117.82 mi
189.62 km

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Route 5

 
LENGTH 117.82 mi / 189.62 km
SOUTH END Route 9, Old Orchard Beach
NORTH END Route 120, Andover
PLACES Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis, Lyman, Waterboro, Limerick, Cornish, Baldwin, Hiram, Brownfield, Fryeburg, Lovell, Stoneham, Albany Twp., Bethel, Newry, Hanover, Rumford, Andover
COUNTIES York, Cumberland, Oxford
CONCURRENCIES US 1, Saco (0.9 miles)
Route 112, Saco (0.4 miles)
US 202, Lyman to Waterboro (1.7 miles)
Route 4, Lyman to Waterboro (1.7 miles)
Route 11, Limerick (0.15 miles)
Route 25, Cornish (0.65 miles)
Route 117, Cornish to Hiram (6.4 miles)
Route 113, Baldwin to Fryeburg (18.2 miles)
US 302, Fryeburg (0.4 miles)
Route 35, Albany to Bethel (x.x miles)
US 2, Bethel to Rumford (x.x miles)
Route 26, Bethel to Newry (x.x miles)
RIVER CROSSINGS Saco River, Saco to Biddeford
Little Ossipee River, Waterboro to Limerick
Saco River, Cornish to Baldwin
Saco River, Hiram
Tenmile River, Brownfield
Saco River, Fryeburg
Old Saco River, Fryeburg
Crooked River, Albany (3 crossings)
Androscoggin River, Bethel
Sunday River, Bethel
Bear River, Bethel
NAMES Old Orchard Street, Saco Avenue (Old Orchard Beach)
Ocean Park Road, Main Street, Elm Street, North Street, Spring Street, Bradley Street (Saco)
New County Road (Dayton to Lyman)
Main Street (Waterboro)
Sokokis Trail (Waterboro to Cornish)
Main Street (Limerick)
Main Street, Cumberland Street (Cornish)
Depot Street (Baldwin)
Pequawket Trail (Baldwin to Fryeburg)
Portland Street, Main Street, Lovell Road (Fryeburg)
Main Street (Lovell)
Maine Street (Stoneham to Albany)
Crooked River Causeway (Albany)
Songo Pond Road (Albany to Bethel)
Lovers Lane, Church Street, Mayville Road (Bethel)
Main Street (Hanover)
Ellis River Road (Rumford)
Main Street (Andover)
HIGHEST AADT overall: 23,590 at Stockman St., Saco (2005)
non-multiplex: 18,380 at Smithwheel Rd., Old Orchard Beach (2005)
LOWEST AADT 670 at US 2, Rumford (2006)

History

In the early days of the state highway system, Route 5 extended north from Andover to South Arm in Township C in the Rangeley Lakes region. 

A short Route 5A existed in Lovell for several years as a former alignment of Route 5; this designation was removed in 2003 and it is now the unnumbered Old Stage Road.

Guide

Junction List

Location mi Routes / Destination Other Notes
Old Orchard Beach 0.0 Route 9 - Grand Ave.  
Old Orchard Beach 0.2 Route 98 - Portland Ave. - Scarborough Route 5 bears onto Saco Ave.
Old Orchard Beach 0.4 Heath St.  
Old Orchard Beach 0.5 Washington Ave.  
Old Orchard Beach 1.0 Union Ave. / e.e. cummings Blvd.
Old Orchard Beach 1.9 Temple Ave. / Old Orchard Rd.  
Old Orchard Beach 2.1 Smithwheel Rd.  
Saco 2.3 I-195 - to Maine Turnpike - Portland, Boston  
Saco 2.7 Cumberland Ave.  
Saco 3.2 US 1 north - Portland Rd. - I-195, Scarborough Route 5 turns southwest onto Main St.

0.9-mile multiplex with US 1 begins
Saco 3.8 Fairfield St. / King St.  
Saco 4.0 Route 9 - Main St. / Beach St. Route 5 bears onto Elm St.
Saco 4.1 US 1 south - Elm St. - Biddeford
Beach St.		 Route 5 turns northwest onto North St.

0.9-mile multiplex with US 1 ends
0.4-mile multiplex with Route 112 begins
Saco 4.3 Scamman St.  
Saco 4.5 Route 112 north - North St. - Buxton Route 5 turns southwest onto Spring St.

0.4-mile multiplex with Route 112 ends
Saco 4.8 Spring St. Route 5 turns southwest onto Bradley St.
Saco 5.1 Maple St.  
Saco 5.2 Bradley St.  
Saco 5.3 Tasker St.  
Saco 5.6 Garfield St.  
Saco 5.9 Rosewood Dr.  
Saco 8.7 Boom Rd. / Louden Rd.  
Dayton 10.7 River Rd. / Hollis Rd.  
Dayton 13.0 Route 35 - Goodwins Mills Rd. / Clarks Mills Rd. - Lyman, Hollis  
Hollis 15.5 Clarks Mills Rd.  
Lyman 16.8 US 202 east / Route 4 north  - Hollis, Gorham Route 5 turns west
Waterboro / East Waterboro 18.5 US 202 west / Route 4 south - Sanford Route 5 bears onto Sokokis Trail
Waterboro 18.8 Roberts Ridge Rd.  
Waterboro / Waterboro Center 20.3 Old Alfred Rd. / Ossipee Hill Rd. / Townhouse Rd.  
Waterboro / North Waterboro 23.1 Chadbourne Ridge Rd. / Clarks Bridge Rd.  
Limerick 28.0 East Ridge Rd. Felch Corner
Limerick 28.6 Route 11 south - Elm St. - Newfield, Shapleigh  
Limerick 28.8 Route 11 north - Washington St. - Limington, Baldwin  
Limerick 28.9 Route 160 - Parsonsfield Rd. - Parsonsfield  
Cornish 32.3 Spur Rd.  
Cornish 37.4 School St.  
Cornish 37.5 Route 25 west - Maple St. - Porter, Ossipee NH Route 5 turns east onto Main St.

0.7-mile multiplex with Route 25 begins
Cornish 38.1 Bridge St. / High St.  
Cornish 38.2 Route 25 east - Main St. - Standish, Limington, Portland Route 5 turns north onto Cumberland St.

0.7-mile multiplex with Route 25 ends
Cornish 38.5 Route 117 south - Grange Hall Rd.  

6.4-mile multiplex with Route 117 begins
Baldwin 40.2 Route 113 south - Pequawket Trail - Standish Route 5 turns north onto Pequawket Trail

18.2-mile multiplex with Route 113 begins
Baldwin 41.8 Douglas Hill Rd.  
Hiram 44.9 Route 117 north - Main St. - Denmark, Bridgton  
6.4-mile multiplex with Route 117 ends
Hiram 45.0 River Rd.  
Hiram 46.7 Notch Rd.  
Brownfield 51.4 Route 160 - Main St. / Denmark Rd. - Porter, Denmark
Pig St.		  
Fryeburg 58.1 Pine St.  
Fryeburg 58.4 US 302 west / Route 113 north - Main St. - Stow, Conway NH Route 5 turns north onto Main St.

18.2-mile multiplex with Route 113 ends
0.4-mile multiplex with US 302 begins
Fryeburg 58.8 US 302 east - Bridgton Rd. - Bridgton, Portland  

0.4-mile multiplex with US 302 ends
Fryeburg 62.6 Corn Shop Rd.  
Fryeburg 63.1 Fish St.  
Lovell 67.3 Shave Hill Rd.  
Lovell 68.0 Route 93 - Sweden, Bridgton  
Lovell 69.7 Old Stage Rd.  
Lovell 70.4 West Lovell Rd.  
Lovell 71.8 Old Stage Rd.  
Lovell 74.3 Slab City Rd.  
Lovell 76.7 West Stoneham Rd.  
Stoneham 80.3 Butters Hill Rd.  
Albany Twp. 82.0 Route 35 south - Maine St. - Waterford, Harrison Route 5 turns north onto Crooked River Causeway

12.7-mile multiplex with Route 35 begins
Albany Twp. 88.2 Hunts Corner Rd. / Vernon St.  
Bethel 94.0 Mill Hill Rd.  
Bethel 94.7 US 2 west - West Bethel Rd. - Gorham, NH Route 5 turns east
12.7-mile multiplex with Route 35 ends
 12.3-mile multiplex with US 2 begins
Bethel 95.0 Route 26 south - Railroad St. - Norway interchange
5.9-mile multiplex with Route 26 begins
Bethel 95.3 Parkway Rd.  
Bethel 95.7 Northwest Bethel Rd.  
Bethel 97.8 Sunday River Rd.  
Newry 100.9 Route 26 north - Grafton Notch  
5.9-mile multiplex with Route 26 ends
Rumford / Rumford Point 107.0 US 2 east - Rumford Route 5 turns north onto Ellis River Rd.

12.3-mile multiplex with US 2 ends
Rumford / North Rumford 110.0 Andover Rd.  
Andover / South Andover 114.6 Covered Bridge Rd.  
Andover 117.8 Route 120 - Elm St. - Roxbury, Rumford
Newton St. - Upton
North Main St.		  

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