Maine State Route 4
State Route 4 (abbreviated SR 4 or ME 4) is a 168.85-mile (271.74 km) long state highway located in southwestern Maine. Its southern terminus is at the New Hampshire border in South Berwick, where it connects to New Hampshire Route 4. Its northern terminus is at Haines Landing on Mooselookmeguntic Lake in Rangeley.
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 Route of SR 4 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length | 168.85 mi[1] (271.74 km) | |||
| Existed | 1931–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  NH 4 in Rollinsford, NH | |||
| North end | Haines Landing in Rangeley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Franklin | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Major cities and towns along the length of SR 4 include Sanford, Gorham, Windham, Auburn and Farmington.
Approximately one-third of the overall length of SR 4 is overlapped by U.S. Route 202 (US 202).
Route description
SR 4 begins at the New Hampshire state line, where the roadway continues south as NH 4 towards Dover. From South Berwick, SR 4 runs in a northeasterly direction through the town of North Berwick, bypassing the center of Sanford to the east, and intersects US 202 in Alfred. SR 4 runs concurrently with US 202 for 56.0 miles (90.1 km) to the city of Auburn via the towns of Gorham, Windham and Gray.
North of Auburn, SR 4 continues northward, staying near the west bank of the Androscoggin River, through the town of Turner, to Livermore, where it crosses the river to Livermore Falls. SR 4 continues to an intersection with US 2 in Wilton, and runs concurrently with it for 7.8 miles (12.6 km) to Farmington.
SR 4 follows the Sandy River north of Farmington, through the towns of Strong and Phillips, and west to the river's source near Saddleback Mountain. The road turns north to Rangeley, where it turns west and runs concurrently with SR 16 at Oquossoc. SR 4 meets SR 17, then continues northwest to its terminus at Haines Landing on the shore of Mooselookmeguntic Lake.
History
SR 4 was designated in 1931 as a continuation of US 4 in New Hampshire, hence its number. Although US 4 does come close to the Maine border, the intended connection never came to fruition, as US 4 was routed south of Dover to terminate in Portsmouth. Instead, an indirect connection exists, facilitated by NH 4, NH 9, and NH 16 (the Spaulding Turnpike).
As first designated in 1931, SR 4 extended from its current southern terminus in South Berwick all the way to the Canada–US border. By 1937, most of the routes that are currently cosigned with it had been designated, most notably US 202. In 1946, SR 4 was truncated to its southern intersection with SR 16 in Rangeley, but was later re-extended along SR 16 to terminate at its current end at Haines Landing in 1951 (the road between SR 16 and Haines Landing had previously been designated SR 144). Most of former SR 4 between SR 16 and the Canada–US border is now part of SR 27.
Junction list
| County | Location[1] | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| York | South Berwick | 0.00 | 0.00 | NH 4 west (Portland Avenue) – Dover NH | Continuation beyond New Hampshire state line |
| 0.34 | 0.55 |  SR 236 south (Harold L. Dow Highway) – Eliot, Kittery | Southern terminus of SR 236 concurrency | ||
| 0.54 | 0.87 | SR 236 north (Main
Street) – Berwick | Northern terminus of SR 236 concurrency | ||
| Berwick | 1.32– 4.21 | 2.12– 6.78 | No major junctions | ||
| North Berwick | 6.51 | 10.48 |  SR 9 west (Somersworth Road) – Berwick, Somersworth NH | Southern terminus of SR 9 concurrency | |
| 6.98 | 11.23 | SR 9 east (Wells Street) – Wells | Northern terminus of SR 9 concurrency | ||
| Sanford | 14.49 | 23.32 |   SR 4A north / SR 109 (Main Street) – Wells, Sanford | Rotary; southern terminus of SR 4A (southern segment) | |
| Alfred | 18.97 | 30.53 |  US 202 west / SR 4A south (Sanford Road) – Sanford SR 111 east (Biddeford Road) – Lyman | Southern terminus of US 202 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 4A (southern segment); western terminus of SR 111 | |
| Waterboro | 26.89 | 43.28 |  SR 5 north (Sokokis Trail) – Limerick | Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency with SR 5 | |
| Lyman | 28.73 | 46.24 | SR 5 south (New County Road) – Saco | Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency with SR 5 | |
| Hollis | 32.15 | 51.74 |  SR 4A north / SR 35 (Little Falls Road/Main Street) – Kennebunk, Bar Mills, Standish | Southern terminus of SR 4A (northern segment) | |
| 32.63 | 52.51 |  SR 117 north (Cape Road) – Limington | Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency with SR 117 | ||
| Buxton | 34.36 | 55.30 | SR 117 south (Joy Valley Road) – Saco | Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency with SR 117 | |
| 35.43 | 57.02 |  SR 112 (Beech Plains Road) – Bar Mills, Saco | |||
| 36.30 | 58.42 | SR 4A south (Main Street) – Bar Mills | Northern terminus of SR 4A (northern segment) | ||
| 38.03 | 61.20 |  SR 22 (Long Plains Road) – Buxton, South Portland, Scarborough | |||
| Cumberland | Gorham | 41.49 | 66.77 |   SR 112 to SR 114 / SR 25 – Scarborough, Standish | Rotary |
| 42.37 | 68.19 | SR 25 west (State Street) – Standish | Southern terminus of SR 25 concurrency | ||
| 42.57 | 68.51 | SR 114 (South Street/School Street) – Scarborough, Sebago Lake | |||
| 43.03 | 69.25 |  SR 25 east (Main Street) to I-95 – Westbrook | Northern terminus of SR 25 concurrency | ||
| 46.29 | 74.50 |  SR 237 (Mosher Road/Newell Street) – Westbrook, Standish | Rotary | ||
| Windham | 51.65 | 83.12 |  US 302 (Roosevelt Trail) – Portland, Bridgton | Rotary | |
| Gray | 55.38 | 89.13 |  SR 115 west (Windham Road) – North Windham | Southern terminus of SR 115 concurrency | |
| 58.73 | 94.52 |   SR 26A north (Maine Wildlife Park Way) to SR 26 north – South Paris, Poland Spring, Bethel | Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency with SR 26A | ||
| 58.73– 59.00 | 94.52– 94.95 |  I-95 / Maine Turnpike – Portland, Augusta, Boston | Exit 63 on Maine Turnpike | ||
| 59.17 | 95.22 |  SR 26 south / SR 100 south (Portland Road) – Portland SR 115 east (Yarmouth Road) – Yarmouth SR 26A | Southern terminus of SR 26A; northern terminus of SR 115 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 26 / SR 100 concurrency | ||
| 59.22 | 95.31 | SR 26 north (Shaker Road) – Norway | Northern terminus of SR 26 concurrency | ||
| New Gloucester | 66.79 | 107.49 |  SR 231 south (Intervale Road) – New Gloucester | Northern terminus of SR 231 | |
| Androscoggin | Auburn | 69.44 | 111.75 |  SR 122 west (Poland Spring Road) – Poland | Eastern terminus of SR 122 |
| 70.45 | 113.38 | I-95 / Maine Turnpike – Portland, Augusta, Boston | Exit 75 on Maine Turnpike | ||
| 74.49 | 119.88 |   SR 11 / SR 121 south (Minot Avenue) – Minot, Mechanic Falls | Southern terminus of SR 11 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 121 | ||
| 75.20 | 121.02 | US 202 east / SR 11 north / SR 100 north (Court Street) – Lewiston, Augusta | Northern terminus of US 202 / SR 11 / SR 100 concurrency To   SR 126 / SR 196 | ||
| 76.87 | 123.71 | To US 202 (Memorial Bridge) / SR 11 / SR 100 / SR 126 / SR 196 – Lewiston, Augusta | Interchange | ||
| Turner | 86.67 | 139.48 | SR 117 (Turner Center Road / Buckfield Road) – Winthrop, Buckfield | ||
| 92.94 | 149.57 |  SR 219 (Howes Corner Road / Bear Pond Road) – Leeds, Wayne, Hartford | |||
| Livermore | 95.86 | 154.27 |  SR 108 west (Church Street) – Rumford | Southern terminus of SR 108 concurrency | |
| 96.90 | 155.95 | SR 108 east (Boothby Road) – Augusta, Wayne | Northern terminus of SR 108 concurrency | ||
| Livermore Falls | 103.76 | 166.99 |   SR 17 south (Main Street) to SR 133 – Winthrop, Augusta | Southern terminus of SR 17 concurrency | |
| Franklin | Jay | 106.34 | 171.14 |  SR 140 south (Intervale Road) – Canton | Northern terminus of SR 140 |
| 109.53 | 176.27 | SR 17 north (East Dixfield Road) – East Dixfield, Rumford | Northern terminus of SR 17 concurrency | ||
| Wilton | 112.00 | 180.25 |  US 2 west (Tilton Street) – Wilton, Rumford | Southern terminus of US 2 concurrency | |
| 112.85 | 181.61 |  SR 156 (Depot Street) – Wilton, Weld | |||
| Farmington | 116.84 | 188.04 | SR 133 south (Livermore Falls Road) – Livermore Falls | Northern terminus of SR 133 | |
| 119.62 | 192.51 |  SR 43 west (Bridge Street) – Temple | Southern terminus of SR 43 concurrency | ||
| 119.77 | 192.75 |  US 2 east / SR 27 south (Farmington Falls Road) – New Sharon, Norridgewock, Skowhegan | Northern terminus of US 2 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 27 concurrency | ||
| 120.41 | 193.78 | SR 43 east (Broadway) – Madison | Northern terminus of SR 43 concurrency | ||
| 122.86 | 197.72 | SR 27 north (New Vineyard Road) – Kingfield | Northern terminus of SR 27 concurrency | ||
| 123.18 | 198.24 |  SR 149 north (South Strong Road) – South Strong | Southern terminus of SR 149 | ||
| Strong | 131.37 | 211.42 |  SR 145 north (South Main Street) – Strong | Southern terminus of SR 145 | |
| Avon | 132.77– 138.39 | 213.67– 222.72 | No major junctions | ||
| Phillips | 138.91 | 223.55 |  SR 142 north to SR 149 – Kingfield, Phillips | Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency with SR 142 | |
| 140.21 | 225.65 | SR 142 south (Weld Road) – Weld, Dixfield | Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency with SR 142 | ||
| Madrid Township | 144.99– 148.44 | 233.34– 238.89 | No major junctions | ||
| Township E | 148.44– 149.09 | 238.89– 239.94 | No major junctions | ||
| Sandy River Plantation | 149.09– 157.99 | 239.94– 254.26 | No major junctions | ||
| Rangeley Plantation | 157.99– 158.51 | 254.26– 255.10 | No major junctions | ||
| Rangeley | 160.52 | 258.33 |  SR 16 east (Pleasant Street) – Stratton, Eustis | Southern terminus of SR 16 concurrency | |
| 167.01 | 268.78 | SR 16 west (Wilsons Mills Road) – Wilsons Mills | Northern terminus of SR 16 concurrency | ||
| 167.34 | 269.31 | SR 17 east (Rumford Road) – Byron, Roxbury | Western terminus of SR 17 | ||
| 168.85 | 271.74 | Haines Landing - Mooselookmeguntic Lake | Dead end; northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routes
State Route 4A (abbreviated SR 4A) is the designation for two separate, but closely located, auxiliary routes of SR 4. While not directly connected to one another, they are linked by a 4.15-mile (6.68 km) stretch of US 202 and SR 4 between Hollis and Buxton.
Southern segment
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| Location | Sanford |
| Length | 6.72 mi[1] (10.81 km) |
| Existed | 1941–present |
The southern segment of SR 4A runs between the towns of Sanford and Alfred. It is concurrent over its entire 6.5-mile (10.5 km) length, running on sections of SR 109 and US 202. SR 4A is a service route for downtown Sanford, which SR 4 bypasses to the east.
This segment of SR 4A begins at an intersection with SR 4 and SR 109 south of downtown. SR 4A and SR 109 run concurrently northwest into the center of town, where they intersect with US 202 and SR 11 at Lebanon and Winter Streets. SR 109 continues straight to join SR 11, while SR 4A turns onto Winter Street to join US 202. US 202 and SR 4A run concurrently to the northeast, crossing SR 224 (another bypass of downtown Sanford), then cross into Alfred where they intersect with SR 4 and SR 111. SR 4A ends at this intersection, US 202 turns north to join SR 4 and SR 111 begins to the east.
- Junction list
The entire route is in York County. [1]
| Location[1] | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Sanford | 0.00 | 0.00 |  SR 4 / SR 109 south (Alfred Road / Main Street) – North Berwick, Wells, Alfred | Rotary; southern terminus of SR 4A | |
| 2.81 | 4.52 | US 202 west / SR 11 south (Lebanon Street) – Lebanon, Rochester NH SR 11 / SR 109 north (Main Street) – Springvale, Shapleigh | Northern terminus of SR 109 concurrency; southern terminus of US 202 concurrency | ||
| 4.32 | 6.95 |  SR 224 west (Shaws Ridge Road) – Shapleigh, Acton | Eastern terminus of SR 224 | ||
| Alfred | 6.72 | 10.81 | US 202 east / SR 4 (Jordan Springs Road / Waterboro Road) – North Berwick, Waterboro SR 111 east (Biddeford Road) – Lyman, Biddeford | Northern terminus of SR 4A; western terminus of SR 111 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Northern segment
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| Location | Hollis–Buxton |
| Length | 3.78 mi[1] (6.08 km) |
| Existed | 1938–present |
The northern segment of SR 4A runs for 4.0 miles (6.4 km) between Hollis and Buxton and is a northern alternate to US 202 / SR 4. Like the southern segment, this segment is signed north-south, but is oriented nearly due west to east.
This segment begins at an intersection between US 202 / SR 4 and SR 35 in Hollis. SR 4A and SR 35 share a brief concurrency before SR 4A splits off to the east, crossing SR 117 in the process. The highway continues to the east into the town of Buxton. SR 4A then crosses SR 112 before terminating at US 202 / SR 4.
- Junction list
Mileposts on this section of SR 4A continue from the southern segment, omitting the connecting section of US 202 / SR 4.
The entire route is in York County. [1]
| Location[1] | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hollis | 6.72 | 10.81 | US 202 / SR 4 (Hollis Road) – East Waterboro SR 35 south (Little Falls Road) – Kennebunk | Southern terminus | |
| 6.94 | 11.17 | SR 35 north (Main Street) – Hollis | Northern terminus of SR 35 concurrency | ||
| 7.09 | 11.41 | SR 117 (Cape Road) – Saco, Cornish | |||
| Buxton | 9.74 | 15.68 | SR 112 (River Road) – Saco, West Buxton | ||
| 10.50 | 16.90 | US 202 / SR 4 (Narragansett Trail) – Sanford, Gorham | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- "MaineDOT Public Map Viewer". Maine Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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