Interstate 95 North - Portland to Augusta

Just one half mile north of the split with I-295, Interstate 95 meets the U.S. 1 Connector, a limited access spur stemming southeast from Exit 45 to U.S. 1 & Maine 9 (Main Street) in South Portland.

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Entering the trumpet interchange (Exit 45) with the U.S. 1 Connector southeast on I-95 north. An adjacent interchange along the spur ties in with adjacent Maine Mall Road north to The Maine Mall and Payne Road south to SR 114 (Gorham Road). Exit 45 represented the north end of the Maine Turnpike between 1947 and 1955.

06/30/11

Interstate 95 sees the first of three exits to the city of Westbrook at the folded diamond interchange (Exit 46) with Skyway Drive. Skyway Drive links the Maine Turnpike with adjacent Maine 22, Maine 9 and Jetport Drive to the passenger terminal of Portland International Jetport (PWM).

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Exit 46 leaves Interstate 95 (Maine Turnpike) north for Skyway Drive. Maine 9 angles northwest from South Portland along Western Avenue to encircle Portland International Jetport (PWM) to an overlap with Maine 22 east to Congress Street in Portland. Maine 22 west leaves Westbrook for North Scarborough and an end at Maine 35 in Buxton.

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Continuing north across the Stroudwater River, Interstate 95 sees a trumpet interchange (Exit 47) with Maine 25 (Rand Road east / Westbrook Arterial west). Maine 25 originates in Portland and follows Brighton Avenue to Nasons Corner and Rand Road. Rand Road loops the route south to the Westbrook Arterial west to the Westbrook city center.

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Exit 48 follows in one half mile as a trumpet interchange with Larrabee Road southwest to Riverside Street and Maine 25 Business (Main Street).

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Maine 25 was relocated away from Main Street to the Westbrook Arterial in 2007, with the old route become a business loop. Riverside Street parallels I-95 north through an industrial park area to connect with U.S. 302 (Forest Avenue) at Riverton. There is no direct access between the turnpike and US route.

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Still within the Portland city limits, Interstate 95 (Maine Turnpike) approaches the trumpet interchange (Exit 52) with the Falmouth Spur (unsigned Interstate 495).

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Interstate 495 runs east 5.2 miles to connect the Maine Turnpike with Interstate 295 at Falmouth. The Falmouth Spur was completed in 1955 and was a part of the I-95 mainline until 2004.

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Northbound I-95 at Exit 52 for I-495 (Falmouth Spur) east. The Falmouth Spur is tolled separately from the turnpike mainline. Drivers taking the spur connect with ramps for I-295 north to Freeport and U.S. 1 into Falmouth.

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Interstate 95 enters the town of Falmouth at the Presumpscot River between I-495 and the Blackstrap Road overpass. Just north of there is the trumpet interchange (Exit 53) and connector with parallel Maine 26 & 100 (Gray Road).

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Exit 53 carries drivers onto adjacent Maine 26 & 100 (Gray Road). Maine 26 & 100 merge at North Deering in Portland and follow Auburn Street northward through west Falmouth, West Cumberland, Gray and U.S. 202.

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Scenic view of the Maine Turnpike ahead of the Hurricane Road overpass in north Falmouth.

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The Gray Service Plaza provides food, gas and tourist information for Turnpike drivers along I-95 north to the east of Forest Lake.

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Northbound at the Gray Service Area off-ramp on Interstate 95. The facility resides north of West Cumberland and the Blackstrap Road over crossing.

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U.S. 202 & Maine 4-115 (Gray Road) cross paths with Interstate 95 at Exit 63 and the Gray town center. U.S. 202 & Maine 4 comprise a north-south route between Foster Corner, Gray and Upper Gloucester. Maine 115 ties into the overlap from North Windham to the west and North Yarmouth to the east.

06/27/05

Parallel Maine 26 & 100 (Portland Road) intersect U.S. 202 & Maine 4-115 (Main Street) just east of the trumpet interchange (Exit 63) with I-95. Maine 26 & 100 part ways there with Maine 26 venturing north along Shaker Road to Dry Mills and Poland Spring. Maine 100 meanwhile joins U.S. 202 & Maine 4 to Upper Gloucester and Auburn.

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One half mile south of Exit 63 to U.S. 202 & Maine 4-115 (Gray Road) on I-95 (Maine Turnpike) west of Gray Meadow. Maine 115 leads travelers west to the Sebago Lakes region via North Windham. Interests to the Sunday River and Mt. Abrams Ski resorts should follow Maine 26 north to Norway, South Paris and the Oxford Hills region. Maine 26 also serves Maine Wildlife Park between Dry Mills and Poland Spring.

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Center Road spans Interstate 95 (Maine Turnpike) ahead of the Exit 63 ramp departure. New Gloucester lies northeast of Gray via U.S. 202 or Maine 231. U.S. 202 & Maine 4-100 share pavement northward from Gray into Auburn, meeting Interstate 95 again at Exit 75.

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Interstate 95 continues northward from Gray toward the town of New Gloucester.

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The second Maine Turnpike mainline toll plaza lies along the freeway between the Weymouth and Mayall Road overpasses northeast of Dry Mills and Crystal Lake. E-ZPass account holders must slow to 10 miles per hour through two all electronic tolling lanes at the ten lane plaza.

06/27/05

Aforementioned U.S. 202 & Maine 4-100 (Washington Street) cross paths with Interstate 95 near Danville within the city limits of Auburn. The trio enter the vicinity from Upper Gloucester via Pine Tree Trail and meet Maine 122 as Washington Street near the Androscoggin County line.

06/27/05

Interstate 95 crosses the Androscoggin County line ahead of the trumpet interchange (Exit 75) and connector with U.S. 202 & Maine 4-100 (Washington Street) at south Auburn. The three routes continue north into Downtown Auburn. There Maine 4 splits and follows Union and Center Streets north to East Auburn and Auburn Plains. U.S. 202 & Maine 100 meanwhile span the Androscoggin River via Court Street onto Main Street in Downtown Lewiston.

06/27/05

Interstate 95 curves easterly from Auburn to Gardiner. Pictured here is the one half mile guide sign for Exit 75 (U.S. 202 & Maine 4-100). Maine 4 links the Auburn-Lewiston area with Farmington and the Rangeley Lakes region of Franklin County. Maine 4 also carries travelers bound for the University of Maine at Farmington, Saddleback, Lost Valley and the Sugarloaf USA Ski areas.

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Exit 75 departs Interstate 95 northbound after the Kittyhawk Avenue over crossing east of Auburn-Lewiston Airport (LEW). U.S. 202 & Maine 4-100 enter the Rumford Junction area just north of the Turnpike and divide ahead of Maine 11 & 121 (Poland Road). Maine 121 ends there, but Maine 11 continues northward with U.S. 202 & Maine 4-100 to Downtown Auburn, and U.S. 202 & Maine 100 through Lewiston, Greene, and ultimately Augusta.

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In some cases, three-digit-width Interstate 95 shields replaced I-495 shields on the Maine Turnpike main line and associated approach roads. This assembly lies beyond the Danville Corner Road overpass.

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Interstate 95 travels eastward toward the city of Lewiston and Exit 80 with Alfred A. Plourde Parkway. A single point urban interchange (SPUI) joins the Turnpike with the Parkway just south of its interchange with Maine 196 (Lisbon Street).
Originally a trumpet interchange and access road leading north, Exit 80 was later reconfigured into a parclo interchange and then again with construction between 2014-17 into the first SPUI in Maine.¹

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Nearing the Maine Turnpike crossing of the Androscoggin River and Exit 80 on Interstate 95 north. Maine 196 constitutes an east-west highway between Lewiston and Brunswick.

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Alfred A. Plourde Parkway serves an industrial area of south Lewiston between Maine 196 (Lisbon Street) and the Androscoggin River. Maine 196 heads southeast from Downtown Lewiston to its interchange with the parkway en route to South Lewiston. The state route continues from there to Lisbon, Lisbon Center and Lisbon Falls.

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Motorists bound for Maine 196 (Lisbon Street) via Alfred A. Plourde Parkway depart Interstate 95 northbound at Exit 80. Maine 196 west ends at U.S. 202 & Maine 11-100 (Main Street) in Downtown Lewiston. U.S. 202 & Maine 11-100 north from there enter the Winthrop Lakes region.

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Interstate 95 winds east from the Lewiston area to next meet Maine 9 (Middle Road) at a diamond interchange (Exit 86). Maine 9 joins the Turnpike with the town of Sabattus, a rural community situated at the cross roads of Maine 9 and 126.

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Exit 86 opened on November 19, 2004 after roughly two years of work. The interchange allows commuters to use Interstate 95 in lieu of Maine 126 and other local area roads between Sabattus and Lewiston.²

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Northbound I-95 at the ramp departure (Exit 86) to Maine 9 (Middle Road). Maine 9 meanders northward from Lisbon Falls to Sabattus, joining Maine 126 east from Sabattus to Gardiner. Maine 132 (Wales Road) begins at Sabattus and travels north to Monmouth.

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Reassurance markers posted along the Maine Turnpike northbound after the on-ramp from SR 9. The opening of Exit 86 interrupted a previously 22 mile long exit less stretch.

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English and Metric distance signs are posted all along the Maine Turnpike for Canadian travelers bound for New Brunswick and other points. Distances listed here include Augusta (north of the Turnpike end) and Bangor, the largest city in northern Maine.

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Crossing into Kennebec County, Interstate 95 approaches the Litchfield Service Plaza. The final service area along the Maine Turnpike mainline offers the only gas and food between Sabattus and Gardiner. The facility lies 3.5 miles south of the Exit 102 interchange.

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One mile north of Cobbosseecontee Stream in West Gardiner is the final main line toll plaza along I-95 north. Tolls collected at Mile 100 are set at $1.75 for passenger vehicles (2015 rates) with a pair of 10 MPH E-ZPass lanes available at the ten lane plaza.

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Exit 102 joins the Maine Turnpike with Maine 9 & 126 (Lewiston Road) outside of the city of Gardiner. Maine 9 & 126 enter West Gardiner from Litchfield and the Tacoma Lakes area. The pair follow Cobbossee Road and Central Street from I-95 east into Downtown where they meet U.S. 201, Maine 24 and Maine 26.

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Northbound one half mile out from the trumpet interchange (Exit 102) and access road to Maine 9 & 126 (Lewiston Road). The state route pair provide access to adjacent Interstate 295 at a diamond interchange (Exit 51).
Exit 102 also serves the West Gardiner Service Plaza. Opened in 2008 for travelers along both I-95 and I-295 along SR 9 & 126, the service area lies south of the Exit 102 ramp end. A new $1.5 million roundabout under construction in 2015³ replaces the at-grade intersection between the state routes, ramps to I-95 and the plaza.

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Exit 102 leaves I-95 north beyond the Maine 9 & 126 (Lewiston Road) overpass. SR 9 & 126 split in Downtown Gardiner with SR 9 following Water Street along the east banks of the Kennebec River. SR 126 follows Whitfield Road east to North Pittston. Connections with SR 27 south serve Pittston and Dresden while U.S. 201 & SR 27 north follow the west banks of the Kennebec northward to Farmingdale.

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A wye interchange brings the north end of Interstate 295 onto the Maine Turnpike just north of Exit 102. Originally the two routes were connected directly via a series of sweeping ramps. The Maine Turnpike continues northward otherwise to Exit 109.

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Interstate 95 continues 27 miles north to Waterville (Exit 127) and 84 miles to Bangor (Exit 182).

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Several signs line the Interstate 95 northbound mainline in anticipation of the Maine Turnpike end. The panels direct motorists to such long distance points of interest such as the Penobscot Bay and Bar Harbor Regions, the University of Maine at Fort Kent, Acadia national Park and Fort Knox State Historic Site among others.

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U.S. 202 and Maine 11-17-100 (Western Avenue) intersect Interstate 95 at the first of three Augusta area interchanges at Exit 109. The four routes proceed east from Exit 109 to Downtown Augusta near Capitol Park and the Capitol riverfront area on the Kennebec. Augusta is not only the state capital but also home to the Maine Veterans, Police, and Fire Memorials, the University of Maine at Augusta, and the Augusta Civic Center.

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Another in the series of signs along Interstate 95 touting northern Maine points of interest follows with this sign referencing Quoddy State Park via Exit 182A in Bangor.

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One mile south of the trumpet interchange (Exit 109) and access road to U.S. 202 & Maine 11-17-100 (Western Avenue) on I-95 north. U.S. 202 & Maine 11-100 overlap from Downtown Augusta westward to Winthrop, Greene and Lewiston. SR 17 parts ways with the trio at Manchester for Readfield, Readfield and Livermore Falls. SR 17 continues east from Augusta to South Windsor and Rockland on the coast.
SR 11 turns north to North Augusta and the Belgrade Lakes Region while SR 100 splits with U.S. 202 for U.S. 201 along the Kennebec River to Riverside and Winslow.

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Nearing the Winthrop Street overpass on Interstate 95 north. A sign randomly posted by the bridge directs motorists headed to Peaks-Kenny State Park to Newport (Exit 157).

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Leaving the Maine Turnpike sign posted at the former Augusta Main Toll Plaza. Interstate 95 continues as a free facility all the way to the New Brunswick, Canada line.

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Auxiliary sign touting the connections to U.S. 201 and Maine 3 from Interstate 95 through the Augusta area. U.S. 201 follows the Kennebec River northward from Gardiner to Farmingdale and Hallowell into Downtown. The highway spans the river at Augusta en route to Riverside with Maine 100. Maine 3 (via Exit 113) provides a long-distance route to the coast at Belfast, Bar Harbor, and Acadia National Park.

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Interstate 95 northbound reaches the off-ramp (Exit 109) to U.S. 202 & Maine 11-17-100 (Western Avenue) near Augusta State Airport (AUG). U.S. 201 and 202 follow Memorial Drive from Memorial Circle in Downtown to Bangor Street in east Augusta. U.S. 202 ventures east from U.S. 201 there to South China and China.
Having began at New Castle, Delaware just south of Interstate 95, the 627 mile route of U.S. 202 comes close to I-95 for the final time at Bangor.

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