Interstate 195 Maine

Interstate 195 links the Maine Turnpike with the city of Saco and the town of Old Orchard Beach in York County.

Overview

Interstate 195, the Saco Industrial Spur, is a 1.60 mile¹ long route leading east from I-95 (Maine Turnpike) across Goosefare Hill to U.S. 1 (Main Street) in the city of Saco. While officially ending at the exchange with U.S. 1 at Exit 2, the freeway extends east from Main Street as I-195 to Goosefare Brook, the dividing line between Saco and the town of Old Orchard Beach. Route 5 eastbound overtakes the ending freeway along Ocean Park Road to Saco Avenue through Old Orchard Beach. Route 5 westbound utilizes the freeway to connect with U.S. 1 for their shared alignment south to the Saco city center.

History

When the Interstate system was first laid out, the Maine State Highway Commission assigned Route A-95 for I-195, Route B-95 for I-295 and Route C-95 for I-95. Designated I-195, the Saco Industrial Spur was included in the proposed urban Interstate numerology plans for Maine approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on November 10, 1958.

Interstate 195 remained a proposed route until 1980, when construction finally broke ground on the freeway. The spur opened initially from Industrial Park Road (Exit 1) east to U.S. 1 (Exit 2) in 1982. This included the 0.87 mile long freeway extension (inventoried by MaineDOT as Route 5195S) east to Route 5 (Ocean Park Road). The remaining half mile link to the Maine Turnpike opened in 1983.^2,3

Route Information

East End – Saco, ME
West End – Saco, ME
Mileage – 1.57 eastbound/ 1.55 westbound
Cities – Saco
Junctions –

Source: MaineDOT Public Map Viewer
1.55 miles on the December 31, 2021 Interstate Route Log and Finders List

I-195 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)

Location	Vehicles per day
I-95 to Exit 1	31,500
Exits 1 to 2	22,680
Exit 2 to SR 5	11,476

Source: MaineDOT Public Map Viewer, accessed on May 29, 2022

Photo Guides

Interstate 195 Maine

East End – Saco, Maine

East at

National Highway System mileage for Interstate 195 ends at the exchange with U.S. 1 (Exit 2). The freeway however continues another 0.87 miles to end at Route 5 (Ocean Park Road). Photo by Sheila Schumacher (08/31/04).

A lane drop occurs ahead of the at-grade merge with Route 5 (Ocean Park Road) southbound. Route 5 overtakes the ending freeway east into Old Orchard Beach. Temple Avenue separates with the state route at Saco Avenue to connect with the coastal community of Ocean Park. 06/27/05

An end sign assembly for Interstate 195 was erected at the junction with Route 5 in 2004 during a freeway wide sign replacement project. Photo by Sheila Schumacher (08/31/04).

West at

Route 5 (Ocean Park Road) upgrades into Interstate 195 just beyond Reserve Avenue at the Saco city line. 06/27/05

A left turn connects with Ocean Park Road west to U.S. 1 (Main Street). Route 5 northbound accompanies I-195 west to Exit 2A. 06/27/05

West End – Saco, Maine

West at

Interstate 195 west and Route 5 split at the three quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exits 2B/A) with U.S. 1 (Main Street). I-195 continues another 1.75 miles to the Maine Turnpike. 06/27/05

U.S. 1 and Route 5 overlap south along Main Street to Downtown Saco. U.S. 1 constitutes a four to five lane boulevard north from Saco to Portland. 06/27/05

Continuing beyond a set of toll booths, travelers partition for the Maine Turnpike on-ramps north 8.3 miles to South Portland and south 34 miles to Kittery. Photo by Jeff Royston (12/02).

North at

Route 5 (New County Road) spans Interstate 95 (Maine Turnpike) two miles south of the trumpet interchange (Exit 5) with Interstate 195 east. Route 5 dog legs east along Bradley and Spring Streets and an overlap with Route 112 to connect with U.S. 1 (Main Street) north to I-195. Photo by Jim Teresco (11/18/01).

One mile guide ahead of Interstate 195 east (Exit 36) on I-95 (Maine Turnpike) north. There are two interchanges along Saco Industrial Spur for the city of Saco. The succeeding northbound exit on I-95 lies 6.7 miles ahead at Scarborough. Photo by Sheila Schumacher (08/31/04).

Exit 36 parts ways with I-95 (Maine Turnpike) north for Interstate 195 east. The Old Orchard Beach town line lies 2.6 miles to the east at the freeway end. Photo by Sheila Schumacher (08/31/04).

South at

Two miles north of Interstate 195 (Exit 36) along the Maine Turnpike southbound at the Flag Pond Road overpass. The ensuing stretch runs between Saco Industrial Park and wetland areas east of The Heath. 06/28/05

Interstate 195 provides a direct route to Downtown Saco from I-95 south via U.S. 1 south / Route 5 (Main Street) north. 06/28/05

One half mile ahead of the trumpet interchange (Exit 36) with the Saco Industrial Spur along Interstate 95 south. The exchange between the two routes was previously a half cloverleaf interchange. 06/28/05

Exit 36 leaves Interstate 95 (Maine Turnpike) south for I-195 (Saco Industrial Spur) east to adjacent Industrial Park Road, U.S. 1 (Main Street) and Route 5 southbound to Old Orchard Beach and Ocean Park. 06/28/05

Sources:

Distance of Route 0195 measured in the MaineDOT Public Map Viewer.
Saco Industrial Spur (I-195). BostonRoads.com.
Maine’s Interstate System: An Investment in Safety, Mobility, and Prosperity ~~http://www.state.me.us/mdot/interstate/index.php,~~ Maine Department of Transportation

Page updated May 29, 2022.