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Maine State Route 11

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Length
  
645.7 km

South end:
  
US 202 / NH 11 in Lebanon

North end:
  
US 1 / SR 161 in Fort Kent

Counties
  
York County, Maine, Cumberland County, Maine

State Route 11 is a state highway in Maine. It is a long continuation of New Hampshire Route 11 at its south end in Lebanon, which itself is a continuation of Vermont Route 11. (Overall, Route 11 in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are 551.7 miles (887.9 km) long.) Route 11 in Maine travels through the counties of York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Aroostook. The road ends at U.S. 1 in Fort Kent, near its northern terminus at the Canada–US border.

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Map of ME-11, Maine, USA

At just over 401 miles (645 km), Route 11 is, by far, the longest state highway in Maine, and the second longest numbered highway in the entire state (far behind U.S. Route 1, which runs just over 527 miles (848 km) in Maine). It is almost 100 miles (160 km) longer than Maine's longest Interstate Highway, its 303-mile (488 km) section of I-95.

New England Interstate Route 11

The short portion from Claremont to Sanford was part of New England Interstate Route 11. The old Route 11 used to continue east to Biddeford on what is now State Route 111.

SR 3 Extension

Route 3 was extended in 2013 from its previous terminus at Interstate 95 to end at Route 11 in Augusta, to serve the new Alfond Center for Health and Cancer Center.

SR 211

Maine State Route 211 was a route designated in 1925. It ran from SR 157 (now SR 11/SR 157) to SR 158 (now SR 11/SR 158). The entire routing was replaced by SR 11 in 1926.

Northern route

The northern segment of State Route 11A is the longer of the 2 segments at 6.7 miles and is a former designation of State Route 1. SR 11A has a southern terminus in Charleston and a northern terminus in Bradford.

Southern route

The southern segment of State Route 11A is located entirely in the town of Sanford and is only 3.3 miles in length. Locally it is known as Oak Street.

References

Maine State Route 11 Wikipedia