Maine State Route 102

State Route 102 is a north-south state highway located on Mount Desert Island in eastern Maine. As of 2007, its southern terminus is located at an intersection with State Route 102A in Tremont on the southern part of the island. Its northern terminus is at intersection with State Route 3 in Bar Harbor, along with the northern terminus of State Route 198.

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History

Route 102 was originally designated in 1925 and ran between Augusta and Belfast. The more modern routing was established in 1946, when it was truncated to run between Seal Cove and its current northern terminus at Route 3 in Bar Harbor. In 1951, the southern portion of the route was extended, causing Route 102 to loop around the island clockwise and terminate at itself near Somes Pond, creating a lasso-shaped route in which one could be traveling due north on a road signed "south".

The western half of the loop was removed in 2007, truncating Route 102 to the western terminus of Route 102A in Tremont, leaving the rest of the loop unnumbered.

State Route 102A

State Route 102A is a 6.8-mile loop of Route 102 on the southeastern tip of Mount Desert Island. It is signed as a north-south route, but follows a more east-west orientation. It begins at Route 102 in Tremont and runs east to Route 102 in Southwest Harbor, passing through the Manset and Seawall areas along the way.

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