 U.S. Route 201 | |||||||
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 US 201 highlighted in red and US 201A in blue | |||||||
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| Auxiliary route ofUS 1 | |||||||
| Maintained byMaineDOT | |||||||
| Length | 157.46 mi[1] (253.41 km) | ||||||
| Existed | 1926–present | ||||||
| Tourist routes |  Old Canada Road Scenic Byway | ||||||
| Major junctions | |||||||
| South end |    US 1 /SR 24 Bus. inBrunswick | ||||||
| Major intersections | |||||||
| North end |   SR 6 /R-173 at theCanada–US border nearSaint-Théophile, QC | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||
| State | Maine | ||||||
| Counties | Cumberland,Sagadahoc,Kennebec,Somerset | ||||||
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U.S. Route 201 (US 201) is part of the nationwide system ofUnited States Numbered Highways. It runs for 157.46 miles (253.41 km) entirely within the state ofMaine and is a spur route ofU.S. Route 1. Its southern terminus is inBrunswick at US 1 andMaine State Route 24 Business. Its northern terminus is at theCanada–US border nearJackman (a terminus it shares withMaine State Route 6), where it connects toQuebec Route 173.
BetweenSolon and its northern terminus, US 201 is known as theOld Canada RoadNational Scenic Byway.[2]
US 201 begins inBrunswick along SR 24 Business (former SR 24) at an interchange with US 1. It follows theKennebec River fromGardiner, toThe Forks, where it winds away from the river and runs up into the north woods mountains. The highway crosses theAppalachian Trail atCaratunk.[3]
North of The Forks, US 201 climbs in elevation over Johnson Mountain and aroundCoburn Mountain, near Upper Enchanted and Parlin Pond Townships. Before reachingJackman, the road peaks at the Attean Pond Lookout, a popular rest area, before descending into town. US 201 intersects the northern end ofSR 15 in Jackman and is cosigned withSR 6 for the remaining 16.4 miles (26.4 km) north to the Canadian border. The road continues through parts ofMoose River andDennistown before reaching theArmstrong–Jackman Border Crossing atSandy Bay Township. US 201 and SR 6 ends as the highway crosses intoQuebec, Canada and becomesRoute 173.
A former alignment designatedUS 201A runs through the towns ofMadison andNorridgewock.[1]
US 201 follows old river trading routes of theAbenaki people. Parts ofBenedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec took place along the route that today make up US 201.[4][5] On June 15, 2000, the route was designated aNational Scenic Byway.[6]
US 201 used to beNew England Interstate Route 20 (NEI 20) in the 1920s. The original 1922 plan had NEI 20 starting inPortland. The southern half was later shifted east to start inBrunswick (the realignment may have been done prior to actual signing of the route.) The southern end of the original NEI 20 is nowSR 100 from Portland to Augusta.[citation needed] The Brunswick end of the original NEI 20 intersected with NEI 1 (which is nowUS 1), which remained the southern terminus of US 201 until the construction of the US 1 freeway, at which point its terminus was moved to its current location onSR 24.
Since its designation in 1926, US 201 has only undergone one major realignment. The original highway used to run throughNorridgewock,Anson, andMadison on its way toSolon. In 1954, US 201 was moved to a new eastern alignment which completely bypasses this area and the existing alignment was redesignatedUS 201A. US 201 has also undergone various other minor route adjustments, but largely maintains its original 1926 routing.
| County | Location[7] | mi[7] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cumberland | Brunswick | 0.00 | 0.00 |  SR 24 Bus. south (Maine Street) | Continuation beyond southern terminus; southern end of concurrency with SR 24 Business |
  US 1 toI-95 –Portland,Bath | |||||
| Sagadahoc | Topsham | 0.54 | 0.87 |  SR 24 Bus. north (Elm Street) –Bowdoinham | Northern end of concurrency with SR 24 Business |
| 1.35 | 2.17 |   SR 196 (Lewiston Road) toI-295 –Bath,Lewiston | |||
| Bowdoin | 6.87 | 11.06 |  SR 138 (Post Road) –Bowdoinham | Southern terminus of SR 138 | |
| 8.23 | 13.24 |  SR 125 north –Bowdoinham | Southern end ofwrong-way concurrency with SR 125 | ||
| 8.32 | 13.39 | SR 125 south –Bowdoin,Lewiston | Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with SR 125 | ||
| Richmond | 14.08 | 22.66 |  SR 197 (Richmond Road) toI-295 | ||
| 14.33 | 23.06 | SR 138 south (Lancaster Road) | Northern terminus of SR 138 | ||
| Kennebec | Gardiner | 20.14– 20.37 | 32.41– 32.78 |   I-295 toI-95 /Maine Turnpike –Brunswick,Portland,Augusta | Exit 49 on I-295 |
| 25.00 | 40.23 |    SR 9 west /SR 126 west (Water Street) –Lewiston | Southern end of concurrency with SR 9 / SR 126 | ||
| 25.27 | 40.67 |   SR 9 east /SR 126 east /SR 27 south –USVATogus,RandolphSR 24 –Richmond | Northern end of concurrency with SR 9 / SR 126; southern end of concurrency with SR 27 Northern terminus of SR 24 | ||
| Augusta | 31.09 | 50.03 |     US 202 west /SR 11 south /SR 17 west /SR 100 south toI-95 –Winthrop SR 8 north /SR 11 north /SR 27 north –Belgrade | Rotary; northern end of concurrency with SR 27; southern end of concurrency with US 202 / SR 17 / SR 100 Southern terminus of SR 8 | |
| 31.82 | 51.21 | SR 9 west /SR 17 east (Stone Street) –Randolph,Rockland SR 105 east (Cony Street East) –Windsor | Rotary; eastern end of concurrency with SR 17; western end of concurrency with SR 9; western terminus of SR 105 | ||
| 32.44 | 52.21 | US 202 east /SR 9 east (North Belfast Avenue) –China | Northern end of concurrency with US 202 / SR 9 | ||
| 33.12 | 53.30 |  SR 3 toI-95 /Maine Turnpike – Augusta Civic Center Drive,Portland,Belfast | |||
| Winslow | 48.30 | 77.73 |  SR 137 (Carter Memorial Drive) toI-95 – Kennedy Memorial Drive,Oakland,China | ||
| 49.24 | 79.24 | SR 137 Bus. –China | Southern end of concurrency with SR 137 Bus. | ||
| 49.37 | 79.45 |  SR 100A (Halifax Street) –Clinton,Burnham | Southern terminus of SR 100A | ||
| Waterville | 50.04 | 80.53 | SR 137 Bus. (Spring Street) toI-95 –Oakland | Northern end of concurrency with SR 137 Bus. | |
| 50.49 | 81.26 |  SR 11 south (Main Street) /SR 104 –Oakland,Sidney | Southern end of concurrency with SR 11 | ||
| Somerset | Fairfield | 53.55 | 86.18 |  SR 11 north /SR 100 north /SR 139 east | Northern end of concurrency with SR 11 / SR 100; southern end of concurrency with SR 139 |
| 53.77 | 86.53 | SR 139 west (Western Avenue) –Norridgewock | Northern end of concurrency with SR 139 | ||
| 54.45– 54.72 | 87.63– 88.06 | I-95 –Bangor,Augusta | Exit 133 on I-95 | ||
| 58.70 | 94.47 |  SR 23 south –Oakland | Southern end of concurrency with SR 23 | ||
| 61.09 | 98.31 | SR 23 north –Canaan | Northern end of concurrency with SR 23 | ||
| Skowhegan | 68.88 | 110.85 |   US 2 west /US 201A (West Front Street) –NorridgewockSR 104 –Fairfield Center | Southern end of concurrency with US 2; northern terminus of SR 104; southern terminus of US 201A | |
| 69.25 | 111.45 | US 2 east | Northern end of concurrency with US 2 | ||
| Madison | 73.55 | 118.37 |  SR 148 (White School House Road) –Madison | Eastern terminus of SR 148 | |
| 79.22– 79.27 | 127.49– 127.57 |  SR 43 (Thurston Hill Road / Horsetail Hill Road) –Athens,Madison | Brief concurrency with SR 43 | ||
| Solon | 84.31 | 135.68 | US 201A (Ferry Street) /SR 8 –North Anson,Madison | Northern terminus of US 201A / SR 8 | |
| Bingham | 92.11 | 148.24 |  SR 16 west | Southern end of concurrency with SR 16 | |
| 92.75 | 149.27 | SR 16 east –Abbot | Northern end of concurrency with SR 16 | ||
| Jackman | 140.96 | 226.85 |  SR 6 east /SR 15 –Rockwood,Greenville | Southern end of concurrency with SR 6; northern terminus of SR 15 | |
| Sandy Bay | 157.37 | 253.26 |  SR 6 ends | Northern end of concurrency with SR 6; western terminus of SR 6 | |
 R-173 north toA-73 –Saint-Georges,Québec | Continuation beyondArmstrong–Jackman Border Crossing intoQuébec | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 U.S. Route 201A | |
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| Location | Skowhegan -Solon |
| Length | 26.18 mi (42.13 km) |
| Existed | 1954–present |
U.S. Route 201 Alternate (US 201A) is the designation of a former alignment of US 201 in the towns ofSkowhegan,Norridgewock,Madison andAnson. The route is 26.18 miles (42.13 km) long and forms a western loop of US 201, which was rerouted in 1954 to bypass to the east. US 201A runs along theKennebec River over its entire length.
The southern terminus of US 201A is atUS 2, US 201 andState Route 104 in Skowhegan. The northern terminus is at US 201 in Solon, a terminus it shares withState Route 8.
US 201A is also part of the Arnold Highway (named forBenedict Arnold), established in 1931 over the original US 201.
US 201A is completely overlapped with other routes due to various realignments of the routes signed over it.
US 201A begins in Skowhegan just south of the Kennebec River, at an intersection withUS 2, US 201, andSR 104 (which has its northern terminus here). US 201A begins overlapped with US 2 and the two routes proceed southwest along the southern bank of the river on the way toNorridgewock. Upon reaching town, the highway intersects withSR 8 andSR 139. SR 139 has its western terminus at this intersection while SR 8 northbound joins the concurrency. Just to the west, US 2 splits off to the southwest, while US 201A goes to the northwest with SR 8 in tow. US 201A and SR 8 are cosigned for the remainder of their lengths.
US 201A and SR 8 continue along the riverbank, turning north intoMadison and intersecting withSR 43 andSR 148. US 201A and SR 8 then turn west, joining the converging routes to cross the river as a four-route concurrency. On the west side of the bridge lies the town ofAnson, where US 201A and SR 8 split to the north off SR 43 and SR 148, which continue west concurrently. The highway turns north along the west bank of the river into the village ofNorth Anson, intersecting the eastern end ofSR 234 before meetingSR 16 just to the north. SR 16 joins US 201A and SR 8, proceeding north along the river out of town, and eventually passing intoSolon. Nearing the riverbank once more, SR 16 splits to continue north along the river, while US 201A and SR 8 turn northeast to cross the river. Both routes terminate at US 201.
The entire route is inSomerset County.[7]
| Location[7] | mi[7] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Skowhegan | 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 2 east / US 201 /SR 104 | Southern end of concurrency with US 2; northern terminus of SR 104 | |
| Norridgewock | 5.02 | 8.08 | SR 139 east (Waterville Road) –Waterville | Western terminus of SR 139 | |
| 5.04 | 8.11 | SR 8 south (Mechanic Street) –Smithfield | Southern end of concurrency with SR 8 | ||
| 5.42 | 8.72 | US 2 west –Mercer,Farmington | Northern end of concurrency with US 2 | ||
| Madison | 13.12 | 21.11 | SR 43 north (Weston Avenue) /SR 148 east (Main Street) –Athens,East Madison,Skowhegan | Southern end of concurrency with SR 43 / SR 148 | |
| Anson | 13.60 | 21.89 | SR 43 south /SR 148 west –Farmington,Starks | Northern end of concurrency with SR 43 / SR 148 | |
| 18.07 | 29.08 |  SR 234 west (Union Street) –New Vineyard | Eastern terminus of SR 234 | ||
| 18.25 | 29.37 | SR 16 west –Kingfield,New Portland | Southern end of concurrency with SR 16 | ||
| Embden | 25.03 | 40.28 | SR 16 east (Kennebec River Road) –Bingham,Concord | Northern end of concurrency with SR 16 | |
| Solon | 26.16 | 42.10 | US 201 (Main Street) /SR 8 ends –Skowhegan,Bingham | Northern terminus of US 201A and SR 8; north end of concurrency with SR 8 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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