Maine State Route 196

State Route 196
State Route 196
Route information
	Maintained by MaineDOT
Length	19.41 mi (31.24 km)
Existed	1925–present
Major junctions
West end	US 202/SR 11/SR 100 in Lewiston
	I-295 in Topsham; US 201 in Topsham
East end	US 1 in Brunswick
Location
Country	United States
State	Maine
Counties	Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Cumberland
Highway system
	Maine State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Auto trails; Lettered highways;

State Route 196 (SR 196) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maine. It connects Lewiston to Brunswick, following the Androscoggin River valley.

Route description

ME 196 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 1, which is an alignment change from U.S. 201. The alignment is called the Brunswick-Topsham bypass and the first leg of the route is a limited access two lane undivided highway. Signs on I-295 refer to this portion as the Coastal Connector to avoid using the term bypass, as it was feared doing so would drive too much traffic from Downtown Brunswick businesses. It eventually reverts to a surface street (and major arterial) through Topsham but does provide a more direct route for travelers on U.S. 1 to access I-295 without having to go through Brunswick. It then intersects with U.S. 201 in Topsham (Main St.) and finally crosses I-295 where it has an interchange. It continues north and passes through Lisbon Falls, Lisbon, and then passes under the Maine Turnpike (I-95) and then enters the city of Lewiston. It is known as Lisbon St. in Lewiston and for its last segment before it ends is a divided 4 lane city street with westbound traffic on Lisbon St. and eastbound traffic on Canal St. It ends at Main St. which is multiplexed at this point as U.S. 202, ME 11, and ME 100 in downtown Lewiston.

Major junctions

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Androscoggin	Lewiston	0.00	0.00	US 202 / SR 11 / SR 100 (Main Street)
	Lewiston	2.31– 2.69	3.72– 4.33	Alfred A. Plourde Parkway to I-95 / Maine Turnpike – Augusta, Portland	Interchange; missing movements via Pleasant Street
	Lisbon	10.31	16.59	SR 9 (Ridge Road) to I-95 (Maine Turnpike) – Sabattus	Western end of SR 9 concurrency
	Lisbon	11.14	17.93	SR 9 south / SR 125 (Main Street) – West Bowdoin, Durham	Eastern end of SR 9 concurrency
Sagadahoc	Topsham	16.71– 17.00	26.89– 27.36	I-295 – Augusta, Portland	Exit 31 (I-295)
		17.60	28.32	US 201 (Main Street) – Brunswick, Richmond
		18.88	30.38	SR 24 north (Bypass Drive) – Richmond	Western end of SR 24 concurrency
Cumberland	Brunswick	19.41	31.24	US 1 / SR 24 – Cooks Corner, Bath, Brunswick	Interchange; eastern end of SR 24 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access