Tiber Creek portion of the canal be covered over. This work was accomplished over many years, along with other drainage alterations in the central city. A new street that was constructed over this portion of the canal was designated initially as B Street NW. The street was later renamed Constitution Avenue NW. The southern portion of the Washington City Canal remained open for years afterwards, but was eventually paved over. The section between South Capitol and New Jersey was filled in during the late 1870s and the section east of that in the early 1880s. The section east of South Capitol was filled in gradually between 1928 and 1930. A street constructed south of the Capitol over that section of the canal now connects Independence Avenue, Southwest, and E Street, Southeast. Formerly designated as Canal Street, the northernmost section of the street was later renamed Washington Avenue in commemoration of the state of Washington. Presently, the streams flowing under the city in the sewers are often referred to as Tiber Creek though its common past with the Canal is acknowledged. See also List of canals in the United States Notes References Now called Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Wetzel, Hayden M., "Buzzard Point, DC: A Brief History of a Brief Neighborhood". Privately printed, Washington DC. 2014. Anacostia River Canals in Washington, D.C. Canals opened in 1815 Chesapeake Bay watershed Geography of Washington, D.C. History of Washington, D.C. Potomac River watershed Demolished buildings and structures in Washington, D.C.