Maine State Route 161B
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| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length: | 86.16 mi (138.66 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1925 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 Route 190 in Fort Fairfield
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| North end: | Dickey Road in Allagash | |||
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| Counties: | Aroostook | |||
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| Location: | Caribou |
| Length: | 3.62 mi (5.83 km) |
| Existed: | 2012–present |
State Route 161 (SR 161) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways. It runs 86 miles (138 km) from Fort Fairfield to Allagash. It begins at the Fort Fairfield - Andover Border Crossing along the Canada–US border to Dickey Road near the confluence of the Allagash and Saint John rivers.
SR 161 runs through the communities of Fort Fairfield, Caribou, Woodland, New Sweden, , New Canada, Fort Kent, St. John, St. Francis, and Allagash.
Most of the portion that runs through Caribou has been re-routed, due to a new bypass that was completed in 2012. The two-lane bypass now carries SR 161, and the old portion that runs through downtown Caribou has been re-signed as SR 161B.
The state highway begins at the US–Canadian border within the town of Fort Fairfield. To the east, the road continues as New Brunswick Route 190 towards Perth-Andover, New Brunswick. SR 161 heads northwest along Boundary Line Road, then Main Street through the center of Fort Fairfield. It begins to parallel the Aroostook River in the town and intersects U.S. Route 1A (US 1A). It heads out of the town heading northwest through an agricultural area on the road's south side with the river on the north side. The road curves to the west, intersects SR 205 at its northern terminus, crosses the Aroostook River, and enters the city of Caribou. Almost immediately, it intersects US 1 and joins the route on a concurrency around the east side of the town. The four-lane highway has a few intersections with local roads before becoming divided and has another state route, SR 89, joins the roadway for about 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km). After US 1 and SR 89 split from SR 161, SR 161 begins to travel along Caribou Connector, a two-lane expressway around the north side of the city's downtown. It bypasses a light industrial park and crosses over SR 89 without an interchange. It bends to the west and has an interchange with US 1 north of the downtown. Continuing west past farms on both sides of the expressway, the expressway ends at an intersection with SR 161B, the former alignment of SR 161 through Caribou.
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