State Route 222 (SR 222) is a
state highway
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located in
Penobscot County
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in central
Maine
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. It begins at State Routes
7,
11, and
43 in
Corinna
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and runs southwest into the city of
Bangor, where it ends 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 ...
(US 2) and
SR 100. The route is long.
Route description
SR 222 begins in the center of Corinna at an intersection with Dexter Road which carries SR 7/SR 11/SR 43. It heads southeast along Stetson Road passing some businesses, a school, and houses. At Spragues Mills, the road turns to the south and enters the town of
Newport. Through here, it mainly heads through wooded areas. In the community of Coburn, the road turns to the east again through a rural area with some clusters of houses at Coburn and North Newport. SR 222 enters the town of
Stetson
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where in the center of the town, intersects
SR 143 at its northern terminus. From here, houses continually line both sides of the road. After entering the town of
Levant
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, SR 222 turns sharply to the southeast at West Levant.
After passing through the town center of Levant, the road clips the towns of
Glenburn and
Hermon
Mount Hermon ( ar, جبل الشيخ or جبل حرمون / ALA-LC: ''Jabal al-Shaykh'' ("Mountain of the Sheikh") or ''Jabal Haramun''; he, הַר חֶרְמוֹן, ''Har Hermon'') is a mountain cluster constituting the southern end of the ...
where more houses and small
developments line the route. After entering the city of Bangor, more businesses begin to line the road as it widens to four lanes. SR 222 provides access to
Bangor International Airport
Bangor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport on the west side of the city of Bangor, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Owned and operated by the City of Bangor, the airport has a single runway measuring . F ...
in this area. Continuing southeast, the highway narrows to two lanes again and enters a residential neighborhood.
Interstate 95
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(I-95) and
SR 15 has an interchange with SR 222 in this area though southbound I-95/SR 15 traffic must use 16th Street and Ohio Street to enter the freeway. Just outside of the city downtown area, SR 222 ends at Hammond Street, which carries US 2 / SR 100.
The road continues as Union Street which connects with
US 1A
U.S. Route 1A is the name of several highways found in the United States.
North Carolina Wake Forest–Youngsville
U.S. Route 1A (US 1A) is a alternate route of US 1 through the towns of Wake Forest and Youngsville, North Caroli ...
/
SR 9 and crosses the
Penobscot River
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into
Brewer
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.
History
The SR 222 designation was first used in 1931 for a new routing in connecting
US 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...
in
Caribou
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to the
Canadian border
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east of
Fort Fairfield
Fort Fairfield is a town in Aroostook County, eastern Maine, United States, located along the Canada–US border. The population was 3,322 at the 2020 census.
History
Fort Fairfield is named for John Fairfield, 13th and 16th governor of Main ...
.
In 1933,
SR 161 was extended and absorbed the entire route.
[ In 1940, SR 161 was truncated and the section east of US 1A in Fort Fairfield was redesignated as part of SR 167.]
Major junctions
References
External links
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Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 222
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Transportation in Penobscot County, Maine