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, North Main Street, 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
Southbound Views
Skipping south to Stratford, Barnum Avenue runs west as a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken August 2013.
Nichols Avenue (CT 108) begins on the right at this traffic light.
Photos taken August 2013.
Barnum Avenue narrows down to two lane.
Photos taken August 2013.
Skipping south to Stratford, use the turnaround on the left for access to CT 130.
Photo taken July 2016.
North Benson Road (CT 135) begins on the right at a traffic light.
Photos taken July 2016.
Skipping south to Southport, there is a bridge over the New Haven Line of the Metro-North Railroad.
Photos taken October 2020.
There is an interchange with the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) at exit 19.
Photos taken October 2020.
Post Road runs west as a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken October 2020.
Welcome to Westport! Here, US 1 is known as Post Road East.
Photos taken October 2020.
The Sherwood Island Connector (SSR 476) begins on the left at a traffic light. Turn here for Sherwood Island State Park and the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) at exit 18.
Photos taken October 2020.
There is a short section here where Post Road East is divided with a grass median.
Photos taken October 2020.
The median ends, and Post Road East continues west toward the downtown area of Westport.
Photos taken October 2020.
There is a traffic light at CT 136. Turn right onto Compo Road North to go north or left onto Compo Road South to go south. Continue straight ahead on Post Road East to stay on US 1.
Photos taken October 2020.
Post Road East passes through the downtown area of Westport.
Photos taken October 2020.
There is a bridge over the Saugatuck River. On the other side, Post Road East ends at a traffic light at CT 33. Turn right onto Wilton Road to go north or left onto Riverside Avenue to go south. Continue straight ahead onto Post Road West to stay on US 1.
Photos taken October 2020.
Post Road West runs west to Norwalk as a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken October 2020.
Welcome to Norwalk! Here, US 1 is known as Westport Avenue.
Photos taken October 2020.
Westport Avenue ends at a traffic light at East Avenue. Turn right to go north CT 53, which begins here. The section of East Avenue south of here is a local street, but it provides access to the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) at exit 16. Continue straight ahead onto North Avenue to stay on US 1.
Photos taken October 2020.
North Avenue is a two-lane undivided road.
Photos taken October 2020.
North Avenue ends here at this traffic light. Continue straight ahead onto Cross Street to stay on US 1. Main Street (CT 123) begins to the right.
Photo taken October 2020.
Cross Street runs west as two-lane undivided road. There is a railroad crossing at the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad.
Photos taken November 2020.
Cross Street ends at a traffic light at Belden Avenue. Turn right to stay on US 1.
Photos taken November 2020.
Belden Avenue passes under the US 7 expressway. There is a northbound entrance on the right before the overpasses.
Photos taken November 2020.
Immediately after the overpasses, Belden Avenue ends at a traffic light. Turn left onto Van Buren Avenue to stay on US 1 and for an entrance to US 7 south toward the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95). Riverside Avenue (SR 809) begins on the right.
Photo taken November 2020.
Van Buren Avenue curves to the west to become Connecticut Avenue.
Photos taken November 2020.
There is an entrance to the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) south at exit 14.
Photos taken November 2020.
Connecticut Avenue runs west through Norwalk to Darien as a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken November 2020.
In Darien, Connecticut Avenue changes names to become Post Road. The roadway splits at a partial interchange with the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95). Use the left lane for a southbound entrance. Use the right lane to stay on Post Road.
Photos taken November 2020.
Post Road runs southwest through Darien as a two-lane undivided road.
Photos taken November 2020.
Mansfield Avenue (CT 124) begins on the right at a traffic light.
Photos taken November 2020.
Post Road passes under the New Haven Line of the Metro-North Railroad.
Photos taken November 2020.
Tokeneke Road (CT 136) begins on the left at a traffic light.
Photo taken November 2020.
Post Road continues southwest through Darien.
Photos taken November 2020.
There is an interchange with the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) at exit 11.
Photos taken November 2020.
Post Road widens to four lanes again.
Photos taken November 2020.
There is a small bridge over the Noroton River.
Photos taken November 2020.
Welcome to Stamford! Post Road changes names to become East Main Street.
Photos taken November 2020.
There is a partial interchange with the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95). Turn left at the traffic light after the overpass to go south. Turn right to go north on Courtland Avenue (CT 106), which begins here.
Photos taken November 2020.
East Main Street runs west through Stamford. There are traffic lights at Lockwood Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Myrtle Avenue, North State Street, Glenbrook Road, and Clarks Hill Avenue.
Photos taken November 2020.
East Main Street ends as the roadway splits at a traffic light. Bear left onto Tresser Boulevard to stay on US 1. Bear right for Broad Street. There is no route signage at this intersection.
Photos taken November 2020.
Tresser Boulevard runs west as a four-lane divided road. There are traffic lights at Elm Street, Grove Street, Greyrock Place, Canal Street, Edith Sherman Drive, and Atlantic Street.
Photos taken November 2020.
Tresser Boulevard continues west as a four-lane divided road.
Photos taken August 2013.
Tresser Boulevard ends here. Continue straight ahead onto West Main Street to stay on US 1.
Photo taken August 2013.
The divider ends, and West Main Street narrows down to two lanes.
Photos taken August 2013.
Skipping a few miles, West Putnam Avenue runs west through Greenwich as a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken December 2015.
At the state line, West Putnam Avenue becomes a divided highway. There is a small bridge across the Byram River to New York.
Photos taken December 2015.