state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the U.S. state of
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
. It runs in a southwesterly-northeasterly direction (but is signed as south–north) mostly in
Penobscot County
Penobscot County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, named for the Penobscot Nation on Wabanakik. As of the 2020 census, the population was 152,199. Its county seat is Bangor. The county was established on February 15, 1816, from part of ...
. It connects the town of
Bradford
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Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln ...
at
U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada. Unlike some routes, whi ...
SR 155 begins in the town center of Bradford at an intersection with SR 11 (which heads west and north from this point) and SR 221 (which has its northern terminus here). It heads east through a mostly rural area passing the
town hall
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of Bradford before climbing a small hill and making a 90-degree bend to the north at Bradford Corners. After passing the former town hall and the local
post office
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, it alternates heading north and northeast before briefly entering
Piscataquis County
Piscataquis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,800, making it Maine's least-populous county. Its county seat is Dover-Foxcroft. The county was incorporated on March 23, 1838, ta ...
in its unincorporated Southeast Piscataquis. After leaving Piscataquis County, it re-enters Penobscot County in the town of
Lagrange
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi LagrangiaSR 6 and SR 16. SR 6 joins SR 155 on a
concurrency
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
northeast through rural areas of Lagrange before turning east as it enters Howland. After a long stretch of heading through forestland, SR 6 and SR 155 has an interchange with
Interstate 95
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at its exit 217. East of the interchange, the road, carrying the name Lagrange Road, heads past some small businesses before entering the more urbanized area of Howland with houses lining both sides of the street. The road reaches a
roundabout
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with River Road and Coffin Street. SR 6 and SR 155 briefly head south along Coffin Street passing a general store before curving to the east along County Road.
At Argyle Road, SR 116 joins the road before the three state routes cross the
Penobscot River
The Penobscot River (Abenaki: ''Pαnawάhpskewtəkʷ'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 22, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's We ...
on the Howland-Enfield Bridge, a five-span
through truss bridge
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. The bridge is currently undergoing replacement by a new steel/concrete beam bridge by contractor Reed & Reed. Bridge crosses the river just south of its confluence with the
Piscataquis River
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and also crosses a narrow strip of the
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation (Abenaki: ''Álənαpe Mə́nəhan'') is an Indian reservation for the Penobscot Tribe of Maine, a federally recognized tribe of the Penobscot
. Upon entering the town of
Enfield
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* Enfield, New South Wales
* Enfield, South Australia
** Electoral district of Enfield, a state electoral district in South Australia, corresponding to the suburb
** Enfield High School (South Australia)
...
, the road passes in front of various businesses before coming to an intersection with US 2. At this point, SR 6 and SR 116 head north along US 2 while SR 155 alone heads east through a mostly wooded area. In the town center, SR 155 reaches the western terminus of SR 188 and turns north along Enfield Road. The road skirts the western end of Cold Stream Pond; numerous private roads branch off from SR 155 leading to houses along the lake shoreline. A road provides access to the Cold Stream Pond Recreation Area and Morgan Beach. As the road traverses a ridge line (though several small hills rise to the east of the road), SR 155 passes several small farms just after entering Lincoln. The road comes into a residential neighborhood of Lincoln before crossing a stream, entering the business district, and ending at US 2 and SR 6 (Broadway to the west, Main Street to the north).
155
Year 155 ( CLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 908 ''Ab urbe condita'' ...