U.S. Route 2 in Maine

U.S. Route 2
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length:	273.64 mi[1] (440.38 km)
Major junctions
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
East end:	I‑95 in Houlton
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced Maine State Highway System Interstate U.S. State ← US 1A US 2A → ← Route 14 N.E. Route 16 →

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
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 9 I-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 Corner Smyrna-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       Concurrency terminus

References

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