SR 156 begins in the town of Weld at an intersection with SR 142. It heads southeast past a few houses and the Weld Town Hall in an otherwise rural area of Weld. It enters the unincorporated South Franklin heading through a mostly wooded area continuing south west. After entering Wilton the number of houses lining the road begins to slowly increase especially as it reaches the settlement of Wilton Intervale. Some small farms line the road as SR 156 heads towards downtown Wilton. Before entering the town center, the road passes Wilson Lake Country Club and a factory. At the intersection of Weld Road and Main Street, surrounded by a few small businesses and houses, SR 156 turns east along Main Street for one block before turning southeast onto Depot Street. The road generally follows Wilson Stream whilst passing homes and a small factory before heading towards another business district in the town. Nearing the town line at the settlement of Dryden, SR 156 intersects U.S. Route 2 (US 2) and SR 4.[2]
A few more houses line SR 156 while it is in Wilton, but the surroundings become more rural upon entering the town of Jay. The road climbs a small hill passing a cemetery and some churches before intersecting SR 133 at the hamlet of Beans Corner. Past here, SR 156 bends to the northeast through a rural area, then briefly enters Chesterville, re-enters Wilton, and heads into the southernmost reaches of Farmington before turning southeast to re-enter Chesterville and the hamlet of North Chesterville. Except for one general store, the area consists of houses lining the road. At Wilton Road, SR 156 turns to the northwest to cross Wilson Stream and enter Farmington again. The route turns northeast onto Lucy Knowles Road and heads through a forested area. SR 156 turns to the east, crosses Wilson Stream one last time and re-enters Chesterville at the hamlet of Farmington Falls. In this area, the route officially ends at a wye intersection with SR 41.[2] However, some signage for SR 156 shows it joining SR 41 for a short concurrency across the Sandy River and onto Philbrick Road to US 2 and SR 27 within the town limits of Farmington. While there is no signage for eastbound traffic to be directed along SR 156 past SR 41; a reassurance marker for west SR 156 exists heading west from US 2/SR 27.[3]
Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 156
January 13, 2023
maine, state, route, state, route, mile, long, state, highway, state, maine, located, entirely, franklin, county, runs, between, weld, chesterville, village, farmington, falls, state, route, 156route, informationmaintained, mainedotlength22, major, junctionswe. State Route 156 SR 156 is a 23 mile long 37 km state highway in the U S state of Maine It is located entirely in Franklin County and runs between Weld and the Chesterville village of Farmington Falls State Route 156Route informationMaintained by MaineDOTLength22 93 mi 1 36 90 km Major junctionsWest endSR 142 in WeldMajor intersectionsUS 2 SR 4 near WiltonEast endSR 41 in ChestervilleLocationCountryUnited StatesStateMaineCountiesFranklinHighway systemMaine State Highway SystemInterstate US State Auto trails Lettered highways SR 155 SR 157 Contents 1 Route description 2 Major junctions 3 References 4 External linksRoute description EditSR 156 begins in the town of Weld at an intersection with SR 142 It heads southeast past a few houses and the Weld Town Hall in an otherwise rural area of Weld It enters the unincorporated South Franklin heading through a mostly wooded area continuing south west After entering Wilton the number of houses lining the road begins to slowly increase especially as it reaches the settlement of Wilton Intervale Some small farms line the road as SR 156 heads towards downtown Wilton Before entering the town center the road passes Wilson Lake Country Club and a factory At the intersection of Weld Road and Main Street surrounded by a few small businesses and houses SR 156 turns east along Main Street for one block before turning southeast onto Depot Street The road generally follows Wilson Stream whilst passing homes and a small factory before heading towards another business district in the town Nearing the town line at the settlement of Dryden SR 156 intersects U S Route 2 US 2 and SR 4 2 A few more houses line SR 156 while it is in Wilton but the surroundings become more rural upon entering the town of Jay The road climbs a small hill passing a cemetery and some churches before intersecting SR 133 at the hamlet of Beans Corner Past here SR 156 bends to the northeast through a rural area then briefly enters Chesterville re enters Wilton and heads into the southernmost reaches of Farmington before turning southeast to re enter Chesterville and the hamlet of North Chesterville Except for one general store the area consists of houses lining the road At Wilton Road SR 156 turns to the northwest to cross Wilson Stream and enter Farmington again The route turns northeast onto Lucy Knowles Road and heads through a forested area SR 156 turns to the east crosses Wilson Stream one last time and re enters Chesterville at the hamlet of Farmington Falls In this area the route officially ends at a wye intersection with SR 41 2 However some signage for SR 156 shows it joining SR 41 for a short concurrency across the Sandy River and onto Philbrick Road to US 2 and SR 27 within the town limits of Farmington While there is no signage for eastbound traffic to be directed along SR 156 past SR 41 a reassurance marker for west SR 156 exists heading west from US 2 SR 27 3 Major junctions EditThe entire route is in Franklin County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesWeld0 000 00 SR 142 Mill Street Church Street Center Hill Road Phillips DixfieldWilton14 2923 00 US 2 SR 4 Rumford FarmingtonJay16 1525 99 SR 133 Franklin Road Farmington Livermore FallsChesterville22 9336 90 SR 41 Vienna Road to US 2 SR 27 Vienna Farmington1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences Edit a b Maine DOT Map Viewer Maine Office of GIS Retrieved September 9 2017 a b Google September 9 2017 Maine State Route 156 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved September 9 2017 Google September 9 2017 Signed but not designated section of SR 156 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved September 9 2017 External links EditRoute map KML file edit help Template Attached KML Maine State Route 156KML is not from Wikidata Floodgap Roadgap s RoadsAroundME Maine State Route 156 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maine State Route 156 amp oldid 1121496213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
