- List of Maine State Routes
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Standard markers of State Routes in Maine.Highway names Interstates: Interstate x (abbreviated I-X) US Routes: U.S. Route x (abbreviated US-X) State: State Route x or Route x (abbreviated SR X) In the state of Maine, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has a system of numbered highways, defined by as the "connected main highways throughout the state which primarily serve arterial or through traffic." As of 2006, 22,236 miles[1] of roadway are included in the highway system, including Interstate highways, U.S. Routes, state highways, and other urban and rural local roads.
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Route types and funding[2]
Interstate Highways
Maine has one primary Interstate highway, I-95, within its borders, as well as four of its spurs: I-195, I-295, I-395, and I-495 (which is unsigned). All Interstate highways in Maine are part of the National Highway System and, as such, receive some degree of federal funding. All of these highways are freeways and are built under set standards for roadway design.
U.S. Numbered Highways
Maine contains two primary U.S. numbered highways: U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 2.
- U.S. Route 1 has a bypass and business route, as well as several U.S. Route 1A alternates, one of which has its own (unsigned) business route as well. US-1 also has a "child" route, the intrastate U.S. Route 201, a spur route north to the Canadian border which also has its own alternate, U.S. Route 201A.
- U.S. Route 2 has two U.S. Route 2A alternate, as well as two child routes: U.S. Route 202, a southwestern spur, and U.S. Route 302, a western loop connecting US-1 in Portland to US-2 in Montpelier, Vermont.
These routes are generally maintained and funded in the same manner as state routes, with these responsibilities falling to the MaineDOT.
State Routes
State routes in Maine are numbered and signed by the state, and by extension are also generally maintained and funded by the state, except in areas designated as "urban compact areas," defined by MaineDOT as "those in which the population according to the last United States census exceeds 7,500 inhabitants. Urban compact municipalities are also those in which the population according to the last United States census is less than 7,500 inhabitants but more than 2,499 inhabitants, and in which the ratio of people whose place of employment is in a given municipality to employed people residing in that same municipality according to the last United States census is 1.0 or greater." In this case, the section of road is the responsibility of the municipality.
State-aid highways
State-aid highways are roads chosen by the local municipality which serve as links between other state routes. Winter snow removal is the responsibility of the municipality, while other maintenance and funding is handled by the state, with the exception of urban compact areas.
Townways
Townways in Maine are classified as all highways that do not fall into one of the preceding categories. These roads are chosen, funded, and maintained by the towns, or the county in unorganized areas. The vast majority of highways in the state fall under this category. These also represent the closest thing to county roads in the state, as Maine does not have signed county roads as other states such as New York do.
Signage practices
State Routes
Maine's current state highway shield is a simple black-numeral-on-white-box design, identical to Massachusetts' state route shield design. Square shields are used for one- and two- digit routes, and elongated shields are used for three-digit routes and their alternate routes. Maine has three business state routes, Route 25 Business, indicated by a 'Business' shield complementing the Route 25 shield; Route Business 15 through Bangor and Brewer; and Route Business 137 through Waterville. Maine also has one truck route, Route 228 Truck, which is indicated by a 'Truck' shield complementing the Route 228 shield.
U.S. Highways
Maine uses standard shields for U.S. Routes, a white six-point shield on a black border. Square shields are used for U.S. Routes 1, 1A, 2, and 2A, while elongated shields are used for U.S. Routes 201, 201A, 202, and 302. Maine also has two business U.S. Routes, indicated by banners complementing the corresponding route shields. Maine also has a U.S. Route 1 Bypass, indicated in the same way, with a bypass shield.
Interstate Highways
Maine uses standard-size Interstate shields on its Interstate Highways. Many of Maine's Interstate shields contain the state name, and others do not. I-95 shields on the Maine Turnpike are generally accompanied by Maine Turnpike shields. The Falmouth Spur, designated I-495 in 2004, is unsigned.
List of routes
1-90 91-139 140-189 190-238 Former Routes U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 2A
State Route 3
State Route 4
State Route 4A
State Route 5
State Route 6
State Route 7
State Route 8
State Route 9
State Route 9A
State Route 9B
State Route 10
State Route 11
State Route 11A
State Route 15State Route 16
State Route 17
State Route 22
State Route 23
State Route 24
State Route 25State Route 26
State Route 26A
State Route 27
State Route 32
State Route 35
State Route 37
State Route 41
State Route 43
State Route 46
State Route 52
State Route 69
State Route 73
State Route 77
State Route 85
State Route 86
State Route 88
State Route 89
State Route 90State Route 91
State Route 92
State Route 93
State Route 94
Interstate 95- Maine Turnpike, a toll road running 101.43 miles along I-95.
State Route 96
State Route 97
State Route 98
State Route 99
State Route 100
State Route 100A
State Route 101
State Route 102
State Route 102A
State Route 103
State Route 104
State Route 105
State Route 106
State Route 107
State Route 108
State Route 109
State Route 110
State Route 111
State Route 112
State Route 113
State Route 114
State Route 115
State Route 116
State Route 117
State Route 118
State Route 119
State Route 120
State Route 121
State Route 122
State Route 123
State Route 124
State Route 125
State Route 126
State Route 127
State Route 128
State Route 129
State Route 130
State Route 131
State Route 132
State Route 133
State Route 134
State Route 135
State Route 136
State Route 137State Route 140
State Route 141
State Route 142
State Route 143
State Route 144
State Route 145
State Route 146
State Route 148
State Route 149
State Route 150
State Route 151
State Route 152
State Route 153
State Route 154
State Route 155
State Route 156
State Route 157
State Route 158
State Route 159
State Route 160
State Route 161
State Route 162
State Route 163
State Route 164
State Route 166
State Route 166A
State Route 167
State Route 168
State Route 169
State Route 170
State Route 171
State Route 172
State Route 173
State Route 174
State Route 175
State Route 176
State Route 177
State Route 178
State Route 179
State Route 180
State Route 181
State Route 182
State Route 183
State Route 184
State Route 185
State Route 186
State Route 187
State Route 188
State Route 189State Route 190
State Route 191
State Route 192
State Route 193
State Route 194
Interstate 195
State Route 195
State Route 196
State Route 197
State Route 198
State Route 199
State Route 200
U.S. Route 201
U.S. Route 201A
U.S. Route 202
State Route 204
State Route 205
State Route 206
State Route 207
State Route 208
State Route 209
State Route 210
State Route 212
State Route 213
State Route 214
State Route 215
State Route 216
State Route 218
State Route 219
State Route 220
State Route 221
State Route 222
State Route 223
State Route 224
State Route 225
State Route 226
State Route 227
State Route 228
State Route 229
State Route 230
State Route 231
State Route 232
State Route 233
State Route 234
State Route 235
State Route 236
State Route 237
State Route 238
Interstate 295
U.S. Route 302
Interstate 395
Interstate 495 (Falmouth Spur-unsigned)- State Route 703 (unsigned)
State Route 5A
State Route 18
State Route 35A
State Route 43A
State Route 95
State Route 147
State Route 165
State Route 172A
State Route 203
State Route 201- State Route 202
State Route 211
State Route 217
SR 228 Truck
New England Route 1
New England Route 9
New England Route 11
New England Route 15
New England Route 18
New England Route 19
New England Route 20
New England Route 24
New England Route 25
New England Route 26Routes crossing state borders
New Hampshire Route 113B and New Hampshire Route 153 enter Maine. NH Route 113B is a loop of Maine's Route 113, which enters New Hampshire.
References
See also
- New England Interstate Routes
External links
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