43°39′44″N 70°15′21″W / 43.662140°N 70.255773°W
| Fiddle Street (formerly) Essex Street (formerly) | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Franklin_St_at_Commercial.JPG) Franklin Street at Commercial Street | |
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| Part of |  US 1A |
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| Length | 0.77 mi (1.24 km) |
| Location | Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Northwest end | Marginal Way |
| Southeast end | Commercial Street |
Franklin Street is a four-lane street in Portland, Maine, United States. It is a major corridor for traffic from Interstate 295 to Portland's downtown, Old Port, and to other neighborhoods located on the Portland peninsula.[1] Part of U.S. Route 1A, it is around 0.77 miles (1.24 km) long, running between Marginal Way in the northwest and Commercial Street in the southeast.
- ^ [1] Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine Bell, Tom. 'Rethinking an urban vision', Portland Press Herald, 26 April 2009