Interstate 295 (Maine)
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Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) is a connector route in Maine from a junction with I-95 in Scarborough to a junction with I-95 in Gardiner. I-295 measures approximately 52 miles (84km) in length.
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 14, 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 became I-95, as did I-295 north of Exit 14. After the Gardiner junction, the merged highway continues 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 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 Scarborough, giving access to the Maine Mall; 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 a toll just before its own Exit 1, which serves to cut down on traffic on I-295 from I-95 going into Portland. There are no further tolls on the route.
[edit] Cities and towns
The following is a list of notable Maine cities and towns, through or near which I-295 passes, starting in Scarborough and heading north:
[edit] List of interchanges
| Location | Exit (new) | Exit (old) | Intersecting Roads | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Portland | 1 | 1 | Maine Mall Road / Broadway | |
| South Portland | 2 | 2 | US 1 | southbound only |
| South Portland | 3 | 3 | Route 9 (Westbrook Street) | southbound only |
| South Portland | 4 | 4 | US 1 (Veterans Memorial Bridge / Main Street) | |
| Portland | 5 A-B | 5 A-B | Route 22 (Congress Street) | |
| Portland | 6 A-B | 6 A-B | US 1 / U.S. Route 302/US 302 (Forest Avenue) | |
| Portland | 7 | 7 | US 1A (Franklin Street) | |
| Portland | 8 | 8 | Route 26 (Washington Avenue) | southbound only |
| Portland | 9 | 9 | US 1 (Baxter Blvd. / Martin Point Bridge) / Route 26 (Washington Avenue) | |
| Falmouth | 10 | 10 | Bucknam Road | |
| Falmouth | 11 | 15 | Interstate 495 / Maine Turnpike | Former end of I-295 |
| Yarmouth | 15 | 16 | US 1 | |
| Yarmouth | 17 | 17 | US 1 | |
| Freeport | 20 | 19 | Desert Road | |
| Freeport | 22 | 20 | Route 125 / Route 136 (Mallet Drive) | |
| Freeport | 24 | 21 | US 1 | northbound only |
| Brunswick | 28 | 22 | US 1 | |
| Topsham | 31 | 24 | Route 196 (Lewiston Road) | Connector to US 1, Cooks Corner |
| Bowdoinham | 37 | 25 | Route 125 / Route 138 | |
| Richmond | 43 | 26 | Route 197 | |
| Gardiner | 49 | 27 | US 201 | |
| West Gardiner | 51 | 28 | Route 9 / Route 126 |
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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 95 |
| I-195 | Florida - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts/Rhode Island - New Jersey - Virginia |
| I-295 | Delaware/New Jersey - District of Columbia/Maryland - Florida - Massachusetts/Rhode Island - Maine - New York - North Carolina - Virginia |
| I-395 | Connecticut/Massachusetts - District of Columbia/Virginia - Florida - Maryland - Maine |
| I-495 | Delaware - District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia - Maine - Massachusetts - New York |
| I-595 | Florida - Maryland |
| I-695 | District of Columbia - Maryland - New York |
| I-795 | Maryland |
| I-895 | Maryland - New York - Massachusetts/Rhode Island |
| past/ future |
I-495: New Jersey I-595: Virginia I-695: Massachusetts - New Jersey - Pennsylvania I-795: Florida - Virginia I-895: Delaware - New Jersey/Pennsylvania - Virginia |
