National Road 1 (Albania)
Template: Infobox trunk road / Maintenance / AL-S
Qarqe:
- Qark Shkodra
- Qark Lezha
- Qark Durres
- Tirana County
- In construction
- In planning
The Rruga shtetërore SH1 or Rrugë shtetërore SH1 (Albanian for, National Road SH1 ') is an Albanian national road and part of the north-south corridor, which Han connects i Hotit to the Albanian- Montenegrin border with Kakavija to the Albanian- Greek border thus also part of the Adriatic-Ionian motorway.
It is the main road connecting the Albanian capital Tirana and the north of the country, as well as Montenegro.
Route & development status
The SH 1 runs from the Albanian- Montenegrin border at Han i Hotit about Shkodra, Lezha, Milot and Fushë - Kruja Tirana to the National Road SH 2
By Hani i Hotit to SH 2 in Tirana, the road was partially upgraded to a motorway-like road with two lanes and emergency lanes on both sides ( Superstradë ) and has in some places over crossing-free ascents and descents. In addition, it is expanded to a length of 21 km between Milot and Fushë - Kruja to a highway and be part of the A1.
The SH1 branches from the SH2 on the northwestern outskirts of Tirana. As a result, it performs Kamza and then curve almost freely through the level after Fushë - Kruja. The further course through the coastal plain to the north follows a new route that was not created with the construction of the road in 2002. This crossing-free piece to Lezha in turn is characterized by long straight sections. In Milot introduces a new, 650 -meter-long bridge over the Mat, southwest of Lezha is the Old Drin happened on a 200 -meter long bridge.
The quick route ends at the western outskirts of Lezha. The SH1 Fürt through the site by and then follows the right bank of the Drin. A few kilometers north of Lezha begins again a new line, which runs through the Zadrima level after Bushat. This section is not without crossing, but performs weakly populated area.
South of Shkoder it's back on old road through the settlement area. The Drinbrücke before Shkodra has not yet been renewed. Along the Buna SH1 has now expanded to multiple, separately for each direction tracks. The city is now happening to the west on a new bypass. The section of Shkodra to the border at Han i Hotit was expanded. New bypasses relieve the places Koplik and Bajza along this stretch of through traffic.
In Montenegro, the SH1 is as Magistralni put M18 continues and leads over Tuzi in the capital Podgorica.