State Route 27 (abbreviated SR 27) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running 154.1 miles (248.0 km) from the village of Newagen in Southport at SR 238 to the Coburn Gore–Woburn Border Crossing, where it continues into Quebec as Route 161.

State Route 27 marker
State Route 27
Map
Route of SR 27 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length154.10 mi[1] (248.00 km)
Existedc. 1933–present
Major junctions
South end SR 238 in Southport
Major intersections
North end R-161 in Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, QC (Coburn Gore–Woburn Border Crossing)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountiesLincoln, Kennebec, Franklin, Somerset
Highway system
SR 26 SR 32

SR 27 passes through the major cities, towns, and villages of Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Gardiner, Augusta, the Belgrade Lakes Region, Farmington, Kingfield, and Eustis.

Route description

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SR 27 through downtown Kingfield
 
Sugarloaf USA seen from SR 27 (and SR 16) in Carrabassett Valley
 
Cranberry Peak of Bigelow Mountain seen from SR 27 (and SR 16) facing northbound in Carrabassett Valley

SR 27 begins at SR 238 in Southport and heads northeast to the town of Boothbay Harbor. It intersects SR 96, then heads north to the town of Edgecomb to US 1, where it turns left along US 1 heading into the town of Wiscasset. It intersects SR 218, and then immediately turns right and continues north to Dresden, where it intersects SR 197. SR 27 continues north to Pittston where it intersects State Route 194 and State Route 126. SR 27 continues into Randolph where it intersects SR 226 and then turns west as SR 9 continues north to Augusta.

In Augusta, SR 27 intersects SR 24 and US 201, then intersects US 202, SR 11, SR 17 and SR 100 at a rotary. Continuing north, SR 27 leaves US 201 and turns northwest toward Belgrade. It intersects SR 105 and SR 104 before heading towards I-95 along with SR 8 and SR 11. In North Augusta, the highway intersects SR 3 and, in Sidney, intersects SR23. In Belgrade, SR 8 and SR 11 split off and SR 27 intersects SR 135 before passing through Belgrade Lakes Village.

In Rome, SR 27 intersects SR 225. It then joins US 2, enters the town of New Sharon, and intersects SR 134. In Farmington Falls, it intersects SR 41, which heads south. SR 27 then turns onto SR 4 and SR 43. The three routes then turn east toward Industry. SR 27 splits off and heads north into New Vineyard. SR 27 then joins SR 234 before entering New Portland. It then intersects SR 146 and heads north to Kingfield. It intersects SR 142 and joins SR 16. The two routes enter Carrabassett Valley, where they pass Sugarloaf Mountain. The routes then enter Stratton, where SR 16 forks to the west towards Rangeley, leaving SR 27 to head north to Eustis. The highway curves to the northeast to Coburn Gore where it crosses the border into Quebec, continuing as Quebec Route 161.

History

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Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinations[2]Notes
LincolnSouthport0.00.0 
 
SR 238 north
South end of SR 27 and SR 238
4.97.9 
 
SR 238 south
North end of SR 238
Boothbay Harbor7.612.2 
 
SR 96 east – East Boothbay, Ocean Point
West end of SR 96
Edgecomb18.429.6 
 
US 1 north – Rockland
South end of overlap with US 1
Sheepscot River19.631.5Donald E. Davey Bridge
Wiscasset20.032.2 
 
SR 218 north
South end of SR 218
20.332.7 
 
US 1 south – Bath
North end of overlap with US 1
Dresden28.145.2 
 
 
 
SR 127 south / SR 197 west – Richmond
North end of SR 127, east end of SR 197
29.647.6 
 
SR 128 south – Woolwich
North end of SR 128
KennebecPittston36.057.9 
 
SR 194 east – East Pittston
West end of SR 194
36.458.6 
 
SR 126 east – North Whitefield
South end of overlap with SR 126
Randolph37.159.7 
 
  SR 226 east – Togus USVA, Chelsea
West end of SR 226
37.360.0 
 
SR 9 east
South end of overlap with SR 9
Kennebec River37.460.2Pearl Harbor Remembrance Bridge
Gardiner37.560.4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 201 south / SR 9 west / SR 24 south / SR 126 west – Gardiner, Richmond
North end of overlap with SR 9 and SR 126, south end of overlap with US 201, north end of SR 24
Augusta43.469.8 
 
  
 
   US 201 north / US 202 / SR 11 south / SR 17 / SR 100 – Waterville, Winthrop
Roundabout; north end of overlap with US 201, south end of overlap with SR 8 and SR 11, south end of SR 8
44.171.0 
 
SR 104 north – Sidney
South end of SR 104
46.474.7  I-95 – Waterville, PortlandExit 112 on I-95
48.277.6 
 
SR 3 east – Belfast
West end of SR 3
Sidney50.080.5 
 
SR 23 north – Oakland
South end of SR 23
Belgrade55.288.8 
 
 
 
SR 8 north / SR 11 north – Oakland
North end of overlap with SR 8 and SR 11
55.689.5  SR 135 – Oakland, Readfield
Rome63.7102.5 
 
SR 225 east – Rome, Oakland
West end of SR 225
FranklinNew Sharon70.6113.6 
 
US 2 east – Skowhegan
South end of overlap with US 2
71.2114.6 
 
SR 134 south – Mount Vernon
South end of overlap with SR 134
71.3114.7Sandy River bridge
71.4114.9 
 
SR 134 north – Starks
North end of overlap with SR 134
Farmington75.8122.0 
 
 
 
SR 41 south / SR 156 west – Mount Vernon, Farmington Falls
North end of SR 41, east end of SR 156
80.2129.1 
 
 
 
 
 
US 2 west / SR 4 south / SR 43 west – Wilton, Rumford
North end of overlap with US 2, south end of overlap with SR 4 and SR 43
80.8130.0 
 
SR 43 east – Madison
North end of overlap with SR 43
83.3134.1 
 
SR 4 north – Strong, Rangeley
North end of overlap with SR 4
New Vineyard90.8146.1 
 
SR 234 west – Strong
South end of overlap with SR 234
92.8149.3 
 
SR 234 east – North Anson
North end of overlap with SR 234
SomersetNew Portland97.0156.1 
 
SR 146 east – New Portland, North Anson
West end of SR 146
FranklinKingfield102.9165.6 
 
SR 16 east – North New Portland
South end of overlap with SR 16
 
 
SR 142 south – Phillips
North end of SR 142
Eustis126.0202.8 
 
SR 16 west – Rangeley
North end of overlap with SR 16
Coburn Gore154.1248.0Canada–United States border at Coburn Gore–Woburn Border Crossing
  R-161 north – WoburnContinuation into Quebec
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maine DOT Map Viewer". Maine Office of GIS. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Maine State Route 27" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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