State Route 160 (abbreviated SR 160) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, located in the southwestern part of the state. It is a north–south highway running 32.64 miles (52.53 km) from an intersection with State Route 5 in Limerick to an intersection with State Route 117 in Denmark.
SR 160 begins in downtown Limerick at SR 5, about 100 yards (91 m) from that route's intersection with SR 11. Heading out of town almost due north, the highway roughly parallels SR 5 for its southernmost five miles (8 km). SR 160 nicks the northwestern corner of Cornish, then crosses into Parsonsfield and turns to the northwest, crossing through the eastern and northern sections of town. Turning due north once again, SR 160 crosses the Ossipee River into the town of Porter in Oxford County and intersects SR 25 about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the New Hampshire border. SR 160 joins SR 25 eastbound and the two routes run along the northern bank of the river for 2.6 miles (4.2 km).
SR 160 splits from SR 25 and turns back to the north, running along the town border between Porter and Hiram. The highway crosses between the western edge of Hiram and northeastern corner of Porter twice before entering Brownfield. SR 160 continues northwest until reaching Main Street, where it abruptly turns northeast towards the town center and crosses SR 5 / SR 113. SR 160 crosses the Saco River before turning due east and crossing into Denmark. The highway continues east as West Main Street into downtown, where it ends at an intersection with SR 117.
Between Limerick and Brownfield, SR 160 is the westernmost north-south highway in the state.
HistoryEdit
Modern SR 160, as first designated in 1933, was 17.6 miles (28.3 km) in length and had its southern terminus at SR 25 near Kezar Falls in Porter. In 1937-8, the SR 160 designation was applied to a new routing through Parsonsfield southward to the current terminus in downtown Limerick. SR 160 was co-routed along SR 25 in Porter to connect the two segments, adding 15 miles (24 km) to the route's overall length.
The first highway in Maine designated SR 160 was located in the extreme northern part of the state and ran between Saint Francis and Madawaska in 1925. Following the designation of U.S. Highways in 1926, the eastern end of the route was truncated to Fort Kent, with part of it becoming the northernmost stretch of US 1. The remainder of the route was originally decommissioned, but is now part of SR 161.[1]
maine, state, route, state, route, abbreviated, part, maine, system, numbered, state, highways, located, southwestern, part, state, north, south, highway, running, miles, from, intersection, with, state, route, limerick, intersection, with, state, route, denma. State Route 160 abbreviated SR 160 is part of Maine s system of numbered state highways located in the southwestern part of the state It is a north south highway running 32 64 miles 52 53 km from an intersection with State Route 5 in Limerick to an intersection with State Route 117 in Denmark State Route 160Route informationMaintained by MaineDOTLength32 64 mi 1 52 53 km Existed1933 presentMajor junctionsSouth endSR 5 in LimerickMajor intersectionsSR 25 in Porter SR 5 SR 113 in BrownfieldNorth endSR 117 in DenmarkLocationCountryUnited StatesStateMaineCountiesYork OxfordHighway systemMaine State Highway SystemInterstate US State Auto trails Lettered highways SR 159 SR 161 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 ReferencesRoute description EditSR 160 begins in downtown Limerick at SR 5 about 100 yards 91 m from that route s intersection with SR 11 Heading out of town almost due north the highway roughly parallels SR 5 for its southernmost five miles 8 km SR 160 nicks the northwestern corner of Cornish then crosses into Parsonsfield and turns to the northwest crossing through the eastern and northern sections of town Turning due north once again SR 160 crosses the Ossipee River into the town of Porter in Oxford County and intersects SR 25 about 3 miles 4 8 km east of the New Hampshire border SR 160 joins SR 25 eastbound and the two routes run along the northern bank of the river for 2 6 miles 4 2 km SR 160 splits from SR 25 and turns back to the north running along the town border between Porter and Hiram The highway crosses between the western edge of Hiram and northeastern corner of Porter twice before entering Brownfield SR 160 continues northwest until reaching Main Street where it abruptly turns northeast towards the town center and crosses SR 5 SR 113 SR 160 crosses the Saco River before turning due east and crossing into Denmark The highway continues east as West Main Street into downtown where it ends at an intersection with SR 117 Between Limerick and Brownfield SR 160 is the westernmost north south highway in the state History EditModern SR 160 as first designated in 1933 was 17 6 miles 28 3 km in length and had its southern terminus at SR 25 near Kezar Falls in Porter In 1937 8 the SR 160 designation was applied to a new routing through Parsonsfield southward to the current terminus in downtown Limerick SR 160 was co routed along SR 25 in Porter to connect the two segments adding 15 miles 24 km to the route s overall length The first highway in Maine designated SR 160 was located in the extreme northern part of the state and ran between Saint Francis and Madawaska in 1925 Following the designation of U S Highways in 1926 the eastern end of the route was truncated to Fort Kent with part of it becoming the northernmost stretch of US 1 The remainder of the route was originally decommissioned but is now part of SR 161 1 Major intersections EditCountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotesYorkLimerick0 00 0 nbsp nbsp nbsp SR 5 Sokokis Trail North Main Street to SR 11 Waterboro CornishSouthern terminusOxfordPorter12 420 0 nbsp nbsp SR 25 west Ossipee Trail Freedom NHSouthern end of concurrency with SR 2515 024 1 nbsp nbsp SR 25 east Ossipee Trail Cornish LimingtonNorthern end of concurrency with SR 25Brownfield27 043 5 nbsp nbsp SR 5 SR 113 Pequawket Trail Hiram FryeburgDenmark32 652 5 nbsp SR 117 South Road East Main Street Hiram BridgtonNorthern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusSee also Edit nbsp U S Roads portalReferences EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML Maine State Route 160KML is from Wikidata a b Floodgap Roadgap s RoadsAroundME Maine State Route 160 permanent dead link self published source Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maine State Route 160 amp oldid 1148442865, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
