Interstate 95 | ||||
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Maine Turnpike in green, the rest of I-95 in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by MDOT and Maine Turnpike Authority | ||||
Length: | 303.20 mi (487.95 km) Maine Turnpike: 101.43 miles (163.24 km) |
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Existed: | 1960 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | I‑95 in Portsmouth, NH | |||
I‑195 in Saco I‑295 near Portland I‑495 in Portland US 202 / SR 4 / SR 100 in Gray and Auburn I‑295 near Gardiner US 202 / SR 11 / SR 17 / SR 100 in Augusta US 201 in Fairfield I‑395 / SR 15 in Bangor US 2 / SR 100 in Bangor US 1 in Houlton |
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North end: | Route 95 / US 2 at the | |||
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Counties: | York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo, Penobscot, Aroostook | |||
Highway system | ||||
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In the U.S. state of Maine, Interstate 95 (I-95) is a 303-mile-long (488 km) highway running from the New Hampshire state line near Kittery, to the Canadian border near Houlton. It is the only two-digit Interstate Highway in Maine. In 2004, the highway's route between Portland and Gardiner was changed so that it encompasses the entire Maine Turnpike (including the former I-495 between Falmouth and Gardiner), which runs from Kittery to Augusta.
I-95 enters Maine from New Hampshire on the Piscataqua River Bridge, which connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire with Kittery. At mile 2 (Spruce Creek) in Kittery, the highway becomes the Maine Turnpike. The highway runs in a general northeasterly direction, parallel with U.S. 1, at this point. I-95 bypasses the Biddeford/Saco area, with a spur route (Interstate 195) connecting to Old Orchard Beach.
At Scarborough, Interstate 95 meets Interstate 295. The highway turns north, serving the Portland International Jetport and bypassing Portland to the west. At Falmouth, the highway meets unsigned Interstate 495, also called the Falmouth Spur. Until January 2004, I-95 followed the Falmouth Spur and I-295 between Falmouth and Gardiner.