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.

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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.

A small, disused cemetery lies on the road shoulder near Kennebunk. Although it is less than five feet from the roadside, crews have taken care to preserve it, including erecting a fence around the tombstones so that snowplows do not cause any damage.

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County	Town	#	Old	Destinations	Notes
York	Kittery	1	1	Dennett Road	Northbound only
		2	2	US 1/Route 236 - Remicks Corners
		3	3	US 1 north	Northbound only
		3	3	becomes Maine Turnpike
	York	7	4 1	US 1 (Chases Pond Road)
	Wells	19	2	Route 9/Route 109
	Kennebunk	25	3	Route 35
	Biddeford	32	4	Route 111 (Alfred Road)
	Saco	36	5	Interstate 195
Cumberland	Scarborough	42	6	Haigis Parkway - Scarborough Downs
	Scarborough	44	6A	Interstate 295
	South Portland	45	7	Payne Road	Maine Mall
	Portland	46	7A	Route 22 (Congress Street), Jetport Road	Portland International Jetport
		47	7B	Rand Road - Westbrook
		48	8	Route 25 (Brighton Avenue), Riverside Street
		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
Androscoggin	Auburn	75	12	US 202/Route 4/Route 100 (Washington Street)
	Lewiston	80	13	Route 196 (Lisbon Street)
	Sabattus	86	—	Route 9
Kennebec	West Gardiner	102	14A	Route 9/Route 126 to Interstate 295	Northbound only
	West Gardiner	103	14B	Interstate 295	Southbound only; formerly I-95
	Augusta	109	30	continues; Maine Turnpike ends
		109	30	US 202/Route 11/Route 17/Route 100 (Western Avenue)
		112	31	Route 8/Route 11/Route 17 (Civic Center Drive)
		113	—	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)
Somerset	Fairfield	132	35	Route 139 (Western Avenue)
Somerset	Fairfield	133	36	US 201 (Main Street)
Kennebec	Clinton	138	37	Hinckley Road
Somerset	Pittsfield	150	38	Somerset Avenue
Somerset	Newport / Palmyra	157	39	Route 11/Route 100 to US 2
Penobscot	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)
		183	46	US 2 (Hammond Street)
		184	47	Route 222 (Union Street), Ohio Street
		185	48	Route 15 (Broadway)
		186	48A	Stillwater Avenue	No northbound entrance
		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 - Millinocket, Baxter State Park
Aroostook	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
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