Maine State Route 7
"ME 7" redirects here. For the former congressional district, see Maine's 7th congressional district.
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length: | 61.97 mi[1] (99.73 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1949 (current alignment) – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
   US 1 / SR 3 / SR 137 in Belfast | |||
  US 202 / SR 9 in Dixmont.svg.png){kind=small} I-95 in East Newport   US 2 / SR 11 / SR 100 in Newport | ||||
| North end: |
 SR 15 in Dover-Foxcroft | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Waldo, Penobscot, Piscataquis | |||
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State Route 7 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from an interchange with U.S. 1 in Belfast, to an intersection with Route 15 in Dover-Foxcroft. Route 7 is 61.8 miles (99.5 km) long.
Between Belfast and Newport, Route 7 is known as the Moosehead Trail. Route 7 follows the east bank of the Sebasticook River between Newport and Dexter, where it turns northeast to Dover.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Waldo | Belfast | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 1 / SR 3 – Rockland, Augusta, Bucksport, Bar Harbor SR 137 | Southern terminus of SR 7/137 |
| 2.5 | 4.0 | SR 137 north (Waterville Road) – Knox, Freedom | Northern terminus of concurrency | ||
| Waldo | 6.6 | 10.6 |  SR 131 (Waldo Station Road) – Morrill, Waldo | ||
| Brooks | 11.1 | 17.9 |  SR 139 (Brooks Road) – Thorndike, Monroe | ||
| Penobscot | Dixmont | 20.5 | 33.0 | US 202 / SR 9 – Unity, Bangor | |
| Plymouth | 27.3 | 43.9 |  SR 69 (Lower Detroit Road) – Pittsfield, Carmel | ||
| 29.8 | 48.0 |  I‑95 – Augusta, Bangor | I-95 exit 161 | ||
| Newport | 31.2 | 50.2 | US 2 east / SR 100 north (Elm Street) – Bangor | Eastern terminus of US 2/SR 7/100 concurrency | |
| 34.7 | 55.8 | US 2 west (Main Street) – Skowhegan SR 11 / SR 100 south to I‑95 (Oxbow Road) – Pittsfield | Western terminus of US 2/SR 7/100 concurrency Southern terminus of SR 7/11 concurrency | ||
| Corinna | 40.8 | 65.7 |  SR 43 west (St. Albans Road) – St. Albans SR 11 north / SR 43 east (Exeter Road) – Exeter SR 222 (Stetson Road) – Stetson | Northern terminus of SR 7/11 concurrency Western terminus of SR 222 | |
| Dexter | 47.8 | 76.9 |  SR 94 (Garland Road) – Garland | Western terminus of SR 94 | |
| 48.8 | 78.5 |  SR 23 south (Main Street) – Ripley | Southern terminus of concurrency | ||
| 49.0 | 78.9 | SR 23 north (Grove Street) – Guilford, Greenville | Northern terminus of concurrency | ||
| Piscataquis | Dover-Foxcroft | 61.9 | 99.6 |    SR 15 to SR 6 / SR 16 / SR 153 (East Main Street) | Northern terminus of SR 7 |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Concurrent routings
- Route 137: 2.5 miles (4.0 km), Belfast
- U.S. Route 2/Route 100: 3.5 miles (5.6 km), Newport
- Route 11: 6.2 miles (10.0 km), Newport to Corinna
- Route 23: 0.2 miles (0.32 km), Dexter