Silver Spring, Maryland: Longest Single Span Escalator in the Western Hemisphere
230 feet from the surface to the subway.
- Address:
- 11151 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD
- Directions:
- The escalator leads to the Wheaton Metro station. On the southeast corner of Hwy 97/Georgia Ave. and Reedie Drive, across from the Wheaton Plaza mall.
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Hearing about this "Longest Escalator in the USA", I knew I had to see it for myself and wow - it's sure LONG. Wheaton Mall's nearby if you hopped on the metro just to see this.
[Nathaniel Balsley, 04/12/2007]Nearby Offbeat Places
National Park Seminary: Pagoda, Castle, Windmill, Forest Glen, MD - 2 mi.
Mormon Temple - Fairy Tale Rockets, Kensington, MD - 2 mi.
Big Hand Releasing Birds, Silver Spring, MD - 3 mi.In the region:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Mural, Washington, DC - 8 mi.
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The escalator is 230 ft. long.