State Route 226 (SR 226) is a
state highway
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located in southern
Kennebec County
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,
Maine. It begins at
SR 27 and
SR 126 in
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and runs northeast to
SR 17 in
Chelsea. SR 226 directly connects the two towns and functions as part of a bypass of
Augusta to and from points east. The route is locally known as Windsor Street in Randolph and Togus Road in Chelsea.
Route description
SR 226 begins at SR 27 / SR 126 (Water Street) in downtown Randolph on the eastern bank of the
Kennebec River
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, south of the
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Bridge connecting to the city of
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...
across the river. The route heads northeast out of Randolph as Windsor Street and crosses into the town of Chelsea as Togus Road. SR 226 passes through the town center and terminates at SR 17 (Eastern Avenue).
History
SR 226 was designated in 1934 to serve what is now
Togus VA Medical Center. It was first signed the following year.
It was designated over entirely new routing and its alignment has not changed since.
Junction list
References
External links
Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 226
226
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Transportation in Kennebec County, Maine
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