- U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts
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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 1.
U.S. Route 1 Route information Length: 85.61 mi[1] (137.78 km) Existed: 1926 – present Major junctions South end: US 1 in Pawtucket, RI I-295 in North Attleboro
I-495 in Plainville
I-95 / Route 128 in Dedham
I-90 in Boston
Route 16 in Chelsea
Route 60 in Revere
Route 99 in Saugus
I-95 / Route 128 in PeabodyNorth end: US 1 in Seabrook, NH Highway system United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • ReplacedMassachusetts State Highway Routes
← I-495 Route 1A → In the U.S. state of Massachusetts, U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south state highway through Boston. The portion of US 1 south of Boston is also known as the Boston-Providence Turnpike, and portions north of the city are known as the Northeast Expressway and the Newburyport Turnpike.
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Route description
US 1 enters the state from Rhode Island at Attleboro. It closely parallels Interstate 95 as it goes through the towns of North Attleboro, Plainville, Wrentham, Foxborough, Walpole, Sharon, Norwood (where a segment is known as the Norwood Automile due to the many car dealerships that line the road), and Westwood. US 1 then has a wrong-way concurrency with Interstate 95 up to the junction with Interstate 93 then travels along Interstate 93 from Canton through downtown Boston, separating from the Interstate just after passing through the Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel and crossing the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. The route crosses the Tobin Bridge traveling over Chelsea and Revere as a freeway known as Boston's Northeast Expressway, then as a four to six lane RIRO expressway (surface road without at-grade intersections or traffic lights) through Malden, Melrose, Saugus and Lynnfield. From Lynnfield, US 1 again closely parallels Interstate 95 going through the towns of Peabody, Danvers, Topsfield, Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, Newburyport, and Salisbury, before it enters the state of New Hampshire.
Route 1A runs alongside Route 1 in four parts of the state.
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Southbound in Topsfield
Junction list
County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes Bristol Attleboro 0.0 US 1 enters Massachusetts 0.3 I-95 Exit 1: Southbound exit/Northbound entrance 1.8 Route 123 2.0 Route 1A South Begin silent concurrency North Attleborough 4.0 I-295 Exit 1 5.2 Route 120 Eastern end of Route 120. 7.4 Route 1A North End silent concurrency Norfolk Plainville 8.4 Route 106 10.0 Route 152 Northern end of Route 152. 10.6 I-495 Exit 14 Foxborough 13.6 To Route 140 No direct connection between Rte. 140 & US-1. Sharon 18.3 I-95 Exit 9 – Northbound onramp, southbound offramp 18.4 I-95 Exit 9 – Southbound onramp, northbound offramp Walpole 19.1 Route 27 Dedham 25.9 I-95/Route 128 Route 1 joins I-95/Route 128 at Exits 15A-B See I-95 for junctions off of US-1 between Exits 15 and 12 Norfolk Canton 28.0 I-93/I-95/Route 128 US-1 joins I-93.
I-95 turns southward; Route 128 ends at junction.See I-93 for junctions off of US-1 between Exits 1 and 26 Suffolk Boston 46.5 I-93 US-1 leaves I-93 at Exit 26 Tobin Bridge crosses the Mystic River Suffolk Chelsea 48.4 Beacon Street
Everett AvenueNorthbound exit to Beacon St.
Southbound onramp from Everett Ave.49.0 Fourth Street Norhtbound exit only 49.3 Fifth Street Southbound onramp only 49.7 Sixth Street Northbound onramp only 49.9 Carter Street Southbound offramp/onramp 50.1 Route 16 West Route 16 westbound onramp to US-1 southbound 50.3 Webster Street Northbound exit only 50.5 Route 16 Northbound exit/entrance Revere 50.8 Route 16 Southbound exit/entrance 51.8 Sargent Street Northbound exit/Southbound entrance 52.4 Route 60 Northbound exit to Copeland Circle 52.8 Route 60 Southbound exit to Copeland Circle 53.1 Salem Street No northbound entrance Essex Saugus 54.5 Route 99 Northern end of Route 99. 54.8 Essex Street 55.3 Main Street 56.5 Lynn Fells Parkway Eastern end of parkway. 57.1 Route 129 West Begin concurrency with Route 129. Lynnfield 58.8 Route 129 East End concurrency with Route 129 at Lynnfield Tunnel. Peabody 59.5 To I-95/Route 128 Northbound exit only 60.1 To I-95/Route 128 Southbound exit/Northbound onramp 61.0 I-95 Exit 46: Southbound exit/Northbound onramp 61.6 Lowell Street Danvers 62.5 Route 114 Eastbound to I-95 63.2 Centre Street Eastbound to I-95 64.2 Route 62 Eastbound to I-95 65.0 I-95 Last direction junction between I-95 and US-1 in Massachusetts.
Divided highway ends.Topsfield 68.1 Route 97 69.3 Ipswich Road Ipswich 71.8 Linebrook Road Rowley 73.1 Route 133 Newburyport 80.0 Traffic circle Divided highway begins. 80.9 Summer Street
Winter StreetNorthbound exit to Summer Street
Southbound entrance from Winter Street81.1 Route 1A Route 1A joins as silent concurrency
Southbound exit: To Route 113 WestSalisbury 81.6 Friedenfels Street Divided highway ends. 83.0 Route 110 Eastern end of Route 110 83.1 Route 1A Route 1A leaves US-1
To Salisbury Beach84.6 Toll Road To I-95 Exit 60. 85.3 Route 286 Eastbound to Hampton Beach, NH 85.61 US 1 enters New Hampshire History
Lower Boston Post Road
Turnpike era
Most of US 1 consists of two former turnpike roads — the Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike and the Newburyport Turnpike. The older roads that these turnpikes were meant to bypass are now mostly Route 1A.
Designation of Route 1
Massachusetts Route C1
In the early 1930s, Route C1 was designated as an alternate route of US 1 through downtown Boston. The "C" indicated a city route. The C designation was apparently distinct to the Boston area. Route C1 ran along Brookline Avenue, Beacon Street, Embankment Road (modern Route 28), Charles Street, Lowell Street, Merrimac Street, and Cross Street to the west end of the Sumner Tunnel. In East Boston, it went via Porter Street to Chelsea Street then shifted to the William McClellan Highway (modern Route 1A). As Storrow Drive and the Central Artery opened in the 1950s, Route C1 was rerouted to follow portions of these highways. The Route C1 designation was removed in 1971, with US 1 taking over most of the alignment south of the Charles River, and Route 1A taking over most of the alignment north of the river. US 1 was later moved onto the Southeast Expressway leaving most of the former alignment of C1 south of the river as having no number.
Relocation in Boston
US 1 replaced the cancelled I-95 on the Northeast Expressway, north of downtown Boston, in the 1970s.[2] In the late 1980s, in anticipation of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, US 1 was moved onto I-93 south of and through Boston, leaving the old route - VFW Parkway, Jamaicaway, Riverway, and Storrow Drive through Dedham, Brookline, West Roxbury and several other Boston neighborhoods - without a number. There are still some street signs incorrectly indicating the former alignment as US 1, and many local residents still refer to parts of VFW Parkway and Jamaicaway as "Route 1", as if it still runs along its old trajectory.[citation needed]
Widening project
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is proposing a $137 million project to widen the existing 2.4-mile four-lane highway section to six lanes, from north of Route 99 in Saugus to south of Route 60 in Revere. The project consists of adding a twelve-foot travel lane and ten-foot shoulder in each direction. Work also will include reconstruction of the Copeland Circle interchange by eliminating the existing rotary, and demolition of the existing 1957 bridges from the never-built highway extension. The Lynn Street/Salem Street interchange in Malden, and the Route 99 interchange in Saugus, will be reconstructed. Major rock blasting will be required for the project due to a massive ledge next to the highway. Seven bridges will be replaced and three others upgraded to handle the new lanes. The project is expected to begin in 2012 with completion in 2015.[citation needed]
References
U.S. Route 1 Previous state:
Rhode IslandMassachusetts Next state:
New HampshireCategories:- U.S. Highways in Massachusetts
- U.S. Route 1
- Transportation in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Transportation in Essex County, Massachusetts
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