Maine State Route 197

Route description

SR 197 goes from Sabattus at the intersection with SR 9 and SR 126. This intersection is SR 197's western terminus. SR 197 then heads east. From the corner it is called Litchfield Road. SR 197 then presumably crosses the Androscoggin-Kennebec county line, as well as the Sabattus-Litchfield town line, as Litchfield Road becomes Richmond Road instead. SR 197 then passes over Interstate 95. Even though it is an east-west highway, it takes a sharp curve and heads south, and then it takes an easterly turn. The route enters Sagadahoc County and Bowdoin and becomes County Rd. It intersects U.S. Route 201, called Brunswick Rd (northbound) and Augusta Rd (southbound). SR 197 then enters Bowdoinham and intersects SR 138. SR 197 continues to head east. It then enters the town of Richmond and crosses the West Branch Denham Stream before coming to an interchange with on and off ramps onto Interstate 295. SR 197 continues to head east. In downtown Richmond, it has a concurrency with SR 24. SR 24 then branches off SR 197. A bridge carries SR 197 across the Kennebec River, into Lincoln County, and into the town of Dresden. It then junctions SR 128, crosses the Eastern River, and turns onto Middle Rd (This is also a junction with the northern terminus of SR 127). SR 197 continues along Middle Rd until the intersection with SR 27, where SR 197 has its eastern terminus.