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Ride On Route 23

Schedules

Effective May 8, 2022

Route 23 operates Monday-Saturday.

Route 23 Schedules in PDF format

Route Information

Route 23 map

Route 23 operates between these stops:

  • Friendship Heights Station
  • Willard Rd
  • River Rd
  • Westbard Ave
  • Massachusetts Ave
  • Sangamore Rd-NIMA
  • Brookmont (only on trips to Friendship Heights)
  • Sibley Hospital

Long term detour from June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023

Because of construction on Westbard Avenue between River and Ridgefield Roads, Ride On Route 23 will be detoured from June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023.

Route 23 will operate its regular routing until it diverts from River Road to Little Falls Parkway, to Massachusetts Avenue and back on the regular route.

Due to this detour, nine bus stops will be closed and will not be served by Route 23 for the entire duration of the construction project.

The bus stops which will be closed and not served by Ride On for the duration of the construction project are

Stop Number Stop Name
17042 RIVER RD & LITTLE FALLS PKWY
25416 RIVER RD & BUTLER RD
17043 RIVER RD & LANDY LN
25344 RIDGEFIELD RD & RIVER RD
27118 WESTBARD AVE & WESTBARD CIR
27116 WESTBARD AVE & RIDGEFIELD RD
25402 RIVER RD & RIDGEFIELD RD
25404 RIVER RD & DORSEY LN
25406 RIVER RD & LITTLE FALLS PKWY

To maintain service on Westbard Avenue, Ride On will running shuttles with the smaller Flex buses for the entire duration of the construction project. The shuttle will operate Monday through Friday between 5:40 am – 10:30 pm, and on Saturday between 6:10 am – 8:40 pm, using the parking lot of the Westwood Shopping Center at the top of Westbard and Fort Sumner Drive at the other end to circulate.

You may transfer to and from the Route 23 on Massachusetts Avenue using these transfer bus stops:

  • Westbound Massachusetts to Sibley Hospital: 23942 – Massachusetts Ave & Westbard Ave
  • Eastbound Massachusetts to Friendship Heights: 23914 – Massachusetts Ave at 5600 Massachusetts Ave
  • Northbound Westbard to Westwood Shopping Ctr: 27108 – Westbard Ave & Massachusetts Ave
  • Southbound Westbard to connect WB & EB route 23: 27125 – Westbard Ave & Massachusetts Ave

Route Destination Signs

These are the destination signs shown on the top front and right side of the bus.

23 Sibley Hospital

23 Friendship Heights


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