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Maps and Directions to NREL's Washington, D.C. Office

901 D Street, S.W.
Suite 930
Washington, D.C. 20024
202-488-2200

Here you'll maps and driving directions to help you get to NREL's Washington, D.C. Office, which is located in 901 D Street, S.W. near the U.S. Department of Energy and the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station. If you want to take the Metro or other public transportation to NREL from any of the three main airports or other locations, please visit Public Transportation to NREL.

Maps

Directions

Driving Directions to NREL's Washington, D.C. Office

From the South

  • Take 95 North to 395 North.
  • Follow 395 North across the 14th Street Bridge.
  • After crossing the 14th Street Bridge stay in the right-most lane.
  • Take the 12th Street/ L'Enfant Plaza exit, staying in the right lane.
  • Travel down the exit ramp to the stop sign. (Do not follow 12th Street.)
  • At the stop sign bear right onto D Street. (Look out for the pedestrians.)
  • 901 D Street will be on your left
  • The parking garage for 901 D Street (a gray 10-story building where NREL is located) is the first left that you can make.

From the Northeast

  • Take 95 south to Route 50 west. Route 50 west becomes New York Ave.
  • Continue on New York Ave. At 5th St., N.W., bear right on L St., N.W., (past the police station) to 7th St., N.W.
  • Turn left onto 7th St. Continue on 7th St. to D St., S.W., and turn right onto D St.
  • Just after the first traffic light, 901 D Street, S.W. will be on your right (a gray 10-story building where NREL is located). The parking garage entrance is at the far end of the building.

From the West

  • Take 66 east and follow the signs to Constitution Ave. Follow Constitution Ave. to 14th St., N.W., and turn right.
  • At the third stoplight, turn left onto Independence Ave. Make a right at the next stoplight onto 12th St., S.W., (by the Smithsonian Metro Station).
  • Drive to the third stoplight and turn left onto D St., S.W. Immediately after the overpass, take the next left into the parking garage of 901 D Street, S.W. (a gray 10-story building where NREL is located).

From the Northwest

  • Take 270 South to 495 South towards Virginia.
  • Take the George Washington Parkway South (Exit 43) to 395 North.
  • Follow 395 North across the 14th Street Bridge.
  • After crossing the 14th Street Bridge stay in the right-most lane.
  • Take the 12th Street/ L'Enfant Plaza exit, staying in the right lane.
  • Travel down the exit ramp to the stop sign. (Do not follow 12th Street.)
  • At the stop sign bear right onto D Street. (Look out for the pedestrians.)
  • 901 D Street will be on your left
  • The parking garage for 901 D Street (a gray 10-story building where NREL is located) is the first left that you can make.

Parking

Parking is available at the 901 D Street SW garage.  The garage is open Mon-Friday from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.  Rates start at approximately $7 per hour.

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