Maine Roads - By-Pass US 1
By-Pass US 1
By-Pass, or Bypass (in NH), 1 is a 1930's-era route that went around Portsmouth while the old US 1 plowed straight through on sub-optimal streets. With a 45 MPH speed limit at its max, and both ends in traffic circles (well, it continues past the Portsmouth Circle back to US 1), it's clearly now outdated, and I-95 essentially bypasses the bypass, much like I-78 bypasses US 22 (which bypasses now-NJ 122) through Alpha, NJ.
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Southbound across the Piscataqua River (no, I'm not calling you a name) into New Hampshire. This drawbridge is newer and thus in much better condition than the one on US 1 that closed in 2011, although they look similar.
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Looking west at the I-95 bridge, same river.
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The By-Pass 1 bridge as seen from US 1.
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Odd shields NB after entering Maine. That's sort of the old Maine font but not on old shields.
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Giving SB traffic one last chance to stay in Maine, and then the newer, uglier version of the sign. Doesn't matter, there's no toll.
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The two SB signs bracketing the LGS. A detour is of limited use when the other local bridge (US 1 itself) is closed.
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Misaligned sign SB at the entrance from ME 236, where By-Pass US 1 used to be two lanes until Maine realized there's no merge room ahead. The graphic on the sign is aligned correctly, but it should be on a diamond instead of a square.
Into New Hampshire on Bypass US 1
To the parent US 1
To ME 103
To I-95
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