Saco Industrial Spur | ||||
Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of I-95 | ||||
Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
Length | 1.55 mi[1] (2.49 km) | |||
Existed | 1980[citation needed]–present | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-95 / Maine Turnpike in Saco | |||
US 1 / SR 5 in Saco | ||||
East end | SR 5 in Saco | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Maine | |||
Counties | York | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 195 (I-195), also known as the Saco Industrial Spur, is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway running 1.55 miles (2.49 km) in eastern York County, Maine. The highway, located entirely in the city of Saco, is a nominally east–west route that provides access to downtown Saco and the resort town of Old Orchard Beach from I-95 (Maine Turnpike). The western terminus of I-195 is at a trumpet interchange with the Maine Turnpike in central Saco. The route has numbered interchanges with Industrial Park Road, US Route 1 (US 1), and State Route 5 (SR 5) before terminating at an at-grade intersection with SR 5 near the border between Saco and Old Orchard Beach.
The western terminus with I-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.