Maine State Route 9

State Route 9 (SR 9) is a numbered state highway in Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Berwick in the west to the Canada–US border with New Brunswick at Calais in the east. SR 9 runs a total of 289 miles (465 km).

State Route 9
Route of SR 9 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length	289.09 mi^[1] (465.25 km)
Existed	1925, 2007 (current alignment)–present
Major junctions
West end	NH 9 / NH 236 in Somersworth, NH
Major intersections	US 1 in Wells US 302 in Portland US 201 / US 202 in Augusta I-395 / US 202 in Bangor
East end	Ferry Point International Bridge to Route 170 in St. Stephen, NB, Canada
Location
Country	United States
State	Maine
Counties	York, Cumberland, Kennebec, Penobscot, Hancock, Washington
Highway system
Maine State Highway System Interstate US State Auto trails Lettered highways
← SR 8 → SR 9A
← Route 8 N.E. → Route 10

Route description

 

Maine State Route 9 east of Bangor.

 

Looking east to Lead Mountain along State Route 9

State Route 9 is a meandering highway that works its way from New Hampshire to Canada. It frequently runs concurrent with other highways listed below and also frequently changes direction. For instance, in Kennebunk, State Route 9 travels in a westerly direction even though it is signed as eastbound. State Route 9 runs through most of Maine's major cities including Biddeford, Saco, South Portland, Portland, Augusta, and Bangor.

Over the years, a number of improvements have been made by the Route 9 Committee, a partnership of local government officials and business interests in the Baileyville-Calais area.

The Airline

The leg from Bangor to Calais is often referred to as "The Airline" commonly thought to be due to its shorter route than the older U.S. 1. (Before the coming of air travel, the term airline often referred to such a shortcut.) Although anecdotes about unexploded ordnance deriving from bombers flying from the former Dow Air Force Base (now Bangor International Airport) using a number of towers and landmarks along "The Airline", in fact the term goes back to the early 1850s as a contrast to the shoreline route.^[2] The last section of "The Airline" was paved in 1973 in Crawford and many old sections of the road are visible to the side of the present roadway. The "Whale's Back", a 2-mile stretch built atop an esker in Hancock County was one of the most notable features of the highway until it was rebuilt.^[3]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
York	Berwick	0.0	0.0	NH 9 west / NH 236 west (Market Street) – Somersworth	Continuation into New Hampshire
		0.2	0.32	SR 236 (Allen Street) – South Berwick	Northern terminus of SR 236
	North Berwick	7.2	11.6	SR 4 south (Elm Street)	Southern terminus of concurrency
		7.6	12.2	SR 4 north (High Street) – Sanford	Northern terminus of concurrency
	Wells	11.4	18.3	SR 9B (Littlefield Road) – Ogunquit	Western terminus of SR 9B
		13.5	21.7	SR 9A (Crediford Road) – Sanford	Western terminus of SR 9A
		14.3	23.0	SR 109 north (Sanford Road) – Sanford	Northern terminus of concurrency
		14.9	24.0	I-95 / Maine Turnpike	Maine Turnpike exit 19
		16.5	26.6	US 1 south (Post Road) – Ogunquit   SR 109	Southern terminus of SR 109 Southern terminus of US 1/SR 9 concurrency
		18.3	29.5	US 1 north (Post Road) – Kennebunk	Northern terminus of US 1/SR 9 concurrency
	Kennebunk	22.5	36.2	SR 9A / SR 35 (Port Road) – Kennebunk Center	Eastern terminus of SR 9A Southern terminus of SR 35
	Biddeford	31.8	51.2	SR 208 south (Bridge Road) – Biddeford Pool	Southern terminus of concurrency
		37.1	59.7	SR 111 (Alfred Street) / SR 208 – Arundel, Kennebunk	Eastern terminus of SR 111 Northern terminus of SR 208
	Saco	38.1	61.3	US 1 south (Elm Street) – Biddeford        US 1 north / SR 5 south (Main Street) – Scarborough      SR 5 / SR 112 north (North Street) – Buxton	Southern terminus of SR 112
	Old Orchard Beach	45.7	73.5	SR 5 to SR 98 (Old Orchard Street)	Southern terminus of SR 5
Cumberland	Scarborough	51.1	82.2	US 1 south – Saco	Southern terminus of concurrency
		54.2	87.2	SR 114 (Gorham Road) – Gorham   SR 207 (Black Point Road)	Southern terminus of SR 114 Northern terminus of SR 207
		55.4	89.2	To I-95 / I-295 / Maine Turnpike (Scarborough Connector) – Portland	Partial interchange
	South Portland	56.7	91.2	To I-95 / I-295 / Maine Turnpike (Maine Turnpike Approach)	Unsigned SR 703
		56.8	91.4	US 1 north (Main Street) – South Portland	Northern terminus of concurrency
		57.6	92.7	I-295 north – Portland	I-295 exit 3; partial interchange No access to SR 9 from I-295 north
	Portland	59.4	95.6	To I-95 / Maine Turnpike (Skyway Drive)	Maine Turnpike exit 46
		59.7	96.1	SR 22 west (Congress Street)	Western terminus of concurrency
		61.2	98.5	SR 22 east (Congress Street)	Eastern terminus of concurrency        To I-295 / US 1
		61.2	98.5	SR 25 (Brighton Avenue)
		62.6	100.7	US 302 east / SR 100 south (Forest Avenue)	Southern terminus of concurrency        To I-295 / US 1
		62.7	100.9	US 302 west / SR 100 north (Forest Avenue)	Northern terminus of concurrency
		63.9	102.8	SR 26 (Washington Avenue) – Gray, Munjoy Hill	To I-295 / US 1
	Falmouth	67.3	108.3	To I-295 / US 1 (Bucknam Road)	I-295 exit 10
	North Yarmouth	74.3	119.6	SR 115 east (Walnut Hill Road) – Yarmouth	Southern terminus of concurrency
		74.6	120.1	SR 115 west (Walnut Hill Road) – Gray, Pineland Center	Northern terminus of concurrency
Androscoggin	Durham	86.9	139.9	SR 136 south (Royalsborough Road) – Freeport	Southern terminus of concurrency
		87.3	140.5	SR 136 north (Royalsborough Road) – Auburn	Northern terminus of concurrency
		91.1	146.6	SR 125 south (Pinkham Brook Road) – Freeport	Southern terminus of SR 9/125 concurrency
	Lisbon	91.4	147.1	SR 125 north (Main Street) – West Bowdoin     SR 196 east (Lisbon Street) – Topsham	Northern terminus of SR 9/125 concurrency Eastern terminus of SR 9/196 concurrency
		92.2	148.4	SR 196 west (Lisbon Street) – Lewiston	Western terminus of SR 9/196 concurrency
	Sabattus	99.3	159.8	I-95 / Maine Turnpike – Gardiner, Augusta, Lewiston, Portland	Maine Turnpike exit 86
		100.7	162.1	SR 126 west (Sabattus Street) – Lewiston	Western terminus of concurrency
		101.7	163.7	SR 132 (Wales Road) – Wales, Monmouth	Southern terminus of SR 132
		102.9	165.6	SR 197 (Litchfield Road) – Richmond	Western terminus of SR 197
Kennebec	West Gardiner	117.3	188.8	I-95 south / Maine Turnpike south – Lewiston, Auburn	Maine Turnpike exit 102; partial interchange
		117.4	188.9	I-295 to I-95 north / Maine Turnpike north – Augusta, Brunswick	I-295 exit 51
	Gardiner	120.5	193.9	US 201 south (Brunswick Avenue) – Brunswick	Southern terminus of US 201/SR 9/126 concurrency
		120.9	194.6	US 201 / SR 27 north (Maine Avenue) – Hallowell, Augusta   SR 24 (Maine Avenue) – Richmond	Northern terminus of US 201/SR 9 concurrency Western terminus of SR 9/27/126 concurrency Northern terminus of SR 24
	Randolph	121.1	194.9	SR 27 south / SR 126 east (Water Street) – Randolph, USVA Togus, Wiscasset	Eastern terminus of SR 9/27/126 concurrency
	Augusta	126.8	204.1	SR 17 south (Eastern Avenue) – USVA Togus, Rockland	Southern terminus of SR 9/17 concurrency
		127.3	204.9	US 202 west / US 201 / SR 17 / SR 100 south to I-95 south – Gardiner, Winthrop   SR 105 (Cony Street) – Windsor	Northern terminus of SR 9/17 concurrency Southern terminus of US 201/202/SR 9/100 concurrency Western terminus of SR 105
		127.9	205.8	US 201 / SR 100 north (Riverside Drive) – Waterville	Northern terminus of US 201/SR 9/100 concurrency
		128.9	207.4	SR 3 west (Augusta Bypass) to I-95 – Waterville, Portland	Western terminus of US 202/SR 3/9 concurrency
	China	138.1	222.3	SR 32 north (Vassalboro Road)	Western terminus of concurrency
		139.3	224.2	SR 32 south (Windsor Road) – Windsor	Eastern terminus of concurrency
		139.5	224.5	SR 3 east (Belfast Road) – Belfast	Eastern terminus of US 202/SR 3/9 concurrency
		146.6	235.9	SR 137 west (Waterville Road) – Winslow	Western terminus of concurrency
	Albion	153.9	247.7	SR 137 east (Belfast Road) – Freedom	Eastern terminus of concurrency
Waldo	Unity	160.2	257.8	SR 139 west (School Street)	Western terminus of US 202/SR 9/139 concurrency
		161.1	259.3	SR 139 east / SR 220 south (Thorndike Road)	Eastern terminus of US 202/SR 9/139 concurrency Southern terminus of US 202/SR 9/220 concurrency
	Troy	164.1	264.1	SR 220 north (Detroit Road)	Northern terminus of US 202/SR 9/220 concurrency
Penobscot	Dixmont	170.8	274.9	SR 7 (Moosehead Trail) – Newport, Brooks
		173.0	278.4	SR 143 (Simpson Corner Road) – Etna	Southern terminus of SR 143
	Newburgh	181.4	291.9	SR 69 to I-95 (Carmel Road) – Carmel, Winterport
	Hampden	187.5	301.8	US 202 east	Eastern terminus of US 202/SR 9 concurrency
		187.9	302.4	US 1A west (Main Road) – Winterport	Western terminus of US 1A/SR 9 concurrency
	Bangor	192.4	309.6	I-395 / US 202 / SR 15 to I-95 – Brewer, Ellsworth, Orono, Newport	I-395 exit 3; US 202 joins northbound and leaves southbound
		193.1	310.8	US 202 east to US 2 / SR 100 (Main Street)	Eastern terminus of US 1A/202/SR 9 concurrency
	Brewer	193.7	311.7	US 1A east (Wilson Street) – Ellsworth, Bar Harbor	Eastern terminus of US 1A/SR 9 concurrency
		194.0	312.2	State Street (former US 1A)   SR 178	Southern terminus of SR 178
	Eddington	198.1	318.8	SR 178 north (Riverside Drive) – Old Town	Eastern terminus of concurrency
		204.6	329.3	SR 46 (Jarvis Gore Drive) – Holden	Northern terminus of SR 46
	Clifton	207.0	333.1	SR 180 (Rebel Hill Road) – Otis, Ellsworth	Northern terminus of SR 180
Hancock	Amherst	217.4	349.9	SR 181 – Ellsworth	Northern terminus of SR 181
	Aurora	219.5	353.3	SR 179 – Ellsworth	Northern terminus of SR 179
Washington	Beddington	233.5	375.8	SR 193 (Beddington Road) – Deblois, Cherryfield	Northern terminus of SR 193
	Wesley	258.4	415.9	SR 192 (Jr. Williams Road) – Machias
	Baileyville	281.1	452.4	US 1 north – Baileyville, Houlton	Southern terminus of concurrency
	Baring	282.3	454.3	SR 191 – Machias	Northern terminus of SR 191
	Calais	285.8	460.0	To Route 1 (International Drive) – Saint John NB	International Avenue Bridge - As of 2010, all commercial vehicles must use this border crossing
		286.3	460.8	To Route 170 – Milltown NB	Milltown International Bridge
		287.9	463.3	US 1 south (Main Street) – Machias	Eastern terminus of concurrency
		288.3	464.0	To Route 170	Ferry Point International Bridge Eastern terminus of SR 9
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access        Tolled

See also

• New England Interstate Route 9

References

1. "Map Viewer". Maine Office of GIS. Maine DOT. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
2. . Maine's French Communities. Archived from the original on 2001-07-07.
3. Dudley, John. "The Airline Road". mainething.com.

External links

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• "Maine State Route 9". RoadsAroundME. Floodgap Roadgap.
• Carey Kish (2017-11-13). "HIKING IN MAINE: AIRLINE ROAD IS BOUNTIFUL FOR HIKERS".