Maine State Route 3

State Route 3 marker

State Route 3
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length: 119.21 mi[1] (191.85 km)
Major junctions
West end: SR 8 / SR 11 / SR 27 in Augusta
 

I95 in Augusta
US 201 / SR 100 in Augusta
US 202 / SR 9 from Augusta to China

US 1 from Belfast to Ellsworth
East end: SR 102 / SR 198 in Mount Desert
Highway system
US 2ASR 4

State Route 3 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from Route 8, 11 and 27 in Augusta to an intersection with Route 102 in the village of Somesville in the town of Mount Desert, on Mount Desert Island. Route 3 is 119.3 miles (192.0 km) in length.

Route 3 uses the Augusta Bypass, a controlled-access road completed in 2004 to alleviate congestion in the city center caused by traffic headed for Interstate 95. (Previous to this, Route 3 followed U.S. Route 202 into Augusta). It was extended in 2013 to reach Route 8, 11 and 27 just beyond the connection to I-95 and serve the new Alfond Center for Health and Cancer Center. [2] The bypass ends at U.S. Route 202 on the east end of Augusta, and Route 3 runs concurrently with U.S. 202 (the Belfast Road) to the village of South China, where U.S. 202 leaves to the north. Route 3 continues east to the city of Belfast, where it intersects U.S. 1.

U.S. 1 and Route 3 run concurrently from Belfast through Bucksport, crossing the Penobscot Narrows Bridge over the Penobscot River. From Bucksport, Route 3 and U.S. 1 continue along the Acadia Highway to the city of Ellsworth.

Route 3 leaves U.S. 1 at The Triangle, an intersection at the south end of Ellsworth that has been the center of numerous traffic problems within that city . Continuing south through Trenton, the route crosses a causeway to Mount Desert Island. Route 3 follows the island's eastern shore to the tourist town of Bar Harbor, then continues south through Acadia National Park to the village of Northeast Harbor. The route then turns north, running along with Route 198 to its end near the village of Somesville. Route 3 signs on this last portion of the Route lack directional indicators, as it almost forms a complete loop around the Eastern portion of Mount Desert Island. Signs state "Route" in replacement of directional signs. Directional signs start appearing just east of Seal Harbor when the highway starts turning North, though it is signed as East/West in keeping with the majority of the route.

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
KennebecAugusta-1.0 SR 8 / SR 11 / SR 27 (Civic Center Drive)Western terminus of SR 3
0.000.00 I95 Augusta, Portland, Waterville, BangorI-95 Exit 113
0.71.1 SR 104 (West River Road) Sidney, Augusta Riverfront
1.72.7 US 201 / SR 100 (Riverside Drive) Winslow, Augusta East Side Business District, Camden, Rockland
2.64.2 US 202 / SR 9 west (North Belfast Drive)Western terminus of US 202 and SR 9 concurrency
China11.718.8 SR 32 north (Vassalboro Road)Western terminus of SR 32 concurrency
13.020.9 SR 32 south (Windsor Road) WindsorEastern terminus of SR 32 concurrency
13.321.4 US 202 / SR 9 east (Lakeview Drive) China, BangorEastern terminus of US 202 and SR 9 concurrency
WaldoLiberty28.245.4 SR 220 (West Main Street) Thorndike, Liberty
Belmont38.562.0 SR 131 (Morrill Road/Searsmont Road) Searsmont, Union
Belfast44.571.6 US 1 south / SR 52 Camden, RocklandSouthern terminus of US 1 concurrency
45.172.6 SR 7 / SR 137 (Waldo Avenue) Belfast, Brooks, FreedomInterchange; southern terminus of SR 7 and SR 137;
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance via High St.
45.873.7 SR 141 (Swan Lake Avenue) SwanvilleSouthern terminus of SR 141
Stockton Springs55.389.0 US 1A (Bangor Road) Winterport, BangorSouthern terminus of US 1A
Prospect61.398.7 SR 174 (Fort Knox Road) Fort KnoxEastern terminus of SR 174
HancockBucksport62.8101.1 SR 15 north (Main Street) – Downtown Bucksport, BangorWestern terminus of SR 15 concurrency
Orland64.0103.0 SR 46 (Duck Cove Road) Dedham, East HoldenSouthern terminus of SR 46
64.6104.0 SR 175 (Castine Road) Orland, CastineNorthern terminus of SR 175
67.2108.1 SR 15 south (Front Ridge Road) Penobscot, Blue Hill, Deer IsleEastern terminus of SR 15 concurrency
71.4114.9 SR 176 (Surry Road) SurryEastern terminus of SR 176
Ellsworth81.7131.5 SR 172 (West Main Street) Blue Hill, SurryNorthern terminus of SR 172
82.0132.0 SR 230 (Water Street)Northern terminus of SR 230
82.2132.3 US 1A (Oak Street) BangorSouthern terminus of US 1A
83.2133.9 US 1 north CalaisNorthern terminus of US 1 concurrency
Trenton86.8139.7 SR 204 (Jordan River Road) LamoineWestern terminus of SR 204
90.4145.5 SR 230 (Oak Point Road)Southern terminus of SR 230
Bar Harbor91.7147.6 SR 102 / SR 198 (Main Street) Northeast Harbor, Southwest HarborNorthern terminus of SR 102 and SR 198
102.0164.2 SR 233 (Eagle Lake Road) Cadillac Mountain, Southwest HarborEastern terminus of SR 233
Mount Desert113.0181.9 SR 198 south (Harborside Road) Northeast HarborSouthern terminus of SR 198 concurrency
118.0189.9 SR 233 (Eagle Lake Road) Bar HarborWestern terminus of SR 233
119.21191.85 SR 102 / SR 198 north (Main Street) Ellsworth, Somesville, Southwest HarborEastern terminus of SR 3
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

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