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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