State Route 203 (SR 203) is part of
Maine's system of
numbered state highways, located in
Waldo County. The route is long and runs from
SR 131 in
Waldo
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, to
SR 139 in
Brooks. It is the only state-numbered highway in Maine entirely locally maintained.
Route description
SR 203 begins at an intersection with SR 131 in Waldo, southwest of the town center at an intersection named Neals Corner. It heads north along Pond Road heading through a wooded area with no houses or other structures only passing under a set of power lines. About later, the road enters the town of Brooks and the road name changes to Lang Hill Highway. Though the road is still within a mostly wooded area, some farms and houses begin to line the road. It makes some curves towards the east as it passes around Lake Passagassawakeag, the source of the
Passagassawakeag River
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. At Morgan Pitch Road, SR 203 curves to the northwest and will remain in this general heading for the remainder of the route. After crossing Marsh Stream, the highway ends at a
Y-intersection
A three-way junction (or three-way intersection) is a type of road intersection with three arms. A Y junction (or Y intersection) generally has three arms of equal size coming at an acute or obtuse angle to each other; while a T junction (or T ...
with SR 139 west of the center of Brooks.
SR 203 is the only state route in Maine that is designated by the
Maine Department of Transportation as a townway for its entire length as opposed to a state highway or a state-aid highway.
[ All maintenance on the road is performed by the respective town in which the road sits.]
Junction list
References
External links
Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 203
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Transportation in Waldo County, Maine