 State Route 17 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byMaineDOT | ||||
| Length | 131.21 mi[1] (211.16 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 4 inOquossoc | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |   US 1 /US 1A inRockland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maine | |||
| Counties | Franklin,Oxford,Androscoggin,Kennebec,Lincoln,Knox | |||
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State Route 17 (abbreviatedSR 17) is part ofMaine's system ofnumbered state highways, located in the south central part of the state. It is a major regional route running for 131.21 miles (211.16 km) from an intersection withState Route 4 inOquossoc to an intersection withU.S. Route 1 andU.S. Route 1A inRockland.
SR 17 travels through parts ofFranklin,Oxford,Androscoggin,Kennebec,Lincoln andKnox counties.
SR 17 begins inFranklin County at a T-intersection withSR 4 (Carry Road) inOquossoc village (part ofRangeley town.)
From there it heads south along the western shore ofRangeley Lake, passing South Shore Drive on the east, and continues on throughRangeley Plantation.It then entersOxford County atByron, and continues south throughRoxbury and intoMexico where it intersectsUS 2.
It then runs westerly concurrent withUS 2 throughMexico andDixfield 16.79 miles (27.02 km) until it leavesUS 2 near the border ofOxford County and re-entersFranklin County, where it runs westerly until it connects withSR 4 inJay.
It then runs southerly concurrent withSR 4 throughJay and intoAndroscoggin County atLivermore Falls where it switches to run concurrent withSR 133 for a short way before leaving SR 133 and heading east intoKennebec County through the town ofFayette and into the town ofReadfield where it concurs withSR 41 for 2.37 miles (3.81 km.)
It then leaves SR 41 and continues southeasterly intoManchester where it concurs withUS 202,SR 11 andSR 100 intoAugusta, passing overInterstate 95 and on into Augusta center, then concurrently with several other major routes (US 201 andUS 202) over the bridge at Augusta on theKennebec River. Once over the river it then turns south leaving all other routes except concurrent withSR 9 for a short distance before turning east and continuing intoWindsor where it concurs withSR 32. It then continues southeasterly intoLincoln County atWhitefield andJefferson where it leaves SR 32 and continues easterly throughSomerville enteringKnox County and intersecting first withSR 206 and thenSR 220 at Washington.
Continuing easterly throughUnion where it concurs withSR 131 for a short distance before concurring withSR 235 for 2.78 miles (4.47 km) and then continuing on throughRockport intersectingSR 90 there. And finally on into Rockland, where it terminates atUS 1 and 1A close to the waterfront port and theAtlantic Ocean.
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Franklin | Oquossoc | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 4 (Carry Road) –Rangeley, Haines Landing | Western terminus of SR 17 | |||
| Oxford | Mexico | 35.4 | 57.0 |     US 2 west (Main Street) toSR 120 –Newry,Bethel | Western terminus of US 2 / SR 17 concurrency | |||
| Dixfield | 40.4 | 65.0 |   SR 142 north (Weld Street) –Weld,Phillips | Southern terminus of SR 142 | ||||
| Franklin | Wilton | 52.3 | 84.2 |  US 2 east –Wilton,Farmington | Eastern terminus of US 2 / SR 17 concurrency | |||
| Oxford | No major junctions | |||||||
| Franklin | Jay | 55.9 | 90.0 | SR 4 north (Main Street) –Wilton,Farmington | Northern terminus of SR 4 / SR 17 concurrency | |||
| 56.1 | 90.3 |   SR 140 south (Intervale Road) –Canton,Hartford | Northern terminus of SR 140 | |||||
| Androscoggin | Livermore Falls | 58.7 | 94.5 | SR 4 south (Bridge Street) –Livermore,Turner | Southern terminus of SR 4 / SR 17 concurrency | |||
| 59.0 | 95.0 |  SR 133 north (Pleasant Street) –Jay,Farmington | Northern terminus of SR 4 / SR 133 concurrency | |||||
| 59.8 | 96.2 | SR 133 south (Park Street) –Leeds,Winthrop | Southern terminus of SR 4 / SR 133 concurrency | |||||
| Kennebec | Readfield | 71.7 | 115.4 |  SR 41 north (Chimney Road) –Mount Vernon | Western terminus of SR 17 / SR 41 concurrency | |||
| 73.8 | 118.8 | SR 41 south (Winthrop Road) –Winthrop | Western terminus of SR 17 / SR 41 concurrency | |||||
| 77.2 | 124.2 |  SR 135 south (Stanley Road) –Monmouth | Western terminus of SR 17 / SR 135 concurrency | |||||
| 78.1 | 125.7 | SR 135 north (Gorden Road) –Belgrade | Eastern terminus of SR 17 / SR 135 concurrency | |||||
| Manchester | 82.3 | 132.4 |    US 202 west /SR 11 /SR 100 south (Western Avenue) –Winthrop,Lewiston | Western terminus of US 202 / SR 11 / SR 17 / SR 100 concurrency | ||||
| Augusta | 85.0 | 136.8 |   I-95 /Maine Turnpike –Lewiston,Bangor | I-95 exits 109A-B; northern terminus of Maine Turnpike | ||||
| 86.5 | 139.2 |    US 201 south /SR 8 /SR 11 north /SR 27 (State Street) –Hallowell,Belgrade | Eastern terminus of SR 11 / SR 17 concurrency Western terminus of US 201 / US 202 / SR 17 / SR 100 concurrency | |||||
| 87.2 | 140.3 |   US 201 north /US 202 /SR 9 east /SR 100 north /SR 105 east (Bangor / Cony Streets) –Vassalboro,China | Eastern terminus of US 201 / US 202 / SR 17 / SR 100 concurrency Western terminus of SR 9 / SR 17 concurrency Western terminus of SR 105 | |||||
| 87.7 | 141.1 | SR 9 west (Hospital Street) –Randolph | Eastern terminus of SR 9 / SR 17 concurrency | |||||
| Chelsea | 92.3 | 148.5 |  SR 226 south (Togus Road) –Randolph | Northern terminus of SR 226 | ||||
| Lincoln | No major junctions | |||||||
| Kennebec | Windsor | 96.7 | 155.6 |  SR 32 north (Ridge Road) –Windsor | Western terminus of SR 17 / SR 32 concurrency | |||
| Lincoln | Whitefield | 99.9 | 160.8 |  SR 218 south (Mills Road) –Whitefield | Northern terminus of SR 218 | |||
| Jefferson | 100.3 | 161.4 | SR 32 south (Augusta Road) –Jefferson | Eastern terminus of SR 17 / SR 32 concurrency | ||||
| Knox | Washington | 105.3 | 169.5 |  SR 206 north toSR 105 –Washington | Southern terminus of SR 206 | |||
| 108.7 | 174.9 |  SR 220 (Waldoboro Road) –Waldoboro,Washington | ||||||
| Union | 114.2 | 183.8 |  SR 131 north (Appleton Road) –Appleton | Western terminus of SR 17 / SR 131 concurrency | ||||
| 114.6 | 184.4 |  SR 235 south (Depot Road) –Union | Western terminus of SR 17 / SR 131 / SR 235 concurrency | |||||
| 115.3 | 185.6 | SR 131 south (South Union Road) –Warren | Eastern terminus of SR 17 / SR 131 concurrency | |||||
| 117.4 | 188.9 | SR 235 north (Buzzell Hill Road) –Hope | Eastern terminus of SR 17 / SR 235 concurrency | |||||
| Rockport | 122.9 | 197.8 |  SR 90 (West Street) –Warren,Rockport | |||||
| Rockland | 128.0 | 206.0 | US 1A south (Broadway) | Western terminus of US 1A / SR 17 concurrency | ||||
| 128.3 | 206.5 | US 1 (Camden Street) –Rockland,RockportUS 1A | Eastern terminus of SR 17; northern terminus of US 1A | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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