Canal Road (Washington, D.C.)

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See Canal Road for other streets with the same name.

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 the western edge of Georgetown, at M Street and the Whitehurst Freeway. 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.