I-495 to George Washington Parkway. Follow parkway to the 14th Street Bridge. At end of Bridge, I-395 bears off to the right and becomes the Southeast-Southwest Freeway. Take the Freeway to 6th Street SE exit sign also says Navy Yard. Proceed down ramp and continue straight ahead to 8th Street. Turn right, go two blocks to M Street SE. Turn left on M Street SE. Go a few blocks down to 11th Street SE and make a right at the light. Stay in the right lane. You will approach the guards and the O Street gate. The guard will direct you where to go from there. Next, please follow instruction provided to you, "Directions to Building 36."
From Maryland (Northeast--Annapolis, Baltimore): Take Baltimore-Washington Parkway to I-295. Follow I-295 to Howard Road Exit. Keep left as you exit and make a left at the stop sign. Pass under the highway and make a left at the light. Get back on I-295 north. (This loop is necessary because there is no exit to the 11th Street Bridge going south). Stay right and exit at 11th Street exit (and Downtown). Stay right going over bridge and exit where sign says Navy Yard. At the bottom of the ramp make an immediate left and then another left at the light. This is 11th Street. Stay in the right lane. You will approach the guards and the O Street gate. The guard will direct you where to go from there. Next, please follow instructions provided to you, "Directions to Building 36."
From Maryland (From Southern Maryland): Take Beltway (I-495) to I-295 (just before you get to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge). Exit at 11th Street Bridge. The sign also says Navy Yard. At the end of the Bridge, exit to the right. At the bottom of the ramp, make an immediate left and then another left at the light. This is 11th Street. Stay in the right lane. You will approach the guards and the O Street gate. The guard will direct you where to go from there. Next, please follow instructions provided to you, "Directions to Building 36."
From VA: Follow I-395 across the 14th Street Bridge. At the end of the bridge, I-395 bears off to the right and becomes the Southwest-Southeast Freeway. Take the Freeway to the 6th Street, SE exit. The sign also says Navy Yard. Proceed down ramp and continue straight ahead to 8th Street, SE. Turn right, go two blocks to M Street, SE. Turn left and go a few blocks down to 11th Street SE and make a right at the light. Stay in the right lane. You will approach the guards and the O St gate. The guard will direct you where to go from there. Next, please follow instructions provided to you, "Directions to Building 36."
From VA (From South Alexandria/Mount Vernon area): Take Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Exit at end of Bridge to I-295. Exit 295 at the 11th Street Bridge. The sign also says Navy Yard. At the end of the Bridge, exit to the right. At the bottom of the ramp, make an immediate left and then another left at the light. This is 11th Street. Stay in the right lane. You will approach the guards and the O Street gate. The guard will direct you where to go from there. Next, please follow instructions provided to you, "Directions to Building 36."
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
To reach the Navy Yard via public transportation, take Metro's Blue or Orange lines to the Eastern Market Metro stop on Pennsylvania Avenue SE. From there, walk six blocks down 8th Street to the yard or take bus number 90 or 92 on 8th Street. An alternate subway stop is the Navy Yard Metro Station on the Green line, at M and Half Streets SE, nine blocks from the main entrance to the Navy Yard. However, since you are a visitor, you will need to enter through the 11th and O St gate entrance. Next, please follow instructions provided to you, "Directions to Building 36."
It is recommended that you use taxi or shuttle service rather than metro because the stations are not near the gate entrance that you are required to use. However, there is a city bus available to take you between the metro station and the Navy Yard. Please contact Metro for schedules.
Below is the website address to the Washington, D.C. Metro System:
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DoD SHUTTLE SERVICE:
Below is a website address with information on DoD Shuttle Service:
http://www.ndw.navy.mil/Visitors/Transportation/DOD%20schedule.pdf .
