History
At various points in time, every segment of Route 1A except the one in Westerly served as part of U.S. 1 (historically the Lower Boston Post Road). The Route 1A designation came after the U.S. 1 designation was moved to a different alignment.
Before that, Route 1A existed on an alignment that is now roughly Route 3.
The 19.0-mile (30.6 km) piece from old U.S. 1 in downtown Wakefield to current US 1 near Wickford, now most of section 5 above, was once Route 1B. It was renumbered to Route 1A by 1934.
Read more about this topic: Rhode Island Route 1A
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