Washington Circle

Washington Circle
Washington Circle during spring
Location within Washington, D.C.
LocationWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′09″N 77°03′00″W / 38.9025°N 77.05°W / 38.9025; -77.05
Public transit accessFoggy Bottom–GWU station

Washington Circle is a traffic circle in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States. It is located on the border of the Foggy Bottom and West End neighborhoods, which is a part of Ward 2. It is the intersection of 23rd Street, K Street, New Hampshire Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. It borders many buildings of the George Washington University campus. The through lanes of K Street (which are U.S. Route 29) travel underneath the circle via a tunnel, while the service lanes intersect the circle.:185–192