National Route 1 (CT.01) near Từ Sơn, Bắc Ninh province
Route information
Part of AH1
Length
2,482 km (1,542 mi)
Existed
Early 20th century–present
Major junctions
North end
G322 at Hữu Nghị Quan Border Gate, Chinese border
Major intersections
in Đồng Đăng commune, Lạng Sơn province
in Đông Kinh ward, Lạng Sơn province
in Chi Lăng commune, Lạng Sơn province
in Lạng Giang commune, Bắc Ninh province
at Dĩnh Trì Junction, Bắc Giang ward, Bắc Ninh province
in Tiền Phong ward, Bắc Ninh province
at Đình Trám Junction, Nếnh ward, Bắc Ninh province
at Đại Phúc Junction, Võ Cường ward, Bắc Ninh province
at Bồ Sơn Junction, Võ Cường ward, Bắc Ninh province
at Khả Lễ Junction, Võ Cường ward, Bắc Ninh province
AH14 in Long Biên ward and Gia Lâm commune, Hanoi
in Duy Hà ward, Ninh Bình province
in Phú Vân ward, Ninh Bình province
in Lý Thường Kiệt ward, Ninh Bình province
in Hoa Lư ward, Ninh Bình province
in Tam Điệp ward, Ninh Bình province
in Quang Trung ward, Thanh Hoá province
in Hà Trung commune, Thanh Hoá province
in Hoằng Hoá commune, Thanh Hóa province
in Hạc Thành ward, Thanh Hóa province
in Đào Duy Từ ward, Thanh Hóa province
in Hoàng Mai ward, Nghệ An province
in Quỳnh Mai ward, Nghệ An province
in Quỳnh Lưu commune, Nghệ An province
at Yên Lý Junction, Hùng Châu commune. Nghệ An province
in Đức Châu commune, Nghệ An province
in Diễn Châu commune, Nghệ An province
in Trung Lộc commune, Nghệ An province
in Nghi Lộc commune, Nghệ An province
in Hưng Nguyên commune, Nghệ An province
in Lam Thành commune, Nghệ An province
AH15 in North Hồng Lĩnh ward, Hà Tĩnh province
in Can Lộc commune, Hà Tĩnh province
in Việt Xuyên commune and Thạch Hà commune, Hà Tĩnh province
in Cẩm Xuyên commune, Hà Tĩnh province
in Kỳ Hoa commune and Sông Trí ward, Hà Tĩnh province
AH131 in Bắc Gianh ward, Quảng Trị province
in Đồng Thuận ward, Quảng Trị province
in Ninh Châu commune, Quảng Trị province
in Cam Hồng commune, Quảng Trị province
in Vĩnh Hoàng commune and Vĩnh Linh commune, Quảng Trị province
AH16 in Hiếu Giang commune, Quảng Trị province
in Quảng Trị ward, Quảng Trị province
in Diên Sanh commune, Quảng Trị province
in Chi Lăng commune, Quảng Trị province
in Kim Long ward and Thuỷ Xuân ward, Huế City
AH17 in Cẩm Lệ ward, Đà Nẵng City
in Nam Phước commune, Đà Nẵng City
at Cây Cốc Junction, Thăng Bình commune, Đà Nẵng City
in Hương Trà ward, Đà Nẵng City
in Trương Quang Trọng ward, Quảng Ngãi Province
AH132 at Lân Phong commune, Quảng Ngãi province
North An Nhơn ward, Gia Lai province
in South An Nhơn ward, Gia Lai province
in Tuy Phước commune, Gia Lai province
in North Quy Nhơn ward, Gia Lai province
in Xuân Cảnh commune, Đắk Lắk province
in Tuy Hoà ward, Đắk Lắk province
in Đông Hoà ward, Đắk Lắk province
in Ninh Hoà ward, Khánh Hòa province
in Hoà Thắng ward, Khánh Hòa province
in South Cam Ranh commune, Khánh Hoà province
in Phan Rang ward, Khánh Hoà province
in Lương Sơn commune, Lâm Đồng province
in Hàm Thắng ward, Lâm Đồng province
at Hàm Tân Junction, Hàm Tân Commune, Lâm Đồng province
at Tân Phong Junction, Hàng Gòn ward, Đồng Nai province
at Dầu Giây Junction, Dầu Giây commune, Đồng Nai province
AH17 in Long Hưng ward, Đồng Nai province
in Long Bình ward, Đồng Nai province
at Linh Xuân intersection, Linh Xuân ward, Hồ Chí Minh City
AH17 at Bình Phước intersection, Hiệp Bình ward, Hồ Chí Minh City
AH1 at An Sương intersection in Trung Mỹ Tây ward, Hồ Chí Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City–Trung Luong Expressway at Bình Chánh intersection, Bình Chánh commune, Hồ Chí Minh City
in Long An ward, Tây Ninh province
in Trung An ward, Đồng Tháp province
in Trung An ward, Đồng Tháp province
at An Thái Trung Intersection, Thanh Hưng commune, Đồng Tháp province
at Mỹ Thuận Junction, Tân Ngãi ward, Vĩnh Long province
in Tân Ngãi ward, Vĩnh Long province
in Đông Thành ward, Vĩnh Long province
in Cái Răng ward, Cần Thơ City
in Cái Răng ward, Cần Thơ City
at Cái Tắc Junction, Đông Phước commune, Cần Thơ City
QL-PH in Ngã Bảy ward, Cần Thơ City
in Sóc Trăng ward, Cần Thơ City
in Bạc Liêu ward, Cần Thơ City
in An Xuyên ward, Cà Mau province
South end
Năm Căn commune, Cà Mau province
Location
Country
Vietnam
Highway system
Transport in Vietnam
← QL 279
→ QL 1B
National Route 1 (Vietnamese: Quốc lộ 1 (or abbrv. QL.1) or Đường 1), also known as National Route 1A, is the trans-Vietnam highway. The route begins at km 0 at Hữu Nghị Quan Border Gate near the China-Vietnam border,[1] runs the length of the country connecting major cities including Hanoi, Đà Nẵng, Hồ Chí Minh City, Cần Thơ, and ends at km 2482[2] at Năm Căn commune in Cà Mau province.
Route Info
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National Route 1 passes through 22 provinces and cities with the following key junctions:
Hữu Nghị Quan Border Gate (km 0, Lạng Sơn province)
Đông Kinh ward (km 16, Lạng Sơn province)
Bắc Giang ward (km 119, Bắc Ninh province)
Võ Cường ward (km 139, Bắc Ninh province)
Hanoi city (km 170)
Phủ Lý ward (km 229, Ninh Bình province)
Hoa Lư ward (km 263, Ninh Bình province)
Quang Trung ward (km 280, Thanh Hóa province)
Hạc Thành ward (km 323, Thanh Hoá province)
Thành Vinh ward (km 461, Nghệ An province)
Thành Sen ward (km 510, Hà Tĩnh province)
Vũng Áng ward (km 581, Hà Tĩnh province)
Đồng Hới ward (km 658, Quảng Trị province)
Đông Hà ward (km 750, Quảng Trị province)
Huế city (km 825)
Đà Nẵng city (km 929)
Tam Kỳ ward (km 991, Đà Nẵng city)
Cẩm Thành ward (km 1054, Quảng Ngãi province)
Quy Nhơn ward (km 1232, Gia Lai province)
Tuy Hoà ward (km 1329, Đắk Lắk province)
Nha Trang ward (km 1450, Khánh Hoà province)
Cam Ranh ward (km 1507, Khánh Hoà province)
Phan Rang ward (km 1555, Khánh Hoà province)
Phan Thiết ward (km 1701, Lâm Đồng province)
Long Khánh ward (km 1819, Đồng Nai province)
Biên Hoà ward (km 1867, Đồng Nai province)
Dĩ An ward (km 1879, Hồ Chí Minh city)
Hồ Chí Minh city (km 1889)
Long An ward (km 1924, Tây Ninh province)
Mỹ Tho ward (km 1954, Đồng Tháp province)
Long Châu ward (km 2029, Vĩnh Long province)
Cần Thơ city (km 2068)
Ngã Bảy ward (km 2096, Cần Thơ city)
Sóc Trăng ward (km 2127, Cần Thơ city)
Bạc Liêu ward (km 2193, Cà Mau province)
Tân Thành ward (km 2239, Cà Mau province)
Length of National Route 1 passing through the provinces/cities of Vietnam
No.
Province/City
Km
Length (km)
Ranking
1
Lạng Sơn
16
94,5
14
2
Bắc Ninh
119
57,7
18
3
Hà Nội
170
55,3
19
4
Ninh Bình
263
69
17
5
Thanh Hóa
323
109,8
10
6
Nghệ An
461
91,3
15
7
Hà Tĩnh
510
126,9
5
8
Quảng Trị
658
197,4
2
9
Huế
824
118,4
8
10
Đà Nẵng
929
123,9
6
11
Quảng Ngãi
1054
98,0
13
12
Gia Lai
1232
118,3
9
13
Đắk Lắk
1329
123,2
7
14
Khánh Hòa
1450
222,8
1
15
Lâm Đồng
1701
181,4
4
16
Đồng Nai
1867
98,7
12
17
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
1889
52,5
20
18
Tây Ninh
1924
30,8
22
19
Đồng Tháp
1954
72,8
16
20
Vĩnh Long
2029
38,7
21
21
Cần Thơ
2068
99
11
22
Cà Mau
2236
184,8
3
Specifications
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Total length 2482 km [1]
Road width: 21 m
Road surface: paved with asphalt
Total bridges: 874 bridges, bridge load varies from 25 to 30 metric tonnes
History
[edit]The highway circa 1968
The National Route 1 was constructed by the French colonists in early 20th century. During both the First Indochina War and Second Indochina War (the Vietnam War), Road 1A was the site of a number of battles between Vietnamese forces and French or American troops. One of the most notable engagements was the French Operation Camargue in 1953.
In South Vietnam, there were two divided sections of the main highway from Quảng Trị to Ba Xuyên (Cà Mau): QL-1 (National Highway 1) and QL-4 (National Highway 4). It bypassed Saigon-Biên Hòa. Extensive upgrade work was done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers[3] during the 2nd Indo China War. In 1966 the 19th Engineer Battalion began to "upgrade highway QL-1 from virtually a dirt trail, to a class 31 all-weather road,[4] from Qui Nhơn north to Bong Son." By 1970, the QL-1 had been upgraded all the way to Mo Duc.
The road was upgraded using official development assistance from Japan, and loans from the World Bank.
Future
[edit]
The central section of the highway, from Hữu Nghị Border Gate to Cà Mau, is planned to be duplicated by the North–South Expressway.
References
[edit]
^ abVietnam Road Atlas (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004
^"Highway 1A Vietnam Overview". Vietnam Online. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
^"Planning and design of Roads, Airfields, and Heliports in the theater of operations" (PDF). Department of the Army. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
National Route 1
National Route 1 (CT.01) near Từ Sơn, Bắc Ninh province
AH1
G322 at Hữu Nghị Quan Border Gate, Chinese border
Expressways