River Terrace
River Terrace is an urban cul-de-sac neighborhood in Northeast Bounded by Anacostia Riverwalk Trail NE, East Capitol Street NE, Kenilworth Avenue NE, and Benning Road NE.Washington, D.C., on the eastern bank of the Anacostia River.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “River Terrace, Washington, D.C.”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium and Benning Bridge.
Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It was located along the Anacostia River on East Capitol Street in the city's Hill East neighborhood.
Benning Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ethel Kennedy Bridge is a beam bridge built in 2004 that carries Benning Road over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. It is an eight-lane bridge with pedestrian lanes on both sides.
Heritage Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kingman and Heritage Islands are artificial islands located in the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. Both islands were built from material dredged from the river and completed in 1916.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benning and Greenway.
Benning
Neighborhood
Benning is a residential neighborhood located in Ward 7 of Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by East Capitol Street to the south, Minnesota Avenue to the west, and Benning Road on the north and east.
Greenway
Neighborhood
Greenway is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by East Capitol Street SE, Interstate 295 SE, Fairlawn Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, The western part of the…
Hill East
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hill East is a residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C. located in the Southeast quadrant of the city. It is bounded by the Kingman Park neighborhood at C Street to the north, by the Anacostia River to the east and south, and by Capitol Hill at 15th Street to the west.
River Terrace
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89357° or 38° 53′ 37″ northLongitude
-76.95751° or 76° 57′ 27″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87C5V2VR+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 158587730OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“River Terrace” goes by many names.
- Urdu: “ریور ٹیریس، واشنگٹن ڈی سی”
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Highlights include Varick Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and Anacostia Park, Section F.
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