in later years, after the decommissioning of sr 3 through fort wayne and the completion of the baer field thruway (later renamed airport expressway), sr 1 was rerouted to turn right onto that roadway, which deposited motorists onto paulding road at fairfield avenue. from there sr 1 headed east along paulding road to its intersection with us 27/us 33 (now lafayette street), where it turned left (north) and joined those routes to downtown fort wayne.