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State Route 25 (Maine)
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State Route 25 is a state highway
in Maine
running about 42 miles (67.6 km) in length from U.S. 1
in the city of Portland
, westward to Porter
at the New Hampshire
state line. From that state line the road continues westward as New Hampshire Route 25
. Its numbering dates back from the New England Interstate Route System of the 1920s.
. An unnumbered extension of Larrabee Road continues to the north with access to the Turnpike at Exit 48. In 2002, the Westbrook Arterial was extended to Rand Road in Portland, passing over the Maine Turnpike/I-95 with a new direct interchange (exit 47.) By 2007, this bypass was designated as part of route 25, with the vacated alignment along Main Street and Brighton Avenue becoming an easterly extension of Route 25 Business.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in 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...
running about 42 miles (67.6 km) in length from U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in Maine
In the U.S. state of Maine, U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south state highway serving the eastern part of the state. It parallels the Atlantic Ocean from New Hampshire north through Portland, Brunswick, and Belfast to Calais, and then the St. Croix River and the rest of the Canadian border...
in the city of Portland
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, westward to Porter
Porter, Maine
Porter is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is included in the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. Porter includes Porter village and part of Kezar Falls. The population was 1,438 at the 2000 census.-History:The land was once...
at the New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
state line. From that state line the road continues westward as New Hampshire Route 25
New Hampshire Route 25
New Hampshire Route 25 is a long east–west state highway in New Hampshire. It runs completely across the state from Vermont to Maine.The western terminus of Route 25 is at the Vermont state line on the Connecticut River in Piermont, where the road continues west as Vermont Route 25...
. Its numbering dates back from the New England Interstate Route System of the 1920s.
History
A bypass of Westbrook, in the form of William Clarke Drive, the Westbrook Arterial and Larrabee Road opened in the late 1970s, with the old alignment via Main Street being designated Route 25 BusinessMaine State Route 25 Business
State Route 25 Business, internally designated State Route 25C, is a long business route of State Route 25, running through downtown Westbrook, and into Portland.-Route description:...
. An unnumbered extension of Larrabee Road continues to the north with access to the Turnpike at Exit 48. In 2002, the Westbrook Arterial was extended to Rand Road in Portland, passing over the Maine Turnpike/I-95 with a new direct interchange (exit 47.) By 2007, this bypass was designated as part of route 25, with the vacated alignment along Main Street and Brighton Avenue becoming an easterly extension of Route 25 Business.