Maine State Route 5
# Maine State Route 5

State Route 5 (abbreviated SR 5) is a state highway in Maine that runs from an intersection with State Route 9 in Old Orchard Beach, to an intersection with State Route 120 in Andover.

## Route description

From its southern terminus near the Pier in Old Orchard Beach, SR 5 leaves the town to the west, going towards the neighboring city of Saco. The route runs northwest from Saco, passes very briefly through a Northwest corner of Biddeford, and intersects US 202 (US 202) near the Lyman-Waterboro line. SR 5 runs concurrently with US 202 for a short distance to East Waterboro.

Between Waterboro and Cornish, SR 5 is known as the Sokokis Trail. North of Cornish, the highway follows the Saco River, crossing it at Hiram, to the town of Fryeburg. SR 5 continues north through Lovell to Bethel, where it intersects US 2. The two routes run together along the Androscoggin River to Rumford Point in the town of Rumford, where SR 5 leaves to the north. It follows parallel to the west bank of the Ellis River to the route's end in Andover.

## History

As designated in 1925, SR 5 was a longer route than it is today, originally terminating in South Arm near the southern part of Lower Richardson Lake. In 1980, it was cut back to its current northern terminus in Andover at the intersection with SR 120.

In the early 1980s, Interstate 195 (I-195) was being constructed in Saco, partially over the existing alignment of SR 5. The route was shifted alongside I-195 and partially cosigned with US 1. This remains the routing today.

## Junction list

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| York | Old Orchard Beach | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 9 (Grand Avenue) | |
| York | Old Orchard Beach | 0.20 | 0.32 | SR 98 west (Portland Avenue) to US 1 – Scarborough | Eastern terminus of SR 98 |
| York | Old Orchard Beach | 2.26 | 3.64 | I-195 west to I-95 / US 1 – Saco | Northbound access only to I-195; southern end of northbound concurrency with I-195; eastern terminus of I-195 |
| York | Saco | 3.03 | 4.88 | US 1 north (Portland Road) – Saco | Northern end of northbound concurrency with I-195; southern end of wrong-way concurrency with US 1; Exit 2 on I-195 |
| York | Saco | 3.27 | 5.26 | I-195 west to I-95 / Maine Turnpike – Portland, Kittery | Northern end of northbound concurrency with I-195; southern end of wrong-way concurrency with US 1; Exit 2 on I-195 |
| York | Saco | 4.48 | 7.21 | US 1 south (Elm Street) – Biddeford SR 112 south to SR 9 – Camp Ellis | Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with US 1; southern end of concurrency with SR 112 |
| York | Saco | 4.85 | 7.81 | SR 112 north (North Street) – Buxton | Northern end of concurrency with SR 112 |
| York | Dayton | 13.38 | 21.53 | SR 35 – Hollis, Lyman | |
| York | Lyman | 16.94 | 27.26 | US 202 east / SR 4 north | Southern end of concurrency with US 202 / SR 4 |
| York | Waterboro | 18.78 | 30.22 | US 202 west / SR 4 south – Alfred | Northern end of concurrency with US 202 / SR 4 |
| York | Limerick | 28.97 | 46.62 | SR 11 west – Newfield | Southern end of concurrency with SR 11 |
| York | Limerick | 29.12 | 46.86 | SR 11 east – Limington | Northern end of concurrency with SR 11 |
| York | Limerick | 29.19 | 46.98 | SR 160 north – Parsonsfield | Southern terminus of SR 160 |
| York | Cornish | 37.89 | 60.98 | SR 25 west (Maple Street) | Southern end of concurrency with SR 25 |
| York | Cornish | 38.56 | 62.06 | SR 25 east (Main Street) – Standish | Northern end of concurrency with SR 25 |
| York | Cornish | 38.87 | 62.56 | SR 117 south (Grange Hall Road) – Limington, Standish | Southern end of concurrency with SR 117 |
| Cumberland | Baldwin | 40.60 | 65.34 | SR 113 south (Pequawket Trail) – Steep Falls, Standish | Southern end of concurrency with SR 113 |
| Oxford | Hiram | 45.26 | 72.84 | SR 117 north (Main Street) | Northern end of concurrency with SR 117 |
| Oxford | Brownfield | 51.77 | 83.32 | SR 160 (Depot Street / Main Street) – Denmark, Brownfield | |
| Oxford | Fryeburg | 58.82 | 94.66 | US 302 west / SR 113 north – Conway NH | Northern end of concurrency with SR 113; southern end of concurrency with US 302 |
| Oxford | Fryeburg | 59.24 | 95.34 | US 302 east – Sebago Area, Portland | Northern end of concurrency with US 302 |
| Oxford | Lovell | 68.39 | 110.06 | SR 93 south – Sweden | Northern terminus of SR 93 |
| Oxford | Albany Township | 82.45 | 132.69 | SR 35 south – North Waterford, Norway, Waterford | Southern end of concurrency with SR 35 |
| Oxford | Bethel | 95.14 | 153.11 | SR 35 ends US 2 west (West Bethel Road) – Gorham NH, Gilead | Southern end of concurrency with US 2; northern terminus of SR 35 |
| Oxford | Bethel | 95.44 | 153.60 | SR 26 south – Bethel, South Paris | Southern end of concurrency with SR 26 |
| Oxford | Bethel | 96.04 | 154.56 | Androscoggin River | Androscoggin River |
| Oxford | Newry | 101.26 | 162.96 | Bear River | Bear River |
| Oxford | Newry | 101.32 | 163.06 | SR 26 north (Bear River Road) – Upton, Errol NH | Northern end of concurrency with SR 26 |
| Oxford | Rumford | 107.51 | 173.02 | US 2 east – Rumford | Northern end of concurrency with US 2 |
| Oxford | Andover | 118.17 | 190.18 | SR 120 east (Elm Street) – South Arm, Rumford | Western terminus of SR 120 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access ||||||

## Former auxiliary route

State Route 5A was a short 2.1-mile (3.4 km) loop off Route 5 in Lovell. It functioned as an eastern bypass of downtown and connected to SR 5 at both ends. It was designated in 1960 and was removed from the route logs in 2003. It is now an unnumbered road.

