Greater New York Roads

US 1 West Putnam Avenue, East Putnam Avenue, West Main Street, Tresser Boulevard, East Main Street, Post Road, Connecticut Avenue, Van Buren Avenue, Belden Avenue, Cross Street, North Avenue, Westport Avenue, Post Road West, Post Road East, Kings Highway, Boston Avenue, Barnum Avenue, Bridgeport Avenue, Boston Post Road, Orange Avenue, Columbus Avenue, Church Street South, Union Avenue, Water Street, Forbes Avenue, Saltonstall Parkway, Halls Road, Bank Street, Jefferson Avenue, Colman Street, South Frontage Road, Long Hill Road, Poquonnock Road, Fort Hill Road, New London Road, Broadway, Roosevelt Street, Williams Avenue, Stonington Road, South Broad Street, West Broad Street

Welcome to Connecticut! Here, US 1 is called West Putnam Avenue. The first town in Connecticut through which US 1 passes is Greenwich.
Photos taken January 2010.

US 1 runs through a main shopping area in Greenwich. It changes names to become East Putnam Avenue.
Photos taken January 2010.

Heading out of town, the surroundings become less commercial.
Photos taken January 2010.

East Putnam Avenue runs through Cos Cob.
Photos taken January 2010.

A bridge crosses the Mianus River.
Photo taken January 2010.

Welcome to Riverside! There is an interchange with the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95). Turn right at the traffic to go either north or south. There is a green sign marking the interchange, but it is mostly obstructed by a tree.
Photos taken January 2010.

Connecticut Avenue runs east through Norwalk as a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken September 2009.

Skipping to the north, Post Road East crosses the Saguatuck River.
Photos taken January 2008.

Post Road East runs through Westport as a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken January 2008.

There is a grass median between the northbound and southbound lanes, here.
Photos taken January 2008.

The Sherwood Island Connector (SSR 476) splits off to the right here and runs south, providing access to the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) and Sherwood Island State Park.
Photos taken January 2008.

Skipping north to Milford, Boston Post Road intersects North Street (CT 121) at a traffic light.
Photos taken April 2008.

Boston Post Road runs east to the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95).
Photos taken April 2008.

There is a cloverleaf interchange with the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95).
Photo taken November 2009.

Boston Post Road runs east through Milford to Orange.
Photos taken September 2007.

Boston Post Road intersects Orange Center Road (CT 152) at a traffic light.
Photos taken September 2007.

Boston Post Road continues through Orange.
Photos taken September 2007.

Bull Hill Lane (CT 162) begins on the right at this traffic light.
Photos taken February 2009.

Boston Post Road continues east into West Haven.
Photos taken June 2009.

There is a junction with CT 122. Turn left onto First Avenue at the first traffic light to go south. Turn right onto Forest Road at the second traffic to go north.
Photo taken June 2009.

Boston Post Road runs east into New Haven. At the city line, it changes names to become Orange Avenue.
Photos taken June 2009.

Orange Avenue intersects Ella T. Grasso Boulevard (CT 10) at a traffic light and ends. Continue straight ahead onto Columbus Avenue to stay on US 1.
Photos taken June 2009.

Skipping east a short distance, Water Street runs east as a two-lane undivided road.
Photos taken October 2008.

US 1 widens to four lanes and changes names to become Forbes Avenue. Forbes Avenue goes over a bridge across New Haven Harbor.
Photos taken October 2008.

Forbes Avenue continues east through New Haven as a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken October 2008.

Forbes Avenue intersects Townsend Avenue (CT 337) at a traffic light. Turn right here for Tweed-New Haven Airport and Lighthouse Point Park.
Photos taken October 2008.

Here, the northbound lanes of US 1 cross over the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) become its frontage road for a short distance. Bear right to stay on US 1.
Photo taken October 2008.

Welcome to East Haven! The ramp from exit 51 of I-95 merges in from the left.
Photos taken October 2008.

There is an entrance to the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) on the left. Bear right to stay on US 1.
Photos taken October 2008.

The northbound and southbound lanes of US 1 come back together. Here, US 1 is called Saltonstall Parkway.
Photo taken October 2008.

Hemingway Avenue (CT 142) begins on the right at this traffic light.
Photo taken October 2008.

Saltonstall Parkway runs east through East Haven.
Photo taken October 2008.

Welcome to Branford! At the town line, US 1 changes names to become West Main Street.
Photos taken October 2008.

CT 146 begins on the right at this traffic light.
Photo taken October 2008.

Skipping a substantial distance, Boston Post Road runs east through Old Saybrook as a four-lane undivided road.
Photo taken February 2010.

There is a junction with CT 154 at a traffic light. Turn right onto Main Street to go west on CT 154. Eastbound CT 154 is multiplexed with northbound US 1 along Boston Post Road straight ahead.
Photo taken February 2010.

After a couple of blocks, the two routes split. Turn right to stay on US 1 and for an entrance to the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) north. Continue straight ahead for CT 154, which is called Middlesex Turnpike beginning here, and for an entrance to the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) south.
Photos taken February 2010.

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