Maine State Route 27
State Route 27 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length | 154.86 mi[1] (249.22 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| 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 Eustis.
Route description
The route begins at 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 U.S. Route 1, where it turns left along US 1 heading into the town of Wiscasset. It intersects State Route 218, and then immediately turns right and continues north to Dredsen. There it intersects State Route 197. Then it continues north to Pittson where it intersects State Route 194 and State Route 126. Then it continues into Randolph where it intersects State Route 226 and then it turns west as State Route 9 continues north to Augusta. There it intersects State Route 24 and US Route 201 heading north through the towns of Farmingdale and Hallowell. In Augusta it intersects U.S. Route 202, State Route 11, State Route 17 and State Route 100. Then it leaves U.S. Route 201 and turns northwest toward Belgrade. It intersects State Route 105 and State Route 104 before heading to Interstate 95 along with State Route 8 and State Route 11. In North Augusta, it also intersects State Route 3. In Sidney, it intersects Maine State Route 23. In Belgrade, Route 8/11 leave and Route 27 intersects State Route 135. It passes through Belgrade Lakes Village. In Rome, it intersects State Route 225. It then intersects U.S. Route 2, turns onto the road, enters the town of New Sharon, and intersects State Route 134. In Farmington Falls, it intersects State Route 41 and State Route 156, which head south. It then turns right onto State Route 4, and State Route 43. The routes then turn east toward Industry. State Route 27 then leaves State Route 4 and heads north into New Vineyard. State Route 27 is then concurrent with State Route 234 for a few miles before entering New Portland. It then intersects State Route 146 and heads north to Kingfield. It intersects State Route 142 and begins a concurrency State Route 16. The two routes enter Carrabassett Valley, where they pass Sugarloaf Mountain. The routes then enter Stratton, where State Route 16 forks to the west towards Rangeley, leaving State Route 27 to head north to Eustis. Then it curves to the northeast to Coburn Gore where it crosses the border into Quebec as Quebec Route 161.
Concurrent routes
From South to North, Route 27 overlaps with the following routes:
- U.S. 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
- U.S. 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
- U.S 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
History
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.
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