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November 1933, it approved changing the width of South B Street between 12th and 14th Streets SW to 80 feet (24 m), which helped cement in place its plan for a "future Independence Avenue". At its meeting on January 18, 1934, it re-emphasized
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removed his opposition to the extension, citing the need to accommodate defense workers needing to access the national capital. The NCPPC voted on
October 17, 1941, to extend the avenue west to the Potomac River. The agency was still unsure, however, whether to fill in the Tidal Basin's north bay,
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Planning for the creation of a similar ceremonial avenue to take the place of South B Street began in 1930. That year, the
National Capital Park and Planning Commission (NCPPC) advocated turning the roadway into a much-widened ceremonial avenue as a counterpart to North B Street. The NCPPC proposed
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system, Independence Avenue was originally known as South B Street. Construction on the street began sometime after 1791. By
October 1803, it existed definitively between New Jersey Avenue and 1st Street East, and in 1809 it was opened between New Jersey Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue. By 1816, the
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to dredge a deep channel in the
Potomac to lessen the chance of flooding. Congress also ordered that the dredged material be used to fill in what remained of the Tiber Creek estuary and build up much of the land near the White House and along Pennsylvania Avenue NW by nearly 6 feet (1.8 m) to
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that occurred after the closure of 13th Street NW south of
Constitution Avenue. The following year, the NCPPC proposed widening South B Street to 60 feet (18 m) between New Jersey Avenue SE and 12th Street SW. Between 12th and 14th Streets SW, the street would be 80 feet (24 m) wide, to
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Pennsylvania Avenue SE. The idea was conceived by the federation's past president, Fred A. Emery, who observed that no major thoroughfare in the city commemorated George Washington (whose bicentennial birth was being celebrated that year). But no action was taken in the
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The renaming of North B Street and the actions of the NCPPC encouraged local citizens to seek to rename South B Street as well. In April 1932, the
Federation of Citizens Associations of Washington, D.C., petitioned Congress to rename South B Street "Washington Avenue" between the
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Between 14th Street SW and 2nd Street SW, Independence Avenue is lined with museums and federal office buildings. On the north side of the street (west to east) are the U.S. Department of Agriculture's headquarters (the Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building), the
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at the intersection of Ohio Drive SW and 23rd Street SW. The street contains three lanes of traffic in each direction, and eastbound and westbound lanes are divided by a 55-foot (17 m) grassy
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between 1941 and 1942. The government of the District of Columbia renamed the portion of the road in the southeast quadrant of the city (west of the Anacostia River) in 1950.
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is adjacent to the avenue's north edge about 600 feet (180 m) east of the terminus. After passing West Basin Drive SW, motorists can see the
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reported the bill favorably on March 10. However, the bill was held up (along with all other D.C.-related legislation) as the House debated the
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in 1941 and 1942. For a decade, the NCPPC's proposal to extend the avenue westward had been opposed by the
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689:D.C. Armory
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250:Tidal Basin
223:Tidal Basin
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125:Completion
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1974:Anacostia
1888:McPherson
1878:Lafayette
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143:southwest
78:junctions
2019:Category
1984:E Street
1946:Suitland
1936:Oxon Run
1918:Parkways
1868:Franklin
1863:Farragut
1817:Sheridan
1777:Columbus
1762:Banneker
1651:Southern
1590:Virginia
1570:New York
1560:Missouri
1527:roadways
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1389:KML file
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398:causeway
55:Location
40:B Street
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1883:Lincoln
1873:Freedom
1856:Squares
1837:Truxton
1822:Sherman
1749:Circles
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1676:Jackson
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177:History
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211:levee
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