US Highway 1 (Massachusetts)

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Basic data
Overall length:	85.6  mi (137.8  km )
Opening:	1930s
Starting point:	US 1 in Pawtucket , Rhode Island
End point:	US 1 in Seabrook , New Hampshire
Important city:	Boston

The US 1 in Topsfield

The US Highway 1 (short US 1 ) is a Highway , the north-south direction over a total length of 3846 km along the American US east coast by several states from Florida to Maine runs. In Massachusetts , the route begins in the south on the border with Rhode Island in the city of Attleboro and continues north via Boston to the city of Salisbury on the state border with New Hampshire .

The route south of Boston is also known as the Boston-Providence Turnpike , while some sections north of the city are known as the Northeast Expressway and Newburyport Turnpike .

Route

The US 1 crosses the state border from Rhode Island at Attleboro and then runs largely parallel to I-95 through the cities of North Attleborough , Plainville , Wrentham , Foxborough , Walpole , Sharon , Norwood and Westwood .

From there, the route is identical to I-95 to the intersection with I-93 , with which it is identical from Canton to downtown Boston . Directly after crossing the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge , US 1 separates from Interstate 93 and runs over the Tobin Bridge as the Northeast Expressway through the cities of Chelsea , Revere , Malden , Melrose , Saugus and Lynnfield .

From Lynnfield, US 1 again runs parallel to I-95 through Peabody , Danvers , Topsfield , Ipswich , Rowley , Newbury , Newburyport and Salisbury , before crossing the state line into New Hampshire .

history

The US 1 was built in Massachusetts during the 1930s in several sections, with both new routes being built and existing ones being expanded. A large part of the highway was initially two or three lanes in each direction and was only expanded to its current dimensions in the course of the following years. The route leads partially over the former components of the Lower Post Road .

Turnpikes

Most of US 1 consists of the two former toll roads Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike and Newburyport Turnpike . The older roads, to which the turnpikes were designed as bypass roads, now largely form the Massachusetts Route 1A .

Massachusetts Route C1

In the early 1930s, which was Route C1 shown as an alternative route to US 1 through the center of Boston, where the letter "C" for city street (english City route stands) and almost exclusively was used in Boston's environment. The C1 ran along Brookline Avenue , Beacon Street , now Route 28 , Charles Street , Lowell Street , Merrimac Street and Cross Street to the west end of the Sumner Tunnel .

In East Boston , the route continued on Porter Street and Chelsea Street on today's Route 1A . With the opening of Storrow Drive and the Central Artery in the 1950s, the C1 was relocated so that it partly ran on these new streets. In 1971, the C1 was dissolved, with the part south of the Charles River essentially assigned to US 1 and the part north of the river was largely assigned to Route 1A. The route of the US 1 was later shifted to the Southeast Expressway , so that today the former route of the C1 south of the river no longer has any numbering.

Relocation of the route in Boston

US 1 was a replacement for the originally planned route of I-95 along the Northeast Expressway north of the city center in the city of Boston until the 1970s . In the late 1980s, US 1 was moved to I-93 in anticipation of the 1994 World Cup , leaving the old route over VFW Parkway , Jamaicaway , Riverway and Storrow Drive through Dedham , Brookline , West Roxbury and other Boston neighborhoods has not been numbered since then.

Northeast Expressway

The Northeast Expressway is located north of downtown Boston and runs from the intersection of I-93 and US 1 in Charlestown over the Mystic River through Chelsea and Revere . While it is elevated at the beginning, it runs at ground level from north Chelsea and ends at the border between Revere and Saugus .

Originally the plans were to extend the road north from Saugus via Lynn and Lynnfield to Peabody , to end at what is now the junction between I-95 and Route 128 in Peabody. From 1955 to 1973, the line was designated as I-95 in anticipation of the expansion that ultimately never took place.

List of exits

county	place	distance	Connection connections	Remarks
Border with Rhode Iceland The US 1 continues to Pawtucket .
Bristol County	Attleboro	0.3  mi (0.5  km )	I-95	Exit only in south and access only in north direction
		1.8  mi (2.9  km )	MA 123
		2.0  mi (3.2  km )	MA 1A South	Start of the (not signposted) identical course to route 1A
	North Attleborough	4.0  mi (6.4  km )	I-295
		5.2  mi (8.4  km )	MA 120	East end of Route 120
		7.4  mi (11.9  km )	MA 1A North	End of the (not signposted) identical course with route 1A
Norfolk County	Plainville	8.4  mi (13.5  km )	MA 106
		10.0  mi (16.1  km )	MA 152	North end of Route 152
		10.6  mi (17.1  km )	I-495
	Foxborough	13.6  mi (21.9  km )	MA 140	No direct connection to Route 140
	Sharon	18.3  mi (29.5  km )	I-95	Exit only in south and access only in north direction
		18.4  mi (29.6  km )	I-95	Exit only in the north and access only in the south direction of travel
	Walpole	19.1  mi (30.7  km )	MA 27
	Westwood	25.9  mi (41.7  km )	I-95 / MA 128	Start of the identical course with I-95 / Route 128
		26.6  mi (42.8  km )	Canton Street , East Street	Roundabout
	Dedham	27.8  mi (44.7  km )	University Avenue / MBTA and Amtrak stations
	Canton	28.2  mi (45.4  km )	I-93 / I-95 / MA 128	Beginning of the identical route with I-93 at its southern end. End of the identical course with I-95 and Route 128.
		29.6  mi (47.6  km )	MA 138 - Stoughton , Milton
	Milton	30.8  mi (49.6  km )	Ponkapoag Trail , Houghton's Pond
	Randolph	31.7  mi (51  km )	MA 24 South - Stoughton , Milton	Fall River Expressway / Amvets Highway
		32.4  mi (52.1  km )	MA 28 - Randolph , Milton
	Braintree	34.6  mi (55.7  km )	MA 37 - West Quincy , Braintree , Holbrook
		35.3  mi (56.8  km )	MA 3 South - Braintree , Cape Cod	Access from Route 3 only in the north and exit onto Route 3 only in the south
	Quincy	36.4  mi (58.6  km )	Furnace Brook Parkway - Quincy
	Milton	37.5  mi (60.4  km )	Bryant Avenue - West Quincy	Exit only in south and access only in north direction
		37.6  mi (60.5  km )	Adams Street - Milton , North Quincy	Exit only in the north and access only in the south direction of travel
		37.8  mi (60.8  km )	Squantum Street - Milton	Only exit in the southern direction of travel
		39.1  mi (62.9  km )	Granite Avenue - East Milton	Exit only in south and access only in north direction
		39.1  mi (62.9  km )	MA 203 / Granite Avenue - Ashmont	Designated as exit 11 in the north direction. No access to the north.
Suffolk County	Boston	40.0  mi (64.4  km )	MA 3A South - Neponset , Quincy	Exit only in south and access only in north direction
		40.8  mi (65.7  km )	Freeport Street - Dorchester	Exit only in the north and access only in the south direction of travel
		41.1  mi (66.1  km )	Morrissey Boulevard - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum	Exit only in the north and access only in the south direction of travel
		42.6  mi (68.6  km )	Columbia Road - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
		43.3  mi (69.7  km )	Southampton Street	Exit only in the north and access only in the south direction of travel
		43.7  mi (70.3  km )	Frontage Road , Massachusetts Avenue - Roxbury
		44.5  mi (71.6  km )	I-90 East - Logan International Airport , Worcester	Exit only in the north and access only in the south direction of travel
		44.5  mi (71.6  km )	I-90 West / Albany Street - Boston South Station , Chinatown	Exit only in south and access only in north direction. At the same time access via I-90 onto I-93 North.
		45.6  mi (73.4  km )	Purchase Street	No exit in the north direction
		45.9  mi (73.9  km )	Government Center	Designated as exit No. 23 in the north direction
		46.1  mi (74.2  km )	MA 1A North - Logan International Airport	Exit only in south and access only in north direction
		46.3  mi (74.5  km )	MA 3 North / MA 28 Storrow Drive - Cambridge , Boston North Station	Northern end of the identical course with route 3
		46.5  mi (74.8  km )	I-93	End of the identical course with the I-93
	Chelsea	48.4  mi (77.9  km )	Beacon Street , Everett Avenue	Exit only in the north and access only in the south direction of travel
		49.0  mi (78.9  km )	Fourth Street	Only exit in a northerly direction
		49.3  mi (79.3  km )	Fifth Street	Access only in the south direction
		49.7  mi (80  km )	Sixth Street	Access only in a northerly direction
		49.9  mi (80.3  km )	Carter Street	Exit and access only in southern driving direction
		50.1  mi (80.6  km )	MA 16 West	Access from Route 16 to US 1 only in a southerly direction
		50.3  mi (81  km )	Webster Street	Only exit in a northerly direction
		50.5  mi (81.3  km )	MA 16	Exit and access only in a northerly direction of travel
	Revere	50.8  mi (81.8  km )	MA 16	Exit and access only in southern driving direction
		51.8  mi (83.4  km )	Sargent Street	Exit only in the north and access only in the south direction of travel
		52.4  mi (84.3  km )	MA 60	Only exit in a northerly direction
		52.8  mi (85  km )	MA 60	Only exit in the southern direction of travel
		53.1  mi (85.5  km )	Salem Street	No access to the north
Essex County	Saugus	54.5  mi (87.7  km )	MA 99	North end of Route 99
		54.8  mi (88.2  km )	Essex Street
		55.3  mi (89  km )	Main Street
		56.5  mi (90.9  km )	Lynn Fells Parkway
		57.1  mi (91.9  km )	MA 129 West	Beginning of the identical course with route 129
	Lynnfield	58.8  mi (94.6  km )	MA 129 East	End of the identical course with route 129
	Peabody	59.5  mi (95.8  km )	I-95 / MA 128	Only exit in a northerly direction
		60.1  mi (96.7  km )	I-95 / MA 128	Exit only in south and access only in north direction
		61.0  mi (98.2  km )	I-95	Exit only in south and access only in north direction
		61.6  mi (99.1  km )	Lowell Street
	Danvers	62.5  mi (100.6  km )	MA 114	In an easterly direction connection to the I-95
		63.2  mi (101.7  km )	Center Street	In an easterly direction connection to the I-95
		64.2  mi (103.3  km )	MA 62	In an easterly direction connection to the I-95
		65.0  mi (104.6  km )	I-95	Last direct link between US 1 and I-95 in Massachusetts
	Topsfield	68.1  mi (109.6  km )	MA 97
		69.3  mi (111.5  km )	Ipswich Road
	Ipswich	71.8  mi (115.6  km )	Linebrook Road
	Rowley	73.1  mi (117.6  km )	MA 133
	Newburyport	80.0  mi (128.7  km )	Roundabout
		80.9  mi (130.2  km )	Summer Street / Winter Street	Exit only in the north and access only in the south direction of travel
		81.1  mi (130.5  km )	MA 1A / MA 113 West	Beginning of the undesignated identical course with route 1A
	Salisbury	81.6  mi (131.3  km )	Friedenfels Street
		83.0  mi (133.6  km )	MA 110	East end of Route 110
		83.1  mi (133.7  km )	MA 1A - Salisbury Beach State Reservation	End of the undesignated identical course with route 1A
		84.6  mi (136.2  km )	Toll Road - Connection to I-95 Exit 60
		85.3  mi (137.3  km )	MA 286 - Hampton Beach
State border with New Hampshire , the US 1 continues to Seabrook .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Road Inventory. (No longer available online.) Massachusetts Department of Transportation, archived from the original on June 20, 2012 ; accessed on October 25, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ ^{A b} Northeast Expressway. bostonroads.com, accessed October 26, 2012 .