Interstate 295 (Maine)
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| Interstate 295 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 52.02 mi[1] (83.72 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1960 | ||||||||
| South end: |   I-95/Maine Turnpike in Scarborough |
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| North end: | I-95/Maine Turnpike in Gardiner |
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Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) is a 52 mile-long connector in the U.S. state of Maine from I-95 in Scarborough to I-95 in Gardiner.
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[edit] History
In January 2004, the routes of I-495, I-95, and I-295 were changed. Previously, I-295 was an 11.02 mile (17.73km) long route through downtown Portland. Just north of Portland was Exit 15, which was a connector from I-295 to I-95 at its Exit 9. Between this connector and the Gardiner junction, the routes' numbers changed. The highway which was I-95 up to that point became I-495, the connector made up part of I-95, and I-295 north of Exit 14 became I-95. After the Gardiner junction, the merged highway continued with the route name I-95.
Following the 2004 changes, the situation was revised. The route which had previously been I-495 was re-routed as I-95, the Exit 9/14 connector became I-495 (but is currently unsigned), and I-295 was extended past Exit 14 to the Gardiner junction. Also, the exits were renumbered; previously they had been numbered more or less sequentially from south to north-- there were skipped numbers, for example, there was no Exit 23. After the changes, the exits north of Portland were numbered based on the mileage in relation to the Scarborough junction; the exits in Portland and South Portland remained the same. Exits on Maine's section of I-95 were similarly renumbered based on mileage.
Other than the aforementioned I-495, I-295 currently has no spurs of its own. I-295's first exit is in South Portland, giving access to the Maine Mall (southbound) and U.S. Route 1 in South Portland and Scarborough (northbound); its last exit is Exit 51 (formerly Exit 28), which gives access to Gardiner. The route starts at Exit 44 (formerly Exit 6A) of I-95, and it has tolls just before its own Exit 1, and between Exit 51 and its northern terminus at I-95.
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| Cumberland | South Portland | 0.0 | (0) | (0) |  SOUTH |
Southbound I-295 drivers wishing to take I-95 North must take Exit 1. I-295 South mainline merges with I-95 South. |
| 1 | 1 |   U.S. Route 1 — South Portland I-95 — Maine Turnpike, Maine Mall Road |
Northbound exit to US-1. Southbound exit to I-95. No entrances. |
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| 2 | 2 |  Scarborough Connector To U.S. Route 1/Route 9 |
Southbound exit/northbound entrance only. | |||
| 3 | 3 | Route 9 (Westbrook Street) |
Southbound exit/northbound entrance only. | |||
| 4 | 4 | Veterans Memorial Bridge/Main Street | Northbound exit to Veterans Memorial Bridge. Southbound exit to Main Street. U.S. Route 1 removed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in May 2007. |
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| Portland | 5 | 5 |  Route 22 (Congress Street) |
Split into 5A-B southbound. | ||
| 6A-B | 6A-B |   U.S. Route 302/Route 100 (Forest Avenue) |
U.S. Route 1 removed from Forest Avenue in May 2007. | |||
| 7 | 7 |   U.S. Route 1A SOUTH (Franklin Street) |
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| 8 | 8 |  Route 26 (Washington Avenue) |
Northbound exit 8 provides access to Route 26 North. Southbound exit 8 provides access to Route 26 South. Route 26 runs concurrently with I-295 between northbound and southbound exit 8 (about 1/4 mile). |
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| 9 | 9 | Baxter Boulevard/Veranda Street | U.S. Route 1 removed from Baxter Boulevard in May 2007. | |||
| Falmouth | 10 | 10 | Bucknam Road — Falmouth – Cumberland | To I-95/Maine Turnpike, U.S. Route 1, and Route 9. | ||
| 11 | 15 | Falmouth Spur To Interstate 95/Maine Turnpike — New Hampshire – Massachusetts |
Southbound exit/northbound entrance only. Former terminus of Interstate 295. Formerly Interstate 95. Unsigned Interstate 495 (not its eastern terminus - it extends a short distance to US 1). |
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| Yarmouth | 15 | 16 | U.S. Route 1 — Falmouth/Cumberland |
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| 17 | 17 | U.S. Route 1 |
To Route 88. | |||
| Freeport | 20 | 19 | Desert Road | To U.S. Route 1. | ||
| 22 | 20 |   Route 125/Route 136 (Mallet Drive) |
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| 24 | 21 | U.S. Route 1 |
Northbound exit/entrance only. | |||
| Brunswick | 28 | 22 | U.S. Route 1 |
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| Sagadahoc | Topsham | 31 | 24 |  Route 196 (Lewiston Road) |
Connector to U.S. Route 1, Cooks Corner. To U.S. Route 201. |
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| Bowdoinham | 37 | 25 |  Route 125/Route 138 |
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| Richmond | 43 | 26 |  Route 197 |
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| Kennebec | Gardiner | 49 | 27 |  U.S. Route 201 |
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| West Gardiner | 51 | 28 |  Route 9/Route 126 |
Northbound I-295 drivers wishing to take I-95 South must take Exit 51. | ||
| West Gardiner | 52.02 | (52) | (29) | NORTH |
I-295 North mainline merges with I-95 North. | |
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