I have included the intersections near Bloomingdale below:
Mapping The Most Cringeworthy Intersections in D.C.
Monday, June 23, 2014, by Valerie Paschall
The one way streets are frustrating, the traffic circles are ubiquitous and irritatingly enough, those aren't the worst things about commuting in D.C. Ignoring how residents within city lines may feel about drivers from neighboring states for a second, the plethora of diagonal streets come to a lot of unfortunate intersections with weird dips, quick turns and several blind spots. Curbed previously spotlighted five of the worst intersections, but multiple readers recommended several others that came up regularly in accident reports or caused them personal hell. Consider the map below a guide of spots to avoid while commuting unless it really cannot be helped.
D.C.'s Most Godawful Intersections
DAVE THOMAS CIRCLE
This headache is so bad that DDOT is considering a fix for this not-actually-a-traffic circle in front of the Sirius-XM building. It is argued by many to be the worst intersection in the city.
NORTH CAPITOL STREET & NEW YORK AVE
Seriously, screw this intersection. This bottleneck is the most visible way to get from points north to I-395, so no matter the day or the time of day, the right turn lanes are backed up for four blocks and twenty minutes. Forget turning on red because due to the angle of the street, it's difficult to see what's barreling down New York Avenue. It's no safer for pedestrians who want to cross New York Avenue.
NEW JERSEY AVENUE, RHODE ISLAND AVE
Four streets, and four generally busy ones at that all converge in Shaw in this intersection of doom. This sort of problem should not exist and certainly shouldn't exist without a traffic circle.
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