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ASIA TRAIL - ELEPHANT FACILITY SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
1.2 Summary of the Asia Trail Project
Background on the Asia Trail Project at the National Zoo
The National Zoo consists of 163 acres and is located east of Connecticut Avenue and west of
Rock Creek in Northwest Washington, D.C. (see Figure 1-1). Rock Creek meanders through the
eastern portion of the Zoo and flows south to the Potomac River. The majority of the Zoo’s
property consists of public area, which is approximately bounded to the north and east by the
Zoo’s perimeter road; to the south by Rock Creek; and to the west by Connecticut Avenue,
Hawthorne Street, and Cathedral Avenue, N.W. The Asia Trail project area is located in the
northwest corner of the Zoo near its main entrance at 3001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. (see
Figure 1-2).
Figure 1-1 Project Location Map
Source: National Park Service 2003, EDAW 2004
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