State Route 92 (SR 92) is part of

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

's systems of numbered state highways, located in Washington County. It runs from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Machias to an unnumbered road intersection in Machiasport. The route is long.

Route description

SR 92 begins at an intersection with US 1 (Dublin Street) just south of its crossing of the

Machias River The Machias River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed 2011-06-22 river in Maine, USA. It flows through Washington County in the eastern part of the state, from Fifth ...

and north of the

University of Maine at Machias The University of Maine at Machias (UMaine Machias or UMM) is a public college in Machias, Maine. It is part of the University of Maine System. The institution was founded in 1909 as a normal school for educating teachers, and offers studies in ...

campus. The road heads west for about around a small memorial park before turning north onto O'Brien Avenue. It heads past a few houses before marking a sharp turn to the east onto Elm Street. After passing a few more houses and a small factory, SR 92 heads into a more wooded area with only a few houses lining the road. After entering Machaisport, the road starts to bend towards the southeast. Rim Road soon intersects the state route which provides access to Machaisport Station, across the Machais River. The road name becomes Port Road and more houses begin to line the road. Turning to the south, it now closely follows the shoreline of

Machias Bay Machias Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine that opens into the Gulf of Maine. The bay was the scene of the Battle of Machias — the first naval battle of the American Revolution, occasioned by the British need for lumber for Boston. Lo ...

. The road curves to the west to enter the town center of Machaisport. SR 92 ends at an intersection with Old Country Road though Port Road continues south as an unnumbered state-maintained highway.

Major junctions

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External links

Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 92
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