Maine State Route 5
 State Route 5 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length | 118.54 mi[1] (190.77 km) | |||
| Existed | 1925–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 9 in Old Orchard Beach | |||
 I-195 in Saco US 1 in Saco  US 202 / SR 4 in Waterboro  US 302 / SR 113 in Fryeburg  US 2 / SR 26 in Bethel US 2 in Rumford | ||||
| North end |  SR 120 in Andover | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maine | |||
| Counties | York, Cumberland, Oxford | |||
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State Route 5 (abbreviated SR 5) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, located in the southern and western parts of the state. It is a major regional route, running 118.54 miles (190.77 km) from an intersection with State Route 9 in Old Orchard Beach, to an intersection with State Route 120 in Andover.
Route description
Old Orchard Beach to Waterboro
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 near the Lyman-Waterboro line. SR 5 runs concurrently with US 202 for a short distance to East Waterboro.
Waterboro to Andover
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, 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 |
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| York | Old Orchard Beach | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 9 (East / West Grand Avenues) – Saco, Scarborough | Southern terminus of SR 5 |
| 0.2 | 0.32 |    SR 98 west (Portland Avenue) to US 1 – Scarborough | Eastern terminus of SR 98 | ||
| 2.3 | 3.7 |    I-195 west to I-95 / US 1 – Saco | Eastern terminus of I-195; SR 5 north goes under a concurrency with I-195 West until US 1. | ||
| Saco | 3.2 | 5.1 |  US 1 north (Portland Road) – Saco, Scarborough I-195 west to I-95 – Portland, Kittery | Northern terminus of US 1 / SR 5 concurrency I-195 exit 2, no access to I-195 east | |
| 4.1 | 6.6 |  US 1 south (Main Street) – Biddeford SR 9 (Main / Beach Streets) – Biddeford, Camp Ellis SR 112 | Southern terminus of US 1 / SR 5 concurrency Southern terminus of SR 112 | ||
| 4.5 | 7.2 | SR 112 north (North Street) – Buxton, Gorham | Northern terminus of SR 5 / SR 112 concurrency | ||
| Biddeford | No major junctions | ||||
| Dayton | 13.0 | 20.9 |  SR 35 (Goodwins Mills / Clarks Mills Roads) – Lyman, Hollis | ||
| Lyman | 16.5 | 26.6 |  US 202 east / SR 4 north (Hollis Road) – Gorham | Eastern terminus of US 202 / SR 4 / SR 5 concurrency | |
| Waterboro | 18.4 | 29.6 | US 202 west / SR 4 south (Main Street) – Alfred | Western terminus of US 202 / SR 4 / SR 5 concurrency | |
| Limerick | 28.5 | 45.9 |  SR 11 west (Elm Street) – Newfield | Southern terminus of SR 5 / SR 11 concurrency | |
| 28.7 | 46.2 | SR 11 east (Washington Street) – Limington | Southern terminus of SR 5 / SR 11 concurrency | ||
| 28.8 | 46.3 |  SR 160 north – Parsonsfield | Southern terminus of SR 160 | ||
| Cornish | 37.4 | 60.2 |  SR 25 west (Main Street) – Porter, Freedom NH | Western terminus of SR 5 / SR 25 concurrency | |
| 38.2 | 61.5 |  SR 25 east / SR 117 south (Maple Street) – Standish | Eastern terminus of SR 5 / SR 25 concurrency. Southern terminus of SR 5 / SR 117 concurrency | ||
| Cumberland | Baldwin | 40.1 | 64.5 | SR 113 south (Pequawket Trail) – Steep Falls | Southern terminus of SR 5 / SR 113 / SR 117 concurrency |
| Oxford | Hiram | 44.1 | 71.0 | SR 117 north (South Road) – Denmark | Northern terminus of SR 5 / SR 117 concurrency |
| Brownfield | 51.2 | 82.4 | SR 160 (Main Street / Denmark Road) – Brownfield, Denmark | ||
| Fryeburg | 58.3 | 93.8 | US 302 west / SR 113 north (Main Street) – Conway NH | Northern terminus of SR 5 / SR 113 concurrency Southern terminus of US 302 / SR 5 concurrency | |
| 58.7 | 94.5 | US 302 east (Bridgton Road) – Sebago Area, Portland | Northern terminus of US 302 / SR 5 concurrency | ||
| Lovell | 67.8 | 109.1 |  SR 93 south – Sweden | Northern terminus of SR 93 | |
| South Oxford | 81.8 | 131.6 | SR 35 south (Norway Road) – North Waterford, Norway | Southern terminus of SR 5 / SR 35 concurrency | |
| Bethel | 94.6 | 152.2 | US 2 west (West Bethel Road) – Gilead, Gorham NH SR 35 | Northern terminus of SR 35 Southern terminus of US 2 / SR 5 concurrency | |
| 95.0 | 152.9 | SR 26 south (Railroad Street) – Bethel, Paris | Southern terminus of US 2 / SR 5 concurrency with SR 26 | ||
| Newry | 100.7 | 162.1 | SR 26 north (Bear River Road) – Upton, Errol NH | Northern terminus of US 2 / SR 5 concurrency with SR 26 | |
| Rumford | 106.9 | 172.0 | US 2 east – Rumford | Northern terminus of US 2 / SR 5 concurrency | |
| Andover | 118.5 | 190.7 | SR 120 east (Roxbury Pond Road) – South Arm, Rumford | Northern terminus of SR 5 Western terminus of SR 120 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Concurrent routings
- U.S. Route 202 / State Route 4: 1.9 miles (3.1 km), Lyman to Waterboro
- State Route 117: 6.3 miles (10.1 km), Cornish to Hiram
- State Route 113: 18 miles (29 km), Baldwin to Fryeburg
- State Route 35: 6.2 miles (10.0 km), Albany Township to Bethel
- U.S. Route 2: 12 miles (19 km), Bethel to Rumford
- State Route 26: 5.8 miles (9.3 km), Bethel to Newry
Former routes
 State Route 5A | |
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| Location | Lovell |
| Length | 2.1 mi (3.4 km) |
| Existed | 1960–2003 |
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.