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State highway in Maine, US
State Route 15 markerState Route 15
Route of SR 15 highlighted in red, SR 15 Bus. in blue
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length180.5 mi (290.5 km)
Existed1925–present
Major junctions
South endMain Street / West Main Street / School Street in Stonington
Major intersections
North end US 201 / SR 6 in Jackman
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountiesHancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset
Highway system
← SR 11A→ SR 16
← SR 172→ SR 173

State Route 15 (SR 15) is a numbered state highway in Maine, United States. SR 15 runs over 180 miles (290 km) from Stonington in the south to Jackman in the north.

Route description

SR 15 begins in the town of Stonington, at the intersection of Main Street, School Street, and West Main Street. The route proceeds north out of Stonington and through Deer Isle en route to the mainland of Maine. Upon leaving the islands to the south via the Deer Isle Bridge, SR 15 meets SR 175 and forms an approximately 2-mile (3.2 km) concurrency with it. SR 15 then splits off 175 and then joins SR 176 farther to the north. The two routes continue into Blue Hill, where SR 15 turns northward, while 176 goes to the east. Continuing north, Route 15 meets SR 199 in North Penobscot. Upon reaching Orland, SR 15 meets U.S. Route 1 (US 1) and SR 3, and joins the concurrency northbound. The road sees the ends of Routes 166 and 46 before reaching the town of Bucksport. Upon reaching the town, US 1 and SR 3 split off and SR 15 turns northward towards Bangor.

SR 15 continues towards Bangor, straddling the east side of the Penobscot River, along with US-1A to the west. SR 15 enters Brewer and follows South Main Street to an interchange with Interstate 395 (I-395) at exit 4. SR 15 joins I-395 westbound and runs concurrent with the Interstate (also with US 202 between exits 3 and 2) to its terminus, where SR 15 then takes exit 1B to join I-95 northbound for approximately 3 miles (4.8 km). SR 15 leaves I-95 via exit 185 and joins Broadway heading north out of the city. SR 15 meets SR 221 at Six Mile Falls before entering Glenburn. The route intersects with SR 11 and SR 43 in Corinth, forming a 2-mile (3.2 km) concurrency with SR 11.

SR 15 continues to the northwest, intersecting with SR 6 and SR 16 in Dover-Foxcroft, forming a lengthy concurrency. The three routes proceed due west through Guilford, intersecting SR 23 and SR 150, and then turning to the north in Abbot Village, where SR 16 splits off to the west. Routes 6 and 15 remain concurrent for the better part of about 60 miles (97 km), traveling north to Moosehead Lake, and turning west to the small town of Jackman. Routes 6 and 15 finally come to an intersection with US 201, approximately 12 miles (19 km) from the Canadian border. SR 15 ends at this intersection, while SR 6 joins US 201 en route to the Canadian border.

Local names

Within the towns connected by State Route 15, the highway also is known by various local names:

History

When originally designated in 1926, SR 15 ran between Ellsworth and Greenville Junction. Between 1933 and 1934, it was extended north to Rockwood, and again, in 1940, to its current terminus in Jackman.

In 1946, the route was truncated to Blue Hill, but, in 1963, it was extended south to its current terminus in Stonington.

In 2004, SR 15 in Bangor was removed from downtown and routed along I-395 and I-95. The old alignment through downtown became SR 15 Business (see below).

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
HancockStonington0.00.0School StreetSouthern terminus of SR 15
Eggemoggin Reach11.5–
12.0		18.5–
19.3		Deer Isle Bridge
Sedgwick13.822.2
SR 175 south (Reach Road) – Brooklin		Begin SR 175 concurrency
16.025.7
SR 175 north (Coastal Road) – Brooksville		End SR 175 concurrency
18.930.4
SR 176 west (Southern Bay Road) – Penobscot, Castine		Begin SR 176 concurrency
Blue Hill23.037.0
SR 175 south (South Street) – Brooklin		Southern terminus of SR 175
23.638.0
SR 177 west (Union Street) – Penobscot		Eastern terminus of SR 177
23.738.1
SR 176 east – Ellsworth		End SR 176 concurrency
Penobscot32.452.1
SR 199 south (N Penobscot Road)		Northern terminus of SR 199
Orland36.158.1

US 1 north / SR 3 east (Acadia Highway) – Bar Harbor, Calais		Begin US 1/SR 3 concurrency
38.762.3
SR 166 south (Castine Road) – Castine, Orland		Northern terminus of SR 166; former SR 175
Bucksport39.463.4
SR 46 north (Duck Cove Road)		Southern terminus of SR 46
40.565.2

US 1 south / SR 3 west (Acadia Highway) – Belfast		End US 1/SR 3 concurrency
PenobscotBrewer57.993.2
I-395 east – Ellsworth


SR 15 Bus. north (Main Street) – Brewer		Begin I-395 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 15B; exit 4 (I-395)
Bangor58.894.6 US 1A / SR 9 – Bangor, HampdenExit 3
59.595.8
US 202 west – Hampden		Northern terminus of US 202; exit 2
60.096.6
I-95 south – Newport



To US 2 west / SR 100 – Hermon		Western terminus of I-395; Begin I-95 concurrency, exit 182A-B (I-95); exit 1 (I-395)
60.998.0 US 2 (Hammond Street) / SR 100 – AirportExit 183
61.799.3 SR 222 (Union Street) – AirportExit 184
63.3101.9
I-95 north – Orono, Houlton


SR 15 Bus. south (Broadway) – Business District, Brewer		Exit 185 (I-95); end I-95 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 15B
67.3108.3
SR 221 north (Hudson Road) – Hudson, Bradford		Southern terminus of SR 221
Corinth81.7131.5
SR 11 south (Exeter Road) / SR 43 (Hudson Road) – Exeter, Hudson		Begin SR 11 concurrency
Charleston83.4134.2
SR 11 north (Main Road) – Charleston, Milo		End SR 11 concurrency
PiscataquisDover-Foxcroft98.3158.2
SR 7 south (South Street) – Dexter		Northern terminus of SR 7
98.5158.5
SR 6 / SR 16 east – Milo		Begin SR 6/SR 16 concurrency
Guilford105.1169.1
SR 23 south (Bridge Street) – Dexter, Newport		Northern terminus of SR 23
106.2170.9
SR 150 north (Blaine Avenue)		Begin SR 150 concurrency
106.5171.4
SR 150 south (Main Street) – Skowhegan, Sangerville		End SR 150 concurrency
Abbot110.3177.5
SR 16 west (West Road) – Mayfield, Bingham		End SR 16 concurrency
SomersetJackman180.5290.5
US 201 / SR 6 west – Bingham, Jackman Bus. Dist., Quebec, P.Q.		Northern terminus of SR 15; End SR 6 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary route

Business plate.svgState Route 15 Business markerState Route 15 Business
LocationBrewer–Bangor
Length2.8 mi (4.5 km)
Existed2004–present

State Route 15 Business (abbreviated SR 15 Bus. or SR 15B) is a 2.8-mile (4.5 km) business route of SR 15. Its southern terminus is at I-395 and SR 15 in Brewer. Its northern terminus is at I-95 and SR 15 in Bangor.

SR 15 Business was designated in 2004 after SR 15 was removed from its surface alignment in downtown Bangor and Brewer, instead being routed along I-395 and I-95 to bypass the downtown areas.

Junction list

The entire route is in Penobscot County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Brewer0.00.0 I-395 / SR 15Southern terminus of SR 15B
0.81.3
US 1A / SR 9 west		Begin SR 9 concurrency
1.01.6
SR 9 east (Main Street)		End SR 9 concurrency
Bangor1.62.6 US 2 (State Street)
2.84.5 I-95 / SR 15Northern terminus of SR 15B
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML file (edit • help) Template:Attached KML/Maine State Route 15KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ Kaiser, Cameron (2010). "Maine State Route 15". Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ MaineDOT - Map Viewer (Map). MaineDOT. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. "Overview map of SR 15" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Overview map of SR 15 Bus" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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