State Route 167 (SR 167) is part of

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's system of numbered state highways. It runs from an intersection with

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(US 1A) in Presque Isle to a junction with US 1A in

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. The route was originally designated in 1925, and ran between

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and the

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at Vanceboro. In 1936, the number was given to a route between Presque Isle and Fort Fairfield. At the time, SR 167 shared part of its alignment with SR 163, but was eventually moved to its own route. In 1940, with the designation of US 1A over an old section of SR 161, the orphaned section of SR 161 between Fort Fairfield and the border was renumbered to SR 167. The pavement entered Canada as

New Brunswick Route 190 Route 190 is a -long east–west secondary highway in western New Brunswick, Canada. The route's western terminus is at the Canada/US Border between Carlingford, New Brunswick and Fort Fairfield, Maine. Route 190 travels east to the town of Perth ...

. SR 161 has since been returned to its original routing past Fort Fairfield therefore truncating SR 167 to US 1A.

Major junctions

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External links

Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 167

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Transportation in Aroostook County, Maine {{Maine-road-stub