SR 180 begins at an intersection with US 1A about two and a half miles (4.0 km) northwest of downtown Ellsworth. It travels north along Wittum Road through a light industrial park before heading into a more wooded area paralleling the Union River on its west bank. About one and a half miles (2.4 km) from here, it meets Mariaville Road, a former alignment of SR 180, and travels along the west shore of Graham Lake passing small houses along the way. It crosses the outlet from Green Lake where the Green Lake National Fish Hatchery, operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, is located. As it nears the Ellsworth–Otis corporate line, SR 180 passes to the east of Hopkins Hill. Upon entering the town of Otis, the road passes through a small settlement titled Fletchers Lodge where a general store and an elementary school are located. Numerous roads towards the west lead to Beech Hill Pond. In this area, SR 180 meets the southern terminus of SR 181 (Mariaville Road) which heads north towards Mariaville.[1]
North of SR 181, SR 180's route becomes more winding and heading in a more northwesterly direction. After passing the settlement of Otis, makes additional curves including a sharp curve to the north at Rocky Nubble Road. The road leaves Hancock County and passes into Penobscot County within the town of Clifton. Shortly after the county line, the road crosses the summit of Rebel Hill (elevation 664 feet (202 m)) and descends passing between other hills. As the road begins to flatten in grade, some houses dot the sides of the road before SR 180 enters the community of Clifton Corners and ends at SR 9.[1][2]
History
When highway was first designated, SR 180's southern terminus was at the same location as SR 179's southern terminus at US 1A in Ellsworth. The two roads had a 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) concurrency before SR 180 split towards the west and SR 179 continuing along the east shore of Graham Lake towards Waltham. SR 180 crossed the Union River just downstream of the dam holding back Graham Lake before it curved to the north and follows what is now its current alignment.[3] In 2007, the bridge that carried SR 180 received a failing grade based on an inspection of the bridge. As a temporary measure, the Maine Department of Transportation constructed a single-lane Bailey bridge on top of the existing structure.[4][5]
Construction started on the 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) realignment of SR 180 in 2012. The new road, which required the construction of a small bridge over Grey's Brook, opened on July 29, 2013, about three months ahead of schedule. The former route between SR 179 and the current route became a pair of dead-end roads with the bridge being closed off.[5][6]
Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 180
August 18, 2023
maine, state, route, state, route, mile, long, state, highway, state, maine, traveling, from, route, ellsworth, near, eddington, state, route, 180route, informationmaintained, mainedotlength20, major, junctionssouth, endus, ellsworthmajor, intersectionssr, nea. State Route 180 SR 180 is a 20 1 mile long 32 3 km state highway in the U S state of Maine traveling from U S Route 1A US 1A in Ellsworth to SR 9 near Eddington State Route 180Route informationMaintained by MaineDOTLength20 1 mi 1 32 3 km Major junctionsSouth endUS 1A in EllsworthMajor intersectionsSR 181 near MariavilleNorth endSR 9 near EddingtonLocationCountryUnited StatesStateMaineCountiesPenobscot HancockHighway systemMaine State Highway SystemInterstate US State Auto trails Lettered highways SR 179 SR 181 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major junctions 4 References 5 External linksRoute description EditSR 180 begins at an intersection with US 1A about two and a half miles 4 0 km northwest of downtown Ellsworth It travels north along Wittum Road through a light industrial park before heading into a more wooded area paralleling the Union River on its west bank About one and a half miles 2 4 km from here it meets Mariaville Road a former alignment of SR 180 and travels along the west shore of Graham Lake passing small houses along the way It crosses the outlet from Green Lake where the Green Lake National Fish Hatchery operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is located As it nears the Ellsworth Otis corporate line SR 180 passes to the east of Hopkins Hill Upon entering the town of Otis the road passes through a small settlement titled Fletchers Lodge where a general store and an elementary school are located Numerous roads towards the west lead to Beech Hill Pond In this area SR 180 meets the southern terminus of SR 181 Mariaville Road which heads north towards Mariaville 1 North of SR 181 SR 180 s route becomes more winding and heading in a more northwesterly direction After passing the settlement of Otis makes additional curves including a sharp curve to the north at Rocky Nubble Road The road leaves Hancock County and passes into Penobscot County within the town of Clifton Shortly after the county line the road crosses the summit of Rebel Hill elevation 664 feet 202 m and descends passing between other hills As the road begins to flatten in grade some houses dot the sides of the road before SR 180 enters the community of Clifton Corners and ends at SR 9 1 2 History EditWhen highway was first designated SR 180 s southern terminus was at the same location as SR 179 s southern terminus at US 1A in Ellsworth The two roads had a 1 6 mile long 2 6 km concurrency before SR 180 split towards the west and SR 179 continuing along the east shore of Graham Lake towards Waltham SR 180 crossed the Union River just downstream of the dam holding back Graham Lake before it curved to the north and follows what is now its current alignment 3 In 2007 the bridge that carried SR 180 received a failing grade based on an inspection of the bridge As a temporary measure the Maine Department of Transportation constructed a single lane Bailey bridge on top of the existing structure 4 5 Construction started on the 1 5 mile long 2 4 km realignment of SR 180 in 2012 The new road which required the construction of a small bridge over Grey s Brook opened on July 29 2013 about three months ahead of schedule The former route between SR 179 and the current route became a pair of dead end roads with the bridge being closed off 5 6 Major junctions EditCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesHancockEllsworth0 00 0 US 1A Bangor Road Otis8 213 2 SR 181 north Mariaville Road AmherstSouthern terminus of SR 181PenobscotClifton20 132 3 SR 9 Airline Road Getchell Road Brewer Calais1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences Edit a b c d Google May 7 2017 Maine State Route 180 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved May 7 2017 Bangor Maine 1 100 000 scale metric topographic map Map 1 100 000 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangle Topographic United States Geological Survey 1994 Retrieved May 7 2017 Ellsworth Maine 15 quadrangle Map 1 24 000 V811 United States Geological Survey 1981 Retrieved May 7 2017 Google May 7 2017 Google Street View showing temporary bridge over Union River July 2011 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved May 7 2017 a b Moretto Mario September 12 2012 Crews rerouting Route 180 in Ellsworth Bangor Daily News Retrieved May 7 2017 Fuller Steve July 30 2013 New stretch of Route 180 is open The Ellsworth American Retrieved May 7 2017 External links EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML Maine State Route 180KML is not from Wikidata Floodgap Roadgap s RoadsAroundME Maine State Route 180 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maine State Route 180 amp oldid 1148443275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
