The Maine Drag What's with all the multiplexes?
I mean, really. Come on, man!

Route direction major˛ overlaps Stats & recommendations
{201A} N/S {2}: Skowhegan - Norridgewock
[8] to Solon
26 miles total length*
26 miles overlapped
100% redundant
Decommission
[4A]
Sanford
N/S [109] & {202}, Sanford 7 miles total length*
7 miles overlapped
100% redundant
Decommission
[100] N/S {302}: Portland
Allen Ave, Portland
[26] to Gray
{202} to Augusta
{201} to Fairfield
[11] to Newport
{2} to Bangor
139 miles total length*
138 miles overlapped
99% redundant
Truncate Winslow - Newport
[100A] becomes [100]
{202} E/W [11]: NH border, Lebanon - Sanford
[4A] to Alfred
[4] to Auburn
[11] to Augusta
{201}, Augusta
[9] to Hampden
Just plain {202} to Bangor
(395): Bangor
{1A}, [9]: Bangor
BUS{1A}: Bangor
170 miles total length*
165.5 miles overlapped
97% redundant
no recommendations yet
[8] N/S [11]: SW roundabout, Augusta - Belgrade
Just plain [8] to Smithfield
[137], Smithfield
Just plain [8] to Norridgewock
{201A} to Solon
52 miles total length*
39.7 miles overlapped
76% redundant
Truncate to [11] in Belgrade
Decomisson {201A}
Results in 37% redundancy
[6] E/W {201}: QC border, Sandy Bay Twp - Jackman
[15] to Dover-Foxcroft
[16] to Lagrange
[155] to Enfield
{2} to Lincoln
Just plain [6] to Vanceboro
207 miles total length*
145 miles overlapped
70% redundant
Truncate W to Lincoln
Extend on RR1
to Exit 227 of I-95
[3] E/W I-95 - {202}/[9], Augusta
{202}/[9] to China (10.5 mi)
Just plain [3] Belmont
[131], Belmont (~0.08 mi)
Just plain [3] Belfast
{1} to Ellsworth (38.83 mi)
Just plain [3] Asticou, Mount Desert
[198] to Somesville, Mount Desert (5.6 mi)
~120.5 miles total length
55 miles overlapped
46% redundant
Make more intuitive & E/W
on Mount Desert Island
by routing via [102], [198] & [233].
As for all the multiplexage, well...
no recommendations yet.
[9] E/W NH border, Berwick - North Berwick
[4] Elm St, North Berwick
Just plain [9] to Wells
[109] Sanford Rd, Wells
{1} to Kennebunk
Just plain [9] to Biddeford
[208] Pool St, Biddeford
[111] Alfred St, Biddeford
Just plain [9] to Scarborough
{1} to South Portland
Just plain [9] to Portland
[22] Congress St, Portland
Just plain [9] to North Yarmouth
[115] Walnut Hill Rd, North Yarmouth
Just plain [9] to Durham
[136] Royalsborough Rd, Durham
Just plain [9], Newell Brook Rd, Durham
[125] to Lisbon
[196] Lisbon Rd, Lisbon
Just plain [9] to Sabattus
[126] to Randolph
Just plain [9] to Augusta
[17] Stone St, Augusta
{202} to Hampden
Just plain [9], Western Ave, Hampden
{1A} to Brewer
Just plain [9], N Main St, Brewer
[178] to Eddington
Just plain [9] to Baileyville
{1} to Main St, Calais
Just plain [9] to NB border
289 miles total length*
116.6 miles overlapped
40% redundant
This gets a separate page eventually
* Thanks to J.P. Kirby's Maine Highways for mileage figures.
˛ If a smaller overlap is contained entirely within another, or within adjacent overlaps, it is not listed for brevity.
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