62.10 mi
99.94 km

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Route 7

 
LENGTH 62.10 mi / 99.94 km
SOUTH END US 1 / Route 3, Belfast
NORTH END Route 6 / Route 15 / Route 16, Dover-Foxcroft
PLACES Belfast, Waldo, Brooks, Jackson, Dixmont, Plymouth, Newport, Corinna, Dexter, Garland, Dover-Foxcroft
COUNTIES Waldo, Penobscot, Piscataquis
CONCURRENCIES Route 137, Belfast (2.4 miles)
US 2, Newport (3.5 miles)
Route 100, Newport (3.5 miles)
Route 11, Newport to Corinna (6.2 miles)
Route 43, Corinna (<0.1 miles)
Route 23, Dexter (x.x miles)
Route 15, Dover-Foxcroft (x.x miles)
RIVER CROSSINGS Passagassawakeag River, Belfast
Plymouth Pond, Plymouth
Martin Stream, Newport
East Branch Sebasticook River, Corinna
Piscataquis River, Dover-Foxcroft
NAMES Waldo Avenue, Waterville Road, Head of the Tide Road, West Waldo Road (Belfast)
Moosehead Trail (Waldo to Newport)
Veterans Highway (Brooks)
Robinson Road, Elm Street, Main Street (Newport)
Newport Road, Dexter Road (Corinna)
Corinna Road, Spring Street, Church Street, Dover Road (Dexter)
Dexter Road, South Street, Main Street (Dover-Foxcroft)
HIGHEST AADT overall: 12,340 north of US 2, Newport (2006)
non-multiplex: 9,120 at south Dexter urban line (2006)
LOWEST AADT 920 at Dodge Hill Rd., Jackson (2005)

History

Route 7 has seen little change since the early days of the Maine highway system, with the exception of a rerouting between Belfast and Brooks in the 1940s. The former Route 7 is now parts of Route 137, Route 131 and the recently deceased 203.

Guide

Junction List

Location mi Routes / Destination Other Notes
Belfast 0.0 US 1 / Route 3 - Camden, Ellsworth
Waldo Ave.		  
2.4-mile multiplex with Route 137 begins
Belfast 0.2 Vine St. - Downtown Belfast  
Belfast 0.7 Marsh Rd. Bryants Corner
Belfast / Holmes Mills 2.4 Route 137 west - Waterville Rd. - Knox, Waterville
Shepard Rd.		 Route 7 turns east onto Head of the Tide Rd.
2.4-mile multiplex with Route 137 ends
Belfast 2.8 Head of the Tide Rd. Route 7 turns north onto West Waldo Rd.
Waldo 6.6 Route 131 - Waldo Station Rd. - Morrill, Swanville Evans Corner
Brooks 11.0 McTaggart St. / Hall Hill Rd.  
Brooks 11.1 Route 139 - Purple Heart Hwy. / Monroe Hwy. - Unity, Waterville, Winterport  
Jackson 14.1 Works Rd.  
Jackson 15.2 Village Rd.  
Dixmont 20.5 US 202 / Route 9 - Bangor, Augusta  
Dixmont / North Dixmont 23.7 North Rd.  
Dixmont / North Dixmont 23.9 Troy Center Rd.  
Plymouth 25.9 Loud Rd.  
Plymouth 27.3 Route 69 - Detroit Rd. / Etna Rd. - Detroit, Etna, Carmel
Rutland Rd.		  
Plymouth 29.8 I-95 - Bangor, Augusta  
Newport / East Newport 31.2 US 2 east / Route 100 north - Elm St. - Carmel, Bangor
Stetson Rd. - Stetson		 Route 7 turns west onto Elm St.
3.5-mile multiplex with US 2 and Route 100 begins
Newport 31.8 Old Bangor Rd.  
Newport 32.9 Ridge Rd. - to I-95 north  
Newport 33.9 Elm St. Route 7 bears right onto Main St.
Newport 34.2 High St. / Spring St.  
Newport 34.7 Route 11 south / Route 100 south - Detroit, I-95
US 2 west - Skowhegan		 Route 7 turns north
3.5-mile multiplex with US 2 and Route 100 ends
6.2-mile multiplex with Route 11 begins
Newport 35.0 High St.  
Newport 36.5 Williams Rd.  
Newport 38.6 County Rd.  
Corinna 40.8 Route 43 west - St. Alban's Rd. - St. Albans, Hartland
Nokomis Rd.		  
Corinna 40.9 Route 11 north / Route 43 east - Exeter Rd. - Exeter, Corinth
Route 222 - Stetson St. - Stetson, Bangor		  
6.2-mile multiplex with Route 11 ends
Corinna 42.9 Corinna Center Rd.  
Corinna / Dexter line 46.7 Line Rd.  
Dexter 47.8 Route 94 - Garland Rd. - Garland  
Dexter 48.2 Spring St.  
Dexter 48.3 Lincoln St.  
Dexter 48.9 Route 23 south - Main St. - Ripley, Skowhegan
Dexter 49.1 Route 23 north - Grove St. - Guilford  
Dexter 53.0 Silvers Mills Rd.  
Dover-Foxcroft 55.4 Shaw Rd. / Oliver Hill Rd. - Garland  
Dover-Foxcroft 56.0 Merrills Mills Rd.  
Dover-Foxcroft 58.5 Starbird Siding Rd.  
Dover-Foxcroft 60.9 Grove St.  
Dover-Foxcroft 61.4 Pine St. - Sangerville  
Dover-Foxcroft 61.6 Route 15 south - Main St. - Bangor Route 7 turns northwest onto Main St.
Dover-Foxcroft 62.1 Route 6 / Route 15 north / Route 16 - Main St. / Summer St. - Guilford, Greenville, Milo

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