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