From Peabody, US 1 again closely parallels I-95 going through the towns of Danvers, Topsfield, Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, and Newburyport. The route through Saugus was once known for its abundance of kitschy roadside commercial architecture, including the 68-foot (21 m) neon cactus of the Hilltop Steak House and tiki-styled Kowloon Restaurant. US 1 continues north, crossing the Tobin Bridge as the Northeast Expressway and traveling through Chelsea, Revere, and Malden, then as a four- to six-lane expressway through Saugus, Lynnfield, and Peabody. In Downtown Boston, Route 1A and Route 3 separate from US 1 to head toward Logan International Airport and Cambridge respectively, and I-93 and US 1 separate just after passing through the O'Neill Tunnel and crossing the Leonard P. US 1 then travels concurrently with I-93 from Canton through Downtown Boston Route 3 joins the concurrency in Braintree. US 1 then has a wrong-way concurrency with I-95 up to the interchange that is the southern terminus of I-93. It closely parallels Interstate 95 (I-95) as it goes through the towns of North Attleborough, Plainville, Wrentham, Foxborough (where Gillette Stadium is), Walpole, Sharon, Norwood, and Westwood. The portion of US 1 south of Boston is also known as the Boston–Providence Turnpike, Washington Street, or the Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike, and portions north of Boston are known as the Northeast Expressway and the Newburyport Turnpike.įrom the south, US 1 enters Massachusetts from Rhode Island, immediately entering the city of Attleboro. state of Massachusetts, traveling through Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Bristol counties. Route 1 ( US 1) is a major north–south U.S.
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