State Route 196 (SR 196) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maine. It connects Lewiston to Brunswick, following the Androscoggin River valley.
 State Route 196 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length | 19.41 mi[1] (31.24 km) | |||
| Existed | 1925–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    US 202 / SR 11 / SR 100 in Lewiston | |||
| East end |  US 1 in Brunswick | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maine | |||
| Counties | Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Cumberland | |||
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Route description
editME 196 begins at a junction with US 202, ME 11, and ME 100 in downtown Lewiston and heads southeast. It begins as two one way roads through downtown as Canal Street and Lisbon Street. The two roads then merge together as it exits downtown and ME 196 continues as Lisbon Street. The route runs by the Androscoggin River and interchanges Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, which gives access to I-95 from the highway. The route then passes under I-95 and heads through Lisbon. It becomes concurrent with ME 9 until it reaches the intersection of ME 125, where ME 9 terminates. The route continues along the Androscoggin River heading southeast. It interchanges I-295 heading into Topsham. It intersects US 201, then ME 24 and crossing over the Androscoggin River before reaching its southern terminus at US 1 at a directional T interchange
Major junctions
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Androscoggin | Lewiston | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 202 / SR 11 / SR 100 (Main Street) | |
| 2.31– 2.69 | 3.72– 4.33 | Alfred A. Plourde Parkway to I-95 / Maine Turnpike – Augusta, Portland | Interchange; missing movements via Pleasant Street | ||
| Lisbon | 10.31 | 16.59 | SR 9 (Ridge Road) to I-95 (Maine Turnpike) – Sabattus | Western end of SR 9 wrong-way concurrency | |
| 11.14 | 17.93 | SR 9 south / SR 125 (Main Street) – West Bowdoin, Durham | Eastern end of SR 9 wrong-way concurrency | ||
| Sagadahoc | Topsham | 16.71– 17.00 | 26.89– 27.36 | I-295 – Augusta, Portland | Exit 31 (I-295) |
| 17.60 | 28.32 | US 201 (Main Street) – Brunswick, Richmond | |||
| 18.88 | 30.38 | SR 24 north (Bypass Drive) – Richmond | Western end of SR 24 concurrency | ||
| Cumberland | Brunswick | 19.41 | 31.24 | US 1 / SR 24 – Cooks Corner, Bath, Brunswick | Interchange; eastern end of SR 24 concurrency |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "Maine DOT Map Viewer". Maine Office of GIS. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
