Interstate 95 in Maine
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Interstate 95 is 305 miles long in the state of Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Kittery to the Canadian border at Houlton. It is the only two-digit Interstate highway in the state. In 2004, the highway's route between Portland and Gardiner changed so that it now follows the entire length of the Maine Turnpike.
[edit] Route description
I-95 enters Maine from New Hampshire on the Piscataqua River Bridge, which connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire with Kittery, Maine. At York, the highway connects with the Maine Turnpike. The highway runs in a general northeasterly direction, parallel with U.S. Route 1, at this point. I-95 bypasses the Biddeford/Saco area, with a spur route (Interstate 195) connecting to Old Orchard Beach.
At South Portland, Interstate 95 meets Interstate 295. The highway turns north, serving the Portland International Jetport and bypassing Portland to the west. At Falmouth, the highway meets unsigned Interstate 495, also called the Falmouth Spur. Until January 2004, I-95 followed the Falmouth Spur and I-295 between Falmouth and Gardiner.
The highway continues north along the Maine Turnpike through Gray to Auburn and Lewiston, which the Turnpike bypasses to the south. The highway then runs in an easterly direction to meet Interstate 295 at Gardiner. From there, I-95 parallels the Kennebec River past Augusta and Waterville. The highway crosses the river at Fairfield and then turns northeast along the Sebasticook River past Pittsfield to Newport.
I-95 then continues east alongside U.S. Route 2 from Newport to Bangor, where Interstate 395 connects to the city of Brewer. The highway runs along the northern edge of Bangor's center, then turns northeast, following the Penobscot River past Orono and Old Town (Prior to the early 1980s, I-95 was a super 2 highway north of Old Town). The highway continues north, still running near the river, towards Howland. Near Lincoln, Interstate 95 runs north through uninhabited forest land, crossing the Penobscot River at Medway. The highway goes northeast and east, passing a series of small Aroostook County farming towns before reaching Houlton, where it connects to New Brunswick Route 95 and U.S. Route 2 at the international border.
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| Location | Exit (new) | Exit (old) | Intersecting Roads | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittery | 1 | 1 | Dennett Road | northbound only |
| Kittery | 2 | 2 | US 1, Route 236 | Remicks Corners |
| Kittery | 3 | 3 | US 1 northbound | northbound only |
| York | 7 | 4/1 | US 1, Chases Pond Road | First exit of Maine Turnpike |
| Wells | 19 | 2 | Route 9, Route 109 | |
| Kennebunk | 25 | 3 | Route 35 | |
| Biddeford | 32 | 4 | Route 111 (Alfred Road) | |
| Saco | 36 | 5 | Interstate 195 | |
| Scarborough | 42 | 6 | Haigis Parkway | Scarborough Downs |
| Scarborough | 44 | 6A | Interstate 295 | |
| South Portland | 45 | 7 | Payne Road | Maine Mall |
| Portland | 46 | 7A | Jetport Road, Route 22 (Congress Street) | Portland International Jetport |
| Portland | 47 | 7B | Rand Road | To Westbrook |
| Portland | 48 | 8 | Route 25 (Brighton Avenue), Riverside Street | |
| Portland | 52 | 9 | Interstate 495 (Falmouth Spur) | Formerly I-95 |
| Falmouth | 53 | 10 | Route 26, Route 100 | |
| Gray | 63 | 11 | US 202, Route 4, Route 115 | |
| Auburn | 75 | 12 | US 202, Route 4, Route 100 (Washington Street) | |
| Lewiston | 80 | 13 | Route 196 (Lisbon Street) | |
| Sabattus | 86 | (new) | Route 9 | |
| West Gardiner | 102 | 14A | Route 9, Route 126 | northbound only, to Interstate 295 |
| West Gardiner | 103 | 14B | Interstate 295 | southbound only; formerly Interstate 95; last exit on Maine Turnpike |
| Augusta | 109 | 30 | US 202, Route 11, Route 17, Route 100 (Western Avenue) | |
| Augusta | 112 | 31 | Route 8, Route 11, Route 17 (Civic Center Drive) | |
| Augusta | 113 | (new) | Route 3 | Augusta Bypass |
| Sidney | 120 | 32 | Lyons Road | |
| Waterville | 127 | 33 | Route 11, Route 137 (Kennedy Memorial Drive) | |
| Waterville | 130 | 34 | Route 104 (Main Street) | |
| Fairfield | 132 | 35 | Route 139 (Western Avenue) | |
| Fairfield | 133 | 36 | US 201 (Main Street) | |
| Clinton | 138 | 37 | Hinckley Road | |
| Pittsfield | 150 | 38 | Somerset Avenue | |
| Newport / Palmyra | 157 | 39 | Route 11, Route 100 | To US 2 |
| Newport | 159 | 40 | Ridge Road | southbound only |
| Plymouth | 161 | 41 | Route 7 | |
| Etna | 167 | 42 | Route 69, Route 143 | |
| Carmel | 174 | 43 | Route 69 | |
| Hermon / Hampden | 180 | 44 | Cold Brook Road | |
| Bangor | 182 | 45 | Interstate 395, US 2 (Odlin Road) | |
| Bangor | 183 | 46 | US 2 (Hammond Street) | |
| Bangor | 184 | 47 | Route 222 (Union Street), Ohio Street | |
| Bangor | 185 | 48 | Route 15 (Broadway) | |
| Bangor | 186 | 48A | Stillwater Avenue | incomplete: no onramp to 95 northbound |
| Bangor | 187 | 49 | Hogan Road | |
| Orono | 191 | 50 | Kelly Road | |
| Orono / Old Town | 193 | 51 | Stillwater Avenue | |
| Old Town | 197 | 52 | Route 43 (Hudson Road) | |
| Old Town | 199 | 53 | Route 16 | northbound only |
| Howland | 217 | 54 | Route 6, Route 155 | |
| Lincoln | 227 | 55 | Lincoln Connector | To US 2, Route 6, Route 116 |
| Medway | 244 | 56 | Route 11, Route 157 | To Millinocket, Baxter State Park |
| Benedicta | 259 | 57 | Casey Road | northbound only |
| Sherman | 264 | 58 | Route 158, Route 11 | |
| Island Falls | 276 | 59 | Route 159 | |
| Oakfield | 286 | 60 | Smyrna Road | |
| Smyrna | 291 | 61 | US 2 | |
| Houlton | 302 | 62 | US 1 | |
| Houlton | 305 | 63 | US 2 | Canada-U.S. Border |
not in exit number, exits based on miles.
| Preceded by: New Hampshire |
Interstate 95 Maine |
Succeeded by: Route 95 (New Brunswick) |
