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The Me-1 road (previously known as the C-721 road) is situated on the island of Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. It connects the two main cities of the island, Mahón and Ciutadella. In 2001 improvements were made to the road; the lanes were widened and the road diverted from the urban centres of Alayor and Ferreries. It has a total length of 45 kilometres.
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| Maintained by Consejo Insular de Menorca | |
| Length | 45 km (28 mi) |
| History | Formerly C-721 |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Mahón |
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| West end | Ciutadella |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Balearic Islands |
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The origins of the road date back to the 2nd century BC, when the Roman Empire conquered the Balearic Islands, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus ordered for a Roman road to be built which united the cities of Magonis (now Mahón) and Jamma (now Ciudadella). Since then the route of the road has changed very little.
Before the improvements in 2001 the road was called the C-721. This name was formed using a combination of the letter C, identifying that the road is regional (Spanish: comarcal), with the following three numbers:
Currently the road is designated Me-1; The prefix Me indicates that it belongs to the Menorca road network, and the 1 is the number that it has in the order of the entire road network on the island.
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