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
SR 3SR 5

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 Canadian 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 Canadian border is now part of SR 27.

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
YorkSouth Berwick0.00.0 NH 4 (Portland Avenue) Rollinsford, DoverContinuation into New Hampshire
0.30.5 SR 236 south (Harold L. Dow Highway) Eliot, KitterySouthern end of concurrency with SR 236
0.50.8 SR 236 north (Berwick Road) BerwickNorthern end of concurrency with SR 236
BerwickNo major junctions.
North Berwick6.510.5 SR 9 west (Somersworth Road) Berwick, Somersworth, NHSouthern end of concurrency with SR 9
7.011.3 SR 9 east (Wells Street) WellsNorthern end of concurrency with SR 9
Sanford14.523.3 SR 4A north / SR 109 (Main Street) Sanford, WellsEastern terminus of SR 4A
Alfred19.030.6 US 202 west / SR 4A south (Sanford Road) Sanford
SR 111 east (Biddeford Road) Biddeford
Southern end of concurrency with US 202;
northern terminus of SR 4A;
western terminus of SR 111
Waterboro26.843.1 SR 5 north (Sokokis Trail) North Waterboro, LimerickSouthern end of concurrency with SR 5
Lyman28.746.2 SR 5 south (New County Road) Dayton, SacoNorthern end of concurrency with SR 5
Hollis32.151.7 SR 4A east / SR 35 (Main Street/Little Falls Road) Dayton, HollisWestern terminus of SR 4A
32.652.5 SR 117 north (Cape Road) Hollis, LimingtonSouthern end of concurrency with SR 117
Buxton34.355.2 SR 117 south (Joy Valley Road) SacoNorthern end of concurrency with SR 117
35.356.8 SR 112 (River Road/Beech Plains Road) Buxton, Saco
36.258.3 SR 4A west (Main Street) Buxton, HollisEastern terminus of SR 4A
37.961.0 SR 22 (Long Plains Road) Standish, Scarborough
CumberlandGorham41.466.6 SR 112 Gorham, Buxton
42.267.9 SR 25 west (State Street) Standish, LimingtonSouthern terminus of concurrency with SR 25
42.468.2 SR 114 (School Street/South Street) Standish, Scarborough
42.969.0 SR 25 east (Main Street) Westbrook, PortlandNorthern terminus of concurrency with SR 25
46.274.4 SR 237 (Newell Street/Mosher Road) Gorham
Windham51.582.9 US 302 (Roosevelt Trail) Westbrook, Windham
Gray55.288.8 SR 115 west (Windham Road) North WindhamSouthern end of concurrency with SR 115
58.694.3 SR 26A north Gray BypassSouthern end of concurrency with SR 26A
58.894.6 I-95 / Maine Turnpike - Portland, AugustaExit 63 on I-95
59.095.0 SR 26 north (Shaker Road) New Gloucester, Poland
SR 26 / SR 100 south (Portland Road) Falmouth, Portland
SR 115 east (Yarmouth Road) North Yarmouth, Yarmouth
Northern end of concurrency with SR 115;
southern end of concurrency with SR 100;
southern terminus of SR 26A
New Gloucester66.6107.2 SR 231 south (Intervale Road) New Gloucester, North YarmouthNorthern terminus of SR 231
AndroscogginAuburn69.3111.5 SR 122 west (Poland Spring Road) PolandEastern terminus of SR 122
70.3113.1 I-95 / Maine Turnpike - Portland, AugustaExit 75 on I-95
74.3119.6 SR 11 / SR 121 south (Minot Avenue) Minot, Mechanic FallsSouthern end of concurrency with SR 11;
northern terminus of SR 121.
75.0120.7 US 202 east / SR 11 / SR 100 north (Court Street) LewistonNorthern end of concurrency with US 202 / SR 11 / SR 100
Turner86.5139.2 SR 117 (Buckfield Road/Turner Center Road) Buckfield, Turner
92.7149.2 SR 219 (Bear Pond Road/Howes Corner Road) Hartford, Leeds
Livermore95.1153.0 SR 108 west (Canton Road) CantonSouthern end of concurrency with SR 108
96.6155.5 SR 108 east (Boothby Road) LeedsNorthern end of concurrency with SR 108
Livermore Falls103.5166.6 SR 17 south (Main Street) to SR 133 Rockport, FayetteSouthern end of concurrency with SR 17
FranklinJay106.1170.8 SR 140 south (Intervale Road) CantonNorthern terminus of SR 140
109.3175.9 SR 17 north (Tilton Street) Dixfield, RumfordNorthern end of concurrency with SR 17
Wilton111.7179.8 US 2 west (Tilton Street) Dixfield, RumfordSouthern end of concurrency with US 2
112.6181.2 SR 156 (Depot Street) Weld, Farmington
Farmington116.6187.6 SR 133 south (Livermore Falls Road) Farmington, Livermore FallsNorthern terminus of SR 133
119.4192.2 SR 43 west (Bridge Street) TempleSouthern end of concurrency with SR 43
119.5192.3 US 2 east / SR 27 south (Farmington Falls Road) New Sharon, NorridgewockNorthern end of concurrency with US 2;
southern end of concurrency with SR 27
120.2193.4 SR 43 east (Perham Street) Industry, StarksNorthern end of concurrency with SR 43
122.6197.3 SR 27 north (Fairbanks Road) New Vineyard, New PortlandNorthern end of concurrency with SR 27
122.9197.8 SR 149 north (South Strong Road) StrongSouthern terminus of SR 149
Strong131.2211.1 SR 145 north (North Main Street) to SR 149 / SR 234 Strong, PhillipsSouthern terminus of SR 145
AvonNo major junctions.
Phillips138.6223.1 SR 142 north to SR 149 Salem, KingfieldSouthern end of concurrency with SR 142
139.9225.1 SR 142 south (Weld Road) Weld, CarthageNorthern end of concurrency with SR 142
Rangeley160.4258.1 SR 16 east (Stratton Road) Stratton, Carrabassett ValleySouthern end of concurrency with SR 16
166.9268.6 SR 16 west (Wilsons Mill Road) Magalloway Plantation, Errol, NHNorthern end of concurrency with SR 16
167.2269.1 SR 17 east (Lake Shore Road) Byron, RoxburyWestern terminus of SR 17
168.7271.5Haines LandingNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Concurrent routes

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).

State Route 4A
Location: Sanford
Length: 6.5 mi[2] (10.5 km)
Existed: 1941–present

Southern segment

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.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Sanford0.00.0 SR 4 (Country Club Road / Alfred Street) North Berwick, Alfred
SR 109 south (Main Street) Wells
Southern terminus
2.84.5 US 202 west / SR 11 south (Lebanon Street) Lebanon
SR 11 / SR 109 north (Main Street) Acton, Shapleigh
Northern end of concurrency with SR 109;
southern end of concurrency with US 202
4.36.9 SR 224 west (Shaws Ridge Road)Eastern terminus of SR 224
Alfred6.810.9 US 202 east / SR 4 (Main Street / Jordan Springs Road) North Berwick, Waterboro
SR 111 east (Biddeford Road) Biddeford
Northern terminus; western terminus of SR 111
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

State Route 4A
Location: Hollis-Buxton
Length: 4.0 mi[2] (6.4 km)
Existed: 1938–present

Northern segment

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.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Hollis0.00.0 US 202 / SR 4 (Hollis Road) Waterboro, Buxton
SR 35 south (Little Falls Road) Dayton
Southern terminus
0.20.3 SR 35 north (New Road) HollisNorthern end of concurrency with SR 35
0.40.6 SR 117 (Cape Road) Saco, Hollis
Buxton3.04.8 SR 112 (River Road) Saco, Gorham
4.06.4 US 202 / SR 4 (Narragansett Trail) Hollis, GorhamNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Maine State Route log via floodgap.com: Maine State Route 4
  2. 1 2 Maine State Route log via floodgap.com: Maine State Route 4A
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