Interstate 195 Maine

Overview
Interstate 195, the Saco Industrial Spur, is a 1.60 mile1 long route leading east from I-95 (Maine Turnpike) across Goosefare Hill to U.S. 1 (Main Street) in the city of Saco. While officially ending at the exchange with U.S. 1 (Exit 2), the freeway extends east from Main Street as I-195 to Goosefare Brook, the dividing line between Saco and the town of Old Orchard Beach. Route 5 eastbound overtakes the ending freeway along Ocean Park Road to Saco Avenue through Old Orchard Beach. Route 5 westbound utilizes the freeway to connect with U.S. 1 for their shared alignment south to the Saco city center.
History
The Saco Industrial Spur was included in original Maine Interstate Highway plans. The route however remained proposed until 1980, when construction finally broke ground on the freeway. I-195 opened initially from Industrial Park Road (Exit 1) east to U.S. 1 (Exit 2) in 1982. This included the 0.87 mile freeway extension (inventoried by MaineDOT as Route 5195S) east to Route 5 (Ocean Park Road). The remaining half mile link to the Maine Turnpike opened in 1983.2,3
Route Information
East End – Saco, ME
West End – Saco, ME
- Mileage – 1.59 eastbound/ 1.57 westbound
Cities – Saco
- Junctions –
Source: MaineDOT Public Map Viewer
1.55 miles on the December 31, 2018 Interstate Route Log and Finders List
I-195 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Location | Vehicles per day |
---|---|
I-95 to Exit 1 | 31,650 |
Exits 1 to 2 | 21,850 |
Exit 2 to SR 5 | 11,080 |
Source: MaineDOT Public Map Viewer, accessed on January 23, 2019
Highway Guides
East End
– Saco, Maine
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West at
West End
– Saco, Maine
West at
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Route 5 (New County Road) spans Interstate 95 (Maine Turnpike) two miles south of the trumpet interchange (Exit 5) with Interstate 195 east. Route 5 dog legs east along Bradley and Spring Streets and an overlap with Route 112 to connect with U.S. 1 (Main Street) north to I-195. Photo by Jim Teresco (11/18/01).
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Sources:
- Distance of Route 0195 measured in the MaineDOT Public Map Viewer.
- Saco Industrial Spur (I-195). BostonRoads.com.
- Maine’s Interstate System: An Investment in Safety, Mobility, and Prosperity
http://www.state.me.us/mdot/interstate/index.php,Maine Department of Transportation
Page updated May 7, 2020.