State Route 233 (SR 233) is a
state highway
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located on
Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island (MDI; french: Île des Monts Déserts) in Hancock County, Maine, is the largest island off the coast of Maine. With an area of it is the 52nd-largest island in the United States, the sixth-largest island in the contiguous ...
on the southern central coast 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 ...
. Its western terminus is at
SR 3 and
SR 198 in the town of
Mount Desert
Mount Desert is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,146 at the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1789, the town currently encompasses the villages of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harb ...
. It runs for across the island to
Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. During the summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination and, until a catastrophic fire i ...
, where it terminates at SR 3. SR 233 services
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park is an American national park located along the mid-section of the Maine coast, southwest of Bar Harbor. The park preserves about half of Mount Desert Island, part of the Isle au Haut, the tip of the Schoodic Peninsula, and ...
and provides a direct connection between Mount Desert and
Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. During the summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination and, until a catastrophic fire i ...
, bypassing a section of SR 3 which loops the perimeter of the eastern lobe of the island. It is locally named Eagle Lake Road.
Route description
SR 233 begins at SR 3/SR 198 (Sound Drive) in Mount Desert east of
SR 102, the main highway connecting to points north. The winding highway cuts directly across the center of the island to Bar Harbor, where it terminates at SR 3 in the town center. The headquarters of Acadia National Park and an access point to its
carriage road network are located on SR 233.
History
SR 233 was designated in 1956 over entirely new routing. Its alignment has not changed since.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 233{dead link, date=January 2018 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes
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Transportation in Hancock County, Maine