Falmouth Spur
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East end | I-295 / US 1 in Falmouth | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Maine | |||
Counties | Cumberland | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The Falmouth Spur is a short
Prior to January 2004, the Falmouth Spur carried I-95 from the Maine Turnpike mainline to the spur's eastern terminus, where I-95 continued north along present-day I-295.[4] In 2004, I-95 was rerouted to follow the entire length of the turnpike in order to reduce confusion.[5] Most of the former I-95 between Portland and Augusta became an extension of I-295, while the short Falmouth Spur was given the unsigned I-495 designation.
Destinations on signs (
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices-compliant milemarkers proceed easterly from the western end with the letters FS (for Falmouth Spur) horizontally on a line below the word "MILE" and range from 0 to 3.
Route description
The Falmouth Spur begins in the northwestern edge of Portland at a
History
The Falmouth Spur was built as part of the second phase—
When the Interstate Highway System was designed in the 1940s and 1950s, the main route along the East Coast, numbered I-95 in 1957, was assigned to the route via Brunswick to Augusta. Thus, the Falmouth Spur became I-95, and the turnpike was unnumbered between the spur and Gardiner. Around 1960, the piece of I-95 (now I-295) north of the spur was completed, and a partial interchange was added at its crossing with the spur.[10] The tollbooth was moved west at that time.[citation needed]
The turnpike stayed unnumbered between Falmouth and Gardiner until around 1988, when it was added to the Interstate System as I-495.
In 2002, the
Exit list
The entire route is in Cumberland County. [14]All exits are unnumbered.
Location[14] | mi[14] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Exit 52 on Maine Turnpike | |||||
Falmouth | 2.79 | 4.49 | Falmouth Toll Barrier | ||
4.04– 4.10 | 6.50– 6.60 | US 1 to I-295 south – Falmouth, Portland, Yarmouth | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; formerly exits 15A (south) and 15B (north) | ||
4.36 | 7.02 | I-295 north – Freeport, Brunswick | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Interstate 495 Maine". Interstate Guide. Retrieved October 5, 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ a b "All Along the Interstate, New Exit Strategies". Portland Press Herald. February 23, 2003. Archived from the original on September 12, 2005.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (October 31, 2002). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration.
- ^ a b Maine Department of Transportation (2004). "Maine Interstate Redesignation" (PDF).
- ^ OpenStreetMap and contributors. "Overview map of I-495 in Maine" (Map). MapQuest. AOL. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ Maine Turnpike Authority. "History of the Maine Turnpike Authority". Maine Turnpike Authority. Archived from the original on January 15, 2006.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1957). Portland quadrangle (Map). 1:62,500. 15 Minute Series. Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2006 – via University of New Hampshire Dimond Library Documents Department & Data Center.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1957). Casco Bay quadrangle (Map). 1:62,500. 15 Minute Series. Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on April 29, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2006 – via University of New Hampshire Dimond Library Documents Department & Data Center.
- ^ a b National Bridge Inventory[full citation needed]
- ^ "I-495 Maine". Kurumi. Retrieved October 5, 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 5, 2002). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017.
- ^ Maine Department of Transportation. "Interstate I-95 Redesignation & Re-numbering Information". Maine Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 22, 2006.
- ^ a b "MaineDOT Public Map Viewer". Maine Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
External links
- Media related to Interstate 495 (Maine) at Wikimedia Commons