Although the route is signed north-south to reflect its general orientation, the route has an irregular alignment in Wiscasset due to the location of the Westport Bridge crossing over the Back River. Heading "north," the route runs northeast, west, southwest, then turns northwest to its northern terminus.
SR 144 begins at the intersection of West Shore Road and Main Road in Westport Island. No signage for SR 144 is present at this location but state-aid maintenance begins at this point. The route heads north along the ridge of the island through a mostly wooded area. Many small houses line the road through the island portion. The road also passes a fire department and a church. After about 5 miles (8.0 km), the road curves to the west and crosses the Back River at the Cowsegan Narrows, entering the town of Wiscasset. SR 144 climbs Cushman Hill and comes to a T-intersection with Birch Point Road. Route signage begins at this point and SR 144 turns to the southwest heading through a cleared area lined with houses. At Ready Point Road and Old Ferry Road (near the site of the former Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant), SR 144 turns to the northwest and passes the side of Wiscasset Airport, crosses a railroad, and ends at US 1 adjacent to a used car dealership.[2]
Since the modern state highway system was adopted in 1925, there have been three different routes designated as SR 144.
The original SR 144 designated in 1925 was an east-west highway that ran between Rangeley and North Anson. Its western terminus was at former SR 107, located at the modern intersection of SR 4 and SR 16 near the town center. From there, it ran northeast to Eustis, then turned southeast, passing through Kingfield and New Portland and into Anson, with its eastern terminus located at New England Route 20 (which became US 201 in 1926 and is now US 201A). In 1931, the route was truncated back to Eustis, with its segment west to Rangeley becoming part of the newly designated SR 4. The remainder of the route was decommissioned in 1933 when the newly designated SR 16 was routed over it.
State Route 144
Location
Rangeley
Length
1.51 mi (2.43 km)
Existed
1936–1951
In 1937-38, the original routing of SR 16 was changed and removed from the short extension to Haines Landing that had originally been part of former SR 107. The SR 144 designation was applied to this short stretch of highway, running from Haines Landing to junction with SR 4 and SR 16 in the town center of Rangeley. This routing persisted until 1951, when SR 4 was re-routed along SR 16 in Rangeley and onto the Haines Landing extension, which remains its routing today.
The modern alignment of SR 144 in Westport Island and Wiscasset was designated in 1954.[3]
Major junctions
In the state highway log, mileposts on SR 144 begin at zero at US 1 and increase from north to south.[4][5] The entire route is in Lincoln County.
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State Route 144 SR 144 is part of Maine s system of numbered state highways located in Lincoln County along the state s southern coast The southern terminus is at West Shore Road in Westport Island and the northern terminus is at U S Route 1 US 1 in Wiscasset State Route 144Route informationMaintained by MaineDOTLength8 33 mi 1 13 41 km Existed1954 presentMajor junctionsSouth endWest Shore Road in Westport IslandNorth endUS 1 in WiscassetLocationCountryUnited StatesStateMaineCountiesLincolnHighway systemMaine State Highway SystemInterstate US State Auto trails Lettered highways SR 143 SR 145Although the route is signed north south to reflect its general orientation the route has an irregular alignment in Wiscasset due to the location of the Westport Bridge crossing over the Back River Heading north the route runs northeast west southwest then turns northwest to its northern terminus Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major junctions 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description EditSR 144 begins at the intersection of West Shore Road and Main Road in Westport Island No signage for SR 144 is present at this location but state aid maintenance begins at this point The route heads north along the ridge of the island through a mostly wooded area Many small houses line the road through the island portion The road also passes a fire department and a church After about 5 miles 8 0 km the road curves to the west and crosses the Back River at the Cowsegan Narrows entering the town of Wiscasset SR 144 climbs Cushman Hill and comes to a T intersection with Birch Point Road Route signage begins at this point and SR 144 turns to the southwest heading through a cleared area lined with houses At Ready Point Road and Old Ferry Road near the site of the former Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant SR 144 turns to the northwest and passes the side of Wiscasset Airport crosses a railroad and ends at US 1 adjacent to a used car dealership 2 History Edit State Route 144LocationRangeley AnsonLength64 19 mi 103 30 km Existed1925 1933Since the modern state highway system was adopted in 1925 there have been three different routes designated as SR 144 The original SR 144 designated in 1925 was an east west highway that ran between Rangeley and North Anson Its western terminus was at former SR 107 located at the modern intersection of SR 4 and SR 16 near the town center From there it ran northeast to Eustis then turned southeast passing through Kingfield and New Portland and into Anson with its eastern terminus located at New England Route 20 which became US 201 in 1926 and is now US 201A In 1931 the route was truncated back to Eustis with its segment west to Rangeley becoming part of the newly designated SR 4 The remainder of the route was decommissioned in 1933 when the newly designated SR 16 was routed over it State Route 144LocationRangeleyLength1 51 mi 2 43 km Existed1936 1951In 1937 38 the original routing of SR 16 was changed and removed from the short extension to Haines Landing that had originally been part of former SR 107 The SR 144 designation was applied to this short stretch of highway running from Haines Landing to junction with SR 4 and SR 16 in the town center of Rangeley This routing persisted until 1951 when SR 4 was re routed along SR 16 in Rangeley and onto the Haines Landing extension which remains its routing today The modern alignment of SR 144 in Westport Island and Wiscasset was designated in 1954 3 Major junctions EditIn the state highway log mileposts on SR 144 begin at zero at US 1 and increase from north to south 4 5 The entire route is in Lincoln County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesWestport Island8 3313 41Main Road West Shore RoadSouthern terminusWiscasset0 000 00 US 1 Bath Road Bath WiscassetNorthern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also Edit U S Roads portalReferences Edit a b Maine DOT Map Viewer Maine Office of GIS Retrieved August 4 2017 Google August 6 2017 Maine State Route 144 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