U.S. Highway 1

United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. It runs 2,390 miles (3,846 km) from Key West, Florida in the south to Fort Kent, Maine at the Canadian border in the north. US 1 parallels Interstate 95, although for a longer route and usually further to the west. It connects the major cities of the east coast, including: Miami, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida; Augusta, Georgia; Columbia, South Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Petersburg, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Fredericksburg, Virginia; Alexandria, Virginia; Washington, DC; Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Trenton, New Jersey; Newark, New Jersey; New York, New York; Bridgeport, Connecticut; New Haven, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; Boston, Massachusetts; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and Portland, Maine.

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United States highway - United States - Key West, Florida - Fort Kent, Maine - Canadian - Interstate 95 - Miami, Florida - Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Jacksonville, Florida - Augusta, Georgia - Columbia, South Carolina - Raleigh, North Carolina - Petersburg, Virginia - Richmond, Virginia - Fredericksburg, Virginia - Alexandria, Virginia - Washington, DC - Baltimore, Maryland - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Trenton, New Jersey - Newark, New Jersey - New York, New York - Bridgeport, Connecticut - New Haven, Connecticut - Providence, Rhode Island - Boston, Massachusetts - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Portland, Maine

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Theoretically, the highway is numbered "US 1" because it is the U.S. Federal Highway furthest east, and north-south highways are numbered east to west; however, several U.S. Highways run east of US 1, such as U.S. Highway 13 and most of U.S. Highway 17. The location of the road may have been influenced by the desires of several large cities to have a "major" road run through them; the location of the fall line at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains may have influenced the highway's location as well.

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U.S. Highway 13 - U.S. Highway 17 - Fall line - Appalachian Mountains

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US 1 replaced the prexisiting "NE 1" of the New England Interstate Highway System instituted in 1922. US 1 largely follows the route of the Atlantic Highway and originally shared the same termini of Fort Kent, Maine and Miami, Florida. A major exception is the route between Augusta, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida, where a more inland route was selected. Early auto trails often overlapped; as a result, in Virginia, it was also known as Jefferson Davis Highway. The section from Miami, Florida to Jacksonville, Florida duplicates the Dixie Highway; that from New York City to Providence, Rhode Island duplicates the Boston Post Road. The names of the old auto trails are still used locally in many places.

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New England Interstate Highway System - Atlantic Highway - Fort Kent, Maine - Miami, Florida - Augusta, Georgia - Jacksonville, Florida - Jefferson Davis Highway - Dixie Highway - New York City - Providence, Rhode Island - Boston Post Road

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