U.S. Route 2 (Maine)

U.S. Route 2
Route of US 2 in Maine highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length:	273.64 mi (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 Special Divided Replaced Maine State Highway System Interstate U.S. State ← US 1A US 2A → ← Route 14 N.E. Route 16 →

In the U.S. state of Maine, U.S. Route 2 (US 2) 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.

After crossing the New Hampshire state line in Gilead, US 2 continues to follow the Androscoggin River, turning north in Bethel (State Route 26 (SR 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 US 201 in Skowhegan, continuing to Penobscot County and the town of Newport, where the road begins a loosely parallel path with Interstate 95 (I-95), interchanging with the interstate just southeast of the Bangor International Airport in Bangor.