Interstate 295 North - Falmouth to Gardiner

Interstate 295 leaves the Portland vicinity for Yarmouth and Freeport. U.S. 1 crosses paths with the freeway again at a parclo interchange (Exit 15) south of the Yarmouth town center. U.S. 1 loops west of the freeway, intersecting Maine 88 and 115 (Main Street) in the process.

06/27/05

Exit 15 leaves Interstate 295 at the U.S. 1 overpass. Maine 115 (Main Street / Walnut Hill Road) joins Yarmouth with Maine 9 near Cumberland to the northwest. The state route otherwise ends at Maine 88 in Yarmouth. Maine 88 enters Yarmouth from Cumberland Foreside to the south before ending at U.S. 1.
A $6.1 million project in 2013 reconfigured Exit 15 by adding a new southbound on-ramp and realigning the northbound off-ramp.¹

06/27/05

U.S. 1 shield assembly posted at the end the Exit 15 off-ramp. U.S. 1 travels south to Tuttle Road at Cumberland Foreside.

06/27/05

Interstate 295 branches away from adjacent U.S. 1 at Exit 20 to encircle central Freeport. Meeting the freeway in two miles near the town center is Maine 125 & 136 at Exit 22.

06/30/11

Entering the parclo interchange (Exit 22) with Maine 125 & 136 on Interstate 295 north. The state route pair originate at U.S. 1 (Main Street) in Freeport. The two part ways just to the north on separate paths into the town of Durham.

06/30/11

Interstate 295 curves more easterly and again comes close to U.S. 1 at forthcoming Exit 24.

06/30/11

Northbound side ramps tie in I-295 with adjacent U.S. 1 at Exit 24. U.S. 1 leaves Freeport as a rural two lane highway.

06/30/11

Exit 24 departs I-295 north for return access to U.S. 1 south into Freeport. U.S. 1 north mirrors the course of I-295 north as a local route into Brunswick along Old Portland Road.

06/30/11

Interstate 295 arcs northward between U.S. 1 and Florida Lake to the Brunswick town line.

06/30/11

The first in a series of signs for the U.S. 1 Connector to Brunswick appears. U.S. 1 leaves the I-295 corridor at Brunswick for Bath and the Mid Coast of Maine. Exit 28 ties I-295 in with I-95 directly through Brunswick, while Exit 31 and SR 196 provides a bypass of Brunswick for points east.

06/30/11

Two miles west of the trumpet interchange (Exit 28) with the U.S. 1 Connector on I-295 north.

06/30/11

U.S. 1 travels as a freeway from Brunswick east to Bath. The route winds northeast as a two lane scenic highway from there to Wiscasset and SR 27 south to the Boothbay Region. Rockland lies further east along the route at Penobscot Bay.

06/30/11

Exit 28 is the last meeting between the freeway and U.S. 1 until Exit 302 at Houlton, where the U.S. highway encounters I-95.

06/30/11

Durham Road passes over I-295 north at the off-ramp (Exit 28) for the U.S. 1 Connector. The expressway spurs east to merge with U.S. 1 along Pleasant Street, a commercial arterial leading east to the U.S. 1 expressway bypass of Downtown Brunswick.

06/30/11

Topsham lies opposite Brunswick along the north banks of the Androscoggin River to the east of I-295.

06/30/11

Two lanes veer away from Interstate 295 north for the U.S. 1 Connector. Motorists bound for Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park should remain on I-295 north to I-95 north to Bangor and the connection with U.S. 1A southeast to Ellsworth.

06/30/11

Continuing northeast, Interstate 295 spans the Androscoggin River and enters Sagadahoc County ahead of the parclo interchange (Exit 31) with Maine 196.

06/30/11

Maine 196 encircles Topsham between U.S. 201 and the U.S. 1 freeway at Brunswick along the controlled access Coastal Connector. The bypass provides a direct route to U.S. 1 east to Cooks Corner and Bath in lieu of Pleasant Street east from Exit 28.

06/30/11

A 19.42 mile route, Maine 196 travels north from Brunswick to Lewiston by way of Lisbon Falls and Lisbon.

06/30/11

Just across the Androscoggin, Interstate 295 nears Exit 31 for SR 196. The Androscoggin River flows 178 miles southeast from Umbagog Lake into the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay. The river separates the city of Auburn and Lewiston upstream.

06/30/11

Exit 31 leaves I-295 north for Maine 196. Maine 196 (Lewiston Road) intersects U.S. 201 nearby. U.S. 201 (Augusta Road) passes under I-295 with no direct access while en route north from Topsham to the town of Bowdoin.

06/30/11

Taking Exit 31, drivers reach Maine 196 just west of the intersection with Topsham Fair Mall Road. The adjacent road winds southwest by a number of shopping centers and big box retail to Winter Street in Topsham.

06/30/11

Five mile notice is given to northbound travelers along Interstate 295 for the impending end at I-95. This sign lines a rural stretch west of the Abagadasset River in the town of Richmond.

07/01/12

The 2008 opened West Gardiner Service Plaza lies three miles ahead off Exit 51. This is the northernmost facility for the Maine Turnpike.

07/01/12

U.S. 201 crosses paths with Interstate 295 between Peacock Beach State Park and Libby Hill in south reaches of Gardiner. A diamond interchange joins the freeway and US route at Exit 49.

07/01/12

The final interchange of I-295 north joins the freeway with SR 9 & 126 (Lewiston Road) adjacent to the West Gardiner Service Plaza. The new facility replaced the Augusta rest area closed by 2005.

07/01/12

Maine 9 & 126 (Lewiston Road) wind east from Exit 51 alongside Cobbosseecontee Stream into Downtown Gardner. The pair cross the Kennebec River and split at Randolph.

07/01/12

Interstate 295 spans Cobbosseecontee Stream and enters the town of West Gardiner.

07/01/12

The West Gardiner Main Toll Plaza succeeds Exit 51 along Interstate 295 north.

07/01/12

There is no direct access to the Maine Turnpike south from I-295 north to Lewiston and Auburn. A direct loop ramp was removed, with motorists redirected onto SR 9 & 126 west to their ramp for I-95 south.

07/01/12

Exit 51 departs Interstate 295 north for Maine 9 & 126 (Lewiston Road) east to Water Street in Gardiner and west to Litchfield and their separation at Sabattus.

07/01/12

Tolls collected at the north end of I-295 bring motorists onto the final stretch of the Maine Turnpike leading north to Augusta.

07/01/12

The main line toll plaza includes E-ZPass dedicated lanes where motorists may proceed through at 10 MPH or less. The booths lie under an overpass originally used for the ramp to the Maine Turnpike south.

07/01/12

An end sign for I-295 stands at the wye interchange with Interstate 95 north. The capital city of Augusta lies six miles ahead.

07/01/12