U.S. Route 1 in New York - Quiz
  • 1. How far into Pelham Manor does the Hutchinson River Parkway cross over US 1?
A) One-quarter mile
B) One mile
C) Two miles
D) Half a mile
  • 2. What is the name of US 1 as it passes through Pelham Manor?
A) Huguenot Street
B) Main Street
C) North Main Street
D) Boston Post Road
  • 3. Where does US 1 have an interchange with I-95 in New Rochelle?
A) Near the town line of Larchmont
B) Near Harbor Island Park
C) Near the Pelham Country Club
D) Near Rye Golf Club
  • 4. In New Rochelle's downtown, which street does northbound traffic use?
A) Main Street
B) Huguenot Street
C) Pratt Street
D) Weaver Street
  • 5. Where do the split lanes of US 1 rejoin in New Rochelle?
A) Huguenot Street
B) Pratt Street
C) Main Street
D) Weaver Street
  • 6. Which route leaves US 1 to the north at Weaver Street?
A) NY 120
B) NY 120A
C) NY 125
D) NY 127
  • 7. What destination is NY 125 associated with?
A) Port Chester
B) New York City
C) White Plains
D) Greenwich
  • 8. Which park does US 1 pass in Mamaroneck?
A) Harbor Island Park
B) Playland Park
C) Rye Golf Club
D) Pelham Country Club
  • 9. Which route forks left at Keeler Avenue in Mamaroneck?
A) NY 120A
B) NY 125
C) NY 127
D) NY 120
  • 10. What is the Boston Post Road Historic District recognized as?
A) National Historic Landmark
B) World Heritage Site
C) State Park
D) City Park
  • 11. Which estate is mentioned as part of the Boston Post Road Historic District?
A) Jay Estate
B) Pratt Estate
C) Pelham Estate
D) Harbor Island
  • 12. The interchange with Playland Parkway leads to what destination?
A) An amusement park
B) Connecticut
C) The Jay Estate
D) White Plains
  • 13. Which route forks off at Purchase Street in downtown Rye?
A) NY 120A
B) NY 120
C) NY 125
D) NY 127
  • 14. What is the eastern terminus of I-287?
A) The Byram River
B) A junction with US 1
C) Port Chester
D) The Hutchinson River Parkway
  • 15. What is the last community in New York that US 1 enters?
A) Larchmont
B) Mamaroneck
C) Rye
D) Port Chester
  • 16. In Port Chester, US 1 turns left onto which street?
A) Putnam Avenue
B) South Main Street
C) North Main Street
D) Hillside Avenue
  • 17. Which route touches at Westchester and King streets in Port Chester?
A) NY 127
B) NY 120
C) NY 120A
D) NY 125
  • 18. What river does US 1 cross at the border of New York and Connecticut?
A) Hudson River
B) Byram River
C) Long Island Sound
D) Hutchinson River
  • 19. Which street is used by southbound traffic entering New York from Connecticut?
A) Hillside Avenue
B) Putnam Avenue
C) South Main Street
D) North Main Street
  • 20. What is the total length of U.S. Route 1 in New York?
A) 21.54 miles
B) 15.24 miles
C) 31 miles
D) 40.5 km
  • 21. Where does U.S. Route 1 enter New York?
A) The Bronx River
B) Port Chester
C) George Washington Bridge
D) The Cross Bronx Expressway
  • 22. Which highway does U.S. Route 1 closely parallel for much of its New York course?
A) The Cross Bronx Expressway
B) Interstate 95
C) Interstate 87
D) U.S. Route 9
  • 23. When was U.S. Route 1 first signed in New York?
A) 1930
B) 1927
C) 1926
D) 1924
  • 24. In which borough does U.S. Route 1 leave the Cross Bronx Expressway?
A) Brooklyn
B) The Bronx
C) Queens
D) Manhattan
  • 25. What is the southern terminus of U.S. Route 1?
A) New York City, New York
B) Key West, Florida
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Woodbridge, New Jersey
  • 26. Where does the concurrency between U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 9 end in Manhattan?
A) At the Harlem River
B) At the first exit after the George Washington Bridge
C) At the Cross Bronx Expressway
D) At the Connecticut border
  • 27. What bridge does U.S. Route 1 use to cross the Harlem River?
A) Bronx River Bridge
B) George Washington Bridge
C) Eastchester Bridge
D) Alexander Hamilton Bridge
  • 28. How many times does I-95 intersect U.S. Route 1 in the suburbs?
A) Once
B) Twice
C) Three times
D) Four times
  • 29. In what year was the original Boston Post Road laid out?
A) 1797
B) 1924
C) 1673
D) 1800
  • 30. What company was chartered in 1800 to maintain a toll road between NYC and Connecticut?
A) Boston Post Road Association
B) New York State Department of Highways
C) Westchester Turnpike company
D) Automobile Club of New York
  • 31. In what year were highways first publicly marked with route numbers in New York?
A) 1924
B) 1926
C) 1977
D) 1934
  • 32. Why did NY 1 end at the New York city limits originally?
A) The city prohibited route numbering
B) There was no bridge into the city
C) City roads were not under state highway control
D) The route was unfinished
  • 33. What tunnel opening in 1928 changed the end point of US 1 in New Jersey?
A) Lincoln Tunnel
B) Holland Tunnel
C) Queens-Midtown Tunnel
D) Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
  • 34. The original Boston Post Road crossed from Manhattan into the mainland on which bridge?
A) Third Avenue Bridge
B) Alexander Hamilton Bridge
C) Washington Bridge
D) Kingsbridge
  • 35. What happened to most toll roads by the middle of the 19th century?
A) They were converted to railways
B) They became private estates
C) They reverted to public management
D) They were permanently closed
  • 36. How many suffixed routes did US 1 in New York once have?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Zero
D) One
  • 37. By what decade were all suffixed routes of US 1 in New York eliminated?
A) 1970s
B) 1960s
C) 1950s
D) 1940s
  • 38. The second NY 1B designation was used for which highway?
A) Holland Tunnel
B) Hutchinson River Parkway
C) Shore Road
D) Major Deegan Expressway
  • 39. What is the current designation of the highway formerly known as the second NY 1B?
A) US 1
B) NY 1A
C) I-87
D) NY 1X
  • 40. When was the second NY 1B designation removed?
A) 1946
B) 1962
C) 1947
D) 1941
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