Maine State Route 236

State Route 236
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length:	15.8 mi[1] (25.4 km)
Existed:	1957 – present
Major junctions
South end:	State Route 103 in Kittery
	U.S. Route 1 in Kittery US-1 Bypass in Kittery Interstate 95 in Kittery State Route 4 in South Berwick
North end:	State Route 9 in South Berwick
Location
Counties:	York
Highway system
State Routes in Maine ← SR 235 SR 237 →

State Route 236, also known as the Dow Highway, is a 15.8-mile (25.4 km) long state highway in southwestern Maine. It runs from south to north, from an intersection with State Route 103 in Kittery to an intersection with State Route 9 in Berwick, just east of the border with New Hampshire.

Route description

The southern terminus of Route 236 is at the intersection of Whipple Road (Route 103), Woodlawn Avenue, and Shapleigh Road in Kittery, near the main entrance to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. It follows Shapleigh Road, then Rogers Road, to the Kittery Traffic Circle, where it connects to U.S. Route 1, the Route 1 Bypass, and Old Post Road. The rotary marks the beginning of the Dow Highway. Passing under the Route 1 Bypass and over Interstate 95, the route heads along the former right-of-way of the B&M Railroad until a T-intersection with Main Street (Route 4), the end of the Dow Highway. Route 236 runs briefly with Route 4 through downtown South Berwick, then splits off to follow Berwick Road into Downtown Berwick, along Allen St to its northern terminus at School Street (Route 9) near the New Hampshire state line.

History

Most of Route 236, between Interstate 95 in Kittery and State Route 91 in South Berwick, was built in 1956 on the former right-of-way of the B&M Railroad after service was discontinued and the tracks removed four years earlier. ^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	Notes	Roads intersected	Notes
York	Kittery	0.0	State Route 103	Southern terminus of State Route 236.
			U.S. Route 1	Rotary. To Interstate 95 North, via US-1 North. To State Route 101, via US-1 North
			U.S. Route 1 Bypass	Interchange.
			Interstate 95 South	I-95 Exits 2/3; partial interchange, no access to I-95 North from Route 236.
	Eliot		State Route 103	Western terminus of State Route 103.
	South Berwick		State Route 101	To Dover, New Hampshire, via Route 101 North.
			State Route 91	Western terminus of State Route 91.
			State Route 4 South	To NH Route 4.
			State Route 4 North
		15.8	State Route 9	Northern terminus of State Route 236. To NH Route 9/236, via Route 9 West.

References

1. ^ Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 236
2. ^ http://www.obhs.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=417:eliot-time-line&catid=53:historical-events&Itemid=72