Interstate 395 (Maine)
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Interstate 395 is a 4.99-mile (8.03-kilometre) long Auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Bangor
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...

, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

 area. The western terminus of the route is at a cloverleaf interchange
Cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns, reverse direction in left-driving regions, are handled by ramp roads...

 with Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Maine
In the U.S. state of Maine, Interstate 95 is a long highway running from the New Hampshire border near Kittery, to the Canadian border near Houlton. It is the only two-digit Interstate Highway in Maine...

 near downtown Bangor, where I-395 continues west as U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 2 is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada...

 and State Route 100. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 1A in Brewer
Brewer, Maine
Brewer is a city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is named after its first settler, Colonel John Brewer. The population was 9,482 at the 2010 census....

, but there are studies underway about extending it through Holden to connect to Route 9
Maine State Route 9
State Route 9 is a numbered state highway in Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Berwick in the west to the Canadian border with New Brunswick at Calais in the east. State Route 9 runs a total of .-Route description:...

.
In February 2008, the Maine Department of Transportation suggested 5 possible routes to extend I-395 to Route 9
Maine State Route 9
State Route 9 is a numbered state highway in Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Berwick in the west to the Canadian border with New Brunswick at Calais in the east. State Route 9 runs a total of .-Route description:...

, with two in particular designated as "State's Choice" and "Holden's Choice". The State's Choice route would cut through the middle of Holden and connect to 9 in East Eddington
Eddington, Maine
Eddington is a town located on the eastern side of the Penobscot River in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,052.- History :...

: Holden's Choice would run along the Brewer/Holden border and join 9 earlier.

Exit list

The entire route is in Penobscot County.
Location #
Exit number
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Destinations Notes
Bangor
1 West end of SR 15 overlap; signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north)
2 West end of US 202 overlap
3 East end of US 202 overlap; signed as exits 3A (west) and 3B (east) eastbound
Brewer 4
5 Industrial Park Road, Parkway South - Brewer
Brewer, Maine
Brewer is a city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is named after its first settler, Colonel John Brewer. The population was 9,482 at the 2010 census....

6A Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance

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