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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 1 in Maine. For the entire route, seeU.S. Route 1.

U.S. Route 1 marker

U.S. Route 1

Map
US 1 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byMaineDOT
Length526.05 mi[1][2](846.60 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
South endUS 1inPortsmouth, NH
Major intersections
North endRoute 161inClair, NB
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountiesYork,Cumberland,Sagadahoc,Lincoln,Knox,Waldo,Hancock,Washington,Aroostook
Highway system
←I-495→US 1A
←Route 20N.E.→Route 25

U.S. Route 1(US 1) in theU.S. stateofMaineis a major north–south section of theUnited States Numbered Highway System,serving the eastern part of the state. It parallels theAtlantic OceanfromNew Hampshirenorth throughPortland,Brunswick,andBelfasttoCalais,and then theSt. Croix Riverand the rest of theCanada–United States borderviaHoultontoFort Kent.The portion along the ocean, known as theCoastal Route,provides a scenic alternate toInterstate 95(I-95).

Route description[edit]

US 1 enters Maine fromNew Hampshireby bridging thePiscataqua RiveratKitteryon theMemorial Bridge.Following the sandy southern Maine coast, the highway bridges theCape Neddick RiverinCape Neddick;theJosiasandOgunquitrivers inOgunquit;theWebhannet RiverinWells;and theMerriland,Mousam,andKennebunkrivers inKennebunk.After bridging theSaco RiverbetweenBiddefordandSaco,the highway bridges theNonesuch RiverinScarborough.

InSouth Portland,US 1 merges withI-295at exit 4 and continues north through downtownPortlandtoTukey's Bridge,now on I-295, before separating at exit 9. TheCharles Loring Highwayis part of US 1 in Portland. LikeLoring Air Force Base,it is named forCharles J. Loring Jr.

North of Portland, the highway bridges thePresumpscot River(via theMartin's Point Bridge) inFalmouth,theRoyal RiverinYarmouth,and theCousins RiverinFreeportbefore following theAndroscoggin RiverthroughBrunswickand crossing theKennebec Riveron theSagadahoc BridgebetweenBathandWoolwich.The section between Brunswick (at its junction withUS 201) and Bath is a four-lane freeway, and the route continues as a four-lane expressway through most of Bath, then crosses on a two-lane viaduct before becoming four lanes again on the bridge over the Kennebec River. It then becomes a three-lane road (with center turning lane) through Woolwich and then reverts to two lanes after that as it continues north towardWiscasset.

The highway bridges theSheepscot Riverin Wiscasset, theDamariscotta RiverinDamariscotta,theMedomak RiverinWaldoboro,and theSaint George RiverinThomastonbefore reachingRockland.

In Rockland, there is a bypass of downtown (US 1A) which travels along Broadway and Maverick streets, while US 1 itself has a one way pair with Main and Union streets in the downtown Rockland area (Main Street traffic goes north with two lanes, while Union Street traffic is southbound).

The highway follows the coast ofPenobscot Baybridging theGoose RiverinRockport,theDucktrap RiverinLincolnville,theLittle RiverinNorthport,and thePassagassawakeag RiverinBelfastbefore bridging thePenobscot RiveratBucksport.The Atlantic coast is less frequently visible as the highway bridges theOrland RiverinOrland,theUnion RiverinEllsworth,Sullivan Harbor inSullivan,theNarraguagus RiverinCherryfield,theHarrington RiverinHarrington,thePleasant RiveratColumbia Falls,theIndian RiverinAddison,and theChandler RiverinJonesboro.

The monument marking the northern terminus in Fort Kent

After bridging theEast MachiasandMachiasrivers inMachias,the highway turns inland alongPassamaquoddy Bayto bridge theOrange RiverinWhiting,theDennys RiverinDennysville,and thePennamaquan RiverinPembroke.The highway then follows theSt. Croix RiverthroughCalaisand turns inland atWoodland.The interior route bridges Grand Falls Flowage atPrinceton,theMeduxnekeag RiverinHoulton,theNorth Branch Meduxnekeag RiverinMonticello,and theAroostook RiverinPresque Islebefore following theSaint John Riverupstream fromVan BurentoFort Kent.

FromMadawaskato its "northern" terminus at theClair–Fort Kent BridgeinFort Kent,US 1 north actually travels geographically south.[3]The route's most northerly geographic point is at its intersection with theEdmundston–Madawaska Bridgein Madawaska, across the Saint John River fromEdmundston,New Brunswick,Canada.

History[edit]

US 1 south of Calais was initially part of theAtlantic Highwayand became Route 1 when theNew England road marking systemwas established in 1922.[4]The northward continuation from Calais was later designated as part ofRoute 24.In the original plan, Route 24 was to run fromBrunswicktoMoosehead LakeinGreenville.By 1925, however, Maine had transferred the Route 24 designation to a completely new alignment on the eastern edge of the state, running fromCalaistoMadawaskaat a border crossing withEdmundston,New Brunswick.

The initial 1925 plan for theU.S. Routesystem took US 1 along the better-quality inland route (thenRoute 15)[5]betweenBangorand Houlton, and placedUS 2on the coastal route.[6]This changed in the final 1926 plan, when the inland shortcut—now generally followed byI-95—became part of US 2.[7]

TheWaldo–Hancock Bridgeopened in 1931,[8]allowing US 1 to bypass Bangor; the old route becameUS 1A.

The portion between Portland and Brunswick was rebuilt, mainly as a four-lanedivided highway,in the 1950s, and later absorbed into I-95 (nowI-295). Afreewayfrom Brunswick east toBathwas built in the 1960s.

Major junctions[edit]

CountyLocation[1]mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
YorkKittery0.000.00
US 1south –Portsmouth		Continuation fromNew Hampshireover thePiscataqua River
0.580.93SR 103–Eliot,Navy Yard,Kittery Foreside
1.512.43




SR 236toI-95south /US 1 Byp.south –Kittery Point,New Hampshire,Massachusetts		Rotary; southern end of southbound concurrency with SR 236
1.702.74
SR 236north –South Berwick,Eliot		Northern end of southbound concurrency with SR 236
1.792.88

US 1 Byp.south –New Hampshire,Massachusetts		Southbound left exit and northbound left entrance; northern terminus of US 1 Byp.
2.073.33I-95/Maine Turnpike–Portland,Augusta,Portsmouth,BostonNo entrance from I-95 south; Exit 3 on Maine Turnpike
2.393.85
SR 101north –Eliot		Southern terminus of SR 101
York6.7210.81
SR 91west –South Berwick		Eastern terminus of SR 91
7.0911.41
US 1Anorth –York Village,York Harbor,York Beach		Southern terminus of US 1A
7.4311.96

ToI-95/Maine Turnpike		Exit 7 on Maine Turnpike
10.6917.20
US 1Asouth		Northern terminus of US 1A
Wells18.2829.42
SR 9Bwest –North Berwick,Berwick		Eastern terminus of SR 9B
20.2732.62



SR 9west /SR 109north toI-95/Maine Turnpike–Sanford		Southern end of concurrency with SR 9; southern terminus of SR 109
22.1235.60
SR 9east –Kennebunkport,Kennebunk		Northern end of concurrency with SR 9
Kennebunk25.1040.39

SR 9Awest /SR 99west –Sanford		Southern end of concurrency with SR 9A; eastern terminus of SR 99
25.4640.97


SR 35north toI-95/Maine Turnpike		Southern end ofwrong-way concurrencywith SR 35
25.5041.04

SR 9Aeast /SR 35south –Kennebunkport		Northern end of concurrency with SR 9 / SR 35
Biddeford31.7951.16


ToI-95/Maine Turnpike/SR 111		Biddeford Connector
32.94–
33.01		53.01–
53.12

SR 111toI-95/Maine Turnpike–Biddeford Pool,Alfred		Brief concurrency with SR 111
Saco34.9356.21

SR 5north /SR 112toSR 9–Bar Mills,Buxton		Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 5
35.8257.65
SR 5south –Old Orchard Beach		Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 5
35.9157.79

I-195toI-95/Maine Turnpike		No exit to I-195 east; Exit 2 on I-195
38.5462.02
SR 98east –Old Orchard Beach		Western terminus of SR 98
CumberlandScarborough40.6465.40
SR 9west (Pine Point Road) –Old Orchard Beach		Southern end of concurrency with SR 9
43.7370.38
SR 207south –Prouts Neck

SR 114north –Gorham		Northern terminus of SR 207
Southern terminus of SR 114
44.8972.24


Scarborough Connector(SR 701) toMaine Turnpike/I-95/I-295–Portland		Interchange; northbound left exit and southbound entrance
South Portland46.2674.45


Maine Turnpike Authority Approach Road (SR 703) toI-95/I-295/Maine Turnpike
46.3974.66
SR 9east –South Portland		Northern end of concurrency with SR 9
47.9777.20
Veterans Memorial Bridge toUS 1A–PortlandWaterfront		Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
48.4077.89
I-295south –South Portland,Scarborough		Southbound exit and northbound entrance; southern end of concurrency with I-295; Exit 4 on I-295 south
South Portland–Portlandline48.5678.15Fore River
Portland49.3279.37SR 22/US 1A(Congress Street)I-295 Exit 5; signed as Exits 5A (east) and 5B (west) southbound
50.2180.81
SR 100south (Forest Avenue)		I-295 Exit 6A; US 1 removed from Forest Avenue in May 2007


SR 100north (Forest Avenue) /US 302west		I-295 Exit 6B
50.7581.67US 1A(Franklin Street)I-295 Exit 7
51.4382.77
SR 26south (Washington Avenue)		I-295 Exit 8; southbound signage; southbound exit and northbound entrance; southern end of concurrency with SR 26
51.5983.03
SR 26north (Washington Avenue)		I-295 Exit 8; northbound signage; northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern end of concurrency with SR 26
51.8383.41

US 1 south /SR 26north (Washington Avenue) /Baxter Boulevard		I-295 Exit 9; southbound signage; southbound exit and northbound entrance; US 1 removed from Baxter Boulevard in May 2007
51.9983.67
I-295north –Falmouth,Brunswick		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern end of concurrency with I-295; Exit 9 on I-295 north
Portland–Falmouthline52.6584.73Martin Point Bridge over thePresumpscot River
Falmouth54.0386.95
SR 88north		Southern terminus of SR 88
55.2288.87
Bucknam Road toI-295
55.5489.38

I-495west (Falmouth Spur) toI-95/Maine Turnpike–Lewiston,Kittery
Cumberland58.6394.36
Tuttle Road toSR 88–Cumberland Center,Cumberland Foreside		Grade-separated intersection
Yarmouth59.78–
59.95		96.21–
96.48		I-295–Freeport,PortlandExit 15 on I-295
61.0498.23SR 115Interchange
61.9899.75
SR 88south –Falmouth		Northern terminus of SR 88
62.07–
62.25		99.89–
100.18		I-295–Brunswick,PortlandExit 17 on I-295
Freeport65.63105.62
Desert Road toI-295–Brunswick,Augusta,Portland		Exit 20 on I-295
67.17108.10


SR 125north /SR 136north toI-295–Durham
68.70110.56
I-295north		Exit 24 on I-295
Brunswick73.93118.98I-295–Freeport,Portland,Topsham,AugustaRotary
75.74121.89

SR 24south (Maine Street) /SR 123south –Harpswell		Northbound signage; southern end of limited-access segment


US 201north /SR 24north –Topsham		Southbound signage
76.42122.99


SR 196west toSR 24/I-295–Topsham,Lewiston		Eastern terminus of SR 196, Southern end ofwrong-way concurrencywith SR 24
78.50126.33SR 24–Cook's Corner,Brunswick Executive Airport,Orr's-Bailey IslandsNorthern end ofwrong-way concurrencywith SR 24
Cumberland–Sagadahoc
county line		Brunswick–West Bathline81.16130.61New Meadows River
SagadahocWest Bath81.32130.87New Meadows Road –West Bath
Bath82.98133.54Congress Avenue / Richardson Street –BathRichardson street only appears on northbound signage; Bath only appears on southbound signage
83.57134.49
SR 209south –Phippsburg		Northbound signage; northern terminus of SR 209
84.15135.43

ToSR 209south –Phippsburg,Bath		Southbound signage; access to Visitor Center
Bath–Woolwichline84.29135.65Sagadahoc Bridge over theKennebec River
Woolwich84.64136.21
SR 127south –Georgetown,Reid State Park,Arrowsic		Southern end of concurrency with SR 127; northern end of limited-access segment
84.93136.68
SR 127north		Northern end of concurrency with SR 127
LincolnWiscasset90.73146.02SR 144–Westport
94.03151.33
SR 27north –Augusta,Gardiner		Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 27
94.31151.78SR 218
Wiscasset–Edgecombline94.73152.45Sheepscot Bridge over theSheepscot River
Edgecomb95.92154.37
SR 27south –Boothbay,Boothbay Harbor		Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 27
Newcastle101.12162.74



US 1 Bus.toSR 129/SR 130/SR 215–Pemaquid Point,Pemaquid Beach,Damariscotta,Bristol		Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of US 1 Bus
102.11164.33SR 215–Newcastle,Damariscotta,Damariscotta MillsInterchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Damariscotta104.03167.42
US 1 Bus.–Bristol,South Bristol,Pemaquid,Pemaquid Point,Pemaquid Beach,Damariscotta		Northern terminus of US 1 Bus
Waldoboro111.58179.57SR 32–Waldoboro,Bremen,Jefferson
112.42180.92SR 220–Friendship,Washington
113.34182.40SR 235–Union,Hope
KnoxWarren118.01189.92
SR 90east –Camden,Rockport		Western terminus of SR 90
121.21195.07SR 97(Cushing Road) –Friendship
Thomaston122.36196.92
SR 131north –Union		Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 131
124.13199.77
SR 131south –St. George		Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 131
Rockland127.15204.63US 1A(Broadway)Southern terminus of US 1A
127.60205.35
SR 73south		Northern terminus of SR 73
128.66207.06US 1A/SR 17(Maverick Street) –Thomaston,UnionNorthern terminus of US 1A
Rockport133.83215.38
SR 90west –Warren		Eastern terminus of SR 90
Camden135.77218.50SR 105–Hope,Appleton
135.98218.84SR 52–Lincolnville Center
WaldoLincolnville141.59227.87SR 173(Beach Road / McKay Road)
Belfast153.89247.66SR 52–Lincolnville Center
154.30248.32
SR 3west –Belfast,Augusta		Interchange; southern end of concurrency with SR 3
154.80–
155.11		249.13–
249.63		SR 7/SR 137–Belfast,Brooks,FreedomInterchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance via High Street
155.32249.96Passagassawakeag River
155.60250.41SR 141–Swanville
Stockton Springs165.03265.59US 1A–Winterport,BangorSouthern terminus of US 1A
Prospect171.14275.42SR 174–Fort Knox
Waldo–Hancock
county line		Prospect–Verona Islandline171.33275.73Penobscot Narrows Bridgeover thePenobscot River
HancockBucksport172.71277.95
SR 15north –Bucksport,Bangor		Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 15
Orland173.86279.80SR 46–Dedham,East Holden
174.48280.80SR 175–Orland,Castine
177.11285.03
SR 15south –Penobscot,Blue Hill,Deer Isle		Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 15
181.29291.76SR 176–Surry
Ellsworth191.65308.43SR 172–Blue Hill,Surry
191.85308.75SR 230(Water Street)
192.13309.20US 1A–BangorNorthern terminus of US 1A
193.16310.86
SR 3east –Bar Harbor,Acadia National Park		Northern end of concurrency with SR 3
194.03312.26SR 184–Lamoine
Hancock197.86318.42SR 182–Cherryfield
Sullivan204.32328.82SR 200–Franklin
205.31330.41SR 185–Sorrento
206.90332.97SR 183–Tunk Lake
Gouldsboro210.35338.53SR 186–Winter Harbor,Birch Harbor
211.60340.54SR 195–Prospect Harbor,Corea
213.51343.61SR 186–Prospect Harbor,Winter Harbor,Birch Harbor
WashingtonMilbridge223.81360.19US 1A–Calais,Machias,HarringtonSouthern terminus of US 1A
Cherryfield228.78368.19SR 182–Franklin,Ellsworth
228.95368.46SR 193–Deblois
Harrington235.54379.06US 1A–Milbridge,EllsworthNorthern terminus of US 1A
Columbia Falls241.13388.06SR 187–Addison,Jonesport,Beals
Jonesboro246.97397.46SR 187–Jonesport,Beals Island
250.08402.46US 1A–WhitneyvilleSouthern terminus of US 1A
Machias255.77411.62SR 92–Machiasport
255.92411.86SR 192(Colonial Way) –Wesley
256.34412.54US 1A–WhitneyvilleNorthern terminus of US 1A
East Machias260.15418.67
SR 191north –Baring		Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 191
260.24418.82
SR 191south –Cutler		Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 191
Whiting272.87439.14SR 189–Lubec
Dennysville282.27454.27SR 86–Dennysville
Pembroke286.72461.43SR 214–Meddybemps
Perry293.32472.05SR 190–Pleasant Point,Eastport
Calais313.82505.04
SR 9east –St. Stephen NB,International Bridge		Southern end of concurrency with SR 9
316.00508.55International Avenue toRoute 1–St. Stephen,St. John
Baring319.48514.15SR 191–Machias
Baileyville320.73516.16
SR 9west –Bangor		Northern end of concurrency with SR 9
Topsfield350.08563.40SR 6–Lincoln,Vanceboro,St. Croix NB,Springfield
Danforth370.51596.28SR 169–Prentiss,Springfield
AroostookHoulton404.43650.87
US 2east –Woodstock NB		Southern end of concurrency with US 2
404.50650.98US 2A–Bangor
404.79651.45
US 2west –Island Falls		Northern end of concurrency with US 2
405.54–
405.68		652.65–
652.88		I-95–New Brunswick,Canada,BangorExit 302 on I-95
Mars Hill432.00695.24US 1A–Fort FairfieldSouthern terminus of US 1A
Presque Isle446.24718.15SR 10–Easton
446.87719.17SR 167–Fort Fairfield
447.73720.55

SR 163toSR 167/SR 227–Fort Fairfield,Ashland
448.07721.10SR 164–Washburn
Caribou455.76733.47
SR 164toSR 228–Caribou
458.63738.09
SR 161south /SR 161B(Fort Street) –Fort Fairfield		Southern end of concurrency with SR 161
459.20739.01



SR 89west toSR 164/SR 228/SR 161B–Caribou		Southern end of concurrency with SR 89
459.67739.77
SR 161north –Van Buren		Northern end of concurrency with SR 161
459.89740.12
SR 89east –Limestone		Northern end of concurrency with SR 89
461.34742.45SR 161Grade-separated intersection
Van Buren481.06774.19US 1A–LimestoneNorthern terminus of US 1A
Frenchville513.06825.69SR 162–St. Agatha
Fort Kent524.97844.86
SR 161south –Caribou		Southern end of concurrency with SR 161
525.48845.68SR 11(Pleasant Street)
525.92846.39
SR 161north –Allagash		Northern end of concurrency with SR 161
526.05846.60Route 161north –ClairContinuation beyondFort Kent–Clair Border Crossingon theClair–Fort Kent BridgeoverSaint John RiverintoNew Brunswick;northern terminus of US 1
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

  1. ^abc"MaineDOT Public Map Viewer".Maine Department of Transportation.RetrievedApril 12,2017.
  2. ^American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,United States Numbered Highways,1989 EditionArchived2007-02-04 at theWayback Machine
  3. ^Google(February 2, 2023)."47°18'56.0" N 68°22'39.3 "W"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedFebruary 2,2023.
  4. ^New York Times,Motor Sign Uniformity, April 16, 1922, p. 98
  5. ^Rand McNallyAuto Road Atlas, 1926, accessed via theBroer Map Library
  6. ^Joint Board on Interstate Highways (1925)."Appendix VI: Descriptions of the Interstate Routes Selected, with Numbers Assigned".Report of Joint Board on Interstate Highways, October 30, 1925, Approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, November 18, 1925(Report). Washington, DC:United States Department of Agriculture.p. 49.OCLC733875457,55123355,71026428.RetrievedNovember 14,2017– viaWikisource.
  7. ^Bureau of Public Roads&American Association of State Highway Officials(November 11, 1926).United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials(Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC:United States Geological Survey.OCLC32889555.RetrievedNovember 7,2013– viaWikimedia Commons.
  8. ^Maine Department of Transportation,Waldo-Hancock Bridge,accessed October 2007

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