Cumberland Avenue (formerly Cumberland Street; colloquially known as Cumberland Ave) is a downtown street in
Portland, Maine, United States. Part of
Maine State Route 100
State Route 100 (SR 100) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maine, running from Portland to Bangor.
The south end of SR 100 is at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Cumberland Avenue in downtown Portland. Its north end is at t ...
, it runs for around from Merrill Street, on
Munjoy Hill in the northeast, to Deering Avenue in the southwest.
Portland High School is located on Cumberland Avenue between Chestnut Street and Elm Street, while the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands between
Franklin Street (
U.S. Route 1A) and Locust Street.
Franklin Towers is located on the western side of the intersection.
Peppermint Park, a children's playground, occupies the block between Smith Street and Montgomery Street.
Major intersections
Cumberland Avenue crosses the following major intersections (from northeast to southwest):
* Washington Avenue (
Maine State Route 26
State Route 26 (abbreviated SR 26) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways. It is a major interregional route running for from downtown Portland northwest to the New Hampshire border near Upton, where it connects to New Ham ...
)
* Franklin Street (U.S. Route 1A)
*
Forest Avenue (at the southern terminus of
State Route 100)
* High Street
* State Street (
State Route 77)
Notable businesses
Portland Public Market, in West Bayside, formerly occupied the building at the northeastern corner of Cumberland Avenue and Preble Street.
Maria's Ristorante was in business at 337 Cumberland Avenue between 1960 and 2019, when it moved to
Outer Congress Street. DiPietro's Italian Sandwiches operated between 1944 and 2013 at 171 Cumberland Avenue.
Cumberland Avenue Garage, at 122 Cumberland Avenue, near its intersection with Washington Avenue, was established in 1983.
Public transportation
Greater Portland Metro
The Greater Portland METRO is a regional Public Transportation, public transportation system, established in 1966, in Southern Maine. Operated by the Greater Portland Transit District, a Special district (United States), transit district comprisin ...
's route 8 (Peninsula Loop) serves Cumberland Avenue.
References
External links
A section of Cumberland Avenue in Munjoy Hill– ''Portland Press Herald'', 2015
{{Portland, Maine
Streets in Portland, Maine