

Until January 2004, I-95 followed the Falmouth Spur and I-295 between Falmouth and Gardiner. At Falmouth, the highway meets unsigned I-495, also called the Falmouth Spur. The highway turns north, serving Portland International Jetport and bypassing Portland to the west. I-95 bypasses the Biddeford/ Saco area, with a spur route, I-195, connecting to Old Orchard Beach.Īt Scarborough, I-95 meets the southern terminus of I-295 and narrows to four lanes. The highway runs in a general northeasterly direction, parallel with US Route 1 (US 1), at this point. At mile 0.38, the highway becomes the Maine Turnpike. I-95 enters Maine as a six-lane highway from New Hampshire on the Piscataqua River Bridge, which connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with Kittery.

Route description Entering Maine from New Hampshire on the Piscataqua River Bridge Northbound in Kittery In 2004, the highway's route between Portland and Gardiner was changed so that it encompasses the entire Maine Turnpike (including the former I-495 between Falmouth and Gardiner), a toll road running from Kittery to Augusta. It is the only primary Interstate Highway in Maine. The highway enters Maine from the New Hampshire state line in Kittery and runs for 303 miles (488 km) to the Canadian border in Houlton. Interstate 95 ( I-95) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs north–south from Miami, Florida to Houlton, Maine. York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo, Penobscot, Aroostook Route 95 / US 2 at the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing I-95 Toll / Blue Star Turnpike in Portsmouth, NH
