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Highway in Maine
State Route 9 markerState Route 9
Route of SR 9 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length289.09 mi (465.25 km)
Existed1925, 2007 (current alignment)–present
Major junctions
West end NH 9 / NH 236 at the New Hampshire state line
Major intersections
East endFerry Point International Bridge in St. Stephen, NB, Canada
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountiesYork, Cumberland, Kennebec, Penobscot, Hancock, Washington
Highway system
← SR 8→ SR 9A
← Route 8N.E.→ Route 10

State Route 9 (SR 9) is a numbered state highway in Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Berwick in the west to the Canada–US border with New Brunswick at Calais in the east. SR 9 runs a total of 289 miles (465 km).

Route description

Maine State Route 9 east of Bangor.
Looking east to Lead Mountain along State Route 9

State Route 9 is a meandering highway that works its way from New Hampshire to Canada. It frequently runs concurrently with other highways listed below and also frequently changes direction.

State Route 9 runs through most of Maine's major cities including Biddeford, Saco, South Portland, Portland, Augusta, and Bangor.

Over the years, a number of improvements have been made by the Route 9 Committee, a partnership of local government officials and business interests in the Baileyville-Calais area.

The Airline

The leg from Bangor to Calais is often referred to as "The Airline," commonly thought to be because of its shorter route than the older U.S. 1. (Before the coming of air travel, the term airline often referred to such a shortcut.) Although anecdotes about unexploded ordnance deriving from bombers flying from the former Dow Air Force Base (now Bangor International Airport) using a number of towers and landmarks along "The Airline", in fact the term goes back to the early 1850s as a contrast to the shoreline route. The last section of "The Airline" was paved in 1973 in Crawford and many old sections of the road are visible to the side of the present roadway. The "Whale's Back", a 2-mile stretch built atop an esker in Hancock County was one of the most notable features of the highway until it was rebuilt.

Future bypass of Brewer

There have been plans to extend I-395 connect it to SR 9 began as early as 2001. In February 2008, MaineDOT suggested five possible routes to extend I-395 to SR 9, with two in particular designated as "State's Choice" and "Holden's Choice". The state approved the "Holden's Choice" route, designated 2B-2. All three affected communities issued resolutions in 2014 opposing this route,.

The state went forward with the project not as an I-395 extension but as a 5.5-mile (9 km) super two rerouting of SR 9. The design was finalized in 2021, with construction commencing in 2022 and completion expected in 2025. When completed, the existing segment of Route 9 through downtown Brewer will be redesignated as Route 9 Business.

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
YorkBerwick0.00.0

NH 9 west / NH 236 west (Market Street) – Somersworth		Continuation into New Hampshire
0.20.32
SR 236 south (Allen Street) – South Berwick		Northern terminus of SR 236
North Berwick7.211.6
SR 4 south (Elm Street)		Western end of SR 4 concurrency
7.612.2
SR 4 north (High Street) – Sanford		Eastern end of SR 4 concurrency
Wells11.418.3
SR 9B east (Littlefield Road) – Ogunquit		Western terminus of SR 9B
13.521.7
SR 9A east (Crediford Road) – Sanford		Western terminus of SR 9A
14.323.0
SR 109 north (Sanford Road) – Sanford		Western end of SR 109 concurrency
14.924.0 I-95 / Maine TurnpikeExit 19 on I-95 / Turnpike
16.526.6
US 1 south (Post Road) – Ogunquit

SR 109 ends		Western end of US 1 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 109
18.329.5
US 1 north (Post Road) – Kennebunk		Eastern end of US 1 concurrency
Kennebunk22.536.2

SR 9A west / SR 35 north (Port Road) – Kennebunk Center		Eastern terminus of SR 9A; southern terminus of SR 35
Biddeford31.851.2
SR 208 south (Bridge Road) – Biddeford Pool		Western end of SR 208 concurrency
37.159.7
SR 111 west (Alfred Street) – Arundel, Kennebunk

SR 208 ends		Eastern terminus of SR 111; northern terminus of SR 208
Saco38.161.3
US 1 / SR 5 (Elm Street / Main Street) / SR 112 north (North Street)		Southern terminus of SR 112
Old Orchard Beach45.773.5


SR 5 north (Old Orchard Street) to SR 98 west		Southern terminus of SR 5
CumberlandScarborough51.182.2
US 1 south – Saco		Western end of US 1 concurrency
54.287.2

SR 114 north (Gorham Road) / SR 207 south (Black Point Road) – Gorham, Prouts Neck		Southern terminus of SR 114; northern terminus of SR 207
55.489.2



To I-95 / Maine Turnpike / I-295 north – Portland		Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; access via SR 701
South Portland56.791.2



To I-95 / Maine Turnpike / I-295 north		Access via SR 703
56.891.4
US 1 north (Main Street) – South Portland		Eastern end of US 1 concurrency
57.692.7
I-295 north – Portland		Exit 3 on I-295
Portland59.495.6 I-95 / Maine TurnpikeAccess via Skyway Drive; exit 46 on I-95 / Turnpike
59.796.1
SR 22 west (Congress Street)		Western end of SR 22 concurrency
61.298.5
SR 22 east (Congress Street)		Eastern end of SR 22 concurrency


To I-295 / US 1
61.298.5 SR 25 (Brighton Avenue)
62.6100.7

US 302 east / SR 100 south (Forest Avenue)		Western end of US 302/SR 100 concurrency


To I-295 / US 1
62.7100.9

US 302 west / SR 100 north (Forest Avenue)		Eastern end of US 302/SR 100 concurrency
63.9102.8 SR 26 (Washington Avenue) – Gray, Munjoy Hill

To I-295 / US 1
Falmouth67.3108.3

To I-295 / US 1		Access via Bucknam Road
North Yarmouth74.3119.6
SR 115 east (Walnut Hill Road) – Yarmouth		Western end of SR 113 concurrency
74.6120.1
SR 115 west (Walnut Hill Road) – Gray, Pineland Center		Eastern end of SR 113 concurrency
AndroscogginDurham86.9139.9
SR 136 south (Royalsborough Road) – Freeport		Western end of SR 136 concurrency
87.3140.5
SR 136 north (Royalsborough Road) – Auburn		Eastern end of SR 136 concurrency
91.1146.6
SR 125 south (Pinkham Brook Road) – Freeport		Western end of SR 125 concurrency
Lisbon91.4147.1

SR 125 north (Main Street) / SR 196 east (Lisbon Street) – West Bowdoin, Topsham		Eastern end of SR 125 concurrency; western end of SR 196 concurrency
92.2148.4
SR 196 west (Lisbon Street) – Lewiston		Eastern end of SR 196 concurrency
Sabattus99.3159.8 I-95 / Maine Turnpike – Gardiner, Augusta, Lewiston, PortlandExit 86 on I-95 / Turnpike
100.7162.1
SR 126 west (Sabattus Street) – Lewiston		Western end of SR 126 concurrency
101.7163.7
SR 132 north (Wales Road) – Wales, Monmouth		Southern terminus of SR 132
102.9165.6
SR 197 east (Litchfield Road) – Richmond		Western terminus of SR 197
KennebecWest Gardiner117.3188.8

I-95 south / Maine Turnpike south – Lewiston, Auburn, West Gardiner Service Plaza		Roundabout; exit 102 on I-95 / Turnpike
117.4188.9


I-95 north / Maine Turnpike north / I-295 south – Brunswick, Augusta		Exit 103 on I-95 / Turnpike; exit 51 on I-295
Gardiner120.5193.9
US 201 south (Brunswick Avenue) – Brunswick		Western end of end of US 201 concurrency
120.9194.6

US 201 / SR 27 north / SR 24 south (Maine Avenue) – Hallowell, Augusta, Richmond		Eastern end of US 201/SR 126 concurrency; western end of SR 27 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 24
Randolph121.1194.9

SR 27 south / SR 126 east (Water Street) – Randolph, USVA Togus, Wiscasset		Eastern terminus of SR 9/27/126 concurrency
Augusta126.8204.1
SR 17 south (Eastern Avenue) – USVA Togus, Rockland		Southern terminus of SR 9/17 concurrency
127.3204.9



US 202 west / US 201 / SR 17 / SR 100 south to I-95 south – Gardiner, Winthrop
SR 105 (Cony Street) – Windsor		Northern terminus of SR 9/17 concurrency
Southern terminus of US 201/202/SR 9/100 concurrency
Western terminus of SR 105
127.9205.8
US 201 / SR 100 north (Riverside Drive) – Waterville		Northern terminus of US 201/SR 9/100 concurrency
128.9207.4

SR 3 west (Augusta Bypass) to I-95 – Waterville, Portland		Western terminus of US 202/SR 3/9 concurrency
China138.1222.3
SR 32 north (Vassalboro Road)		Western terminus of concurrency
139.3224.2
SR 32 south (Windsor Road) – Windsor		Eastern terminus of concurrency
139.5224.5
SR 3 east (Belfast Road) – Belfast		Eastern terminus of US 202/SR 3/9 concurrency
146.6235.9
SR 137 west (Waterville Road) – Winslow		Western terminus of concurrency
Albion153.9247.7
SR 137 east (Belfast Road) – Freedom		Eastern terminus of concurrency
WaldoUnity160.2257.8
SR 139 west (School Street)		Western terminus of US 202/SR 9/139 concurrency
161.1259.3

SR 139 east / SR 220 south (Thorndike Road)		Eastern terminus of US 202/SR 9/139 concurrency
Southern terminus of US 202/SR 9/220 concurrency
Troy164.1264.1
SR 220 north (Detroit Road)		Northern terminus of US 202/SR 9/220 concurrency
PenobscotDixmont170.8274.9 SR 7 (Moosehead Trail) – Newport, Brooks
173.0278.4 SR 143 (Simpson Corner Road) – EtnaSouthern terminus of SR 143
Newburgh181.4291.9
SR 69 to I-95 (Carmel Road) – Carmel, Winterport
Hampden187.5301.8
US 202 east		Eastern terminus of US 202/SR 9 concurrency
187.9302.4
US 1A west (Main Road) – Winterport		Western terminus of US 1A/SR 9 concurrency
Bangor192.4309.6
I-395 / US 202 / SR 15 to I-95 – Brewer, Ellsworth, Orono, Newport		I-395 exit 3; US 202 joins northbound and leaves southbound
193.1310.8


US 202 east to US 2 / SR 100 (Main Street)		Eastern terminus of US 1A/202/SR 9 concurrency
Brewer193.7311.7
US 1A east (Wilson Street) – Ellsworth, Bar Harbor		Eastern terminus of US 1A/SR 9 concurrency
194.0312.2State Street (former US 1A)
SR 178		Southern terminus of SR 178
Eddington198.1318.8
SR 178 north (Riverside Drive) – Old Town		Eastern terminus of concurrency
204.6329.3 SR 46 (Jarvis Gore Drive) – HoldenNorthern terminus of SR 46
Clifton207.0333.1 SR 180 (Rebel Hill Road) – Otis, EllsworthNorthern terminus of SR 180
HancockAmherst217.4349.9 SR 181 – EllsworthNorthern terminus of SR 181
Aurora219.5353.3 SR 179 – EllsworthNorthern terminus of SR 179
WashingtonBeddington233.5375.8 SR 193 (Beddington Road) – Deblois, CherryfieldNorthern terminus of SR 193
Wesley258.4415.9 SR 192 (Jr. Williams Road) – Machias
Baileyville281.1452.4
US 1 north – Baileyville, Houlton		Southern terminus of concurrency
Baring282.3454.3 SR 191 – MachiasNorthern terminus of SR 191
Calais285.8460.0 To Route 1 (International Drive) – Saint John NBInternational Avenue Bridge - As of 2010, all commercial vehicles must use this border crossing
286.3460.8 To Route 170 – Milltown NBMilltown International Bridge
287.9463.3
US 1 south (Main Street) – Machias		Eastern terminus of concurrency
288.3464.0 To Route 170Ferry Point International Bridge
Eastern terminus of SR 9
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. "Map Viewer". Maine Office of GIS. Maine DOT. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  2. "The Airline Road". Maine's French Communities. Archived from the original on 2001-07-07.
  3. Dudley, John. "The Airline Road". mainething.com.
  4. "I-395/Rt. 9 Connector Study". Archived from the original on November 30, 2001. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  5. Ricker, Nok-Noi (February 21, 2008). "MDOT pitches 5 ideas for I-395-Route 9 link". Bangor Daily News. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  6. Gagnon, Dawn; Ricker, Nok-Noi (September 23, 2014). "US Fish, Wildlife Service issues report on proposed I-395-Route 9 connector". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  7. "Latest Updates - I-395/Route 9 Connector Project Project | MaineDOT". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  8. Route 9 Connector Project, Overview & Description | MaineDOT, retrieved 2023-02-28

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