WMATA HQ to L’Enfant Plaza Station via Elevator (Branch Ave/Huntington)

From: WMATA Headquarters - 300 7th Street, SW

To: L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station Branch Ave/Huntington Platforms

  • If heading back on the Green/Yellow line in the Branch Avenue/Huntington direction from the WMATA HQ
  • Uses the Maryland Ave and 7th elevator exit

Directions Back To WMATA HQ

Elevator Path

1. After exiting the WMATA HQ building, make your way to the intersection of D and 7th. Turn to the right.

A picture of the intersection at D and 7th Streets. There are bollards in the foreground, and in the background, a person about to cross the street using a crosswalk that goes up and to the left.

2. Proceed down 7th Street towards Virginia Avenue. It is about 210 ft to the crossing.

A picture of a sidewalk down 7th Street. The WMATA Headquarters building is on the left, and the street is on the right. There is landscaping and some construction cones to the right before the street.

3. Once at the corner, you will cross Virginia Avenue. This intersection does not have a traffic light, but there is a stop sign for vehicles traveling on Virginia Avenue from the right. Virginia Avenue is about 60 ft wide.

A picture of the crosswalk at Virginia Avenue that borders 7th Street. In the background there is a bridge made of concrete and stone. To the left is 7th street and to the right is Virginia Avenue. The crosswalk is on the ground past the detectable warning tile.

4. After crossing Virginia Avenue, you will immediately pass under a bridge. Beyond the bridge, you will head slightly uphill for about 180 ft until you reach the intersection of 7th St and Maryland Avenue.

A picture of a sidewalk. To the left is the street and to the right, some landscaping in the foreground and a building in the background. Straight forward in the background is a tree, a bus shelter, and an intersection.

5. Turn to the left when at the intersection of 7th and Maryland. Cross 7th Street when it is safe to do so. 7th Street is about 80 ft wide.

A picture of a crosswalk across an intersection. To the left of the picture is the street and to the right is the rest of the intersection. There is a median with a traffic signal to the left of the crosswalk about halfway through the intersection.

6. After crossing 7th Street, turn to the left and proceed about 100 ft to the Metro elevator that will take you to the mezzanine of the station. Push the button to call the elevator.

A picture of a sidewalk with a downward slope. To the right is the majority of the sidewalk along with a woman standing on the barrier for some landscaping. To the left is the street with several service trucks parked along the street edge. Directly ahead are a couple plots of dirt with trees that are casting shade on the sidewalk.
A picture of a WMATA elevator. The door to the elevator is slightly to the right of center for the image and past the elevator there is a retaining wall. The elevator has an overhand that is about 2/3 of the way up the image.

7. Exit the elevator and proceed approximately 60 ft to the center of the mezzanine promenade.

A picture of a pathway in the metro station from the elevator. There are five men in the background of the picture, two of which are walking further away. There are concrete walls on both sides of the picture.

8. Turn to the right and head forward to the faregates and the station manager’s kiosk. The ADA faregate is to the right of the station manager’s kiosk.

A picture of the faregates and station manager's kiosk in the station. There is blue masking tape on the tile flooring, a rail to the right in the foreground, and a woman walking towards the faregates in the background. The faregates extend to the left and right of the station manager's kiosk in the center, which has a sign on top of it in blue and orange.

9. After passing through the ADA faregate, make a wide right U-Turn to the entrance of a guided pathway to the elevator that connects to the Green and Yellow line platform for Branch Avenue/Huntington.

A picture of the entrance to a guided pathway. In the foreground to the right and extending diagonally towards the center of the picture are some faregates. To the left of the faregates is the entrance of the pathway, as well as a side wall with a railing on top of it.
A picture of a pathway. To the right in the foreground is a faregate and to the left is the pathway. Along the pathway, which curves to the right in the background, there is a railing on the right hand side and a side wall with a railing on the left hand side.

10. At the end of the guided pathway, turn to the left and proceed into the elevator at the end of the alcove. Push the button to call the elevator and ride to the Branch Avenue/Huntington platform of the metro.

A picture of the path to an elevator. In the foreground there is an emergency exit gate. There is an advertisement on the wall to the left and a section of railing to the right. In the background is the elevator.

11. Exit the elevator and turn to the right. You are on the Branch Avenue/Huntington platform. Proceed forward until you are past the escalators to ensure that you will be able to board whatever train arrives at the platform.

A picture of a train platform. To the right is a side wall that extends down the platform and to the left are the train tracks. Slightly to the left of center there are the backs of  structures for escalators from the mezzanine to the platform.

Directions Back To WMATA HQ