Existed: 1925 – present Length 133.6 km County Aroostook County, Maine | Counties: Aroostook Constructed 1925 | |
South end: US 1A / SR 167 in Fort Fairfield North end: Frank Mack/Walker Brook Roads in Allagash Major cities Caribou, Fort Kent, Fort Fairfield | ||
State Route 161 (SR 161) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways. It runs 83.03 miles (133.62 km) from Fort Fairfield to Allagash. It begins at an intersection with US Route 1A (US 1A) in Fort Fairfield, and deadends at the Saint John River west of Allagash.
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Map of ME-161, Maine, USA
SR 161 runs through the communities of Fort Fairfield, Caribou, Woodland, Madawaska Lake, Stockholm, New Sweden, Cross Lake, New Canada, Fort Kent, St. John, St. Francis, and Allagash.
Most of the portion that runs through Caribou has been re-routed, thanks to a new bypass that was built recently. The bypass now carries 161, and the old portion that runs through downtown Caribou has been re-signed as 161B.
Junction list
The entire route is in Aroostook County.
Suffixed route
State Route 161B runs from the US 1 and SR 161 intersection, runs concurrency with SR 164 for about 1 mile, and ends at SR 161. It was established in 2014, running over SR 161 old routing when SR 161 was moved to a new bypass around Caribou.