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UPDATE: Thanks to commenter dan mcweeney for putting together a Google Map of the street closures!

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President Obama is addressing a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, so DDOT and the U.S. Capitol Police sent out a list of streets that will be closed for security reasons beginning at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night and lasting until the speech is over. The Capitol Square will also be restricted to authorized pedestrians only beginning at 6 p.m. The street closures include:

  • D Street between 2nd Street NE & Louisiana Avenue NW
  • C Street between 2nd Street NE & Louisiana Avenue NW
  • Constitution Avenue between 2nd Street NE & Louisiana Avenue NW
  • Delaware Avenue between Columbus Circle NE & Constitution Avenue NE
  • New Jersey Avenue between Louisiana Avenue NW & D Street NW
  • Pennsylvania Avenue between 1st Street NW & 3rd Street NW
  • East Capitol Street between 2nd Street & 1st Street
  • 1st Street between Columbus Circle NE & C Street SE
  • 1st Street between Louisiana Avenue NW and Washington Avenue SW
  • Maryland Avenue between 1st Street SW & 3rd Street SW
  • Independence Avenue between 2nd Street SE & Washington Avenue SW
  • C Street between 1st Street SE & Washington Avenue SW
  • Delaware Avenue between Washington Avenue, SW & C Street, SW
  • New Jersey Avenue between Independence Avenue SE & D Street SE
  • South Capitol Street between Independence Avenue & D Street