
68.51 mi
110.26 km
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Route 23
| LENGTH |
68.51 mi /
110.26 km |
| SOUTH END |
Route 8 /
Route 11 / Route 27,
Sidney |
| NORTH END |
Route 6 /
Route 15 / Route 16,
Guilford |
| PLACES |
Sidney,
Oakland, Fairfield, Clinton, Canaan, Hartland, St. Albans,
Ripley, Dexter, Sangerville, Guilford |
| COUNTIES |
Kennebec, Somerset, Penobscot,
Piscataquis |
| CONCURRENCIES |
US 201, Fairfield (2.4 miles)
US 2, Canaan (0.5 miles)
Route 151, Hartland (0.2 miles)
Route 43, Hartland to St. Albans (3.0
miles)
Route 152, Hartland to Ripley (8.1 miles)
Route 154, Ripley (2.7 miles)
Route 7, Dexter (0.2 miles) |
| RIVER CROSSINGS |
Messalonkee Stream, Oakland
Kennebec River, Fairfield to Clinton
Carrabassett Stream, Canaan
Sebasticook River, Hartland
East Branch Sebasticook River, Dexter
Lake Wasookeag, Dexter
Piscataquis River, Sangerville to Guilford |
| NAMES |
Pond Road
(Sidney)
Snow Pond Road, Libby Hill Road, Water Street, Lower Fairfield
Street (Oakland)
Oakland Road, Ohio Hill Road (Fairfield)
Hinckley Road, Main Street, Hartland Road (Canaan)
Canaan Road, Main Street (Hartland)
Hartland Road, Main Street, Todds Corner Road (St. Albans)
West Ripley Road, Main Street (Ripley)
Ripley Road, Main Street, Church Street, Dam Street, Grove
Street, North Dexter Road (Dexter)
North Dexter Road, Main Street (Sangerville) |
| HIGHEST AADT |
overall: 9,000 at Hall St.,
Dexter (2003)
non-multiplex: 6,020 at Zions Hill Rd., Dexter (2003) |
| LOWEST AADT |
590 east of Route 152, Ripley
(2006) |
History
Route 23 was formerly part of
Route 24 until the 1940s.
In 2003, Route 23 was realigned between
St. Albans and Ripley to follow parts of Route 152
and Route 154 instead of a separate alignment.
Guide
Junction List
| Location |
mi |
Routes /
Destination |
Other Notes |
| Sidney |
0.0 |
Route 8 / Route 11
/ Route 27 - Augusta, Belgrade |
|
| Sidney |
0.6 |
Quaker Rd. |
|
| Sidney |
4.9 |
Bartlett Rd. |
|
| Sidney |
6.9 |
Goodhue Rd. |
|
| Oakland |
10.5 |
Webb Rd. |
|
| Oakland |
10.7 |
Middle Rd. |
|
| Oakland |
11.2 |
Alpine St. |
|
| Oakland |
11.4 |
Route 11 - Church St. - Belgrade |
Route 23 turns northeast onto Water St. |
| Oakland |
11.7 |
School St. |
|
| Oakland |
12.0 |
Route 11 / Route 137 - Main St. /
Waterville Rd. - Waterville, Smithfield
Pleasant St. |
 |
| Oakland |
13.9 |
Rices Rips Rd. |
|
| Oakland |
15.3 |
Gagnon Rd. / County
Rd. |
|
| Fairfield Center |
16.5 |
Six Rod Rd. |
|
| Fairfield Center |
16.9 |
Route 104 / Route 139 - Norridgewock
Rd. / Pung Hill Rd. - Skowhegan, Norridgewock, Waterville |
|
| Fairfield Center |
17.5 |
Green Rd. |
|
| Fairfield |
20.0 |
Fish Rd. |
|
| Fairfield |
20.9 |
US 201 south - Fairfield, Waterville |
Route 23 turns north
Nyes Corner |
| 2.4-mile multiplex with
US 201 begins |
| Fairfield |
22.0 |
Green Rd. |
|
| Fairfield / Hinckley |
23.3 |
US 201 north - Skowhegan |
Route 23 turns east across bridge |
| 2.4-mile multiplex with
US 201 ends |
| Clinton / Pishon
Ferry |
23.5 |
River Rd. |
|
| Clinton |
24.9 |
Hinckley Rd. - to
I-95 |
|
| Clinton |
26.0 |
Gustafson Rd. |
|
| Canaan |
27.1 |
Sands Rd. |
|
| Canaan |
30.4 |
US 2 west - Main St. - Skowhegan |
Route 23 turns east onto Main St. |
|
0.5-mile multiplex with US 2 begins |
| Canaan |
30.6 |
Hill Rd. |
|
| Canaan |
30.9 |
US 2 east - Main St. - Newport, Bangor |
Route 23 turns north onto Hartland Rd. |
|
0.5-mile multiplex with US 2 ends |
| Canaan |
32.8 |
Browns Corner Rd. |
|
| Canaan |
35.5 |
Morrill Pond Rd. |
|
| Hartland |
39.4 |
Beans Corner Rd. |
Manson Corner |
| Hartland |
41.3 |
Route 43 west / Route 151 west -
Pleasant St. - Athens |
|
3.0-mile multiplex with Route 43 begins
0.2-mile multiplex with Route 151 begins |
| Hartland |
41.4 |
Route 152 - Pittsfield Ave. - Pittsfield
Mill St. |
|
|
8.1-mile multiplex with Route 152 begins |
| Hartland |
41.5 |
Route 151 east - Elm St. - Palmyra
Commercial St. |
|
|
0.2-mile multiplex with Route 151 ends |
| St. Albans |
44.1 |
Palmyra Rd. |
|
| St. Albans |
44.3 |
Route 43 east - Corinna Rd. - Corinna
Mason Corner Rd. |
|
|
3.0-mile multiplex with Route 43 ends |
| St. Albans |
45.6 |
Grant Rd. |
|
| West Ripley |
49.5 |
Route 152 north / Route 154 west -
Stream Rd. - Cambridge, Harmony |
Route 23 turns east onto West Ripley Rd.
Todds Corner |
8.1-mile multiplex with Route 152 ends
2.7-mile multiplex with Route 154 begins |
| Ripley |
51.9 |
Tripp Rd. |
|
| Ripley |
52.2 |
Water St. |
|
|
2.7-mile multiplex with Route 154 ends |
| Dexter |
56.4 |
Liberty St. |
|
| Dexter |
56.9 |
Lincoln St. |
|
| Dexter |
57.1 |
Zions Hill Rd. |
|
| Dexter |
57.2 |
Grove St. |
|
| Dexter |
57.2 |
Route 7 south - Spring St. - Corinna, Newport |

Route 23 turns north onto Church St. |
| Dexter |
57.4 |
Route 7 north - Church St. - Dover-Foxcroft |
Route 23 turns west onto Dam St. |
| Dexter |
57.5 |
Grove St. |
Route 23 merges onto Grove St. |
| Dexter |
58.1 |
Crocket Rd. |
|
| Dexter |
58.7 |
Shore Rd. |
|
| Dexter |
59.0 |
Cambridge Rd. |
|
| North Dexter |
61.7 |
Goff Rd. |
|
| Sangerville |
65.6 |
Silver Mills Rd. |
|
| Sangerville |
68.0 |
Pleasant Ave. /
Douty Hill Rd. |
|
| Guilford |
68.5 |
Route 6 / Route 15 /
Route 16 - Water St. - Greenville, Dover-Foxcroft |
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