State Route 6 (SR 6) is part of

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's system of numbered

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s, running from west to east across the state. Its western terminus is at the

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near Sandy Bay (a terminus it shares with

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), where it connects to

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. Its eastern terminus is at the Canada-US border in Vanceboro, where it connects to

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. SR 6 is the only highway in Maine to terminate at the Canadian border at both ends. With a length of , it is the third-longest state highway in Maine. Much of SR 6 runs through isolated parts of the state. More than two-thirds of the length of SR 6 is

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with other highways. The only section of SR 6 not concurrent with another route is from its junction with US 2 in

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east to the New Brunswick border, a distance of . Except for this section, locals generally refer to the roads by their other numbers.

History

The SR 6 designation was first applied in 1937-8 on a short route in Old Orchard Beach which became part of SR 98 in 1946. In 1949, the number was applied to the modern routing between Lincoln and the New Brunswick border. In 1965, SR 6 was extended west to its modern terminus at the Quebec border by overlapping it entirely with existing highways. This remains its routing today.

Junction list

References

External links

{{Commons category, Maine State Route 6
Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 6
006 Transportation in Piscataquis County, Maine Transportation in Penobscot County, Maine Transportation in Washington County, Maine Transportation in Somerset County, Maine