U.S. Route 302

U.S. Highway 302 is a feeder of U.S. Highways 2 It runs at the moment more than 171 miles ( 275 km) from Portland, Maine at the U.S. Highway 1 to Montpelier in Vermont when U.S. Highway 2 through the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

  • 3.1 Special streets
  • 3.2 Related State Highways

Course

Maine

The highway leaves Portland on the bridge over the Presumpscot River to Westbrook at Riverton. Then he crosses the Pleasant River in Windham, the Crooked River in Casco, the Long Lake in Naples, the Moose Pond in Bridgton and Saco River in Fryeburg. The highway follows the Saco River from Fryeburg to the White Mountains in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire

The U.S. Route 302 continues to follow the Saco River in New Hampshire Maine Central Railroad Mountain Division through Crawford Notch in the White Mountains. He then follows the Ammonoosuc River from the mountains and crossed the Connecticut River to Wells River.

History

From 1922 to 1935, the largest part of the highway was part of the old New England Interstate road system as a New England Interstate Route 18 (NE - 18) from Portland, Maine north-west to Littleton, New Hampshire ( about 179 km). From Littleton west to Montpelier in Vermont today's Highway and the former Interstate have different histories. The former Interstate proceeded further north along the present-day New Hampshire Highway 18 and the Vermont State Route 18 to St. Johnsbury ( parallel along the I-93 ), then along U.S. Highway 2 to to Montpelier.

Today's Highway runs along a more southerly route, which he uses intersections of the former New England Interstate Routes. From Littleton it runs along the New England Interstate Route 10 after Woodsville, then along the former New England Route 25 to Montpelier.

U.S. Route 2 Montpelier (Vermont) U.S. Route 1 Westbrook (Maine) Windham (Maine) Long Lake (Maine) White Mountains (New Hampshire) Maine Central Railroad Company Wells River (Vermont) Littleton (New Hampshire) List of United States Numbered Highways U.S. Route 4 U.S. Route 5 U.S. Route 6 U.S. Route 7 U.S. Route 8 U.S. Route 10 U.S. Route 11 U.S. Route 12 U.S. Route 14 U.S. Route 18 U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 21 U.S. Route 24 U.S. Route 34 U.S. Route 36 U.S. Route 40 U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 46 U.S. Route 49 U.S. Route 53 U.S. Route 54 U.S. Route 57 U.S. Route 60 U.S. Route 61 U.S. Route 62 U.S. Route 67 U.S. Route 73 U.S. Route 80 U.S. Route 89 U.S. Route 89A U.S. Route 90 U.S. Route 91 U.S. Route 95 U.S. Route 97 U.S. Route 101 U.S. Route 150 U.S. Route 163 U.S. Route 218 U.S. Route 425
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