Federal Highway 1 ( es, Carretera Federal 1, Fed. 1) is a free (libre) part of the federal highway corridors () of Mexico, and the highway follows the length of the
Baja California Peninsula from
Tijuana
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, Baja California, in the north to
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, in the south. The road connects with ''Via Rapida'', which merges into the American
Interstate 5 (I-5) at the
San Ysidro Port of Entry, which crosses the
international border
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south of
San Ysidro, California.
Fed. 1 is often called the ''Carretera Transpeninsular'' (Transpeninsular Highway) and runs a length of from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas. Most of its course, particularly south of Ensenada, is as a two-lane rural highway. Completed in 1973, Fed. 1's official name is the
Benito Juárez Transpeninsular Highway (), named in honor of Mexico's president during the
country's 1860s invasion by France.
Route description
The road begins in the border city of
Tijuana
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, where it continues northward as
Interstate 5 at the
San Ysidro Port of Entry. It is bypassed from here to
Ensenada by
Fed. 1D, a toll road. Then, the road continues south past
Maneadero
Maneadero is a town located in the Ensenada Municipality of Baja California, Mexico, and is located about eight kilometers south of the city of Ensenada. The town is very much agriculturally oriented, and livestock makes up a fair amount of the e ...
. Much of it follows or passes near the route of
Portola's march from
Loreto to
San Diego
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during the establishment of the
Spanish missions in Baja California
The Spanish missions in Baja California were a large number of religious outposts established by Catholic religious orders, the Jesuits, the Franciscans and the Dominicans, between 1683 and 1834 to spread the Christian doctrine among the Nativ ...
.
Federal highway corridors in Mexico are generally designated with even numbers for east–west routes and odd numbers for north–south routes. Numerical designations usually ascend southward away from the U.S. border for east–west routes and usually ascend eastward away from the Pacific Ocean for north–south routes. Therefore, Fed. 1, due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, has the lowest possible odd number designation, and intersecting east–west federal highway corridors usually conform to this pattern.
Kilometer markers track the distance along Fed. 1 through Baja California in four separate improved segments. The first of these is the length from Tijuana to Ensenada, which is known informally as ''Mex 1 Libre'' to distinguish it from Fed. 1D, the parallel toll road. The second portion of signed road runs from Ensenada to San Quintín. The third segment comprises from San Quintín to the
Parador Punta Prieta junction. A final segment stretches from Punta Prieta to the border of the state of Baja California Sur near
Guerrero Negro. The total route of Fed. 1 in Baja California is .
Continuing south into the two Mexican states that comprise the Baja California peninsula, Guerrero Negro is the nearest community to the point where Fed. 1 meets the
28th parallel north
The 28th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 28 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.
In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the ...
. Afterward Fed. 1 leaves the western coast and crosses to the eastern coast at Santa Rosalía. The route continues southward past Puerto Escondido and gains altitude at Sierra de la Giganta, then veers southwest and through agricultural lands and Ciudad Constitución. After crossing a desert the route encounters
La Paz
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on the eastern coast. The route continues along the gulf side of the peninsula through San José del Cabo to its terminus at
Cabo San Lucas.
After crossing state lines the kilometer markers progress in the opposite direction. Baja California signage count from north to south, but Baja California Sur signage count from south to north. So in opposite order from the road signage, a progressive route southward would span from Guerrero Negro to Santa Rosalía, from Santa Rosalía to Loreto, from Loreto to Ciudad Insurgentes, from Ciudad Insurgentes to La Paz, and from La Paz to Cabo San Lucas.
This highway also goes under the
Cross Border Xpress terminal in Tijuana.
Baja California
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United States–Mexico border
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Tijuana
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Playas de Rosarito
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Ensenada
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Maneadero
Maneadero is a town located in the Ensenada Municipality of Baja California, Mexico, and is located about eight kilometers south of the city of Ensenada. The town is very much agriculturally oriented, and livestock makes up a fair amount of the e ...
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San Quintín
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El Rosario
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Cataviña
Cataviña is a town in San Quintín Municipality, Baja California.
Geography
It is located 118 km (74 mi) south of El Rosario and 106 km (66 mi) north of the junction of Federal Highway 12 to Bahía de los Ángeles. It is ...
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Fed. 12 to
Bahía de los Ángeles
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Punta Prieta
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Rosarito
Rosarito is a coastal city in Playas de Rosarito Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. As of 2010, the city had a population of 65,278. Located south of the US-Mexico border, Rosarito is a part of the greater ...
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Villa Jesús María and road to
Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay
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State Line (
28th parallel north
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)
Baja California Sur
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Guerrero Negro
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San Ignacio, road to
San Ignacio Lagoon
San Ignacio Lagoon (Laguna San Ignacio) is a lagoon located in Mulegé Municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, 59 kilometers (37 mi) from San Ignacio, Mexico, and Highway 1. It is one of the winter sanctuaries of the eastern ...
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Santa Rosalía
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Mulegé
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Loreto
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Ciudad Insurgentes
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Ciudad Constitución
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La Paz
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San Pedro
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Fed. 19 to
Todos Santos &
El Pescadero; shortcut to
Cabo San Lucas
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San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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Santiago
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Los Cabos International Airport ''(at airport exit)''
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San José del Cabo - ''as Boulevard Mauricio Castro''
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Los Cabos Corridor
The Los Cabos Corridor (''Corredor Turistico'') is a tourist area located at the Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico. It sits on the southern coast of the Baja California Peninsula, facing the Gulf of California on the Transpenin ...
''(at transpeninsular monument)''
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Cabo San Lucas - ''as Boulevard Lázaro Cárdenas''
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