State Route 69 (SR 69) is part of
Maine's system of numbered state highways, located in the central coastal region of the state. It runs from
SR 11 and
SR 100 in
Pittsfield to
US 1A in
Winterport (a terminus it shares with
SR 139). SR 69 is signed east-west, but follows a northwest-to-southeast routing.
Route description
Pittsfield to Etna
SR 69 begins in the town center of
Pittsfield at an intersection with
SR 11 and
SR 100, just feet from the southern terminus of
SR 152. The highway proceeds southeast out of Pittsfield into the town of
Detroit and meets
SR 220 at the east branch of the
Sebasticook River. The two highways share a brief concurrency before splitting, with SR 69 continuing southeast towards
Plymouth
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. Crossing into
Penobscot County
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, SR 69 passes through the center of the small town, crossing
SR 7 along the way. SR 7 is one of several connections to
I-95 from SR 69. Continuing east into
Etna, SR 69 intersects and briefly overlaps
SR 143 at a shared interchange with I-95 at exit 167.
Carmel to Winterport
SR 69 passes into
Carmel
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, intersects with
US 2 /
SR 100, and turns southward towards
Newburgh. SR 69 has another interchange with I-95 at exit 174, located virtually on the town line. SR 69 skirts the eastern edge of Newburgh, crosses
US 202/
SR 9, and passes through the southwestern corner of
Hampden without any major crossings. SR 69 crosses into
Winterport in
Waldo County and intersects with
SR 139 northwest of town. From this intersection, SR 69 is cosigned with SR 139 into town. Both routes terminate in the town center at
US 1A, near the western bank of the
Penobscot River
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.
History
SR 69 was designated in 1959 over entirely new routing except for the easternmost , which were cosigned with existing SR 139 to the US 1A intersection.
The only significant realignment SR 69 has undergone us at the I-95 / SR 143 interchange in Etna. An orphaned stub is present on the north side of I-95, west of the SR 69 / SR 143 split north of the interchange—presumably an intended alignment for SR 69 until it was moved to cross over I-95 via SR 143 instead.
Junction list
References
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Transportation in Somerset County, Maine
Transportation in Penobscot County, Maine
Transportation in Waldo County, Maine