Interstate 195

Interstate 195 leaves the trumpet interchange with I-95, passing by the westbound toll booths. Exit 1 (Industrial Park Road) departs in one quarter mile.

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Traffic lights are used along I-195 east to allow MTA employees to cross safely to the westbound toll booths.

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Travelers pass over Industrial Park Road at its folded diamond interchange (Exit 1) with I-195. Industrial Park Road stems north from Maine 112 (North Street) to Spring Hill Road. Spring Hill Road leads east to U.S. 1 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) near Slater Hill. Maine 112 heads west from U.S. 1 & Maine 5 (Main Street) in Downtown Saco to Bar Mills.

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Signage ahead of Exit 2 directs motorists to Downtown Saco and the Saco Amtrak station to use Exit 2 and motorists bound for the coast and the Old Orchard Beach Amtrak station to remain on Interstate 195. Amtrak's Downeaster serves southern Maine on a line between Portland and Boston, Massachusetts. The Saco station is open all year round while Old Orchard Beach's platform is only open seasonally between May and October.

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Interests to the Saco area Funtown Splashtown USA theme park should use U.S. 1 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) north from Interstate 195 at Exit 2A. Palace Playland in Old Orchard Beach lies along the Atlantic Ocean near the junction of Maine 5 (Old Orchard Street) and Maine 9 (West Grand Avenue). Drivers bound for the park should use Interstate 195 to its merge with SR 5 (Ocean Park Road) and its turn onto Saco Avenue.

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Interstate 195 eastbound, one quarter mile from the off-ramp (Exit 2) onto U.S. 1 (Main Street) south. U.S. 1 (Main Street) south merges with Maine 5 (Ocean Park Road) west to Downtown Saco and Maine 112 (North Street).

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Entering the three-quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exit 2) with U.S. 1 (Main Street)on I-195 east. Exit 2A departs here for Main Street south at Maine 5 (Ocean Park Road) east. U.S. 1 travels south along Main Street to Elm Street through Downtown Saco. Elm Street carries the US route across the Saco River into Biddeford.

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Exit 2B follows onto U.S. 1 (Portland Road) north through Saco. U.S. 1 meets Maine 98 (Cascade Road) before crossing the Cumberland County line into West Scarborough.

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Interstate 195 continues a short distance east of U.S. 1 (Exit 2) to its end at Maine 5 (Ocean Park Road).

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Nearing the freeway end, all traffic converges into one lane ahead of the merge with Maine 5 (Ocean Park Road). Maine 5 continues east of Interstate 195 as a two lane road to the five point intersection with Saco Avenue, Temple Avenue, Old Orchard road and Old Salt Road.

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End Interstate 195 / Maine 5 sign posted at the freeway conclusion eastbound. Maine 5 enters the scene from parallel Ocean Park Road.

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A set of flashers caution eastbound motorists of traffic turning southbound onto Maine 5 (Ocean Park Road) as I-195 transitions into Ocean Park Road east. SR 5 extends east from Ocean Park Road along Saco Avenue into Old Orchard Beach. Temple Avenue links the state route with SR 9 (West Grand Avenue) at the community of Ocean Park.

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This assembly for the beginning of I-195 west is posted at the intersection of Reserve Street and SR 5 (Ocean Park Road) north.

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The majority of traffic on SR 5 (Ocean Park Road) north is advised to continue west on Interstate 195 to Exit 2 for both U.S. 1 (Portland Road) and the SR 5 continuation along Main Street. Ocean Park Road carries the state route parallel to I-195 between here and U.S. 1 (Main Street).

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The first shield for I-195 stands one half mile east of the three-quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exits 2B/A) with U.S. 1 (Main Street / Portland Road).

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Exit 2 joins Interstate 195 with U.S. 1 (Main Street) north of its merge with Maine 5 (Ocean Park Road). Together the two route travel south to Downtown Saco and Maine 112 (North Street).

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Exit 2B carries motorists onto U.S. 1 (Portland Road) north through northern reaches of Saco. Portland Road travels a short distance to Funtown Splashtown USA, one of the area theme parks.

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Interstate 95 makes its first appearance at the Exit 2B ramp departure for U.S. 1 (Portland Road) north. U.S. 1 continues north from here to Maine 98 (Cascade Road) in north Saco and West Scarborough in Cumberland County.

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Drivers bound for U.S. 1 south & Maine 5 north (Main Street) leave Interstate 195 west via Exit 2A. Maine 5 leaves U.S. 1 for a brief overlap along Maine 112 (North Street) before departing Saco en route to Limerick. U.S. 1 continues south along Elm Street otherwise into Biddeford.

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Continuing west along Interstate 195, drivers next encounter a folded diamond interchange (Exit 1) with Industrial Park Road. Industrial Park Road serves businesses along its frontage between Maine 112 (North Street) and Spring Hill Road. Maine 112 travels north-south from Downtown to Buxton.

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Motorists not departing Interstate 195 via Exit 1 enter the Maine Turnpike toll plaza before joining Interstate 95. All passenger vehicles are levied a $1.00 toll (2015 rates).

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Westbound I-195 at Exit 1 to Industrial Park Road. Industrial Park Road, in conjunction with Spring Hill Road, provides a route between Maine 112 (North Street) and U.S. 1 (Portland Road) in north Saco.

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Interstate 195 enters the Maine Turnpike toll barrier almost immediately west of the Industrial Park Road under crossing.

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Interstate 195 ends at a trumpet interchange with Interstate 95 (Maine Turnpike). Long distance travelers bound for Montreal are directed onto I-95 northward to perhaps U.S. 302 west for the trip into Canada. I-95 north otherwise splits with Interstate 295 in eight miles at South Portland.

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The Maine Turnpike south heads to Biddeford at its next exit in four miles. Interstate 95 reaches Kittery in 33 miles and Boston in 98 miles.

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