Route Description
Interstate 195 begins at a trumpet interchange with I-95 (Maine Turnpike) in Saco, a city in York County; the freeway is accessible from I-95 via Exit 36. After the interchange with I-95, I-195 begins to head in a southeastern direction. The freeway passes over an industrial branch of Pan-Am Railways just before a toll booth used for the closed toll collection system of the Maine Turnpike. After the toll barrier, I-195 enters the Saco Industrial Park and interchanges with Industrial Park Road, a local road that is used to access SR 112. The junction, signed as Exit 1, is a partial cloverleaf interchange.
After Exit 1, I-195 turns slightly to the south, passing through a densely forested region in eastern Saco. After turning again to head in a southeastern direction, I-195 interchanges with US 1 and SR 5 at a partial cloverleaf interchange signed as Exits 2A-B. Exit 2A serves US 1 south and SR 5 north, which run concurrently into Downtown Saco. Exit 2B serves US 1 north, locally known as the Blue Star Memorial Highway, which serves northern Saco and the town of Scarborough. There is no access to SR 5 south from I-195, and no access from either US 1 or SR 5 onto eastbound I-195.
After Exit 2B, I-195 continues eastward for another 0.83 miles (1.34 km) before terminating at an at-grade intersection with SR 5 on the border between Saco and the town of Old Orchard Beach. The mainline of I-195 east defaults onto SR 5 south, which heads in an eastern direction into Downtown Old Orchard Beach. There is no access from I-195 east to SR 5 north or from SR 5 south onto I-195 west.
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