U.S. Route 1 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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| Length | 2,369 mi (3,813 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
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| South end | Fleming Street in Key West, FL | |||
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| North end |  Route 161 at the Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing |
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| States: | Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine | |||
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| United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced
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U.S. Route 1 (sometimes called US 1) is a major United States highway (U.S. Route) in the eastern part of the United States. Its northern end is at the Canadian border in Fort Kent, Maine and its southern end is at Key West, Florida. For most of its route, U.S. Route 1 runs next to Interstate 95. It connects many major cities in the Eastern United States, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Richmond, Virginia, Raleigh, North Carolina, Augusta, Georgia, Jacksonville, Florida, and Miami. Parts of the road were built in the 1800s as the Boston Post Road and in the 1900s as the Atlantic Highway. Despite this, it is significantly further inland from Jacksonville to Petersburg, VA and in North Carolina and Virginia even parallels I-85.
Images for kids
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Mile zero in Key West
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Downtown Augusta skyline as seen from US 1 in North Augusta near I-520 exit #17
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I-40 east approaching the Raleigh Beltline, which includes US 1.
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The 14th Street Bridge, Washington, D.C.
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US 1 along Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The Pulaski Skyway, in Jersey City, Kearny, and Newark, New Jersey
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Memorial Bridge between New Hampshire and Maine (2016)
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Monument in Fort Kent dedicated to US Highway 1
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The beginning of U.S. 1 as of March 1951.
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See also
In Spanish: U.S. Route 1 para niños
