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 US 41 in Miami, FL US 90 in Jacksonville, FL US 76 in Columbia, SC US 70 in Raleigh, North Carolina US 60 in Richmond, VA US 50 in Washington, DC US 30 in Philadelphia, PA US 9 in New York, NY To US 20 in Boston, MA US 302 in Portland, ME |
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U. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at US Route 76 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 548 miles (882 km from southeastern North Carolina to Chattanooga Tennessee. Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the US state of South Carolina. US Route 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2385 miles (3838 km from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA US Route 60 in Virginia runs 312 miles west to east through the central part of the state generally close to and paralleling the Interstate 64 corridor This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. US Route 50 is a major east-west route of the US Highway system, stretching just over 3000 miles (4800 km from Ocean City Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D In the US state of Pennsylvania, US Route 30 runs east-west across the southern part of the state passing through Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə At, US Route 9 's New York segment accounts for more than half of the highway 's total length The City of New York US Route 20 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies U US Route 302 is a spur of US Route 2. It currently runs 171 miles (275 km from Portland, Maine at U Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. Route 161 is a New Brunswick Highway that runs for 50 Kilometers from a junction with Route 120 at Caron Brook, to the International Clair (2006 population 848 is a Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U The following is a list of United States Numbered Highways. It includes U An auxiliary US Route is an Auxiliary route (alternate route loop or spur designated with an auxiliary sign above (or occasionally below the route shield or a suffix after Not to be confused with Divided highway portions of the US Highway system. This is a list of highways mostly US Routes bypassed by Interstate Highways Unless otherwise specified designations are as of ca S. Route 1 (US 1) is a major north-south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard" refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern It runs over 2000 miles (3000 km) from Key West, Florida north to Fort Kent, Maine at the Canadian border. Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The Canada – United States border is the international Border between Canada and the United States. US 1 generally parallels Interstate 95, though it is significantly farther west (inland) between Jacksonville, Florida and Petersburg, Virginia. Interstate 95 ( I-95) is the main Highway on the East Coast of the United States, paralleling the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to Petersburg is an Independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River. The highway connects most of the major cities of the east coast, including Miami, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida; Augusta, Georgia; Columbia, South Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Newark, New Jersey; New York City; New Haven, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; Boston, Massachusetts; and Portland, Maine. Augusta Georgia is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the US state of South Carolina. Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. The City of New York Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County.
US 1 is the easternmost of the main north-south U. S. Highways, all of which end in one, but there are areas where it is not the easternmost route of the system, with large portions of US 9, US 13, US 17, and US 301 occupying corridors closer to the ocean. US Route 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. US Route 13 is a north-south US highway established in 1926 that runs for from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US Route 17 (also known as the Coastal Highway) is a north-south United States highway. US Route 301 is a spur of US Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. When the system was laid out in the 1920s, US 1 was mostly assigned to the existing Atlantic Highway, which followed the fall line between the Piedmont and the Atlantic Coastal Plain north of Augusta. In Geomorphology, a fall line (at times referred to as a fall zone) marks the area where an upland region (continental Bedrock) and a Coastal plain Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching The Atlantic Coastal Plain is the flat stretch of land that borders the Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico) [2] At the time, the highways further east were of lower quality and did not serve the major population centers. [3]
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Route description
Florida
US 1 travels along the east coast of Florida, beginning in Key West and passing through Miami, Fort Lauderdale,West Palm Beach Fort Pierce, Melbourne, Daytona Beach, Palm Coast, St. Augustine, and Jacksonville. US Route 1 in Florida runs along that state's east coast from Key West to Jacksonville. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate Canal system is a city in Broward County, Florida, West Palm Beach, also known as West Palm, is the most populous city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. Fort Pierce is a city in St Lucie County, Florida, USA. It is also known as the Sunrise City sister to San Francisco California, the Melbourne is a city in Brevard County Florida, United States. Palm Coast a city in Flagler County, Florida, United States. As of 2006 the population recorded by the U St Augustine is the County seat of St Johns County, Florida, in the United States. The southernmost piece through the Florida Keys, about 100 miles (150 km) long, is the two-lane Overseas Highway, originally built in the 1930s after the Florida East Coast Railway's Overseas Railroad was ruined by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. The Florida Keys are an Archipelago of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States. The Overseas Highway is a long road carrying US Route 1 through the Florida Keys. The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U Rc02968jpg|275px|right|thumb| Florida East Coast Railway train traveling on an Overseas Railroad (Key West Extension railroad bridge The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 was the strongest tropical cyclone during the 1935 Atlantic hurricane season. The rest of US 1 in Florida is generally a four-lane divided highway, despite the existence of the newer I-95 not far away. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a Interstate 95 (officially The Singer Expressway in Miami-Dade County), the main Interstate Highway on the East coast of the United States, serves State Road A1A is a mostly-continuous beachfront alternate to US 1, cut only by inlets and the Kennedy Space Center. The John F Kennedy Space Center ( KSC) is the NASA Space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center ( Spaceport) on North of Jacksonville, US 1 turns northwest in order to reach the fall line at Augusta, Georgia; US 17 becomes the coastal route into Virginia, where US 13 takes over. In Geomorphology, a fall line (at times referred to as a fall zone) marks the area where an upland region (continental Bedrock) and a Coastal plain Augusta Georgia is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. US Route 17 (also known as the Coastal Highway) is a north-south United States highway. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state US Route 13 is a north-south US highway established in 1926 that runs for from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [4] Until the 1990s, US 1 used high contrast markers (white text on a red background). [5]
Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina
The part of US 1 in Georgia, as it shifts from the coastal alignment in Florida to the fall line alignment in South Carolina, is generally very rural, passing through swamps and former plantations between the towns and cities of Folkston, Waycross, Baxley, Swainsboro, and Augusta. US Route 1 in Georgia is also mostly signed as the State highway State Route 4. US Route 1 traverses the state of South Carolina completely from north to south passing through such major cities as Columbia and Aiken. In the US state of North Carolina, US Route 1 is a major north-south State highway west of Interstate 95, passing along the Fall line The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco The City of Folkston is the County seat of Charlton County Georgia, United States. Waycross is the county seat of and only incorporated city in Ware County in the U Baxley is a city in Appling County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4150 at the 2000 census Swainsboro is a city located in Emanuel County Georgia. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 6943 Augusta Georgia is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. After crossing into South Carolina, US 1 is paralleled by Interstate 20 along the fall line through Aiken and Columbia to Camden. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Interstate 20 is a major thoroughfare cutting across the state of South Carolina, linking the state with important transportation and business hubs to the north west and south Aiken South Carolina is a city in the United States state of South Carolina. Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the US state of South Carolina. Camden is a city in and the County seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. Beyond Camden, US 1 continues northeast into North Carolina, becoming a freeway at Southern Pines. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. US 1 continues through Sanford, and on to Raleigh. Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA North of Raleigh US 1 crosses I-540 and then again becomes a four-lane divided highway to Interstate 85 near Henderson; from Henderson into Virginia, US 1 parallels I-85 as a two-lane road. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a In North Carolina, Interstate 85 scales the state for 233 miles (337 kilometers from the South Carolina border to the Virginia border Henderson is a city in Vance County, North Carolina, United States.
Virginia, Washington D. C. , and Maryland
Through Virginia, US 1 is paralleled by Interstates: the remainder of Interstate 85 to Petersburg, Interstate 95 through Richmond and Fredericksburg to Alexandria, and Interstate 395 into Arlington. US Route 1 in the US state of Virginia runs north-south through South Hill, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and US Route 1 passes through the District of Columbia between Arlington Virginia and Mount Rainier Maryland, predominantly along surface US Route 1 in Maryland is an 84-mile segment of the US highway that runs through central Maryland The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Interstate 85 is a major Interstate highway that links many areas of the southeastern United States from Montgomery Alabama to Petersburg Virginia Petersburg is an Independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, Interstate 95 runs through the state This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Fredericksburg is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is located 50 miles south of Washington D Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) in Virginia is a 13 mile (21 km long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield Virginia Within Virginia, US 1 is called Jefferson Davis Highway by state law, although local communities have renamed it without consequence. The Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway was a transcontinental highway in the United States from Washington D It is best known as "Jeff Davis Highway". US 1 crosses the Potomac River with I-395 on the 14th Street Bridges, and splits to follow mainly 14th Street and Rhode Island Avenue through the District of Columbia. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. Rhode Island Avenue is a diagonal avenue in the Northwest and Northeast quadrants of Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D After exiting the District into Maryland, US 1 follows the Baltimore-Washington Boulevard, the first of several modern highways built along the Baltimore-Washington corridor; I-95 is the newest, after the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is a consolidated Metropolitan area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Washington Interstate 95 in Maryland is a major highway that runs diagonally from northeast to southwest from Maryland's border with Delaware, to the Woodrow The Baltimore-Washington Parkway is a Freeway in the US state of Maryland, running southwest from Baltimore to Washington D The route bypasses downtown Baltimore on its west and north sides and exits the city to the northeast on Belair Road, gradually leaving the I-95 corridor, which passes through Wilmington, Delaware, for a straighter path towards Philadelphia. Downtown Baltimore is the section of Baltimore traditionally bounded by Martin Luther King Jr Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Around and beyond Bel Air, US 1 is a two-lane road, crossing the Susquehanna River over the top of the Conowingo Dam before entering Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna River (originally "Sasquesahanough" per the 1612 John Smith map is a River located in the northeastern United States. The Conowingo Dam (also Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant, Conowingo Hydroelectric Station) is a large Hydroelectric Dam in the Lower Susquehanna (US 1 bypasses Delaware, unlike I-95). Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. [4]
Pennsylvania
The two-lane US 1 becomes a four-lane freeway, officially known as the John H. Ware III Memorial Highway, upon crossing into Pennsylvania. Roosevelt Boulevard (official name Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Boulevard often referred to simply as "the Boulevard" is a major traffic artery through John Haines Ware III ( August 29, 1908 – July 31, 1997) was a Republican member of the U The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern This bypass extends around Oxford and Kennett Square, merging into the four-lane divided Baltimore Pike just beyond the latter. Oxford is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Kennett Square is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Baltimore Pike was an Auto trail in the United States, connecting Baltimore Maryland with Philadelphia Pennsylvania. At Media, US 1 again becomes a freeway - the Media Bypass - ending just beyond Interstate 476. The borough of Media is the County seat of Delaware County Pennsylvania and is located 12 miles (19 km west of Philadelphia. Route description Blue Route portion of Interstate 476 between Interstate 95 and Interstate 276, going north-south through Delaware After several name changes, the road becomes City Avenue, the western city limit of Philadelphia, at the end of which a short overlap with Interstate 76 leads to the Roosevelt Expressway and then the twelve-lane Roosevelt Boulevard. City Avenue (also City Line Avenue) is the local name of a section of U Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different Highway, Motorway Interstate 76 (abbreviated I-76) is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running 435 miles (700 km from an interchange with Interstate 71 Roosevelt Boulevard (official name Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Boulevard often referred to simply as "the Boulevard" is a major traffic artery through Roosevelt Boulevard (official name Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Boulevard often referred to simply as "the Boulevard" is a major traffic artery through US 1 again becomes a freeway after leaving the city, bypassing Penndel and Morrisville and crossing the Delaware River into New Jersey on the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge. Penndel is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Morrisville (ˈmɒrɨsvɪl in General American; in Philadelphia accent; in fast speech the latter is often shortened to) is a Borough in Bucks The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge is one of three bridges connecting Trenton New Jersey with Morrisville Pennsylvania. [4]
New Jersey and New York
After crossing into New Jersey, US 1 continues on the Trenton Freeway through the city of Trenton, becoming a divided highway with frequent jughandles once the freeway ends. The General Pulaski Skyway is a series of Cantilever Truss Bridges in the northeast part of the U See also US Route 1 See also US Route 1/9 US Route 1 in New Jersey is a portion of the United States highway which parallels the New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Trenton Freeway, a Freeway through the city of Trenton New Jersey, was built in the 1950s the entire length of the first 5 Trenton is the Capital of the US state of New Jersey and the County seat of Mercer County. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a A jughandle is a type of ramp or Slip road that changes the way traffic turns left (when driving on the right) The highway bypasses New Brunswick before merging with US 9 in Woodbridge, beyond which the US 1/9 concurrency continues through the rest of the state. New Brunswick, also known as "the Healthcare City" or "Hub City" is a city and the County seat of Middlesex County See also US Route 9 See also US Route 1/9 US Route 9 is a major U Woodbridge Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. See also US Route 1 in New Jersey, US Route 9 in New Jersey U A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different Highway, Motorway The divided highway remains through Rahway and Elizabeth, though largely without jughandles, until it reaches the Newark Airport, where it becomes an eight-lane freeway around downtown Newark. Rahway (ˈrɔweɪ is a city in southern Union County, New Jersey, United States. Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. Newark Liberty International Airport, first named Newark Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international Airport within the Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. The historic Pulaski Skyway takes US 1/9 into Jersey City, and the route exits the freeway at Tonnele Circle to head north into Bergen County. The General Pulaski Skyway is a series of Cantilever Truss Bridges in the northeast part of the U Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The Tonnele Circle (pronounced tunnel-ee or tawn-uh-lee) is an intersection in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Bergen County is the most populous County of the state of New Jersey, United States. After joining the almost-freeway US 46, the three routes run northeast to the George Washington Bridge plaza, where they merge into I-95. Route description Today US Route 46 begins at a complex interchange of the southern end of Route 94, Interstate 80 the Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge leading The George Washington Bridge (known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George) is a Suspension bridge spanning The I-95 gap I-95 is the only long-distance Interstate in the original plans that is not yet completed US 46 ends in the middle of the bridge, which crosses the Hudson River into New York, and US 9 exits just beyond onto Broadway in Manhattan, but US 1 stays with I-95 onto the Cross-Bronx Expressway, exiting in the Bronx onto Webster Avenue. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous At, US Route 9 's New York segment accounts for more than half of the highway 's total length Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Interstate 95, the major Interstate Highway along the East Coast of the United States, runs 23 The Cross Bronx Expressway is a major expressway ( Freeway) in the New York City borough of The Bronx. Two turns take US 1 via Fordham Road to Boston Road, which it follows northeast out of the city to the state line, never straying far from I-95. Fordham Road is a major street in The Bronx borough of New York City. [4]
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts
US 1 serves the shore of the Long Island Sound in Connecticut, parallel to I-95. In the US state of Connecticut, US Route 1 is a major east-west State highway along Long Island Sound. In the US state of Rhode Island, US Route 1 is a major north-south State highway through Providence. In the US state of Massachusetts, US Route 1 is a major north-south State highway through Boston. Long Island Sound is an Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various Rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Interstate 95, the main north-south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, runs in a general east-west compass direction for 111 Beyond New Haven, the highway travels east-west, and some signs in the state indicate this rather than the standard north-south. While I-95 in Rhode Island takes a diagonal path to Providence, US 1 continues east along the coast through Westerly to Wakefield, where it turns north and follows Narragansett Bay. Route 84 (Rhode Island redirects here For the once-planned Interstate Highway, see Interstate 84 (Rhode Island. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States Westerly is a town on the south shore of Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Wakefield-Peace Dale is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United Narragansett Bay is a Bay and Estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. Most of this part is a four-lane divided highway, providing access to Route 138 towards Newport. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a Route 138 is a numbered State Highway running 452 miles in Rhode Island. Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence After Route 4 splits as a mostly-freeway connection to I-95, US 1 becomes a lower-speed surface road, passing through Warwick, Providence, and Pawtucket. Route 4 is a numbered State highway in the US state of Rhode Island, known as Colonel Rodman Highway. Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. Pawtucket (pronounced Pa-TUCK-et is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The route parallels I-95 again through Providence and Pawtucket and into Massachusetts, traveling towards Boston as a four-lane road. Interstate 95 is a highway 92 miles in length in the state of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. When it reaches Dedham, US 1 turns east, overlapping Route 128 and I-93 east to Braintree and north through Downtown Boston. A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different Highway, Motorway Route 128, also known as the Yankee Division Highway (for the 26th Infantry Division) and originally the Circumferential Highway, is a partial Interstate 93 (abbreviated I-93) is an Interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. For geographic and demographic information on the Census-designated place Braintree please see the article Braintree (CDP, Massachusetts. The Tobin Bridge and Northeast Expressway take US 1 out of Boston, after which it again parallels I-95 through Newburyport to the New Hampshire state line. The Maurice J Tobin Memorial Bridge (formerly and still sometimes referred to as the Mystic River Bridge) is a cantilever truss bridge that spans more than two In the US state of Massachusetts, US Route 1 is a major north-south State highway through Boston. Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 38 miles (61 km northeast of Boston. [4]
New Hampshire and Maine
The short portion of US 1 in New Hampshire follows the historic Lafayette Road, staying close to I-95, before leaving the city of Portsmouth on the Memorial Bridge over the Piscataqua River. For the Memorial Bridge in Washington DC see Arlington Memorial Bridge The Memorial Bridge is a through truss Lift bridge that In the US state of New Hampshire, US Route 1 is a major north-south State highway through Hampton and Portsmouth. In the US state of Maine, US Route 1 is a major north-south State highway serving the eastern part of the state New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Interstate 95, the main Interstate Highway on the East coast of the United States, cuts through the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire Portsmouth is a City in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. For the Memorial Bridge in Washington DC see Arlington Memorial Bridge The Memorial Bridge is a through truss Lift bridge that The Piscataqua River, in the northeastern United States, is a long tidal Estuary formed by the confluence of the Salmon Falls and Cochecho Within Maine, US 1 begins as a parallel route to I-95 near the Atlantic Ocean. The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean In the US state of Maine, Interstate 95, or I-95, is a 305-mile long freeway running from the New Hampshire state line near At Portland, I-95 splits off to the north, and I-295 heads northeast with US 1 to Brunswick. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. Interstate 295 (I-295 is a 52 mile-long connector in the US state of Maine from I-95 in Scarborough to I-95 in Gardiner. Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. There US 1 turns east as a mostly two-lane road along the coast to Calais; this portion is advertised as the "Coastal Route" on signs. Calais is a city in the state of Maine in the United States, and a Port of entry situated on the St North from Calais, US 1 follows the Canadian border, crossing I-95 in Houlton and eventually turning west and southwest to its "north" end at the Clair-Fort Kent Bridge in Fort Kent. The Canada – United States border is the international Border between Canada and the United States. The Clair-Fort Kent Bridge is a steel truss bridge crossing the Saint John River between Clair, New Brunswick in Canada and Fort Kent Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The short Route 205 extends north on the New Brunswick (Canada) side of the bridge to Route 120, a secondary east-west route from Edmundston, New Brunswick west to Saint-Alexandre, Quebec. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Edmundston (2006 population 16643 is a Canadian city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick. Saint-Alexandre is a Municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, located in the Regional County [4]
History
The direct predecessor to US 1 was the Atlantic Highway, an auto trail established in 1911 as the Quebec-Miami International Highway. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the Old style Highway markings Lincoln Highway Dixie Highway In 1915 it was renamed the Atlantic Highway,[6] and the northern terminus was changed to Calais, Maine. Calais is a city in the state of Maine in the United States, and a Port of entry situated on the St [7] Due to the overlapping of auto trail designations, portions of the route had other names that remain in common use, such as the Boston Post Road between Boston and New York, the Lincoln Highway between New York and Philadelphia, Baltimore Pike between Philadelphia and Baltimore, and the Dixie Highway in and south of eastern Georgia. The Boston Post Road was a system of Post roads from New York City to Boston Massachusetts, containing some of the first major highways in the United The City of New York The Lincoln Highway was the first automobile road across America. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Dixie Highway was a United States Automobile Highway first planned in 1914 to connect the US Midwest with the Southern United The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule North of Augusta, Georgia, the highway generally followed the fall line, rather than a more easterly route through the swamps of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Augusta Georgia is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. In Geomorphology, a fall line (at times referred to as a fall zone) marks the area where an upland region (continental Bedrock) and a Coastal plain A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water The Atlantic Coastal Plain is the flat stretch of land that borders the Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico) [8]
When the New England road marking system was established in 1922, the Atlantic Highway within New England was signed as Route 1, with a Route 24 continuing north to Madawaska;[9] New York extended the number to New York City in 1924 with its own Route 1. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the Madawaska is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The City of New York [10] Other states adopted their own systems of numbering, and by 1926 all states but Maryland had signed the Atlantic Highway as various routes, usually changing numbers at the state line. In 1925, the Joint Board on Interstate Highways created a preliminary list of interstate routes to be marked by the states,[11] including Route 1 along the Atlantic. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U This highway began at Fort Kent, Maine and followed the existing Route 24 to Houlton and Route 15 to Bangor, beyond which it generally followed the Atlantic Highway to Miami. Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. Houlton is a town in Aroostook County Maine, on the United States-Canada border located at. US Route 2 is an east-west US Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. Bangor is the County seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine [12] In all states but Georgia that had numbered their state highways, Route 1 followed only one or two numbers across the state. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts two of them related to a State government in a country that is divided [13] The only significant deviation from the Atlantic Highway was between Augusta, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida, where Route 1 was assigned to a more inland route, rather than following the Atlantic Highway via Savannah. Augusta Georgia is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. Savannah is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States. [3]
One of the many changes made to the system before the final numbering was adopted in 1926 involved US 1 in Maine. The 1925 plan had assigned Route 1 to the shorter inland route (Route 15) between Houlton and Bangor, while Route 2 followed the longer coastal route via Calais. US Route 2 is an east-west US Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. In the system as adopted in 1926, US 2 instead took the inland route, while US 1 followed the coast, absorbing all of the former Routes 24 and 1 in New England. [14][15] Many local and regional relocations, often onto parallel superhighways, were made in the early days of US 1; this included the four-lane divided Route 25 in New Jersey, completed in 1932 with the opening of the Pulaski Skyway,[16] and a bypass of Bangor involving the Waldo-Hancock Bridge, opened in 1931. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve Route 25 was a major State highway in New Jersey, United States prior to the 1953 renumbering, running from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The General Pulaski Skyway is a series of Cantilever Truss Bridges in the northeast part of the U The Waldo-Hancock Bridge was the first long-span Suspension bridge erected in Maine, as well as the first permanent bridge across the Penobscot River [17] The Overseas Highway from Miami to Key West was completed in 1938, and soon became a southern extension of US 1. The Overseas Highway is a long road carrying US Route 1 through the Florida Keys. Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island [18]
With the construction of the Interstate Highway System in and after the 1950s, much of US 1 from Houlton to Miami was bypassed by Interstate 95. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) Interstate 95 ( I-95) is the main Highway on the East Coast of the United States, paralleling the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to Between Houlton and Brunswick, Maine, I-95 took a shorter inland route, much of it paralleling US 2 on the alignment proposed for US 1 in 1925. Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Between Philadelphia and Baltimore, I-95 leaves US 1 to pass through Wilmington. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Most notably, I-95 and US 1 follow different corridors between Petersburg, Virginia and Jacksonville, Florida; while US 1 followed the fall line west of the coastal plain, I-95 takes a more direct route through the plain and its swamps. Petersburg is an Independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River. Although some of this part of US 1 was followed by other Interstates - I-85 between Petersburg and Henderson, North Carolina, and I-20 between Camden, South Carolina and Augusta, Georgia - the rest remains an independent route that has been four-laned in many places. Interstate 85 (I-85 is an Interstate highway in the southeastern United States. Henderson is a city in Vance County, North Carolina, United States. Camden is a city in and the County seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. Augusta Georgia is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. By the late 1970s, most of I-95 had been completed, replacing US 1 as the main corridor of the east coast and relegating most of it to local road status. [19]
See also
Related U. A total of at least eight Bannered routes of US Route 1 exist or have existed at one point S. Routes
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Note: US 101, running along the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles to western Washington, is not considered part of the US 1 "family". The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U US Route 201 is a spur of US Route 1 in the US state of Maine. US Route 301 is a spur of US Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. US Route 401 is a spur of US Route 1 located within the states of North Carolina and South Carolina. US Route 501 is a spur of US Route 1. It runs 355 miles (571 km from Buena Vista, Virginia at U US Route 601 is a spur of US Route 1. It runs 318 miles (512 km from Mount Airy North Carolina at U US Route 701 is a spur of US Route 1, although the two routes never intersect Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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References
- ^ American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, United States Numbered Highways, 1989 Edition
- ^ E. W. James on designating the Federal-aid system and developing the U.S. numbered highway plan
- ^ a b Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas, 1926, accessed via the Broer Map Library
- ^ a b c d e f Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed via ACME Mapper
- ^ John Gordon, The Virginian-Pilot, U. Route 1A is a south-north State highway in Massachusetts. It is an alternate route to U New York State Route 1A was a State highway in New York City, running from the Holland Tunnel to U AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is a standards setting body which publishes specifications test protocols and Rand McNally is the preeminent American publisher of Maps Atlases and Globes for travel reference commercial and educational uses Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a free Web mapping service application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern The Virginian-Pilot is a daily Newspaper based in Norfolk Virginia and serving southeastern Virginia, Virginia's Eastern Shore S. Highway 17 to Florida: Scenic, Historic and Very Slow, December 29, 1993: "Drivers know they're in Florida when they notice the U. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) S. Highway signs are color coded for easy recognition. U. S. 17, for instance, is yellow, while U. S. 1 is red, U. S. 90 is blue and U. S. 27 is green. "
- ^ William Kaszynski, The American Highway: The History and Culture of Roads in the United States, 2000, p. 38
- ^ Decatur Daily Review, Many Auto Highways Gridiron the Nation, November 14, 1915
- ^ Clason Map Company, Midget Map of the Transcontinental Trails of the United States, 1923
- ^ New York Times, Motor Sign Uniformity, April 16, 1922, p. The Decatur Daily Review was a daily paper from Decatur Illinois which was published between 1919 and 1980 Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Clason Map Company was a Map company in the United States that went bankrupt in the Great Depression. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 98
- ^ New York Times, New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers, December 21, 1924, p. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. XX9
- ^ Richard F. Weingroff, From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System
- ^ Report of Joint Board on Interstate Highways, October 30, 1925, Approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, November 18, 1925
- ^ The following routes were used, shown on the 1926 Rand McNally:
- Florida: 4
- Georgia: 15, 17, and 24
- South Carolina: 12 and 50
- North Carolina: 50
- Virginia: 31
- Maryland: state highways were not numbered prior to the U. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Highway system
- Pennsylvania: 12 and 1
- New Jersey: 13 and 1
- New York: 1
- New England: 1 and 24, and a small piece of 160 beyond Madawaska, Maine (in the 1925 plan, part of 15 was also used)
- ^ United States System of Highways, November 11, 1926
- ^ United States Numbered Highways, American Highways (AASHO), April 1927
- ^ Hart, Steven (2007). Madawaska is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is a standards setting body which publishes specifications test protocols and The Last Three Miles: Politics, Murder, and the Construction of America's First Superhighway. The New Press, pp. The New Press is a not-for-profit United States -based publishing house that operates in the public interest 1-5. ISBN 978-1-59558-098-6.
- ^ Maine Department of Transportation, Waldo-Hancock Bridge, accessed October 2007
- ^ State Road Department of Florida, Official State Road Map of Florida, 1941
- ^ Gulf, Tourgide: United States, Canada and Mexico (Rand McNally & Company), 1977
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