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    Why is Washington DC's grid system lettered and not numbered?

    Question #82263. Asked by billythebrit. (Jun 20 07 3:11 PM)


    zanne_1313

    		actually Pierre L'Enfant designed the streets of Washington, D.C. with a grid layout of numbered and lettered roads. Getting around downtown can be confusing at times.

    Jun 20 07, 7:10 PM

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