Highway 1

Pacific coastal road

Highway 1 is a designation used for major roads in several countries, typically indicating a primary national route.

In the United States, it most commonly refers to California's Pacific Coast Highway, a scenic coastal route running from Southern California to the north.

Canada's Highway 1 is the Trans-Canada Highway spanning coast to coast.

The designation generally marks a country's most significant or historically important roadway.

Related

coastal drive · roadway · winding road · lane · one lane · bend · coastal towns · scenic route · San Francisco · cliff · fog · sea breeze · coastal erosion · photography spots · vista · overlook · pull off · Los Angeles

Categories
Opposites
road type/design

Highway 1footpath

Route for pedestrians

hiking trail · interstate highway · dirt road · unpaved road · bicycle path

route character

Highway 1Route 66

Historic cross-country highway

Trans-Canada Highway · direct route · shortcut · bypass

road scale/formality

Highway 1dirt road

Unpaved rural thoroughfare

back road · country lane · unpaved road · gravel road · private drive

Phrases
Family

highway

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G