US Route 1 from Portsmouth New Hampshire to Seabrook, New Hampshire is inland from ocean access. To go to Rye Beach or Hampton Beach, you must take A1A.
In just a few miles you enter Massachusetts at Hampton Falls. From there to Newburyport, which is a ten minute drive, you are as close to the ocean and you will be until Providence, Rhode Island.
You will drive right through Boston on US 1; be prepared. Boston is one of the hardest cities to get around in! Be sure and have a Boston city map in your hands as you attempt this city!
Of course you can circumvent the city by picking up I-95 in Wakefield and getting back on US1 in Islington.
From Boston to Providence US1 runs parallel with I-95. In Providence, US 1 heads south and follows the coastline; if you want to see the ultra-rich mansions in Newport, take route 138 after Allentown.
From Jerusalem you will cover many miles of a designated Scenic Byway that follows the beautiful coastline. To see Misquamicut State Beach, take 1A at General Stantons Monument. Route 1A will bring you back to US1 at the Connecticut border.
If terrific views of the Atlantic call to you, US 1 runs parallel to...