Maine Turnpike

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The Maine Turnpike runs from Kittery to Augusta and is a toll road for all of its length except for a short section in Kittery and York. As of January 2004, it is signed entirely as Interstate 95. Flat-fee tolls are paid upon entering the turnpike and there are also barrier tolls in York, New Gloucester, and Gardiner. As of February 1, 2005, the former Transpass electronic toll collection system has been discontinued and the turnpike joined the E-ZPass network.

[edit] Exit List

The turnpike had 15 original interchanges, not counting the southern terminus at US 1 in Kittery. 4 interchanges have been added since, and the Gardiner interchange was modified and split to accommodate a connection to I-295.

Interchange	Location	Road(s) Crossed	Toll	Notes
Turnpike begins at milepost 2 in Kittery, where the highway continues south as free Interstate 95.
7	York	Chases Pond Road to (US 1)	none	Barrier toll north of this interchange.
19	Wells	(ME 9/ME 109)	60 cent NB entrance toll.	Former exit 2
25	Kennebunk	(ME 35)	60 cent entrance toll	Former exit 3
32	Biddeford	(ME 111)	60 cent entrance toll	Former exit 4
36	Saco	(I-195)	60 cent entrance toll	Former exit 5
42	Scarborough	to (US 1)	60 cent entrance toll	Former exit 6
44	Portland expressway	(I-295)	60 cent entrance and exit toll	Partial interchange: NB exit/SB entrance only. Former exit 6A
45	South Portland	South Portland connector highway	60 cent entrance toll	Former exit 7
46	Portland - Jetport	(ME 9/ME 22)	60 cent entrance toll	Former exit 7A.
47	Westbrook	Westbrook Arterial/Rand Road to (Me 25)	60 cent entrance toll	Interchange opened in 2001. Former exit 7B
48	Portland	Riverside Street to (US 302)	60 cent entrance toll	Former exit 8
52	Coastal Highway	Falmouth Spur to (I-295/US 1)	60 cent entrance and exit toll	Former exit 9. Former route of I-95. Unsigned I-495.
53	Falmouth	(ME 26/ME 100)	60 cent entrance toll	Former exit 10
63	Gray	(US 202/ME 4/ME 115)	60 cent SB entrance toll	Barrier toll north of this interchange. Former exit 11
75	Auburn	(US 202/ME 4/ME 100)	none	Former exit 12
80	Lewiston	(ME 196)	none	Former exit 13
86	Sabattus	(ME 9)	none	Interchange opened in 2004. Barrier toll north of this interchange.
102	Gardiner	(ME 9/ME 126)	none	Partial interchange: NB exit/SB entrance only. Former exit 14.
103	Gardiner	(I-295)	60 cent entrance and exit toll	Partial interchange: SB exit/NB entrance only.
109	Augusta	(US 202/ME 11/ME 17/ME 100)	none	Former exit 15.
Turnpike ends at interchange 109. Highway continues north as free Interstate 95.

[edit] Service Areas and Rest Areas

There are six service areas on the turnpike, 3 in each direction. All are open 24 hours and provide food and fuel services. They also have ATM machines. Some have small gift shops. The plazas are at the following locations:

• Kennebunk plaza - Northbound and southbound at MP 25 - Food, fuel, gift shop.
• Gray plaza (NB)/Cumberland plaza (SB) - Northbound and Southbound at MP 58 - Food and fuel. PLAZAS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR RENOVATION, REPENING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2007.
• Lewiston plaza - Southbound only at MP 83 - Food, fuel, gift shop.
• Litchfield plaza - Northbound only at MP 98 - Food, fuel, gift shop.

There is a Rest Area / Tourist Welcome Center located on the turnpike Northbound at MP 3 in Kittery.

There are Weigh Stations located on the turnpike Northbound and Southbound in York at MP 4 (SB) and MP 6 (NB).

There are ramps to/from the northbound turnpike to the Saco Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Saco at MP 33. The ramps are from the original exit 5 which was replaced when I-195 was opened 2 miles to the north. The hotel was built on the site of the old toll plaza. Ramps connecting the hotel to/from the southbound turnpike were removed as part of the widening project in the early 2000s.

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Steve Anderson's BostonRoads.com: Maine Turnpike (I-95)