Maine Roads - I-395/ME 15
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State name fun and a head-scratcher. All points? Except for due east or west? Unless downtown Bangor and Hampden are points on a straight line extending west, I think the sign lies. This is why the FHWA mandates the use of cities and other such destinations.
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ME 15 jumps on at Exit 4 for a ride across the Penobscot River and pretends it's from Connecticut (header photo). Upriver toward Bangor (which does not rhyme with anger) is the Wilson St. Bridge, carrying ME 9 and US 1A, and the State St. Bridge carrying ME 15 Business.
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EB on the west side of the river. US 202 has just left and ME 15 is about to leave. US 1 is known as Coastal Route 1 throughout the southern part of the state.
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There goes ME 15, and there goes a detour onto Odlin Rd. But where is the state name? Those are Rhode Island's specs, not Maine's.
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Odlin Rd. SB and NB. The miniature I-395 bubble shield sign is about 15 feet off the ground. I guess if you can see it, you're in an over height vehicle.
Exit 1B to ME 15 alone
Exit 3 to US 1A
East via US 1A to US 1
Exit 3 to US 202
Exit 3 to ME 9
Exit 1 to I-95
West to US 2
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