Bethesda, Maryland

Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C.. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church (built 1820), which in turn was named from a passage in the New Testament.

Geography

Bethesda is located at 38°59'5" North, 77°6'47" West (38.984660, -77.113135){{GR|1}}.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 34.2 km² (13.2 mi²). 34.0 km² (13.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.38% water.

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United States Census Bureau - Km² - Mi²

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The main commercial corridor is Maryland Route 355, which in its northern reaches connects Bethesda with the communities of North Bethesda and Rockville and is known as Rockville Pike. Rockville Pike becomes Wisconsin Avenue near the NIH and continues beyond Bethesda through Chevy Chase and Friendship Village, Maryland and into Washington, DC.

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Maryland Route 355 - North Bethesda - Rockville - Chevy Chase - Friendship Village, Maryland - Washington, DC

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The area commonly known as "downtown Bethesda" is centered at the intersection of Wisconsin with Maryland Route 187, Old Georgetown Road, and Maryland Route 410, East-West Highway. Much of the dense construction in that area followed the opening of the Bethesda station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro, also located at this intersection and the centerpiece of the Bethesda Metro Center development. The "downtown," which includes the restaurant districts of Bethesda Row and Woodmont Triangle, lies about 0.7 miles south of Bethesda's other Red Line stop, Medical Center, which serves the NIH and Bethesda Naval Hospital.

Related Topics:
Bethesda station - Red Line - Washington Metro - Medical Center

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