Maine State Route 27
State Route 27 (abbreviated SR 27) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running 154.1 miles (248.0 km) from the village of Newagen in Southport at SR 238 to the Coburn Gore-Woburn Border Crossing, where it continues into Quebec as Route 161.
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 Route of SR 27 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length | 154.10 mi[1] (248.00 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 238 in Southport | |||
| North end |  Route 161 in Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, QC (Coburn Gore-Woburn Border Crossing) | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | Lincoln, Kennebec, Franklin, Somerset | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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SR 27 passes through the major cities, towns, and villages of Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Gardiner, Augusta, the Belgrade Lakes Region, Farmington, Kingfield, and Eustis.
Route description
SR 27 begins at SR 238 in Southport and heads northeast to the town of Boothbay Harbor. It intersects SR 96, then heads north to the town of Edgecomb to US 1, where it turns left along US 1 heading into the town of Wiscasset. It intersects SR 218, and then immediately turns right and continues north to Dredsen, where it intersects SR 197. SR 27 continues north to Pittston where it intersects State Route 194 and State Route 126. SR 27 continues into Randolph where it intersects SR 226 and then turns west as SR 9 continues north to Augusta.
In Augusta, SR 27 intersects SR 24 and US 201, then intersects US 202, SR 11, SR 17 and SR 100 at a rotary. Continuing north, SR 27 leaves US 201 and turns northwest toward Belgrade. It intersects SR 105 and SR 104 before heading towards I-95 along with SR 8 and SR 11. In North Augusta, the highway intersects SR 3 and, in Sidney, intersects SR23. In Belgrade, SR 8 and SR 11 split off and SR 27 intersects SR 135 before passing through Belgrade Lakes Village.
In Rome, SR 27 intersects SR 225. It then joins US 2, enters the town of New Sharon, and intersects SR 134. In Farmington Falls, it intersects SR 41, which heads south. SR 27 then turns onto SR 4 and SR 43. The three routes then turn east toward Industry. SR 27 splits off and heads north into New Vineyard. SR 27 then joins SR 234 before entering New Portland. It then intersects SR 146 and heads north to Kingfield. It intersects SR 142 and joins SR 16. The two routes enter Carrabassett Valley, where they pass Sugarloaf Mountain. The routes then enter Stratton, where SR 16 forks to the west towards Rangeley, leaving SR 27 to head north to Eustis. The highway curves to the northeast to Coburn Gore where it crosses the border into Quebec, continuing as Quebec Route 161.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations[2] | Notes |
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| Lincoln | Southport | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 238 north | South end of SR 27 and SR 238 |
| 4.9 | 7.9 | SR 238 south | North end of SR 238 | ||
| Boothbay Harbor | 7.6 | 12.2 |  SR 96 east – East Boothbay, Ocean Point | West end of SR 96 | |
| Edgecomb | 18.4 | 29.6 |  US 1 north – Rockland | South end of overlap with US 1 | |
| Sheepscot River | 19.6 | 31.5 | Donald E. Davey Bridge | ||
| Wiscasset | 20.0 | 32.2 |  SR 218 north | South end of SR 218 | |
| 20.3 | 32.7 | US 1 south – Bath | North end of overlap with US 1 | ||
| Dresden | 28.1 | 45.2 |   SR 127 south / SR 197 west – Richmond | North end of SR 127, east end of SR 197 | |
| 29.6 | 47.6 |  SR 128 south – Woolwich | North end of SR 128 | ||
| Kennebec | Pittston | 36.0 | 57.9 |  SR 194 east – East Pittston | West end of SR 194 |
| 36.4 | 58.6 |  SR 126 east – North Whitefield | South end of overlap with SR 126 | ||
| Randolph | 37.1 | 59.7 |   SR 226 east – Togus USVA, Chelsea | West end of SR 226 | |
| 37.3 | 60.0 |  SR 9 east | South end of overlap with SR 9 | ||
| Kennebec River | 37.4 | 60.2 | Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge | ||
| Gardiner | 37.5 | 60.4 |   US 201 south / SR 9 west / SR 24 south / SR 126 west – Gardiner, Richmond | North end of overlap with SR 9 and SR 126, south end of overlap with US 201, north end of SR 24 | |
| Augusta | 43.4 | 69.8 |     US 201 north / US 202 / SR 11 south / SR 17 / SR 100 – Waterville, Winthrop | Roundabout; north end of overlap with US 201, south end of overlap with SR 8 and SR 11, south end of SR 8 | |
| 44.1 | 71.0 |  SR 104 north – Sidney | South end of SR 104 | ||
| 46.4 | 74.7 |  I-95 – Waterville, Portland | Exit 112 on I-95 | ||
| 48.2 | 77.6 |  SR 3 east – Belfast | West end of SR 3 | ||
| Sidney | 50.0 | 80.5 |  SR 23 north – Oakland | South end of SR 23 | |
| Belgrade | 55.2 | 88.8 |  SR 8 north / SR 11 north – Oakland | North end of overlap with SR 8 and SR 11 | |
| 55.6 | 89.5 |  SR 135 – Oakland, Readfield | |||
| Rome | 63.7 | 102.5 |  SR 225 east – Rome, Oakland | West end of SR 225 | |
| Franklin | New Sharon | 70.6 | 113.6 |  US 2 east – Skowhegan | South end of overlap with US 2 |
| 71.2 | 114.6 |  SR 134 south – Mount Vernon | South end of overlap with SR 134 | ||
| 71.3 | 114.7 | Sandy River bridge | |||
| 71.4 | 114.9 | SR 134 north | North end of overlap with SR 134 | ||
| Farmington | 75.8 | 122.0 |   SR 41 south / SR 156 west – Mount Vernon, Farmington Falls | North end of SR 41, east end of SR 156 | |
| 80.2 | 129.1 |   US 2 west / SR 4 south / SR 43 west – Wilton, Rumford | North end of overlap with US 2, south end of overlap with SR 4 and SR 43 | ||
| 80.8 | 130.0 | SR 43 east – Madison | North end of overlap with SR 43 | ||
| 83.3 | 134.1 | SR 4 north – Strong, Rangeley | North end of overlap with SR 4 | ||
| New Vineyard | 90.8 | 146.1 |  SR 234 west – Strong | South end of overlap with SR 234 | |
| 92.8 | 149.3 | SR 234 east – North Anson | North end of overlap with SR 234 | ||
| Somerset | New Portland | 97.0 | 156.1 |  SR 146 east – New Portland, North Anson | West end of SR 146 |
| Franklin | Kingfield | 102.9 | 165.6 |  SR 16 east – North New Portland | South end of overlap with SR 16 |
 SR 142 south – Phillips | North end of SR 142 | ||||
| Eustis | 126.0 | 202.8 | SR 16 west – Rangeley | North end of overlap with SR 16 | |
| Coburn Gore | 154.1 | 248.0 | Route 161 north – Woburn | Continuation into Canada | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- "Maine DOT Map Viewer". Maine Office of GIS. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- Google (February 6, 2017). "Maine State Route 27" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
External links
Media related to Maine State Route 27 at Wikimedia Commons- Maine State Route log via floodgap.com