Editing K Street (Washington, D.C.) (section)

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In the Washington D.C. [[Grid plan|street grid]] there are three unconnected east-to-west street segments designated as K Street NW / NE, and also a southern K Street.

The middle segment of K Street NW / NE, which carries a segment of [[U.S. Route 29 in the District of Columbia|U.S. Route 29]], begins in the city's [[Washington, D.C. (northwest)|Northwest quadrant]] as K Street NW, just west of the abutment of the old [[Potomac Aqueduct Bridge|Aqueduct Bridge]] on the [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]] waterfront.  The street travels east underneath the [[Whitehurst Freeway]], crosses [[Rock Creek (Potomac River)|Rock Creek]] on the [[K Street Bridge]], and continues through downtown D.C.  After its intersection with [[North Capitol Street]], the street's designation changes  to K Street NE as it enters the [[Washington, D.C. (northeast)|Northeast]] [[Address (geography)#Quadrants|quadrant]]. The street ends at [[Florida Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Florida Avenue]] in the [[Near Northeast]] neighborhood, just south of [[Gallaudet University]].

K Street NE briefly reappears further east in the Carver neighborhood, extending from Bladensburg Road for six blocks to Maryland Avenue NE.

The westernmost (Georgetown) segment of K street NW was known as Water Street prior to the [[Georgetown street renaming]] of 1895. West of 33rd Street NW, the [[United States Postal Service]] still recognizes both "K Street" and "Water Street" in addresses. The westernmost end of K Street occupies the former right of way of the Georgetown Branch of the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]].  When that line was abandoned, K Street was extended west to the [[Washington Canoe Club]].  The rest of the Georgetown right of way is now occupied by the [[Capital Crescent Trail]], which begins at the terminus of K Street.

The southern K Street runs between the [[Potomac River|Potomac]] and [[Anacostia River|Anacostia]] rivers, crossing the [[Washington, D.C. (southwest)|Southwest]] and [[Washington, D.C. (southeast)|Southeast]] quadrants, as K Street SW and K Street SE, respectively.