State Route 220 (SR 220) is a
state highway located in central coastal
Maine
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. It begins at
State Route 97 in
Friendship
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In some cultures, the concept o ...
on the
Atlantic coast and runs for north to
Palmyra
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, where it ends at
State Route 11 and
State Route 100. SR 220 runs through a series of small towns, with connecting routes leading to larger population centers such as
Augusta,
Waterville, and
Bangor to the east and west.
Route description
SR 220 begins in Friendship at SR 97 (Shipyard Road) and Harbor Road, near the southern tip of the mainland at Friendship Harbor. This intersection is also the southern terminus of SR 97. SR 220 proceeds north along the western coast until reaching the town of
Waldoboro in
Lincoln County, where it enters the town center before turning northeast and crossing
US 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...
. Continuing north, SR 220 enters the town of Washington (re-entering
Knox County) and intersects with
SR 126 and
SR 17 before reaching the center of town. In downtown Washington,
SR 105 joins SR 220 and the two routes head north out of town.
The highways cross into the town of Liberty in
Waldo County
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, where SR 105 splits off to the southeast after a
concurrency. SR 220 continues northeast until meeting
SR 173 near Saint George Lake, then turns northwest to cross
SR 3 at Clark's Corner. The highway continues north through the town of
Montville, crosses SR 137 in western
Knox, and intersects with
SR 139 in western
Thorndike. SR 139 and SR 220 are cosigned for into the town of
Unity
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Buildings
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* Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper
* Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England
* Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; ...
, where SR 139 splits off just east of the town center. SR 220 intersects with
US 202
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/
SR 9 at
Unity Pond and turns north onto Bangor Road forming a three-route concurrency for . The road enters the town of Troy and SR 220 splits off to the north, turning briefly east before returning to a northerly heading.
SR 220 enters the town of
Detroit
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in
Somerset County and has a brief with
SR 69 in the downtown area, splitting just after crossing the
East Branch Sebasticook River. SR 220 continues northwest, crosses into the town of Palmyra and immediately terminates at SR 11 / SR 100 (Hurd's Corner).
History
As originally designated in 1929, SR 220 ran from US 1 in Warren southwest to Friendship, then turned north and followed its modern routing as far as SR 139 in Thorndike. In the 1930s, the route was extended to SR 9 in Unity, then again through Troy and Detroit to its modern terminus at Hurd's Corner in Palmyra, to a total length of .
The southernmost portion of the route between Warren and Waldoboro formed a "V" shape, and was potentially confusing in that a motorist traveling north on SR 220 from Warren to Friendship was actually driving southwest, and vice versa. This was remedied in 1949 when SR 220 was truncated to Friendship at the southern tip of the "V," cutting from its length. The eastern leg of the "V" was redesignated as
SR 97
Route 97, or Highway 97, may refer to:
Australia
- Olympic Dam Highway, South Australia
Canada
* British Columbia Highway 97
** British Columbia Highway 97A
** British Columbia Highway 97B
** British Columbia Highway 97C
** British Columbia ...
and directional banners changed to reflect the actual direction of travel. The alignment of SR 220 has not changed since.
Major junctions
References
External links
Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 220
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Transportation in Knox County, Maine
Transportation in Lincoln County, Maine
Transportation in Waldo County, Maine
Transportation in Somerset County, Maine
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