Maine State Route 5

"ME 5" redirects here. For the former congressional district, see Maine's 5th congressional district.

State Route 5
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length:	118.54 mi[1] (190.77 km)
Major junctions
South end:	State Route 9 in Old Orchard Beach
	Interstate 195 in Saco U.S. Route 1 in Saco US-202/SR 4 in Waterboro US-302/SR 113 in Fryeburg US-2/State Route 26 in Bethel U.S. Route 2 in Rumford
North end:	State Route 120 in Andover
Highway system
State Routes in Maine ← SR 4A SR 6 →

State Route 5 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from the an intersection with Route 9 in Old Orchard Beach, to an intersection with Route 120 in Andover. Route 5 is 118.1 miles (190.1 km) long.

From its southern terminus near the Pier in Old Orchard Beach, Route 5 leaves the town to the west, going towards the neighboring city of Saco. The route runs northwest from Saco, passes very briefly through a Northwest corner of Biddeford, and intersects U.S. Route 202 near the Lyman-Waterboro line. Route 5 runs concurrently with U.S. 202 for a short distance to East Waterboro.

Between Waterboro and Cornish, Route 5 is known as the Sokokis Trail. North of Cornish, the highway follows the Saco River, crossing it at Hiram, to the town of Fryeburg. Route 5 continues north through Lovell to Bethel, where it intersects U.S. Route 2. The two routes run together along the Androscoggin River to Rumford Point in the town of Rumford, where Route 5 leaves to the north. It follows parallel to the west bank of the Ellis River to the route's end in Andover.

Concurrent routings

• U.S. Route 202 and Route 4: 1.9 miles (3.1 km), Lyman to Waterboro
• Route 117: 6.3 miles (10.1 km), Cornish to Hiram
• Route 113: 18 miles (29 km), Baldwin to Fryeburg
• Route 35: 6.2 miles (10.0 km), Albany Township
• U.S. Route 2: 12 miles (19 km), Bethel to Rumford
• Route 26: 5.8 miles (9.3 km), Bethel to Newry

Route 5A

Route 5A is a short 3-mile (4.8 km) loop off Route 5 in Lovell.

References

1. ^ Maine State Route log via floodgap.com: Maine State Route 5