 State Route 220 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byMaineDOT | ||||
| Length | 66.50 mi[1] (107.02 km) | |||
| Existed | 1929–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 97 inFriendship | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |   SR 11 /SR 100 inPalmyra | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maine | |||
| Counties | Knox,Lincoln,Waldo,Somerset | |||
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State Route 220 (SR 220) is astate highway located in central coastalMaine. It begins atState Route 97 inFriendship on theAtlantic coast and runs for 66.50 miles (107.02 km) north toPalmyra, where it ends atState Route 11 andState Route 100. SR 220 runs through a series of small towns, with connecting routes leading to larger population centers such asAugusta,Waterville, andBangor to the east and west.
SR 220 begins in Friendship at SR 97 (Shipyard Road) and Harbor Road, near the southern tip of the mainland at Friendship Harbor. This intersection is also the southern terminus of SR 97. SR 220 proceeds north along the western coast until reaching the town ofWaldoboro inLincoln County, where it enters the town center before turning northeast and crossingUS 1. Continuing north, SR 220 enters the town of Washington (re-enteringKnox County) and intersects withSR 126 andSR 17 before reaching the center of town. In downtown Washington,SR 105 joins SR 220 and the two routes head north out of town.
The highways cross into the town of Liberty inWaldo County, where SR 105 splits off to the southeast after a 2.49-mile (4.01 km)concurrency. SR 220 continues northeast until meetingSR 173 near Saint George Lake, then turns northwest to crossSR 3 at Clark's Corner. The highway continues north through the town ofMontville, crosses SR 137 in westernKnox, and intersects withSR 139 in westernThorndike. SR 139 and SR 220 are cosigned for 3.52 miles (5.66 km) into the town ofUnity, where SR 139 splits off just east of the town center. SR 220 intersects withUS 202 /SR 9 atUnity Pond and turns north onto Bangor Road forming a three-route concurrency for 2.95 miles (4.75 km). The road enters the town of Troy and SR 220 splits off to the north, turning briefly east before returning to a northerly heading.
SR 220 enters the town ofDetroit inSomerset County and has a brief 0.70-mile (1.13 km) withSR 69 in the downtown area, splitting just after crossing theEast Branch Sebasticook River. SR 220 continues northwest, crosses into the town of Palmyra and immediately terminates at SR 11 / SR 100 (Hurd's Corner).
As originally designated in 1929, SR 220 ran from US 1 in Warren southwest to Friendship, then turned north and followed its modern routing as far as SR 139 in Thorndike. In the 1930s, the route was extended to SR 9 in Unity, then again through Troy and Detroit to its modern terminus at Hurd's Corner in Palmyra, to a total length of 76 miles (122 km).[2][3]
The southernmost portion of the route between Warren and Waldoboro formed a "V" shape, and was potentially confusing in that a motorist traveling north on SR 220 from Warren to Friendship was actually driving southwest, and vice versa. This was remedied in 1949 when SR 220 was truncated to Friendship at the southern tip of the "V," cutting 9.5 miles (15.3 km) from its length. The eastern leg of the "V" was redesignated asSR 97[4] and directional banners changed to reflect the actual direction of travel. The alignment of SR 220 has not changed since.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Knox | Friendship | 0.00 | 0.00 |  SR 97 north (Shipyard Road) / Harbor Road | Southern terminus of SR 97, southern terminus of SR 220 |
| Lincoln | Waldoboro | 10.01 | 16.11 |  US 1 (Atlantic Highway) –Rockland,Bath | |
| Knox | Washington | 18.88 | 30.38 |   SR 126 west (Jefferson Road) | Eastern terminus of SR 126 |
| 20.04 | 32.25 |  SR 17 (Rockland Road / Augusta Road) –Augusta,Rockland | |||
| 22.26 | 35.82 |  SR 105 west (Razorville Road) –Somerville | Southern terminus of SR 105 concurrency | ||
| Waldo | Liberty | 25.75 | 41.44 |  SR 105 east (Burketville Road) –Appleton,Camden | Northern terminus of SR 105 concurrency |
| 31.59 | 50.84 |   SR 173 south (Main Street) –Searsmont,Lincolnville | Northern terminus of SR 173 | ||
| 32.64 | 52.53 |  SR 3 (Belfast Augusta Road) –Augusta,Belfast | |||
| Knox | 43.94 | 70.71 |  SR 137 (Belfast Road) –Freedom,Belfast | ||
| Thorndike | 47.37 | 76.23 |  SR 139 east (Gordon Hill Road) –Brooks,Winterport | Southern terminus of SR 139 concurrency | |
| Unity | 50.89 | 81.90 | SR 139 west (Depot Street) / Stagecoach Road –Unity,Fairfield | Northern terminus of SR 139 concurrency | |
| 51.34 | 82.62 |   US 202 /SR 9 south (Bangor Road) –Augusta | Southern terminus of US 202 / SR 9 concurrency | ||
| Troy | 54.29 | 87.37 | US 202 /SR 9 north (Bangor Road) / Myrick Road –Bangor | Northern terminus of US 202 / SR 9 concurrency | |
| Somerset | Detroit | 64.97 | 104.56 |  SR 69 east (Main Street) –Plymouth | Southern terminus of SR 69 concurrency |
| 65.27 | 105.04 | SR 69 west (River Road) –Pittsfield | Northern terminus of SR 69 concurrency | ||
| Palmyra | 66.50 | 107.02 | SR 11 /SR 100 (Oxbow Road) –Pittsfield,Newport | Northern terminus of SR 220 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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