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North of the Anacostia River , South Capitol Street runs due north-south. A New Baseball Stadium for the Washington Nationals is under construction there. However, after crossing the Anacostia River over the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge , South Capitol Street follows a slightly more winding path as it passes alongside Anacostia Naval Station , Bolling Air Force Base , and then through the southern end of Washington, D.C.

South Capitol Street links with major streets and highways such as Interstate 295 , the Suitland Parkway , Atlantic Street, and Martin Luther King Junior Avenue. The section of South Capitol Street between Washington Avenue and the Suitland Parkway is part of the National Highway System . Washington Avenue provides a National Highway System connection between South Capitol Street and Independence Avenue .