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'''State Route 27''' is part of [[Maine]]'s system of numbered state highways, running from the village of Newagen in [[Southport, Maine|Southport]] to the [[US-Canada border|Canadian Border]] in [[Coburn Gore, Maine|Coburn Gore]]. It passes through the major cities, towns, and villages of [[Boothbay Harbor, Maine|Boothbay Harbor]], [[Wiscasset, Maine|Wiscasset]], [[Gardiner, Maine|Gardiner]], [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]], the [[Belgrade, Maine|Belgrade Lakes Region]], [[Farmington, Maine|Farmington]], [[Kingfield, Maine|Kingfield]], and [[Eustis, Maine|Stratton]]. |
'''State Route 27''' is part of [[Maine]]'s system of numbered state highways, running from the village of Newagen in [[Southport, Maine|Southport]] to the [[US-Canada border|Canadian Border]] in [[Coburn Gore, Maine|Coburn Gore]]. It passes through the major cities, towns, and villages of [[Boothbay Harbor, Maine|Boothbay Harbor]], [[Wiscasset, Maine|Wiscasset]], [[Gardiner, Maine|Gardiner]], [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]], the [[Belgrade, Maine|Belgrade Lakes Region]], [[Farmington, Maine|Farmington]], [[Kingfield, Maine|Kingfield]], and [[Eustis, Maine|Stratton]]. |
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==Route Description== |
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The road starts at [[Maine State Route 238]] in [[Southport]] and heads Northeast to the town of [[Boothbay Harbor]]. It intersects [[State Route 96]] then heads north to the town of Edgecomb to [[US Highway 1]] |
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==Concurrent Routes== |
==Concurrent Routes== |
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Revision as of 21:52, 4 August 2014
State Route 27 | ||||
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| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length | 154.86 mi[1] (249.22 km) | |||
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| South end |  SR 238 in Southport | |||
 US 1 in Wiscasset
  US 2 / SR 4 in Farmington | ||||
| North end |  R-161 in Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, QC (Coburn Gore-Woburn Border Crossing) | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maine | |||
| Counties | Lincoln, Kennebec, Franklin, Somerset | |||
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State Route 27 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from the village of Newagen in Southport to the Canadian Border in Coburn Gore. It passes through the major cities, towns, and villages of Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Gardiner, Augusta, the Belgrade Lakes Region, Farmington, Kingfield, and Stratton.
Route Description
The road starts at Maine State Route 238 in Southport and heads Northeast to the town of Boothbay Harbor. It intersects State Route 96 then heads north to the town of Edgecomb to US Highway 1
Concurrent Routes
From South to North, Route 27 overlaps with the following routes:
- US Route 1 in Edgecomb and Wiscasset, crossing over the Sheepscot River
- Maine Route 126 from Pittston to Gardiner
- Maine Route 9 in Randolph and Gardiner, crossing over the Kennebec River
- US Route 201 from Gardiner to Augusta
- Maine Route 104 for a short length north of downtown Augusta
- Maine Routes 8 and 11 from downtown Augusta to Belgrade
- US Route 2 in from New Sharon to downtown Farmington
- Maine Route 134 in New Sharon, crossing the Sandy River
- Maine Route 43 through downtown Farmington
- Maine Route 4 through, and for a short length north of downtown Farmington
- Maine Route 234 in New Vineyard
- Maine Route 16 from Kingfield to Stratton
Other Major Intersections
Route 27 intersects with US Route 202 and Maine Route 17 at the rotary in downtown Augusta. Just north of downtown Augusta, it crosses Interstate 95 at Exit 112.
Route 3 was extended in 2013 from its previous terminus at Interstate 95 to end at Route 27 in Augusta, to serve the new Alfond Center for Health and Cancer Center.[2]
Major Points of Interest
References
- ^ Maine State Route log via floodgap.com
- ^ Adams, Betty (October 29, 2013). "Two new roundabouts at Interstate 95 exit 113 open in north Augusta". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2013.