U.S. Route 2 in Maine
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| Length: | 273.64 mi[1] (440.38 km) | ||||||
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| West end: |
 US 2 at Shelburne, NH | ||||||
  US 201 / US 201A in Skowhegan   SR 7 / SR 11 / SR 100 in Newport   I‑95 / I‑395 / SR 15 in Bangor US 202 in Bangor US 2A in Orono / Old Town I‑95 in Smyrna US 1 / US 2A in Houlton | |||||||
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I‑95 in Houlton | ||||||
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U.S. Route 2 in Maine is a principal east–west route through the central portion of the state, extending from the New Hampshire border in Gilead to the town of Houlton near the Canadian border.
Route description
After crossing the New Hampshire state line in Gilead, Route 2 continues to follow the Androscoggin River, turning north in Bethel (Route 26 continues eastward from this turn). From there, the road crosses the river and turns north for a short while before turning eastward again, following the curving path of the river on the opposite bank until Dixfield, where it turns northeast, crossing from Oxford County, through southeastern Franklin County and into Somerset County. The road has a major junction with U.S. Route 201 in Skowhegan, continuing to Penobscot County and the town of Newport, where the road begins a loosely parallel path with Interstate 95, junctioning with the interstate just southeast of the Bangor International Airport in Bangor.
From Bangor, the road begins following the Penobscot River northward, passing through Orono, crossing the river just south of the main campus of the University of Maine on Marsh Island. In Old Town, the road crosses the river again, staying to the east bank of the river through Mattawamkeag, crossing the Mattawamkeag River, then heading northward through the rest of the county and into Aroostook County, heading due north from Macwahoc, eventually meeting up again with I-95 near Exit 286 in Oakfield, before crossing back at Exit 291 in Smyrna. From Smyrna, the road travels due east into Houlton, sharing a concurrency with U.S. Route 1 for just under half a mile, before heading east and terminating just north of Houlton International Airport at I-95 Exit 305, the last exit before it changes to Route 95.
History
The original path of the road near the Houlton Airport did not turn around what is now the north–south runway, instead going straight on what is now Old Woodstock Road, over the eventual path of the runway, and crossing Airport Road just south of the exit, meeting at the old U.S. Customs station, two hundred yards due south of the current one. The corresponding Canadian road also has closed, ending 0.4 miles (0.64 km) further from the border than it once did. The roadway paths are still visible on satellite imagery.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Oxford | Gilead | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 2 west – Gorham | Continues west into New Hampshire |
| 2.2 | 3.5 |  SR 113 south – Evans Notch | Northern terminus of SR 113 | ||
| Bethel | 11.8 | 19.0 |   SR 5 / SR 35 south (Lovers Lane) – Waterford | Southern terminus of US 2/SR 5 concurrency Northern terminus of SR 35 | |
| 12.2 | 19.6 |  SR 26 south (Railroad Street) – Bethel, South Paris | Partial at-grade intersection/intersection Southern terminus of US 2/SR 5/26 concurrency | ||
| Newry | 18.0 | 29.0 | SR 26 north (Bear River Road) – Upton, Errol NH | Northern terminus of US 2/SR 5/26 concurrency | |
| Rumford | 24.2 | 38.9 | SR 5 north (Ellis River Road) – Andover, South Arm | Northern terminus of US 2/SR 5 concurrency | |
| 24.8 | 39.9 |  SR 232 – Bryant Pond, South Paris | Northern terminus of SR 232 | ||
| 34.3 | 55.2 |  SR 108 (Bridge Street) – Canton | Western terminus of SR 108 | ||
| 35.1 | 56.5 |  SR 120 west (Hancock Street) – Andover | Eastern terminus of SR 120 | ||
| Mexico | 35.5 | 57.1 |  SR 17 north (Roxbury Road) – Rangeley | Western terminus of US 2/SR 17 concurrency | |
| Dixfield | 40.5 | 65.2 |  SR 142 (Weld Street) – Mount Blue State Park, Weld | Southern terminus of SR 142 | |
| Franklin | Wilton | 52.4 | 84.3 |  SR 17 south (East Dixfield Road) to SR 4 south – North Jay | Eastern terminus of US 2/SR 17 concurrency |
| 57.2 | 92.1 | SR 4 south (Main Street) – Livermore Falls, Jay | Southern terminus of US 2/SR 4 concurrency | ||
| 58.1 | 93.5 |  SR 156 (Depot Street) – Wilton, Weld | |||
| Farmington | 62.1 | 99.9 |  SR 133 (Livermore Falls Road) – Livermore Falls | Northern terminus of SR 133 | |
| 64.9 | 104.4 |  SR 43 west (Bridge Street) – Temple | Western terminus of US 2/SR 4/43 concurrency | ||
| 65.0 | 104.6 |  SR 4 / SR 27 north / SR 43 east (Main Street) – Saddleback, Sugarloaf | Eastern terminus of US 2/SR 4/43 concurrency Western terminus of US 2/SR 27 concurrency | ||
| 69.9 | 112.5 |  SR 41 south (Vienna Road) / SR 156 west – Mount Vernon, Farmington Falls | Northern terminus of SR 41 Eastern terminus of SR 156 | ||
| New Sharon | 73.8 | 118.8 |  SR 134 north (Water Street / Starks Road) – Starks | Western terminus of US 2/SR 134 concurrency | |
| 74.0 | 119.1 | SR 134 south (Cape Cod Hill Road) – Mount Vernon | Eastern terminus of US 2/SR 134 concurrency | ||
| 74.6 | 120.1 | SR 27 south (Belgrade Road) – Belgrade Lakes, Augusta | Eastern terminus of US 2/SR 27 concurrency | ||
| Somerset | Mercer | 81.3 | 130.8 |  SR 137 (Valley Road) – Smithfield | Northern terminus of SR 137 |
| Norridgewock | 86.3 | 138.9 |  US 201A / SR 8 north (New Madison Road) – Madison | Western terminus of US 2/201A/SR 8 concurrency | |
| 86.7 | 139.5 | SR 8 south (Smithfield Road) – Smithfield SR 139 east (Waterville Road) – Fairfield | Eastern terminus of US 2/SR 8 concurrency Western terminus of SR 139 | ||
| Skowhegan | 91.7 | 147.6 | US 201 south (Waterville Road) – Fairfield SR 104 (Fairview Avenue) – Fairfield Center | Southern terminus of US 2/201 concurrency Northern terminus of SR 104 Southern terminus of US 201A | |
| 92.0 | 148.1 | US 201 north (Madison Avenue) | Northern terminus of US 2/201 concurrency | ||
| 92.2 | 148.4 |  SR 150 (North Avenue) – Guilford | Southern terminus of SR 150 | ||
| Canaan | 100.4 | 161.6 |  SR 23 south (Hinckley Road) – Hinckley, Fairfield | Western terminus of US 2/SR 23 concurrency | |
| 100.9 | 162.4 | SR 23 north (Hartland Road) – Hartland | Eastern terminus of US 2/SR 23 concurrency | ||
| Palmyra | 109.4 | 176.1 |  SR 152 (Estes Avenue/Ell Hill Road) – Pittsfield, Hartland | ||
| 112.1 | 180.4 |  SR 151 (Warren Hill Road) – Hartland, St. Albans | Southern terminus of SR 151 | ||
| Penobscot | Newport | 116.1 | 186.8 | SR 7 north / SR 11 / SR 100 south (Moosehead Trail) to I‑95 – Pittsfield, Moosehead Lake Region, Dexter | Western terminus of US 2/SR 7/100 concurrency I-95 Exit 157 |
| 119.6 | 192.5 | SR 7 south (Roussin Road) to I‑95 – Dixmont, Plymouth | Eastern terminus of US 2/SR 7/100 concurrency US 2/SR 100 concurrency continues I-95 Exit 159 | ||
| Etna | 125.1 | 201.3 |  SR 143 (Dixmont Road) to I‑95 – Stetson, Dixmont Center | I-95 Exit 167 | |
| Carmel | 128.4 | 206.6 |  SR 69 (Plymouth Road/Hampden Road) – Winterport, Plymouth, Pittsfield | ||
| Bangor | 140.9 | 226.8 |  I‑95 / I‑395 / SR 15 to SR 9 – Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Newport | I-95 Exits 182A-B, I-395 Exits 1A-B Western terminus of I-395 | |
| 142.0 | 228.5 | I‑95 / SR 15 – Orono, Houlton, Newport, Augusta | I-95 Exit 183 | ||
| 143.3 | 230.6 |  SR 222 (Union Street) | I-95 Exit 184 | ||
| 143.6 | 231.1 | US 202 (Main Street) SR 100 | Eastern terminus of US 202 Northern terminus of SR 100 To  US 1A / SR 9I-95 Exit 185 | ||
| Orono | 151.4 | 243.7 |  SR 16 (Bennoch Road) – Lagrange, Milo | Eastern terminus of SR 16 | |
| 151.7 | 244.1 | US 2A (College Avenue) | Western terminus of US 2A | ||
| Old Town | 155.6 | 250.4 | US 2A (Center Street) – Stillwater SR 43 west (North Main Street) – Hudson, Penobscot Indian Reservation | Eastern terminus of US 2A Eastern terminus of SR 43 | |
| Milford | 156.0 | 251.1 |  SR 178 (Bradley Road) – Eddington, Bradley | Northern terminus of SR 178 | |
| Enfield | 178.6 | 287.4 |    SR 6 west / SR 116 south / SR 155 (Bridge Street/Hammond Road) to I‑95 – Howland, Enfield | Western terminus of US 2/SR 6/116 concurrency I-95 Exit 217 | |
| Lincoln | 188.8 | 303.8 | SR 116 north (Penobscot Valley Avenue) to I‑95 | Eastern terminus of US 2/SR 6/116 concurrency I-95 Exit 227 | |
| 190.4 | 306.4 | SR 155 (High Street) – Enfield | Northern terminus of SR 155 | ||
| 190.6 | 306.7 | SR 6 east (Lee Road) – Topsfield | Eastern terminus of US 2/SR 6 concurrency | ||
| Winn | 201.4 | 324.1 |  SR 168 (Winn Road) – Lee | Northern terminus of SR 168 | |
| Mattawamkeag | 204.3 | 328.8 |  SR 157 (Medway Road) to I‑95 – Baxter State Park, Medway, Millinocket | Eastern terminus of SR 157 I-95 Exit 244 | |
| Aroostook | Macwahoc Plantation | 213.5 | 343.6 |  SR 170 (Kingman Road) – Kingman | Northern terminus of SR 170 |
| 213.8 | 344.1 | US 2A (Military Road) – Haynesville, Houlton | Western terminus of US 2A | ||
| Sherman | 231.1 | 371.9 |  SR 158 (Woodbridge Corner Road) to I‑95 – Sherman Mills, Patten | Eastern terminus of SR 158 I-95 Exit 264 | |
| Island Falls | 242.2 | 389.8 |  SR 159 to I‑95 – Patten | Eastern terminus of SR 159 I-95 Exit 276 | |
| Smyrna | 252.8 | 406.8 |  SR 212 – Knowles CornerSmyrna-Oakfield Road– To I‑95 | Eastern terminus of SR 212 | |
| 258.2 | 415.5 | I‑95 – Houlton, Bangor | I-95 Exit 291 | ||
| Houlton | 269.3 | 433.4 | US 1 north (North Street) to I‑95 – Mars Hill | Northern terminus of US 1/2 concurrency I-95 Exit 302 | |
| 269.5 | 433.7 | US 2A (Bangor Street) – Bangor | Eastern terminus of US 2A | ||
| 269.7 | 434.0 | US 1 south (Court Street) – Calais | Southern terminus of US 1/2 concurrency | ||
| 272.8 | 439.0 | I‑95 – Bangor to  Route 95 – Woodstock, Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing | I-95 Exit 305 Eastern terminus of US 2 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to U.S. Route 2 in Maine. |
- ↑ "US Highway 2 (Maine)". Floodgap Roadgap. 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-18.