Interstate 95 in Maine

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Interstate 95
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Maintained by Maine Department of Transportation

Length:

303.2 mi^[1] (488.0 km)

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

North end:

Route 95 at Canadian border in New Brunswick

State Routes in Maine
< SR 94		SR 95 >

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.

[edit] Route description

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.

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	#		Destinations	Notes
County	Location	Old		Destinations	Notes
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
		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
	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
	West Gardiner	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
	Waterville	34	130	SR 104 (Main Street) – Waterville, Winslow
Somerset	Fairfield	35	132	SR 139 – Fairfield, Benton
Somerset	Fairfield	36	133	US 201 – Fairfield, Skowhegan
Kennebec	Clinton	37	138	Hinckley Road - Clinton, Burnham
Somerset	Pittsfield	38	150	Somerset Avenue - Pittsfield, Hartland, Burnham
Somerset	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
	Orono	51	193	Stillwater Avenue - Stillwater, Old Town, Orono
	Old Town	51	193	Stillwater Avenue - Stillwater, Old Town, Orono
		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