 In the district, northbound I-295 slows coming from Blue Plains trying to head onto the inbound 11th Street Bridge. Southbound DC-295 delays up from Eastern Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue and then on the inbound bridge. But this takes you across westbound 695 past the 3rd Street Tunnel onto southbound 395 toward the Case Bridge. Did you know DASH buses in Alexandria are completely free? That's right, free rides every day for everyone all the time.