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Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
Length | 117.37 mi[1] (188.89 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 1 at the New York state line | |||
US 7 in Norwalk Route 8 / Route 25 in Bridgeport Milford Parkway in Milford Route 9 in Old Saybrook I-95 / Route 32 / SR 635 / Eugene O'Neill Drive in New London | ||||
North end | US 1 at the Rhode Island state line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Connecticut | |||
Counties | Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, New London | |||
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U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in the U.S. state of Connecticut is a major east–west U.S. Route along Long Island Sound. It has been replaced by Interstate 95 (I-95) as a through route, which it closely parallels, and now primarily serves as a local business route. Despite its largely east–west orientation, it is part of a north–south route and is mostly signed north–south.
Most of US 1 through Connecticut encompasses its predecessor, the Boston Post Road, and, in many towns, it is still named Boston Post Road (or Post Road).