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DIRECTIONS AND SECURITY ACCESS TO FORT MCNAIR
To gain access to the base,
you and any passengers in your vehicle will need to show the guard a valid driver’s license, passport, or other
government-issued identification (building passes will not be accepted). Individuals and vehicles entering Ft. McNair
are subject to search. Allow up to 15 minutes for clearing the 2nd Street
Gate as security procedures for vehicles and the high volume of incoming traffic during certain early mornings can
result in delays. In order to insure entrance, please leave anything resembling a weapon at home.
If you are walking to the base
from Metro, enter the base via the Main Gate (on P
Street closest to 4th St). See “If You are Coming by Metro or Taxi” below for directions to Fort McNair and Marshall
Hall once you are inside the gate.
If you are driving, enter the base via the 2nd Street Gate (on 2nd Street just South of P St) or proceed to the MarcParc parking lot 3 blocks south
of the 2nd St. Gate. Once you clear the gate, you will proceed to a parking lot located in front of Marshall
hall. Parking spots are usually LIMITED, We do have several reserved ,These spaces are reserved on a first come, first served basis.
There is street-side parking just outside the 2nd Street Gate (50cents/hr with 12 hr limit)
and there is a large commercial parking lot (MarcParc) with an entrance 3 blocks past the Fort McNair 2nd Street Gate ($4/day,
open from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM). Allow 8-10 minutes to walk from MarcParc lot the entrance of Lincoln Hall. We STRONGLY
RECOMMEND TAKING A CAB!
Access to Marshall Hall:
Marshall
Hall is building #62, and the registration is at the inside main entrance.
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Directions
to Ft. McNair
Metro: Take the Green
Line to Waterfront-SEU Station. When you come up out
of the station, you are facing Waterside Shopping Center. Directly behind you, M Street runs parallel to the shopping center,
and 4th Street is perpendicular to it. Cross M Street and walk down 4th Street. Immediately after 4th Street bends to become
P Street, you will come across Ft. McNair’s Main Gate.
Metro:
Enter the Main Gate pedestrian entrance and go to the guard building, where the guard will check your ID (you
will need to show the guard a valid driver’s license, passport, or other government-issued identification - building
passes are not accepted). Note that individuals and vehicles entering Ft. McNair are subject to search.
Once cleared by the guard, you will proceed straight (down 3rd Avenue)
until you come to a T intersection. Take a left at the T Intersection, then your second right (5th Avenue). Proceed down 5th
Avenue to Lincoln Hall on the left. Enter Lincoln Hall and go to the reception desk on your left. The walk and security procedures
will take 15-20 minutes from the time you exit the Metro station.
If You Are Driving
Coming from Virginia (West) via I-66: Take
Independence Avenue along the Tidal Basin. Follow signs for Maine Avenue. Stay straight on Maine Avenue - Waterfront is on
the right. Maine Avenue turns into M Street near Arena Stage, which is on the left. Turn right on 4th Street (Waterfront Metro/Safeway
is on the left). Go through one light and then the turns to become P Street immediately before the front (or Main) gate of
Fort McNair. Proceed past this gate and continue along P Street to the end of the block. At the intersection, turn right onto
2nd Street SW. Proceed south along 2nd Street SW for about ¼ mile. The entrance to Ft. McNair will be to your right.
Coming from Maryland: Take I-95 South toward
Virginia. Just before the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, take I-295 toward Washington, DC. Exit at South Capitol Street. Go over the
Fredrick Douglas Bridge. Get in the right lane. Make a left at the light onto M Street (this takes you over South Capitol
Street). Turn left on 4th Street (Waterfront-SEU Metro/Safeway is on the right). Go through one light and then the road bends
to become P Street immediately before the front (or Main) gate of Fort McNair. Proceed past this gate and continue along P
Street to the end of the block. At the intersection, turn right onto 2nd Street SW. Proceed south along 2nd Street SW for
about ¼ mile. The entrance to Ft. McNair will be to your right.
Coming from Northwest DC: From Constitution Ave. going east toward the Capitol, turn right on 7th street, which brings you to Maine
Ave. Turn left on Maine Ave. (The Waterfront is in front of you if you went straight). Maine Avenue turns into M Street near
Arena Stage, which is on the left. Turn right on 4th Street (Waterfront-SEU Metro/Safeway is on the left). Go through one
light and then the road turns to become P Street immediately before the front (or Main) gate of Fort McNair. Proceed past
this gate and continue along P Street to the end of the block. At the intersection, turn right onto 2nd Street SW. Proceed
south along 2nd Street SW for about ¼ mile. The entrance to Ft. McNair will be to your right.
Coming from Maryland: Take I-95 South toward Virginia. Just before
the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, take I-295 toward Washington, DC. Exit at South Capitol Street. Go over the Fredrick Douglas Bridge.
Get in the right lane. Make a left at the light onto M Street (this takes you over South Capitol Street). Turn left on 4th
Street (Waterfront-SEU Metro/Safeway is on the right). Go through one light and then the road bends to become P Street immediately
before the front (or Main) gate of Fort McNair. Proceed past this gate and continue along P Street to the end of the block.
At the intersection, turn right onto 2nd Street SW. Proceed south along 2nd Street SW for about ¼ mile. The entrance
to Ft. McNair will be to your right.
Coming from
Northwest DC: From Constitution Ave. going east toward the Capitol, turn right on 7th street, which brings you
to Maine Ave. Turn left on Maine Ave. (The Waterfront is in front of you if you went straight). Maine Avenue turns into M
Street near Arena Stage, which is on the left. Turn right on 4th Street (Waterfront-SEU Metro/Safeway is on the left). Go
through one light and then the road turns to become P Street immediately before the front (or Main) gate of Fort McNair. Proceed
past this gate and continue along P Street to the end of the block. At the intersection, turn right onto 2nd Street SW. Proceed
south along 2nd Street SW for about ¼ mile. The entrance to Ft. McNair will be to your right.
Coming from Northwest DC: From Constitution Ave. going east toward
the Capitol, turn right on 7th street, which brings you to Maine Ave. Turn left on Maine Ave. (The Waterfront is in front
of you if you went straight). Maine Avenue turns into M Street near Arena Stage, which is on the left. Turn right on 4th Street
(Waterfront-SEU Metro/Safeway is on the left). Go through one light and then the road turns to become P Street immediately
before the front (or Main) gate of Fort McNair. Proceed past this gate and continue along P Street to the end of the block.
At the intersection, turn right onto 2nd Street SW. Proceed south along 2nd Street SW for about ¼ mile. The entrance
to Ft. McNair will be to your right.
