Maine State Route 25
State Route 25 | ||||
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Maine State Route 25 in red; business route in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length | 42.38 mi[1] (68.20 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NH 25 near Freedom, NH | |||
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| East end |   SR 22 / SR 77 in Portland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maine | |||
| Counties | Oxford, York, Cumberland | |||
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State Route 25 (SR 25) is part of the system of numbered highways in Maine. It runs for 42.4 miles (68.2 km) across the south central part of the state. SR 25 begins at the New Hampshire border near Porter, where it continues west as New Hampshire Route 25 (NH 25). Its eastern terminus is in downtown Portland at the intersection of Park Avenue and State Street. Administratively, it shares a terminus with SR 22 and SR 77.
Route description
SR 25 begins west of Porter, where NH 25 crosses the Maine-New Hampshire border. The western part of the highway runs along the Ossipee River on the southern edge of town. SR 25 intersects and overlaps with SR 160 before crossing the river, passing through the extreme northeast corner of Parsonsfield en route to Cornish, where it meets SR 5. On the north side of town, SR 5 and SR 25 have a brief concurrency before meeting SR 117. SR 5 splits off northeast, crossing the Saco River with SR 117 in tow, while SR 25 joins SR 117 south towards Limington. After crossing the town line, SR 117 splits off with SR 25 continuing southeast through town. The highway crosses SR 11 and then over the Saco River into Standish. SR 25 meets the southern terminus of SR 113 and crosses SR 35 before crossing into Gorham. SR 25 overlaps briefly with SR 112 before reaching the town center, where it runs concurrently with US 202 and SR 4, crossing SR 114 in the process.
SR 25 crosses into the city of Westbrook, where it uses Wayside Drive and the Westbrook Arterial to bypass the busy Main Street. SR 25 Business, a former alignment of SR 25, serves this area. The highway crosses into Portland and immediately interchanges with the Maine Turnpike (I-95) at exit 47, thereafter meeting its business route and proceeding into downtown on Brighton Avenue. SR 25 crosses SR 9 (Stevens Avenue), then turns onto Deering Avenue, crossing over I-295/US 1 without an interchange.
The signed eastern terminus of SR 25 is at the end of Deering Avenue at Park Street (SR 22). However, state route logs indicate SR 25 continuing along SR 22 to terminate at State Street (SR 77). Both SR 22 and SR 25 officially terminate at SR 77, but SR 25 is not signed at the intersection.
History
Westbrook bypass
A bypass of Westbrook, in the form of William Clarke Drive, the Westbrook Arterial and Larrabee Road opened in the late 1970s, with the old alignment via Main Street being designated SR 25 Business. An unnumbered extension of Larrabee Road continues to the north with access to the Maine Turnpike at exit 48. In 2002, the Westbrook Arterial was extended to Rand Road in Portland, passing over the Turnpike with a new direct interchange, exit 47. By 2007, this bypass was designated as part of SR 25, with the vacated alignment along Main Street and Brighton Avenue becoming an easterly extension of SR 25 Business.
Eastern terminus in Portland
The administrative route log shows the eastern terminus of SR 25 to be at the intersection of Park Avenue and State Street (SR 77). However, signage in the field indicates this intersection to be the eastern terminus of SR 22 instead. Current signage indicates SR 25 ending at SR 22 at the intersection of Deering Street and Park Avenue; historically, however, SR 25 has been defined to end at US 1, which used to carry a surface alignment in this area. US 1 was moved onto I-295 in Portland in 2007, which has created a discrepancy between the "administrative" terminus and the signed terminus, since SR 25 no longer intersects with US 1. The relocation of US 1 has also created similar discrepancies for the termini of SR 22 and SR 26.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Oxford | Porter | 0.0 | 0.0 |    NH 25 west (Porter Road) to NH 153 – Freedom, Ossipee | Continuation into New Hampshire |
| 3.0 | 4.8 |   SR 160 south (North Road) – Parsonsfield, Limerick | Western end of concurrency with SR 160 | ||
| 5.7 | 9.2 |  SR 160 north (Bridge Street) – Brownfield, Denmark | Eastern end of concurrency with SR 160 | ||
| York | Parsonsfield | No major junctions | |||
| Cornish | 9.7 | 15.6 |  SR 5 south (Sokokis Trail North) – Cornish, Limerick | Western end of concurrency with SR 5 | |
| 10.6 | 17.1 |  SR 5 north to SR 117 north (Cumberland Street) – Hiram, Baldwin | Eastern end of concurrency with SR 5 | ||
| 10.9 | 17.5 | SR 117 north to SR 5 north – Hiram, Baldwin | Western end of concurrency with SR 117 | ||
| Limington | 13.2 | 21.2 | SR 117 south (Cape Road) – Limington, Hollis | Eastern end of concurrency with SR 117 | |
| 17.8 | 28.6 |  SR 11 (Sokokis Avenue) – Baldwin, Limerick | |||
| Cumberland | Standish | 22.7 | 36.5 |  SR 113 north (Pequawket Trail) – Steep Falls | Southern terminus of SR 113 |
| 24.8 | 39.9 |  SR 35 (Northeast Road/Bonny Eagle Road) – Hollis, Windham | |||
| Gorham | 28.9 | 46.5 |  SR 112 south (Dow Road) – Buxton, Saco | Western end of concurrency with SR 112 | |
| 30.6 | 49.2 |  SR 112 north to SR 114 – Scarborough | Eastern end of concurrency with SR 112 | ||
| 31.6 | 50.9 |   US 202 west / SR 4 south (Narragansett Street) – Buxton, Hollis | Western end of concurrency with US 202 / SR 4 | ||
| 31.8 | 51.2 | SR 114 (School Street/South Street) – Scarborough, Standish | |||
| 32.2 | 51.8 |  US 202 east / SR 4 north (Gray Road) – Windham, Gray | Eastern end of concurrency with US 202 / SR 4 | ||
| 33.9 | 54.6 |  SR 237 north (Mosher Road) to US 202 / SR 4 east – Windham | Southern terminus of SR 237 | ||
| Westbrook | 35.8 | 57.6 |   SR 25 Bus. (Main Street) – Westbrook | Western terminus of SR 25 Business | |
| Portland | 38.4 | 61.8 |   I-95 / Maine Turnpike – Lewiston, Kittery | Exit 47 on I-95 | |
| 39.2 | 63.1 | SR 25 Bus. (Main Street) – Westbrook | Eastern terminus of SR 25 Business | ||
| 40.6 | 65.3 |  SR 9 (Stevens Avenue) – South Portland, Falmouth | |||
| 41.9 | 67.4 | SR 22 west (Park Avenue) – Scarborough, Buxton | Signed eastern terminus; western end of silent concurrency with SR 22 | ||
| 42.2 | 67.9 |      SR 77 south (State Street/High Street) to I-295 / US 1 / SR 100 / US 302 – South Portland, Cape Elizabeth | Eastern terminus; eastern terminus of SR 22; northern terminus of SR 77 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business route
State Route 25 Business | |
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| Location | Westbrook–Portland |
| Length | 2.8 mi[3] (4.5 km) |
| Existed | 1970s–present |
State Route 25 Business (SR 25 Bus.), internally designated State Route 25C, is a business route of SR 25, running 2.8 miles (4.5 km) through downtown Westbrook and into Portland. It is a former routing of SR 25, which it connects to at both ends.
SR 25 Business begins at the intersection of William Clarke Drive (SR 25), Main Street, and New Gorham Road in Westbrook. The two routes run parallel to one another for about a mile, with SR 25 running on William Clarke Drive and SR 25 Business running on Main Street. The routes continue this way until reaching the Westbrook Arterial, which SR 25 turns onto to bypass the city to the south, towards the Maine Turnpike. SR 25 Business continues through Westbrook along Main Street, turning southeast to continue on Main Street in the middle of the city.
Larrabee Road, which used to carry SR 25, provides access to the Turnpike at exit 48. Until the Westbrook Arterial was extended to Rand Road in 2007 (and SR 25 moved onto the new alignment), this intersection was the eastern terminus of the business route. SR 25 Business was then extended by 0.7 miles (1.1 km) into Portland, crossing over the Turnpike and becoming Brighton Avenue before rejoining SR 25, which approaches from the south to resume its original alignment through downtown Portland.
See also
References
- ^ "Maine DOT Map Viewer". Maine Office of GIS. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 25[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 25C". Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
External links
Media related to Maine State Route 25 at Wikimedia Commons
