U.S. Route 1

U.S. Highway 1 (also U.S. Route 1 and U.S. 1) is a highway that runs parallel to the U.S. East Coast. The total length is 3846 km. In the north, the highway ends in Fort Kent, Maine at the Canadian border. The south is Key West on Florida's coast to the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Route 1 runs parallel to Interstate 95 in many places

The main cities that happened, the highway, are Miami, Columbia, Richmond, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston and Portland.

The highway is number one, because he is the easternmost and north-south highways are numbered from east to west.

Course

Florida

The highway has its beginning in Key West. It passes through the islands of the Florida Keys, from Key Largo to the mainland from the transition takes place south of Miami. It leads to the city center of Miami (Downtown Miami) and follows the coastline north to Jacksonville. From there, the route shifted further inland and crosses the border into Georgia.

Florida different colored tags are used for the various highways, since 1956. The U.S. 1 was red. In 1993 it was decided to only produce the commonly used black-and- white signs. Thus, the colorful signs were replaced by the new. Today there are only a few red signs along the highway. The U.S. one is one of Key West to Jacksonville at the same time as Florida State Road 5 and on to the border with Georgia than Florida State Road 15 The first section of the highway is called the Overseas Highway.

Georgia

U.S. 1 runs a rural area in Georgia and crosses mostly historical plantation areas in the east of the state. In addition to a U.S. Army base of highway in Georgia happened as Georgia State Route 4 indicates, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a protected nature reserve in the south of Georgia.

The route from Jacksonville (Florida ) Coming north-west to Waycross, from there, the route runs largely north. In Wren, the route swings to the northeast, and leads to Augusta, the second largest city of Georgia. There then takes place with the crossing of the Savannah River, the transition to South Carolina.

South Carolina

U.S. Highway 1 reached South Carolina in North Augusta on the western border of the state and crosses it all in north-south direction. The U.S. Route runs south mostly parallel to Interstate 20, which crosses it several times. Also there are connection points to Interstate 22 and Highway 77 runs through Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, where he performs on the Gervais Street Bridge and then crossed the Congaree River. Near the city of Camden, U.S. 1 meets with U.S. Highway 34, and both routes have an overlapping course before they divide again and the U.S. 1 nicknamed Jefferson Davis Highway, named after the leader of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis receives, .

North Carolina

Southwest of Rockingham crossed the border to U.S. 1 North Carolina and heads northeast to Raleigh. The route passes through the town and meets at Henderson on Interstate 85, which is repeatedly crossed. Four miles south of the Roanoke River to the crossing takes place after Virginia.

Virginia

The highway continues to develop along the Interstate 85 to Petersburg, after confluence of Interstate 85 Interstate 95 in the following. by Richmond. The route leads northward and enters the valley of the Potomac River. After crossing from Alexandria Highway then leads already within the city limits of Arlington in the Interstate 395 Together, the Potomac River is crossed and reached the District of Columbia.

District of Columbia and Maryland

Immediately after the bridge over the Potomac River to Interstate 395 and U.S. 1 disconnect. U.S. 1 runs through the center of Washington, DC. The route traverses the National Mall and meets at the National Museum of American History on U.S. Highway 50 Together with this he runs along the National Mall as Constitution Avenue. Passing the National Museum of Natural History, the highway divides two routes, the southern passing by the Capitol. Both sections lead to Maryland in Hyattsville they reunite. The route leads through Laurel and reaches the largest city in the state, Baltimore. It runs through the center of town and leave it again in a northeasterly direction. After crossing the Susquehanna River, the highway exits and enters Maryland to Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania

The highway extends further to the north east and arrived in Philadelphia. It runs north-west of the city center and north of the city leaves again this state and thus gets to New Jersey.

New Jersey

On the Delaware River, the transition of the highway is done to New Jersey and enters the city Trenton. Coming from the south-east joins U.S. Highway 9 and runs together with U.S. 1 on the next 31 miles. The route runs parallel to Interstate 95 to Newark, opening up the city's airport. Thus, the Highway is located in the metropolitan area of New York City. North of Newark take the route to Interstate 95 and opens into this. About the toll George Washington Bridge leads across the Hudson River in the city and New York State.

New York

The highway runs through Manhattan and the Bronx. Following the George Washington Bridge branches off U.S. 9 again. I- 95 and U.S. 1 run in a tunnel under, inter alia, Broadway through, back on the surface of the Harlem River is crossed. At Webster Ave U.S. 1 branches back on the I- 95 and leads to the northeast. It leads to the coast at Port Chester, then to get to Connecticut.

Connecticut

Through the entire state of U.S. 1 runs along the I- 95 and crossed this several times. The course moves along the coast of course, at the mouth of the Connecticut River meets the Highway to I -95 and, together with this over the river. Then the crossing occurs at Westerly Rhode Iceland.

Rhode Iceland

In Rhode Iceland, the route is still parallel to the coastline. Takes you to the capital of the State, to Providence, and crosses them. To the north of Pawtucket, a city in the north of Providence, the highway reaches the border of the state of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts

The route runs north-east, leaving the Atlantic coast and encounters the beltway around Boston ( Interstate 93), with which she runs together as a bypass around the metropolitan area of ​​Greater Boston to Quincy. The common route swings thence north and leads to the center of Boston into it. The I-93 ends at the junction with I-90, while the U.S. one further out through a tunnel through the center of the city and to the north again from the city. North of Amesbury, the highway finally reached the border into New Hampshire.

New Hampshire

The route through New Hampshire is a shorter stretch again. Again, the route runs mostly along the coast. In the northeast of the state of U.S. 1 through Portsmouth. The route is here interrupted since the Memorial Bridge was closed to traffic in 2011 and is to be replaced by a new building in 2013. Therefore, the state of Maine currently is only achieved through a redirect.

Maine

While in Maine I-95 more runs at home and a toll on major sections (Maine Turnpike ), U.S. 1 is not only toll-free but runs much closer to tourist attractions coast and connects the many bays with each other, but without along the exact coastline to pursue the numerous peninsulas. In Calais, where the U.S. Canadian border reaches the coast, bends the U.S. 1 north and runs along the border with New Brunswick to Fort Kent.

Shuttle and Workarounds

• U.S. Highway 201 between Brunswick and the Sandy Bay Township
• U.S. Highway 301 between Sarasota and Glasgow
• U.S. Highway 401 between Wise and Sumter
• U.S. Highway 501 between Myrtle Beach and Buena Vista
• U.S. Highway 601 between Tarboro and Mount Airy
• U.S. Highway 701 between Georgetown and Four Oaks