Ohio Drive is a street

Street

A street is a paved public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable...

 in Southwest Washington, DC, located in East

East Potomac Park

East Potomac Park is a section of Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., located south of the Jefferson Memorial and the 14th Street Bridge. Located between the Washington Channel and the Potomac River, the park is home to the East Potomac Park Golf Course, a miniature golf course, a public swimming...

 and West Potomac Park

West Potomac Park

West Potomac Park is a U.S. national park in Washington, D.C., adjacent to the National Mall. It includes the parkland that extends south of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, from the Lincoln Memorial to the grounds of the Washington Monument...

s, straddling along the Tidal Basin, Washington Channel

Washington Channel

The Washington Channel is a channel that parallels the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It is located between the Southwest Waterfront on the east side and East Potomac Park on the west side. The channel is two miles long, receives outflow from the Tidal Basin at its north end, and empties into...

, and the Potomac River

Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...

. Unlike most roads named after states in Washington, Ohio Drive is not an avenue, nor it is heavily used like Wisconsin or Rhode Island Avenues. However, the segment from Independence Avenue to the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway

Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway

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 is an important commuter

Commuting

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 route.

Ohio Drive starts at the Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the main statue was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior...

 and continues south on the west side of West Potomac Park. It crosses a small channel connecting the Potomac River to the Tidal Basin, and crawls under the 14th Street Bridge and the Washington Metro

Washington Metro

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 Yellow Line

Yellow Line (Washington Metro)

The Yellow Line of the Washington Metro consists of 17 rapid transit stations from Huntington to Fort Totten. The line terminates at the Mount Vernon Square station during peak hours.Peak hours are 5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Service is extended to the Green Line stations during...

 span. The Jefferson Memorial

Jefferson Memorial

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third President of the United States....

 can be seen here.

The street continues along the west side of East Potomac Park all the way almost to the southern point of the island, in which the street does an about-face, and continues up the eastern side.

On the eastern side, Ohio Drive continues onward, passing under lower 14th Street

14th Street Northwest and Southwest (Washington, D.C.)

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 and CSX

CSX Transportation

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 railroad tracks. (See RF&P Subdivision.) It ends at East Basin Drive, where that street in turn, connects to Maine Avenue.
In the 19th century, an Ohio Avenue did exist just south of and parallel to Pennsylvania Avenue

Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)

Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. that joins the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street", it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches...

. The street ran only a few blocks. The avenue was obliterated in the early 20th century by the Federal Triangle

Federal Triangle

The Federal Triangle is a triangular area in Washington, D.C. formed by 15th Street NW, Constitution Avenue NW, Pennsylvania Avenue NW, and E Street NW. Federal Triangle is occupied by 10 large city and federal office buildings, all of which are part of the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic...

 complex proposed by the 1902 Senate Park Commission Plan

McMillan Plan

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. The Ronald Reagan Building

Ronald Reagan Building

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, the United States Department of Commerce

United States Department of Commerce

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 and the Internal Revenue Service

Internal Revenue Service

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currently sit on the path of the old Ohio Avenue.