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'@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ |length_ref=<ref name=MaineDOTGIS>{{cite web|title=MaineDOT - Map Viewer |url=http://www.maine.gov/mdot/mapviewer/ |publisher=[[Maine Department of Transportation]] |accessdate=January 21, 2013}}</ref> |established=1980 -|direction_a=West +|direction_a=Westjndsajnxsjnsnjssjjsxjnxds |terminus_a={{Jct|state=ME|I|95}} in [[Saco, Maine|Saco]] |junction={{jct|state=ME|US|1|SR|5}} in Saco @@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ |next_route=195 }} -'''Interstate 195''', also known as the '''Saco Industrial Spur''', is a short [[List of auxiliary Interstate Highways|auxiliary]] [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highway]] running {{convert|2.41|mi|km|2}} in eastern [[York County, Maine]]. The highway, located entirely in the city of [[Saco, Maine|Saco]], is a nominally east–west route that provides access to Downtown Saco and the [[resort town]] of [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach]] from [[Interstate 95 in Maine|Interstate 95]] (the [[Interstate 95 in Maine#Maine Turnpike|Maine Turnpike]]). The western terminus of I-195 is at a [[trumpet interchange]] the Maine Turnpike in central Saco. The route has numbered interchanges with Industrial Park Road, [[U.S. Route 1 in Maine|U.S. Route 1]], and [[Maine State Route 5]] before terminating at an [[at-grade intersection]] with SR 5 near the border between Saco and Old Orchard Beach. +'''Interstate 195''', also known as the '''Saco Industrial Spur''', is a short [[List of auxiliary Interstate Highways|auxiliary]] [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highway]] running {{convert|2.41|mi|km|2}} in eastern [[York County, Maine]]. The highway, located entirely in the city of [[Saco, Maine|Saco]], is a nominally east–west route that provides access to Downtown Saco and the [[resort town]] of [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach]] from [[Interstate 95 in Maine|Interstate 95]] (the [[Interstate 95 in Maine#Maine Turnpike|Maine Turnpike]]). The western terminus of I-195 is at a [[trumpet interchange]] the Maine Turnpike in central Saco. The route has numbered interchanges with Industrial Park Road, [[U.S. Route 1 in Maine|U.S. Route 1]], and [[Maine State Route 5]] before terminating at an [[at-grade intersectionsxjannjxsjxnnjxdsjndscjcdnsjnsd]] with SR 5 near the border between Saco and Old Orchard Beach. The origins of Interstate 195 date back to the 1950s, when a freeway linking Downtown Saco with the Maine Turnpike was planned as one of the state's original interstate highways. The road was built in the early 1980s to avoid congestion in downtown Saco from summer traffic to the beach. The western terminus with [[Interstate 95 in Maine|Interstate 95]] has the remnants of an abandoned clover ramp, and the eastbound I-195 bridge is wide enough for two lanes and a shoulder, but only has one lane. These hinted at a possible future extension westward, but is less probable with the recent construction of a subdivision due west of the interchange. ==Route description== -Interstate 195 begins at a [[trumpet interchange]] with [[Interstate 95 in Maine|I-95]] (Maine Turnpike) in [[Saco, Maine|Saco]], a city in [[York County, Maine|York County]]; the freeway is accessible from I-95 via Exit 36. After the interchange with I-95, I-195 begins to head in a southeastern direction. The freeway passes over an industrial branch of Pan-Am Railways just before a [[Toll house|toll booth]] used for the [[Ticket system|closed toll collection system]] of the [[Interstate 95 in Maine#Maine Turnpike|Maine Turnpike]].<ref name="MAP2">{{cite book|title=Maine Street Atlas|edition=1st|publisher=American Map|year=2007}}</ref> After the toll barrier, I-195 enters the [[Saco Industrial Park]] and interchanges with Industrial Park Road, a local road that is used to access [[Maine State Route 112|SR 112]]. The junction, signed as Exit 1, is a [[partial cloverleaf interchange]].<ref name="yahoo"/> +Interstate 195 begins at a [[trumpet interchange]] with [[Interstate 95 in Maine|I-95]] (Maine Turnpike) in [[Saco, Maine|Saco]], a city in [[York County, Maine|York County]]; the freeway is accessible from I-95 via Exit 36. After the interchange with I-95, I-195 begins to head in a southeastern direction. The freeway passes over an industrial branch of Pan-Am Railways just before a [[Toll house|toll booth]] used for the [[Ticket system|closed toll collection system]] of the [[Interstate 95 in Maine#Maine Turnpike|Maine Turnpike]].<ref name="MAP2">{{cite book|title=JscdjmjdcsjmscdmjdsckmcsdkmskdcMaine Street Atlas|edition=1st|publisher=American Map|year=2007}}</ref> After the toll barrier, I-195 enters the [[Saco Industrial Park]] and interchanges with Industrial Park Road, a local road that is used to access [[Maine State Route 112|SR 112]]. The junction, signed as Exit 1, is a [[partial cloverleaf interchange]].<ref name="yahoo"/> -After Exit 1, I-195 turns slightly to the south, passing through a densely forested region in eastern Saco. After turning again to head in a southeastern direction, I-195 interchanges with [[U.S. Route 1 in Maine|US 1]] and [[Maine State Route 5|SR 5]] at a partial cloverleaf interchange signed as Exits 2A-B.<ref name="yahoo"/> Exit 2A serves US 1 south and SR 5 north, which run concurrently into Downtown Saco. Exit 2B serves US 1 north, locally known as the Blue Star Memorial Highway, which serves northern Saco and the town of [[Scarborough, Maine|Scarborough]].<ref name="MAP2"/> There is no access to SR 5 south from I-195, and no access from either US 1 or SR 5 onto eastbound I-195.<ref name="yahoo"/> +After Exit 1, I-195 turns slightly to the south, passing through a densely forested region in eastern Saco. After turning again to head in a southeastern direction, I-195 interchanges with [[U.S. Route 1 in Maine|US 1]] and [[Maine State Route 5|SR 5]] at a partial cloverleaf interchange signed as Exits 2A-B.<ref name="yahoo"/> Exit 2A serves US 1 south and SR 5 north, which run concurrently into Downtown Saco. Exit 2B serves US 1 north, locally known as the Blue Star Memorial Highway, which serves northern Saco and the town of [[Scarborough, Maine|Scarborough]].<ref name="MAP2"/> There is no access to SR 5 south from I-195, and no access from either US 1 or SR 5 onto eastbound I-195.<ref name="yahoodjcsmxjmxmjsxjsxm"/> -After Exit 2B, I-195 continues eastward for another {{convert|0.83|mi|km|2}} before terminating at an [[at-grade intersection]] with SR 5 on the border between Saco and the town of [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach]].<ref name="MAP2"/> The mainline of I-195 east defaults onto SR 5 south, which heads in an eastern direction into Downtown Old Orchard Beach. There is no access from I-195 east to SR 5 north or from SR 5 south onto I-195 west.<ref name="yahoo">{{yahoo maps|url=http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=43.507508&lon=-70.418026&zoom=18&q1=43.53149,-70.449064&q2=43.508353,-70.416138|title=Overview map of Interstate 195 (Maine)|accessdate=2009-09-26}}</ref> +After Exit 2B, I-195 continues eastward for another {{convert|0.83|mi|km|2}} before terminating at an [[at-cdmsimkscdkmcdskmcdskmscdkmdsckmdskmmmkcxs grade intersection]] with SR 5 on the border between Saco and the town of [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach]].<ref name="MAP2"/> The mainline of I-195 east defaults onto SR 5 south, which heads in an eastern direction into Downtown Old Orchard Beach. There is no access from I-195 east to SR 5 north or from SR 5 south onto I-195 west.<ref name="yahoo">{{yahoo maps|url=http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=43.507508&lon=-70.418026&zoom=18&q1=43.53149,-70.449064&q2=43.508353,-70.416138|title=Overview map of Interstate 195 (Maine)|accessdate=2009-09-26}}</ref> ==History== -The origins of Interstate 195 date back to the 1950s, when a freeway in Saco was planned as one of the state's original [[interstate highway]]s, along with [[Interstate 95 in Maine|I-95]] and [[Interstate 295 (Maine)|I-295]].<ref name="MIHS">{{cite book|title=Maine's Interstate Highway System: An Investment in Safety, Mobility, and Prosperity|publisher=Maine Department of Transportation|year=2006}}</ref> Construction, however, was delayed for nearly three decades as the state finished construction projects on I-95, I-295, and the originally unsigned portion of the Maine Turnpike. In 1980, construction on I-195 began; the freeway was re-envisioned as a link to the [[Saco Industrial Park]] and the resort town of [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach]], and was named the Saco Industrial Spur.<ref name="MIHS"/> +The origins of Interstate 195 date back to the 1950s, when a freeway in Saco was planned as one of the state's original [[interstate highway]]s, along with [[Interstate 95 in Maine|I-95]] and [[Interstate 295 (Maine)|I-295]].<ref name="MIHS">{{cite book|title=Maine's Interstate Highway System: An Investment in Safety, Mobility, and Prosperity|publisher=Maine Department of Transportation|year=2006}}</ref> Construction, however, was delayed for nearly three decades as the state finished construction projects on I-95, I-295, and cdsjujndscdscjnjnsdthe originally unsigned portion of the Maine Turnpike. In 1980, construction on I-195 began; the freeway was re-envisioned as a link to the [[Saco Industrial Park]] and the resort town jndcjmdsmjdcejmfdvjnfnvdjmjfdSchool of [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach]], and was named the Saco Industrial Spur.<ref name="MIHS"/> In 1982, two years after construction began, the [[Maine Department of Transportation]] (MaineDOT) opened a {{convert|1.0|mi|km|1}} segment of I-195 from the interchange with Industrial Park Road at Exit 1 to the interstate's eastern terminus at [[Maine State Route 5|SR 5]].<ref name="MIHS"/> Construction west of Industrial Park Road required the demolition of an existing [[partial cloverleaf interchange]] off the Maine Turnpike that connected to [[Maine State Route 112|SR 112]]. The second segment of the freeway, which also included the construction of a new [[trumpet interchange]] with the Maine Turnpike and a toll barrier, opened in 1983.<ref name="MIHS"/> An estimated [[Annual average daily traffic|daily average]] of over 20,000 motorists utilized I-195 in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maine.gov/mdot/traffic-counts/2005tc/counties/CountReport_York.pdf|title=Traffic Volume Counts 2005 Annual Report|accessdate=2009-08-26|publisher=Maine Department of Transportation|format=pdf}}{{dead link|date=January 2013}}</ref> '