Maine State Route 11


State Route 11 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maine. It is a continuation of New Hampshire Route 11 at its south end in Lebanon, which itself is a continuation of Vermont Route 11. SR 11 in Maine travels through the counties of York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Aroostook. The road ends at U.S. Route 1 and SR 161 in Fort Kent, near the Canada–US border.
At just over, SR 11 is the longest state highway in Maine, and the second longest numbered highway in the entire state. It is almost longer than Maine's longest Interstate Highway, its section of Interstate 95. Overall, Route 11 in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are long.

History

New England Interstate Route 11

The short portion from Claremont to Sanford was part of New England Interstate Route 11. The old Route 11 used to continue east to Biddeford on what is now SR 111.

SR 211

Maine State Route 211 was a route designated in 1925. It ran from SR 157 to SR 158. The entire routing was replaced by SR 11 in 1926.

Junction list

Alternate routes

SR 11A (Sanford)

SR 11A is located entirely in the town of Sanford and is in length. Locally it is known as Oak Street.

SR 11A (Charleston)

SR 11A is and is a former designation of SR 1. SR 11A has a southern terminus in Charleston and a northern terminus in Bradford.

SR 11B

SR 11B is a business route of SR 11 in Millinocket. Most of the route travels along one-way Penobscot Avenue through the central business district of the town. It begins at the intersection of Central Street and Penobscot Avenue and travels south to Poplar Street. It then turns west along Poplar Street and becomes a two-way street for one block before ending at Katahdin Avenue. Signage for the route is only posted for the south and westbound traffic, no signage is posted along SR 11 at Poplar Street or Katahdin Avenue.