Hype for the Future 186D: Illinois Route 1 Communities

Introduction The easternmost tier of counties in the State of Illinois is largely determined by the Route 1 corridor of the state, from the Cave-in-Rock community along the Ohio River in Hardin County to the south to the Chicago area firmly within Cook County to the north. Much of the highway represents the distinctive types of communities within the State; however, community sizes generally increase to the north and decrease to the south. Hardin County The southernmost county along the […]

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Hype for the Future 185K: Minnesota Route 1

Overview Within the State of Minnesota, Route 1 is a notable state highway that serves the northern side of the state, as well as the longest state highway within the State of Minnesota that is not an Interstate or United States Numbered Highway. The highway crosses the Red River of the North from the State of North Dakota near the community of Oslo in Marshall County, largely opposite Walsh County, North Dakota. Further east are the communities of Alvarado, along the Snake River; Warren, at […]

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Hype for the Future 182K: Roanoke Dams

Overview Two (2) notable reservoirs are located along the Roanoke River, namely the John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir and Lake Gaston. While the John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir is largely on the Virginia side of the state line, Lake Gaston to the east is actually on the North Carolina side, with the Roanoke River trending east-southeast toward Roanoke Rapids and, eventually, the Albemarle Sound. Counties associated with the John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir include Halifax, Mecklenburg, and […]

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Hype for the Future 172N: Warren and Jefferson Counties, Georgia

Overview Within the State of Georgia, the Counties of Warren and Jefferson are each associated with the east-central portion of the State nearer the Savannah River, with notable communities such as Warrenton, Wrens, and Louisville within the area. Today, notable highways include Routes 1, 221, and 17, as well as Routes 80 and 540 located nearby. Today, the City of Louisville is perhaps most notable as a former state capital of Georgia prior to the modern role of the City of Atlanta as […]

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Hype for the Futute 172B: City of Swainsboro, Georgia

Overview The City of Swainsboro is a city in and the county seat of Emanuel County, Georgia, associated with Routes 1 and 80 and home to the Music Memories Museum and East Georgie State College.

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Hype for the Future 169B: Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

Overview Located in the central portion of the State of Louisiana, east of the City of Alexandria, is the City of Marksville, a smaller community that serves as the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish. Today, the community is notable for being home to Louisiana’s first of many land-based casinos, sometimes indigenous, with the area also home to a notable portion of the Northup Trail.

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Route 1 eastbound lane reopens a week after tanker rolls over, spills fuel
One eastbound lane of Route 1 between Hampton and Quispamsis has reopened a week after a tanker crashed on the highway, the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization said in a Facebook post Wednesday night.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eastbound-lane-tanker-fuel-spill-9.7165688?cmp=rss

Eastbound lanes on Route 1 remain closed due to fuel spill
Eastbound lanes on Route 1 between Quispamsis and Hampton remain closed after about 36,000 litres of fuel spilled from a tanker truck crash Wednesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eastbound-closed-fuel-spill-cleanup-9.7161080?cmp=rss

Westbound lanes on Route 1 reopen as fuel spill cleanup continues
About 36,000 litres of fuel spilled after a tanker truck crashed Wednesday evening. The westbound lanes on Route 1 have since reopened and the eastbound lanes, where the crash occurred, are still closed.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/westbound-open-fuel-spill-cleanup-9.7159744?cmp=rss