State Route 120 (SR 120) is a
state route
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Maine
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that runs from
SR 5 in
Andover
Andover may refer to:
Places Australia
* Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
* Ando ...
to the
U.S. Route 2 (US 2) and Lincoln Avenue intersection in
Rumford. SR 120 runs through the towns of
Roxbury and
Mexico
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as well.
Route description
SR 120 begins in the center of Andover at the intersection of Main Street and Newton Street. This point is also the northern terminus of SR 5. SR 120 heads east along Elm Street until it crosses the
West Branch Ellis River where it then heads southeast briefly paralleling the river. At East Andover Road, the highway turns to the east onto Roxbury Pond Road eventually entering Roxbury. Before reaching
Ellis Pond
Ellis Pond, also known as Silver Lake and Roxbury Pond, is a glacial lake in Roxbury, Maine and partially in Byron, Maine, United States. , SR 120 makes a sharp turn to the southeast onto Roxbury Notch Road where it travels around the southern base of Partridge Peak at Roxbury Notch. Descending from here, it begins to closely parallel the
Swift River. Before existing Roxbury, it intersects Crossover Road, the first of many roads crossing the river providing access to
SR 17 on the opposite side of the river. It continues south winding its way alongside the river through the town of Mexico before entering Rumford. Passing
Mountain Valley High School, SR 120 enters a residential neighborhood of the city where it travels along Hancock Street. The highway ends at the intersection of Hancock Street and Lincoln Street where US 2 heads south and east from here.
Major intersections
References
External links
Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 120{dead link, date=January 2018 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes
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Transportation in Oxford County, Maine