A relatively short U.S. Highway joining south central Maine with the Canadian province of Quebec.
U.S. Highway 201 north
U.S. 201 begins at the Maine 24 (Maine Street) junction with U.S. 1 in downtown Brunswick. A diamond interchange joins the two highways with the U.S. 1 freeway below. U.S. 1 travels a freeway east from Mill Street in Brunswick along the Androscoggin River to Cooks Corner and Naval Air Station Brunswick. The freeway ends at downtown Bath near the Kennebec River. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Drivers bound for Interstate 295 should use U.S. 1 southbound from Maine 24 (Maine Street) northbound. U.S. 1 follows Mills and Pleasant Street west from Brunswick to a freeway connector linking the federal highway with Interstate 295 Exit 28. U.S. 1 and Interstate 295 travel separate paths to Freeport, Falmouth, and Portland. Photo taken 06/28/05.
U.S. 201 signs appear at the Maine 24 interchange with U.S. 1. U.S. 201 & Maine 24 travel one half mile north into Topsham. Photo taken 06/28/05.
U.S. 201's first reassurance marker resides along side Maine 24 at the Androscoggin River truss bridge. The two-lane span joins downtown Brunswick with Topsham's Main Street. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Traveling across the Androscoggin River on U.S. 201 & Maine 24 (Maine Street / Main Street) northbound. The river flows east from Auburn and Lewiston into Merrymeeting Bay and the Kennebec River. The river also separates Brunswick and Cumberland County from Topsham and Sagadahoc County here. Photos taken 06/28/05.
Now in Topsham, U.S. 201 & Maine 24 (Main Street) leave the Androscoggin River and near their split at Elm Street. Maine 24 veers eastward toward Bowdoinham; U.S. 201 maintains a northward trajectory to the commercial district of Topsham, meeting Maine 196 (New Lewiston Road) near its interchange with Interstate 295 (Exit 31) in the process. Photo taken 06/28/05.
U.S. 201 (Main Street) northbound after its split from Maine 139 (Western Avenue) in the town of Fairfield. U.S. 201 meets Interstate 95 at a partial-cloverleaf interchange (Exit 133) in three quarters of a mile. Both highways leave one another for good beyond the interchange. U.S. 201 continues northward to Skowhegan; Interstate 95 turns northeast to Pittsfield and Newport. Photo taken 06/27/05.
U.S. Highway 201 south
Southbound along Main Street in Fairfield at the U.S. 201 junction with Maine 139 (Western Avenue). Maine 139 enters town from Fairfield Center and the Interstate 95 Exit 132 interchange to the west. U.S. 201 south & Maine 139 east share a two block overlap to junction Maine 11 & 100. Maine 139 travels between Norridgewock and Winterport overall. Photo taken 06/27/05.
Once in Topsham, U.S. 201 (Main Street) merges with Maine 24 (Elm Street) for the federal highways final half mile. U.S. 201 & Maine 24 follow Main Street south to the Androscoggin River truss bridge into Brunswick. An end shield assembly posted for U.S. 201 lies at the bridge beginning. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Spanning the Androscoggin River on U.S. 201 & Maine 24 (Main Street) south. The river represents the border between Sagadahoc and Cumberland Counties as well as the town line between Topsham and Brunswick. Photos taken 06/28/05.
U.S. 201 & Maine 24 emerge from the truss bridge at the diamond interchange with U.S. 1. U.S. 1 follows a freeway from Mill Street in Brunswick eastward to Bath. U.S. 201 ends here; Maine 24 continues south via Maine Street through downtown Brunswick to Bath Road at Bowdoin College. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Maine 24 (Maine Street) southbound spans the U.S. 1 freeway between the north and southbound ramps. A wide boulevard carries the state highway through the Brunswick central business district. U.S. 1 travels in an east-west fashion along the Androscoggin River below. The federal highway joins Brunswick with Interstate 295 and Freeport to the west and Cooks Corner and Bath to the east. Photo taken 06/28/05.
