Maine State Route 97

State Route 97 marker

State Route 97
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length: 9.53 mi[1] (15.34 km)
Existed: 1949 – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 220 in Friendship
North end: US 1 in Warren
Location
Counties: Knox
Highway system
SR 96SR 98

State Route 97 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, located near the southern coastline. It runs 9.53 miles (15.34 km) from an intersection with State Route 220 in Friendship to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 in Warren.

Route description

SR 97 begins in the town of Friendship. Its "administrative" southern terminus is located at the intersection of Harbor Road and Davis Point Road. However, it is not signed south of its intersection with SR 220 (Main Street and Waldoboro Road), located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the north. SR 220, of which SR 97 is a former alignment, has its southern terminus here. SR 97 proceeds northeast out of town, passes through Cushing, and then enters Warren, where it ends at US 1 near the Oyster River, just west of Thomaston.

The Maine State Prison is located on SR 97 in Warren, near the Cushing town line.

History

Prior to 1949 redesignation

All of SR 97, except for the unsigned "extension" south on Harbor Road in Friendship, was formerly part of SR 220. When it was first established in 1929, SR 220 existed as a strange V-shaped route in its southernmost stretch from Waldoboro to Warren (via Friendship). This meant that a motorist heading north from Friendship to Warren, on what is now SR 97 north, would have been traveling southbound on SR 220.

In 1949, this problem was rectified by truncating SR 220 to its current southern terminus and redesignating the eastern leg of the "V" as SR 97.

Southern terminus of SR 97

The southern terminus of SR 97 is defined as being on Harbor Road near its intersection with Davis Point Road,[2] almost one mile south of its intersection with SR 220. However, there is no indication of this in the field, as no signage for SR 97 exists on Harbor Road. In addition, its defined length, 9.53 miles (15.34 km), is equal to the distance between SR 220 and US 1 in Warren and is confirmed by the route's signage.

Junction list

The entire route is in Knox County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Friendship0.000.00 SR 220 north (Waldoboro Road) Waldoboro, WashingtonSouthern terminus of SR 97
Southern terminus of SR 220
CushingNo major junctions
Warren9.5315.34 US 1 (Atlantic Highway) to SR 131 Thomaston, RocklandNorthern terminus of SR 97
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References


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