Maine State Route 5

State Route 5 marker

State Route 5
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length: 118.54 mi[1] (190.77 km)
Existed: 1925 – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 9 in Old Orchard Beach
  I195 in Saco
US 1 in Saco
US 202 / SR 4 in Waterboro
US 302 / SR 113 in Fryeburg
US 2 / SR 26 in Bethel
US 2 in Rumford
North end: SR 120 in Andover
Location
Counties: York, Cumberland, Oxford
Highway system
SR 4ASR 6

State Route 5 (abbreviated SR 5) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, located in the southern and western parts of the state. It is a major regional route, running 118.54 miles (190.77 km) from an intersection with State Route 9 in Old Orchard Beach, to an intersection with State Route 120 in Andover.

Route description

SR 5 southbound in Saco

Old Orchard Beach to Waterboro

From its southern terminus near the Pier in Old Orchard Beach, SR 5 leaves the town to the west, going towards the neighboring city of Saco. The route runs northwest from Saco, passes very briefly through a Northwest corner of Biddeford, and intersects US 202 near the Lyman-Waterboro line. SR 5 runs concurrently with US 202 for a short distance to East Waterboro.

Waterboro to Andover

Between Waterboro and Cornish, SR 5 is known as the Sokokis Trail. North of Cornish, the highway follows the Saco River, crossing it at Hiram, to the town of Fryeburg. SR 5 continues north through Lovell to Bethel, where it intersects US 2. The two routes run together along the Androscoggin River to Rumford Point in the town of Rumford, where SR 5 leaves to the north. It follows parallel to the west bank of the Ellis River to the route's end in Andover.

History

As designated in 1925, SR 5 was a longer route than it is today, originally terminating in South Arm near the southern part of Lower Richardson Lake. In 1980, it was cut back to its current northern terminus in Andover at the intersection with SR 120.

In the early 1980s, I-195 was being constructed in Saco, partially over the existing alignment of SR 5. The route was shifted alongside I-195 and partially cosigned with US 1. This remains the routing today.

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
YorkOld Orchard Beach0.00.0 SR 9 (East / West Grand Avenues) Saco, ScarboroughSouthern terminus of SR 5
0.20.3 SR 98 west (Portland Avenue) to US 1 ScarboroughEastern terminus of SR 98
2.33.7 I195 west to I95 / US 1 SacoEastern terminus of I-195; SR 5 north goes under a concurrency with I-195 West until US 1.
Saco3.25.1 US 1 north (Portland Road) Saco, Scarborough
I195 west to I95 Portland, Kittery
Northern terminus of US 1 / SR 5 concurrency
I-195 exit 2, no access to I-195 east
4.16.6 US 1 south (Main Street) Biddeford
SR 9 (Main / Beach Streets) Biddeford, Camp Ellis
SR 112
Southern terminus of US 1 / SR 5 concurrency
Southern terminus of SR 112
4.57.2 SR 112 north (North Street) Buxton, GorhamNorthern terminus of SR 5 / SR 112 concurrency
BiddefordNo major junctions
Dayton13.020.9 SR 35 (Goodwins Mills / Clarks Mills Roads) Lyman, Hollis
Lyman16.526.6 US 202 east / SR 4 north (Hollis Road) GorhamEastern terminus of US 202 / SR 4 / SR 5 concurrency
Waterboro18.429.6 US 202 west / SR 4 south (Main Street) AlfredWestern terminus of US 202 / SR 4 / SR 5 concurrency
Limerick28.545.9 SR 11 west (Elm Street) NewfieldSouthern terminus of SR 5 / SR 11 concurrency
28.746.2 SR 11 east (Washington Street) LimingtonSouthern terminus of SR 5 / SR 11 concurrency
28.846.3 SR 160 north ParsonsfieldSouthern terminus of SR 160
Cornish37.460.2 SR 25 west (Main Street) Porter, Freedom NHWestern terminus of SR 5 / SR 25 concurrency
38.261.5 SR 25 east / SR 117 south (Maple Street) StandishEastern terminus of SR 5 / SR 25 concurrency.
Southern terminus of SR 5 / SR 117 concurrency
CumberlandBaldwin40.164.5 SR 113 south (Pequawket Trail) Steep FallsSouthern terminus of SR 5 / SR 113 / SR 117 concurrency
OxfordHiram44.171.0 SR 117 north (South Road) DenmarkNorthern terminus of SR 5 / SR 117 concurrency
Brownfield51.282.4 SR 160 (Main Street / Denmark Road) Brownfield, Denmark
Fryeburg58.393.8 US 302 west / SR 113 north (Main Street) Conway NHNorthern terminus of SR 5 / SR 113 concurrency
Southern terminus of US 302 / SR 5 concurrency
58.794.5 US 302 east (Bridgton Road) Sebago Area, PortlandNorthern terminus of US 302 / SR 5 concurrency
Lovell67.8109.1 SR 93 south SwedenNorthern terminus of SR 93
South Oxford81.8131.6 SR 35 south (Norway Road) North Waterford, NorwaySouthern terminus of SR 5 / SR 35 concurrency
Bethel94.6152.2 US 2 west (West Bethel Road) Gilead, Gorham NH
SR 35
Northern terminus of SR 35
Southern terminus of US 2 / SR 5 concurrency
95.0152.9 SR 26 south (Railroad Street) Bethel, ParisSouthern terminus of US 2 / SR 5 concurrency with SR 26
Newry100.7162.1 SR 26 north (Bear River Road) Upton, Errol NHNorthern terminus of US 2 / SR 5 concurrency with SR 26
Rumford106.9172.0 US 2 east RumfordNorthern terminus of US 2 / SR 5 concurrency
Andover118.5190.7 SR 120 east (Roxbury Pond Road) – South Arm, RumfordNorthern terminus of SR 5
Western terminus of SR 120
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Concurrent routings

Former routes

State Route 5A
Location: Lovell
Length: 2.1 mi (3.4 km)
Existed: 1960–2003

State Route 5A was a short 2.1-mile (3.4 km) loop off Route 5 in Lovell. It functioned as an eastern bypass of downtown and connected to SR 5 at both ends. It was designated in 1960 and was removed from the route logs in 2003. It is now an unnumbered road.

References

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