National Road SH1 | |
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Rruga shtetërore SH1 | |
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Route information | |
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Length: | 125 km (78 mi) |
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Counties: | Shkodër, Lezhë, Durrës, Tirana |
Highway system | |
Highways in Albania |
The Albanian State Road 1 (SH1), (Albanian: Rruga Shtetërore 1) is the main road connection between the Albanian capital Tirana and Montenegrin capital Podgorica. It forms the part of the Albanian North-South Corridor connecting Hani i Hotit in the Albanian-Montenegrin border with Kakavijë in the Albanian-Greek border thus forming part of the Adriatic-Ionian motorway.
It is part of Route 2 of the European Core Road Network while some road atlases mark SH1 as part of European route E762. It is also part of the European route E852. In recent years, the road has been undergoing major reconstruction works in several parts.
Tha National Road SH1 leads to the Albanian-Montenegrin border at Hani i Hotit border crossing. From Tirana at the Kamza Bypass (Albanian: Mbikalimi i Kamzës) northward, it passes through Fushë-Krujë, Milot, Lezhë, Shkodër, and Koplik. Between Thumane and Milot, the SH1 became part of A1 Motorway.