Maine State Route 4

State Route 4 marker

State Route 4

Route information

Maintained by MaineDOT

Length:

168.7 mi^[1] (271.5 km)

Existed:

1931 – present

Major junctions

South end:

NH 4 in Rollinsford, NH

US 202 / SR 4A / SR 111 in Alfred

US 302 in Windham

I-95/Maine Turnpike in Gray/Auburn

US 202 / SR 11 / SR 100 in Auburn

US 2 in Wilton

US 2 / SR 27 in Farmington

SR 16 in Rangeley

North end:

Haines Landing in Rangeley

Location

Counties:

York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Franklin

Highway system

Maine State Highway System

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SR 3

SR 5

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State Route 4 (abbreviated SR 4) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, a major highway located in the south central part of the state. Its southern terminus is at the New Hampshire border in South Berwick, where it connects to New Hampshire Route 4. Its northern terminus is at Haines Landing on Mooselookmeguntic Lake in Rangeley. SR 4 is 168.7 miles (271.5 km) long.

Approximately one-third of the overall length of SR 4 is overlapped by U.S. Route 202.

Route description

South Berwick to Auburn

SR 4 begins at the New Hampshire state line, where the roadway continues south as NH 4 towards Dover. From South Berwick, SR 4 runs in a northeasterly direction through the town of North Berwick, bypassing the center of Sanford to the east, and intersects with US 202 in Alfred. SR 4 runs concurrently with US 202 for 56.0 miles (90.1 km) to the city of Auburn via the towns of Gorham, Windham and Gray.

Auburn to Farmington

North of Auburn, SR 4 continues northward, staying near the west bank of the Androscoggin River, through the town of Turner, to Livermore, where it crosses the river to Livermore Falls.SR 4 continues to an intersection with US 2 in Wilton, and runs concurrently with it for 7.8 miles (12.6 km) to Farmington.

Farmington to Rangeley

SR 4 follows the Sandy River north of Farmington, through the towns of Strong and Phillips, and west to the river's source near Saddleback Mountain. The road turns north to Rangeley, where it turns west and runs concurrently with SR16 at Oquossoc. SR 4 meets SR 17, then continues northwest to its terminus at Haines Landing on the shores of Mooselookmeguntic Lake.

The northern terminus of SR 4 at Haines Landing on Mooselookmeguntic Lake in the town of Rangeley

History

SR 4 was conceived in 1931 as a continuation of U.S. Route 4 in New Hampshire, hence its number. Although US 4 does come close to the Maine border, the intended connection never came to fruition, as US 4 was routed south of Dover to terminate in Portsmouth. Instead, an indirect connection exists, facilitated by NH 4, NH 9, and NH 16 (the Spaulding Turnpike). Because the state of New Hampshire also numbered the extension of SR 4 into New Hampshire as NH 4, there exist two routes within Dover numbered 4.

As first designated in 1931, SR 4 extended from its current southern terminus in South Berwick all the way to the Canada–US border. By 1937, most of the routes that are currently cosigned with it had been designated, most notably US 202. In 1946, SR 4 was truncated to its southern intersection with SR 16 in Rangeley, but was later re-extended along SR 16 to terminate at its current end at Haines Landing in 1951 (the road between SR 16 and Haine's Landing had previously been designated SR 144). Most of former SR 4 between SR 16 and the Canada–US border is now part of SR 27.

Junction list

County	Location^[2]	mi^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
York	South Berwick	0.00	0.00	NH 4 (Portland Avenue) – Dover	Continuation beyond New Hampshire state line
		0.34	0.55	SR 236 south – Eliot	Southern end of concurrency with SR 236
		0.54	0.87	SR 236 north – Berwick	Northern end of concurrency with SR 236
	North Berwick	6.51	10.48	SR 9 west (Somersworth Road) – Berwick	Southern end of concurrency with SR 9
	North Berwick	6.98	11.23	SR 9 east – Wells	Northern end of concurrency with SR 9
	Sanford	14.49	23.32	SR 109 / SR 4A west (Main Street) – Wells, Sanford	Rotary; eastern terminus of SR 4A (southern segment)
	Alfred	18.97	30.53	US 202 west / SR 4A south – Sanford SR 111 east – Lyman	Southern end of concurrency with US 202; northern terminus of SR 4A (southern segment); western terminus of SR 111
	Waterboro	26.89	43.28	SR 5 north – Limerick	Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 5
	Lyman	28.73	46.24	SR 5 south – Saco	Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 5
	Hollis	32.15	51.74	SR 4A east / SR 35 – Kennebunk, Bar Mills, Standish	Western terminus of SR 4A (northern segment)
	Hollis	32.63	52.51	SR 117 north – Limington	Southern end of concurrency with SR 117
	Buxton	34.36	55.30	SR 117 south – Saco	Northern end of concurrency with SR 117
		35.43	57.02	SR 112 – Bar Mills, Saco
		36.30	58.42	SR 4A west – Bar Mills	Eastern terminus of SR 4A (northern segment)
		38.03	61.20	SR 22 – Buxton, South Portland, Scarborough
Cumberland	Gorham	41.49	66.77	SR 112 to SR 114 / SR 25 – Scarborough, Standish	Rotary
		42.37	68.19	SR 25 west – Standish	Southern end of concurrency with SR 25
		42.57	68.51	SR 114 – Scarborough, Sebago Lake
		43.03	69.25	SR 25 east to I‑95 – Westbrook	Northern end of concurrency with SR 25
		46.29	74.50	SR 237	Rotary
	Windham	51.65	83.12	US 302 – Portland, Bridgton	Rotary
	Gray	55.38	89.13	SR 115 west – North Windham	Southern end of concurrency with SR 115
		58.73	94.52	SR 26A north to SR 26 north – South Paris, Poland Spring, Bethel	Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 26A
		58.73– 59.00	94.52– 94.95	I‑95 (Maine Turnpike) – Portland, Augusta, Boston	Exit 63 on Maine Turnpike
		59.17	95.22	SR 26 south / SR 100 south – Portland SR 115 east – Yarmouth	Northern end of concurrency with SR 115; southern end of concurrency with SR 26 / SR 100
		59.22	95.31	SR 26 north – Norway	Southern end of concurrency with SR 26
	New Gloucester	66.79	107.49	SR 231 south – New Gloucester	Northern terminus of SR 231
Androscoggin	Auburn	69.44	111.75	SR 122 west – Poland	Eastern terminus of SR 122
		70.45	113.38	I‑95 (Maine Turnpike)	Exit 75 on Maine Turnpike
		74.49	119.88	SR 11 south / SR 121 south – Minot, Mechanic Falls	Southern end of concurrency with SR 11; northern terminus of SR 121
		75.20	121.02	US 202 east / SR 11 north / SR 100 north (Court Street) – Lewiston, Augusta	Northern end of concurrency with US 202 / SR 11 / SR 100
		76.87	123.71	To US 202 / SR 11 / SR 100 / SR 126 / SR 196 – Lewiston, Augusta	Interchange
	Turner	86.67	139.48	SR 117 (Turner Center Road / Buckfield Road) – Winthrop, Buckfield
	Turner	92.94	149.57	SR 219 (Howes Corner Road / Bear Pond Road) – Leeds, Wayne, Hartford
	Livermore	95.86	154.27	SR 108 west (Church Street) – Rumford	Southern end of concurrency with SR 108
	Livermore	96.90	155.95	SR 108 east – Augusta, Wayne	Northern end of concurrency with SR 108
	Livermore Falls	103.76	166.99	SR 17 south – Winthrop, Augusta	Southern end of concurrency with SR 17
Franklin	Jay	106.34	171.14	SR 140 south (Intervale Road) – Canton	Northern terminus of SR 140
	Jay	109.53	176.27	SR 17 north (East Dixfield Road) – East Dixfield, Rumford	Northern end of concurrency with SR 17
	Wilton	112.00	180.25	US 2 west (Tilton Street) – Wilton, Rumford	Southern end of concurrency with US 2
	Wilton	112.85	181.61	SR 156 (Depot Street) – Wilton, Weld
	Farmington	116.84	188.04	SR 133 (Livermore Falls Road) – Livermore Falls	Northern terminus of SR 133
		119.62	192.51	SR 43 west (Bridge Street) – Temple	Southern end of concurrency with SR 43
		119.77	192.75	US 2 east / SR 27 south (Farmington Falls Road) – New Sharon, Norridgewock, Skowhegan	Northern end of concurrency with US 2; southern end of concurrency with SR 27
		120.41	193.78	SR 43 east (Broadway) – Madison	Northern end of concurrency with SR 43
		122.86	197.72	SR 27 north (New Vineyard Road) – Kingfield	Northern end of concurrency with SR 27
		123.18	198.24	SR 149 north (South Strong Road) – South Strong	Southern terminus of SR 149
	Strong	131.37	211.42	SR 145 north (South Main Street) – Strong	Southern terminus of SR 145
	Phillips	138.91	223.55	SR 142 north – Kingfield, Phillips	Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 142
	Phillips	140.21	225.65	SR 142 south – Weld, Dixfield	Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 142
	Rangeley	160.52	258.33	SR 16 east (Pleasant Street) – Stratton, Eustis	Southern end of concurrency with SR 16
		167.01	268.78	SR 16 west – Wilsons Mills	Northern end of concurrency with SR 16
		167.33	269.29	SR 17 east (Lake Shore Road) – Byron, Roxbury	Western terminus of SR 17
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Concurrent routes

State Route 236: 0.2 miles (0.32 km), South Berwick
State Route 9: 0.5 miles (0.80 km), North Berwick
U.S. Route 202: 56.0 miles (90.1 km), Alfred to Auburn
State Route 5: 1.9 miles (3.1 km), Waterboro to Lyman
State Route 117: 1.7 miles (2.7 km), Hollis to Buxton
State Route 115: 3.7 miles (6.0 km), Gray
State Route 26A: 0.4 miles (0.64 km), Gray
State Route 100: 16 miles (26 km), Gray to Auburn
State Route 11: 0.7 miles (1.1 km), Auburn
State Route 108: 1.5 miles (2.4 km), Livermore
State Route 17: 5.8 miles (9.3 km), Livermore to Jay
U.S. Route 2: 7.8 miles (12.6 km), Wilton to Farmington
State Route 43: 0.8 miles (1.3 km), Farmington
State Route 27: 3.1 miles (5.0 km), Farmington
State Route 142: 1.3 miles (2.1 km), Phillips
State Route 16: 1.5 miles (2.4 km), Rangeley

Auxiliary routes

State Route 4A is the designation for two separate, but closely located, state highways in southeastern Maine, both located in York County. Although they are not directly connected to one another, they are linked by their parent highway, SR 4 (as well as US 202, which is concurrent with SR 4 over this stretch).

Southern segment

State Route 4A
Location:	Sanford
Length:	6.72 mi^[2] (10.81 km)
Existed:	1941–present

The southern segment of SR 4A runs between the towns of Sanford and Alfred, and is multiplexed over its entire 6.5-mile (10.5 km) length. It is a service route for Sanford which SR 4 bypasses to the east.

SR 4A begins at an intersection with SR 4 and SR 109 south of town. SR 4A and SR 109 run concurrently to the northwest into the center of town, where they intersect with US 202 and SR 11. SR 11 splits off US 202 to join SR 109 to the northwest, while SR 4A joins US 202 to the northeast. US 202 and SR 4A run concurrently to the northeast, crossing into Alfred before intersecting with SR 4 and SR 111. SR 4A ends at this intersection, US 202 turns north to join SR 4 and SR 111 begins to the east.

Junction list

The entire route is in York County. ^[2]

Location^[2]	mi^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Sanford	0.00	0.00	SR 4 / SR 109 south	Rotary; eastern end of concurrency with SR 109
	2.81	4.52	US 202 west / SR 11 south (Lebanon Street) – Rochester NH SR 11 north / SR 109 north – Springvale	Eastern end of concurrency with SR 109; southern end of concurrency with US 202
	4.32	6.95	SR 224 west (Shaws Ridge Road) – Shapleigh, Acton	Eastern terminus of SR 224
Alfred	6.72	10.81	US 202 east / SR 4 – North Berwick, Waterboro SR 111 east – Lyman	Northern end of concurrency with US 202; western terminus of SR 111
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Northern segment

State Route 4A
Location:	Hollis–Buxton
Length:	3.78 mi^[2] (6.08 km)
Existed:	1938–present

The northern segment of SR 4A is the shorter of the two, running just 4.0 miles (6.4 km). This segment begins at an intersection between US 202, SR 4, and SR 35 in Hollis. SR 4A and SR 35 share a brief concurrency before SR 4A splits off to the east, crossing SR 117 in the process. The highway continues to the east into the town of Buxton. SR 4A then crosses SR 112 before terminating at US 202 and SR 4.

Junction list

The entire route is in York County. ^[2]

Location^[2]	mi^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Hollis	6.72	10.81	US 202 / SR 4 – East Waterboro SR 35 south (Little Falls Road) – Kennebunk	Southern end of concurrency with SR 35
	6.94	11.17	SR 35 north	Northern end of concurrency with SR 35
	7.09	11.41	SR 117 (Cape Road) – Saco, Cornish
Buxton	9.74	15.68	SR 112 (River Road) – Saco, West Buxton
Buxton	10.50	16.90	US 202 / SR 4 – Sanford, Gorham
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

↑ Maine State Route log via floodgap.com: Maine State Route 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "MaineDOT Public Map Viewer". Maine Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

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