Interstate 95 in Maine
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Interstate 95 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
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Maintained by Maine Department of Transportation | |||||||||
Length: | 303.2 mi[1] (488.0 km) | ||||||||
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Formed: | 1960 | ||||||||
South end: | I-95 at New Hampshire state line | ||||||||
Major junctions: |
I-195 in Saco I-295 near Portland I-495 in Portland I-295 near Gardiner I-395 in Bangor |
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North end: | Route 95 at Canadian border in New Brunswick | ||||||||
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In the U.S. state of Maine, Interstate 95 is a 305-mile long freeway running from the New Hampshire state line near Kittery to the Canadian border near 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 | Location | # | Destinations | Notes | |
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York | Kittery | 1 | 1 | To SR 103 / Dennett Road - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Eliot | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
2 | 2 | US 1 south / SR 236 south / US 1 Byp. south / Traffic Circle – Downtown Kittery |
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3 | 3 | US 1 north (Coastal Route) / SR 236 north – Kittery, South Berwick | Southbound exit is via exit 2 | ||
South end of the Maine Turnpike | |||||
York | 4 | 7 | To SR 91 to US 1 – The Yorks, Ogunquit, The Berwicks | ||
Wells | 2 | 19 | SR 9 / SR 109 – Wells, Sanford | ||
Kennebunk | 3 | 25 | SR 35 – Kennebunk, Kennebunkport | ||
Biddeford | 4 | 32 | SR 111 – Biddeford | ||
Saco | 5 | 36 | I-195 east – Saco, Old Orchard Beach | ||
Cumberland | Scarborough | 6 | 42 | To US 1 – Scarborough | |
6A | 44 | I-295 north – South Portland, Downtown Portland | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
South Portland | 7 | 45 | To I-295 / US 1 / SR 114 / Maine Mall Road, Payne Road | Serves the Maine Mall | |
Portland | 7A | 46 | To SR 22 / SR 9 (Congress Street) – Portland International Jetport | ||
7B | 47 | To SR 25 / Rand Road, Westbrook Arterial | |||
8 | 48 | To SR 25 / US 302 / Riverside Street, Larrabee Road | |||
9 | 52 | To I-295 / US 1 – Falmouth, Freeport | Falmouth Spur (unsigned I-495) | ||
Falmouth | 10 | 53 | SR 26 / SR 100 – West Falmouth | ||
Gray | 11 | 63 | US 202 / SR 115 / SR 4 to SR 26 – Gray, New Gloucester | ||
Androscoggin | Auburn | 12 | 75 | US 202 / SR 4 / SR 100 – Auburn | |
Lewiston | 13 | 80 | To SR 196 – Lewiston | ||
Sabattus | 86 | SR 9 – Sabattus, Lisbon | |||
Kennebec | West Gardiner | 14A | 102 | SR 9 / SR 126 to I-295 south – Gardiner, Litchfield | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
14B | 103 | I-295 south to SR 9 / SR 126 – Gardiner, Brunswick | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Augusta | North end of the Maine Turnpike | ||||
30 | 109 | US 202 / SR 11 / SR 17 / SR 100 – Augusta, Winthrop | Signed as exits 109A (west) and 109B (east) southbound | ||
31 | 112 | SR 8 / SR 11 / SR 27 – Augusta, Belgrade | Signed as exits 112A (south) and 112B (north) northbound | ||
113 | SR 3 – Augusta, Belfast | ||||
Sidney | 32 | 120 | Lyons Road - Sidney | ||
Waterville | 33 | 127 | SR 11 / SR 137 – Waterville, Oakland | ||
34 | 130 | SR 104 (Main Street) – Waterville, Winslow | |||
Somerset | Fairfield | 35 | 132 | SR 139 – Fairfield, Benton | |
36 | 133 | US 201 – Fairfield, Skowhegan | |||
Kennebec | Clinton | 37 | 138 | Hinckley Road - Clinton, Burnham | |
Somerset | Pittsfield | 38 | 150 | Somerset Avenue - Pittsfield, Hartland, Burnham | |
Newport, Palmyra | 39 | 157 | SR 11 / SR 100 to SR 7 / US 2 – Newport, Dexter, Skowhegan | ||
Penobscot | Newport | 40 | 159 | Ridge Road - Newport, Plymouth | Southbound exit and northbound entrance |
Plymouth | 41 | 161 | SR 7 – East Newport, Plymouth | ||
Etna | 42 | 167 | SR 69 / SR 143 – Etna, Dixmont | ||
Carmel | 43 | 174 | SR 69 – Carmel, Winterport | ||
Hermon, Hampden | 44 | 180 | Cold Brook Road - Hermon, Hampden | ||
Bangor | 45A | 182A | I-395 / SR 15 south to US 1A / SR 9 – Bangor, Brewer | South end of SR 15 overlap | |
45B | 182B | To US 2 west / SR 100 west – Hermon | |||
46 | 183 | US 2 / SR 100 (Hammond Street) – Bangor International Airport | |||
47 | 184 | Image:MA Route 222.svg SR 222 (Union Street) / Ohio Street – Bangor International Airport | |||
48 | 185 | SR 15 north (Broadway) – Brewer, Bangor | North end of SR 15 overlap | ||
48A | 186 | Stillwater Avenue | No northbound entrance | ||
49 | 187 | Hogan Road - Bangor, Veazie | |||
Orono | 50 | 191 | Kelly Road - Orono, Veazie | ||
51 | 193 | Stillwater Avenue - Stillwater, Old Town, Orono | |||
Old Town | |||||
52 | 197 | SR 43 – Old Town, Hudson | |||
53 | 199 | SR 16 – Alton, Lagrange, Milo | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
Howland | 54 | 217 | Image:MA Route 155.svg SR 6 / SR 155 – Howland, Lagrange | ||
Lincoln | 55 | 227 | To US 2 / SR 6 / SR 116 – Lincoln, Mattawamkeag | ||
Medway | 56 | 244 | Image:MA Route 157.svg SR 157 – Medway, Millinocket, Mattawamkeag | ||
Benedicta | 57 | 259 | Benedicta | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
Aroostook | Sherman | 58 | 264 | Image:MA Route 158.svg SR 158 to SR 11 – Sherman, Patten | |
Island Falls | 59 | 276 | SR 159 – Island Falls, Patten | ||
Oakfield | 60 | 286 | Oakfield Road - Oakfield, Smyrna Mills | ||
Smyrna | 61 | 291 | US 2 – Smyrna | ||
Houlton | 62 | 302 | US 1 – Houlton, Presque Isle | ||
63 | 305 | US 2 – Houlton International Airport, Industrial Park | |||
Route 95 - Northern Maritime Provinces | Continuation into New Brunswick, Canada |
[edit] References
- ^ Maine State Route Log (via floodgap.com)
Interstate 95 | ||
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Previous state: New Hampshire |
Maine | Next state: Terminus |