INTERSTATE 295 (MAINE)

'Interstate 295' (abbreviated 'I-295') is a connector route in Maine from a junction with I-95 in Scarborough to a junction with I-95 in Gardiner. I-295 measures approximately 52 miles (84km) in length.
In January 2004, the routes of I-495, I-95, and I-295 were changed. Previously, I-295 was an 11.02 mile (17.73km) long route through downtown Portland. Just north of Portland was Exit 15, which was a connector from I-295 to I-95 at its Exit 9. Between this connector and the Gardiner junction, the routes' numbers changed. The highway which was I-95 up to that point became I-495, the connector made up part of I-95, and I-295 north of Exit 14 became I-95. After the Gardiner junction, the merged highway continued with the route name I-95.
Following the 2004 changes, the situation was revised. The route which had previously been I-495 was re-routed as I-95, the Exit 9/14 connector became I-495 (but is currently unsigned), and I-295 was extended past Exit 14 to the Gardiner junction. Also, the exits were renumbered; previously they had been numbered more or less sequentially from south to north-- there were skipped numbers, for example, there was no Exit 23. After the changes, the exits north of Portland were numbered based on the mileage in relation to the Scarborough junction; the exits in Portland and South Portland remained the same. Exits on Maine's section of I-95 were similarly renumbered based on mileage.
Other than the aforementioned I-495, I-295 currently has no spurs of its own. I-295's first exit is in South Portland, giving access to the Maine Mall (southbound) and U.S. Route 1 in South Portland and Scarborough (northbound); its last exit is Exit 51 (formerly Exit 28), which gives access to Gardiner. The route starts at Exit 44 (formerly Exit 6A) of I-95, and it has tolls just before its own Exit 1, and between Exit 51 and its northern terminus at I-95.

Contents

Cities and towns

List of interchanges

External links

Cities and towns

The following is a list of notable Maine cities and towns, through or near which I-295 passes, starting in Scarborough and heading north:

★ Scarborough

★ South Portland

★ Portland

★ Falmouth

★ Yarmouth

★ Freeport

★ Brunswick

★ Topsham

★ Bowdoin

List of interchanges

Location	Exit (new)	Exit (old)	Intersecting Roads	Notes
South Portland	1	1	Broadway & US 1 (northbound) / Maine Mall Road & I-95 (southbound)
South Portland	2	2	US 1	southbound only
South Portland	3	3	Route 9 (Westbrook Street)	southbound only
South Portland	4	4	Veterans Memorial Bridge (northbound) / US 1 (Main Street) (southbound)	US 1 removed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in May 2007
Portland	5 A-B	5 A-B	Route 22 / US 1A (Congress Street / Fore River Parkway)
Portland	6 A-B	6 A-B	US 302 / Route 100 (Forest Avenue)	US 1 removed from Forest Avenue in May 2007
Portland	7	7	US 1A (Franklin Street)
Portland	8	8	Route 26 (Washington Avenue)
Portland	9	9	Baxter Boulevard (southbound) / US 1 (northbound)	US 1 removed from Baxter Boulevard in May 2007
Falmouth	10	10	Bucknam Road
Falmouth	11	15	Falmouth Spur / Maine Turnpike	Former end of I-295
Yarmouth	15	16	US 1
Yarmouth	17	17	US 1
Freeport	20	19	Desert Road
Freeport	22	20	Route 125 / Route 136 (Mallet Drive)
Freeport	24	21	US 1	northbound only
Brunswick	28	22	US 1
Topsham	31	24	Route 196 (Lewiston Road)	Connector to US 1, Cooks Corner
Bowdoinham	37	25	Route 125 / Route 138
Richmond	43	26	Route 197
Gardiner	49	27	US 201
West Gardiner	51	28	Route 9 / Route 126

External links

★ I-295 on Kurumi.com

★ Steve Anderson's BostonRoads.com: Interstate 295 (Maine)