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U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in the U.S. state of Maine is a major north–south section of the United States Numbered Highway System, serving the eastern part of the state.It parallels the Atlantic Ocean from New Hampshire north through Portland, Brunswick, and Belfast to Calais, and then the St. Croix River and the rest of the Canada–United States border via Houlton to Fort Kent.
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States.It runs 2,370 miles (3,810 km) from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making it the longest north–south road in the United States. [2]
Maine contains two primary U.S. numbered highways: U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 2. US 1 has a bypass and business route as well as several alternate alignments designated US 1A. US 1 also has a "child" route - the intrastate U.S. Route 201, a spur route north to the Canada–US border which also has its own alternate, designated US 201A.
Former designation of the Maine Turnpike north of the Falmouth Spur, redesignated I-95 in 2004 I-495: 4.41: 7.10 I-95 (Maine Turnpike) US 1: 2004: current Unsigned, formerly I-95 prior to 2004 renumbering; known as the Falmouth Spur
Formerly US 1 SR 11: 400.93: 645.23 US 202 / NH 11 in Rochester, NH: US 1 / SR 161 in Fort Kent: 1926: current Longest state highway in Maine, state highway designation for former New England Route 11, extended to modern length in 1933-1934 SR 15: 180.12: 289.88 Main / West Main / School Streets in Stonington: US 201 / SR 6 in Jackman
US 1 Byp. 1.5: 2.4 US 1 Byp. in Portsmouth: US 1 in Kittery: c. 1960: current Originally designated US 1A, also designated I-95 until 1972 US 1 Bus. 3.4: 5.5 US 1 in Newcastle: US 1 in Damariscotta: 1963: current Formerly US 1 US 1 Bus. 3.6: 5.8 — — 1951: 1960 Former alignment of US 1, redesignated US 1 in 1960 US 1 Bus.
U.S. Route 1 Bypass (US 1 Byp.) is a 4.3-mile-long (6.9 km) bypass of U.S. Route 1 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine.Most of its north section, northeast of the Portsmouth Traffic Circle where it meets the Blue Star Turnpike (Interstate 95 or I-95) and Spaulding Turnpike, is built to rudimentary freeway standards, with no cross traffic but driveway access.
It runs for 157.46 miles (253.41 km) entirely within the state of Maine and is a spur route of U.S. Route 1. Its southern terminus is in Brunswick at US 1 and Maine State Route 24 Business . Its northern terminus is at the Canada–US border near Jackman (a terminus it shares with Maine State Route 6 ), where it connects to Quebec Route 173 .