METRO DIRECTIONS TO FT. MCNAIR
Take any Metro line and get off at L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station. Take the Green Line
towards Branch Ave. Get off at the Waterfront Metro Station. NDU is located about
approximately 1/2 mile from the Washington Metro’s Waterfront station on the Green Line.
Leaving the station, cross Maine Avenue and walk down 4th Street (S) for three blocks until
it ends and, turning left, becomes P Street SW. The Fort McNair main gate will be plainly
visible. Pedestrians can access Fort McNair through the main gate with proper
ID.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO FT. MCNAIR
NOTE: To enter Fort McNair, you must have your CAC card available at the gate
From Arlington and points South and West (via 14th St Bridge): Follow I-395 North
across the Potomac River to the Maine Avenue exit on the right. Follow the exit straight
ahead (through the stop sign) and turn left on Maine Avenue at the traffic light. Follow
Maine Avenue until it curves left and becomes M Street SW. Turn right on 4th Street
SW (stay in left lane) and continue two blocks until you must turn left onto P Street SW.
Continue past Fort McNair Main Gate and turn right onto 2nd St SW. The NDU Visitor
Access Point will be approximately one block on the right.
From Alexandria or Anacostia (via Woodrow Wilson Bridge): Follow I-295 North to the
South Capitol Street exit. Proceed across the South Capitol Street Bridge, staying to the
right. Bear right coming off the bridge, avoiding the underpass, and turn left on to M Street
SW at the traffic light. Continue West on M Street SW to 4th Street SW. Turn left on 4th
Street SW (stay in left lane) and continue two blocks until you must turn left onto P Street
SW. Continue past Fort McNair Main Gate and turn right onto 2nd St SW. The NDU Visitor
Access Point will be approximately one block on the right.
