Maine State Route 5

State Route 5 (abbreviated SR 5) is a state highway in Maine that runs from an intersection with State Route 9 in Old Orchard Beach, to an intersection with State Route 120 in Andover.

State Route 5
Route of SR 5 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length118.17 mi[1] (190.18 km)
Existed1925–present
Major junctions
South end SR 9 in Old Orchard Beach
 
I-195 in Saco

US 2 in Rumford

North end SR 120 in Andover
Location
CountiesYork, Cumberland, Oxford
Highway system
Maine State Highway System
← SR 4ASR 6 →

Route description
SR 5 southbound in Saco

From its southern terminus near the Pier in Old Orchard Beach, SR 5 leaves the town to the west, going towards the neighboring city of Saco. The route runs northwest from Saco, passes very briefly through a Northwest corner of Biddeford, and intersects US 202 (US 202) near the Lyman-Waterboro line. SR 5 runs concurrently with US 202 for a short distance to East Waterboro.

Between Waterboro and Cornish, SR 5 is known as the Sokokis Trail. North of Cornish, the highway follows the Saco River, crossing it at Hiram, to the town of Fryeburg. SR 5 continues north through Lovell to Bethel, where it intersects US 2. The two routes run together along the Androscoggin River to Rumford Point in the town of Rumford, where SR 5 leaves to the north. It follows parallel to the west bank of the Ellis River to the route's end in Andover.

History

As designated in 1925, SR 5 was a longer route than it is today, originally terminating in South Arm near the southern part of Lower Richardson Lake. In 1980, it was cut back to its current northern terminus in Andover at the intersection with SR 120.

In the early 1980s, Interstate 195 (I-195) was being constructed in Saco, partially over the existing alignment of SR 5. The route was shifted alongside I-195 and partially cosigned with US 1. This remains the routing today.

Junction list
CountyLocation[1]mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
YorkOld Orchard Beach0.000.00 SR 9 (Grand Avenue)
0.200.32 SR 98 west (Portland Avenue) to US 1 – ScarboroughEastern terminus of SR 98
2.263.64 I-195 west to I-95 / US 1 – SacoNorthbound access only to I-195; southern end of northbound concurrency with I-195; eastern terminus of I-195
Saco3.034.88 US 1 north (Portland Road) – SacoNorthern end of northbound concurrency with I-195; southern end of wrong-way concurrency with US 1; Exit 2 on I-195
3.275.26 I-195 west to I-95 / Maine Turnpike – Portland, Kittery
4.487.21 US 1 south (Elm Street) – Biddeford
SR 112 south to SR 9 – Camp Ellis		Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with US 1; southern end of concurrency with SR 112
4.857.81 SR 112 north (North Street) – BuxtonNorthern end of concurrency with SR 112
Dayton13.3821.53 SR 35 – Hollis, Lyman
Lyman16.9427.26 US 202 east / SR 4 northSouthern end of concurrency with US 202 / SR 4
Waterboro18.7830.22 US 202 west / SR 4 south – AlfredNorthern end of concurrency with US 202 / SR 4
Limerick28.9746.62 SR 11 west – NewfieldSouthern end of concurrency with SR 11
29.1246.86 SR 11 east – LimingtonNorthern end of concurrency with SR 11
29.1946.98 SR 160 north – ParsonsfieldSouthern terminus of SR 160
Cornish37.8960.98 SR 25 west (Maple Street)Southern end of concurrency with SR 5
38.5662.06 SR 25 east (Main Street) – StandishNorthern end of concurrency with SR 5
38.8762.56 SR 117 south (Grange Hall Road) – Limington, StandishSouthern end of concurrency with SR 117
CumberlandBaldwin40.6065.34 SR 113 south (Pequawket Trail) – Steep Falls, StandishSouthern end of concurrency with SR 113
OxfordHiram45.2672.84 SR 117 north (Main Street)Northern end of concurrency with SR 117
Brownfield51.7783.32 SR 160 (Depot Street / Main Street) – Denmark, Brownfield
Fryeburg58.8294.66 US 302 west / SR 113 north – Conway NHNorthern end of concurrency with SR 113; southern end of concurrency with US 302
59.2495.34 US 302 east – Sebago Area, PortlandNorthern end of concurrency with US 302
Lovell68.39110.06 SR 93 south – SwedenNorthern terminus of SR 93
Albany Township82.45132.69 SR 35 south – North Waterford, Norway, WaterfordSouthern end of concurrency with SR 35
Bethel95.14153.11 SR 35 ends
US 2 west (West Bethel Road) – Gorham NH, Gilead		Southern end of concurrency with US 2; northern terminus of SR 35
95.44153.60 SR 26 south – Bethel, South ParisSouthern end of concurrency with SR 26
96.04154.56Androscoggin River
Newry101.26162.96Bear River
101.32163.06 SR 26 north (Bear River Road) – Upton, Errol NHNorthern end of concurrency with SR 26
Rumford107.51173.02 US 2 east – RumfordNorthern end of concurrency with US 2
Andover118.17190.18 SR 120 east (Elm Street) – South Arm, RumfordWestern terminus of SR 120
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Former auxiliary route

State Route 5A
LocationLovell
Length2.1 mi (3.4 km)
Existed1960–2003

State Route 5A was a short 2.1-mile (3.4 km) loop off Route 5 in Lovell. It functioned as an eastern bypass of downtown and connected to SR 5 at both ends. It was designated in 1960 and was removed from the route logs in 2003. It is now an unnumbered road.

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References
  1. "MaineDOT Public Map Viewer". Maine Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
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