State Route 111 (SR 111), also known as the Carl Broggi Highway, is a

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in southern

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. It runs east–west, connecting the towns of

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and

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. It is a major east-west corridor in central

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Route description

SR 111 begins at its junction with

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(US 202), SR 4, and SR 4A in Alfred, Maine. It travels east along Biddeford Road/Carl Broggi Highway. Outside the Alfred city limits, Biddeford Road becomes "Alfred Road". SR 111 intersects SR 35 at Goodwin Mills Road, then continues into Biddeford crossing

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(Maine Turnpike) at exit 32. SR 111 continues as Alfred Street, the turnpike link into downtown Biddeford. Just prior to entering downtown Biddeford, it intersects US 1, then reaches its eastern terminus at the junction with SR 9/ SR 208. For the majority of its length, SR 111 is a two lane road. However it has recently been widened to four lanes for a short distance between

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and US 1 due to heavier traffic from nearby shopping centers.

History

SR 111's entire distance was once designated as part of the now-defunct

New England Interstate Route 11 , , , , , The New England road marking system was a regional system of marked numbered routes in the six-state region of New England in the United States. The routes were marked by a yellow rectangular sign with black numbers and border. M ...

, which traversed from Biddeford to

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(near the Vermont - New York border). The road was most likely renamed as Route 111 to commemorate its association with the historic New England Route 11.

Junction list

References

External links

Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 111
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