End of US highway 201
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Approx. time
period
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North Terminus
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South Terminus
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1926-present
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(near Jackman, ME)
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Brunswick, ME
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(about 98 k)
Note: since I don't have access to a comprehensive collection of historical
road atlases, much of the info on this page is based on the research of Robert
Droz; click here to view
his site. Photo credits: me
Apparently US 201 has run between Brunswick and the Canada border
ever since the US routes were first commissioned in 1926. The only
difference is that traffic used to be routed on what is now
"Alternate US 201" between Skowhegan and Solon. Here's the last
northbound reassurance marker:
me, Oct. 2004
That was just past "The Falls" rest area. The north end of US 201
is at the port of entry to Quebec, about 15 miles north of Jackman
(in Canada the road continues as provincial route 173 to Quebec
City):
me, Oct. 2004
This road is a heavily-used trade route between Canada and the US;
Canada was in the process of building a new port of entry that will
presumably be able to accomodate more traffic. Below is the old (and
current) US customs building, approaching from Canada:
me, Oct. 2004
The sign on top is enlarged below:
me, Oct. 2004
After clearing customs, the north beginning of US 201 looks like
this:
me, Oct. 2004
The signage in the distance is shown close-up below:
me, Oct. 2004
Highways 6 and 201 split near Jackman. Note the moose warning sign
in the distance - I observed a lot of those signs in Maine's north
woods, but unfortunately not any actual moose.
The south end of US 201 is in Brunswick
ME; you can view photos from there on this
page.
Page created 02 December 2002; last updated 19 January 2007.
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