State Route 43 (SR 43) is a
state route
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from Cummings Hill Road and Intervale Road in
Temple
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to
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, wh ...
(US 2) and
US 2A in
Old Town
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. The route is long.
Route description
Route 43 begins at an intersection with Cummings Hill Road and Intervale Road in
Temple
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. It heads east into
Farmington
Farmington may refer to:
Places Canada
*Farmington, British Columbia
*Farmington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation)
United States
* Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
* Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
...
. The route joins
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, wh ...
and
State Route 4. U.S Route 2 leaves the routes and
State Route 27 joins the routes. Route 43 heads east and junctions
State Route 148. State Route 148 stays just north of the route. Then the routes have a
concurrency
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* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
to
Anson Anson may refer to:
People
* Anson (name), a give name and surname
** Anson family, a British aristocratic family with the surname
Place names
;United States
* Anson, Indiana
* Anson, Kansas
* Anson, Maine
** Anson (CDP), Maine
* Anson, Missour ...
at
U.S. Route 201A
U.S. Route 201 (US 201) is part of the nationwide system of United States Numbered Highways. It runs for entirely within the state of Maine and is a spur route of U.S. Route 1. Its southern terminus is in Brunswick at US 1 and Maine State Route ...
and
State Route 8. Route 43 crosses a river into
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
and intersects
U.S. Route 201. Route 43 continues to head east and has a concurrency with
State Route 150. Then it has a concurrency with
State Route 151. Then it has a concurrency with State Routes
23 and
152
Year 152 ( CLII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Glabrio and Homullus (or, less frequently, year 905 ''Ab urbe condita'' ...
. Route 43 heads eastward again and now the route is finally alone. Then it turns northward with
State Route 11. Then the routes intersect
State Route 15. After
East Corinth the route is alone again. But then it has a concurrency with
State Route 221. Then the route heads southeast and crosses
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadi ...
and has its eastern end 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, wh ...
.
Major junctions
SR 43A
There used to be a State Route 43A. It used what is now part of
State Route 148.
References
External links
Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 43{dead link, date=January 2018 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes
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Transportation in Franklin County, Maine
Transportation in Penobscot County, Maine
Transportation in Somerset County, Maine