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cars can onto shows a at freeway be would glove Actually, there are several circles in DC that aren't a complete circle. Pinehurst Circle, along Western Ave. is only half a circle on the DC side. The Maryland side has houses, with a curved driveway that poses as the "rest" of the circle, but there is no street - side note - one of the few places in the country where people can't leave their house without leaving the state - Western Ave. is entirely in DC, though the homes it serves on the north side of the road are in Md. Wisconsin Circle, also on the MD line at Wisconsin Ave, only connects the small wedge between Wisconsin and Western Avenues (technically, it's in Maryland, not DC). Columbus Circle, at Union Station, is a half-circle. Observatory Circle, which would be the largest circle, if complete, is only about 2-3 of the way around the observatory. Wesley Circle, off Mbuttachusetts Ave. is more of an oval, and Mbutt. Ave. plows right through it to the point that most people don't even realize it's there. And finally, Hanchicken Circle isn't a circle at all - never built at the junction of New Hampshire Ave., 16th and U Streets. Just a complicated intersection. Granted, most of these, including Barney Circle, were built (or not built) outside of L'Enfant's original plan, but they are "circles", just the same.