Maine State Route 107 Explained

State:ME
Type:ME
Route:107
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:16.33
Established:1936
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Baldwin
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Bridgton
Counties:Cumberland
Previous Type:ME
Previous Route:106
Next Type:ME
Next Route:108
Junctions: in Baldwin

State Route 107 (SR 107) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maine. It is a 16.33miles secondary route that connects the towns of Baldwin and Bridgton. The southern terminus is at State Route 11 and State Route 113 in Baldwin and the northern terminus is at State Route 117 in Bridgton. The highway runs through Cumberland County.

Route description

SR 107 begins in East Baldwin at SR 11 and SR 113. It is overlapped with SR 11 for the southernmost 1.8miles of its length, following Bridgton Road due north between Woods Millpond and Sand Pond to an intersection with Sebago Road. SR 11 splits to the northeast onto Sebago Road while SR 107 continues north, continuing to follow Bridgton Road to Long Hill Road, where it enters Sebago. SR 107 turns northwest away from the nearby Sebago Lake, passing between Peabody Pond and Hancock Pond and traversing hilly terrain through the central part of town. The route then turns north again, entering the town of Bridgton. SR 107 runs through South Bridgton along South Bridgton Road before crossing Sandy Creek and ending at SR 117, less than 1miles west of U.S. Route 302.

History

The SR 107 designation was originally applied in 1925 to a 75.6abbr=NaNabbr= route running between SR 100 in downtown Auburn and Haines Landing in Rangeley. Most of this route was absorbed by SR 4 when it was designated in 1931, and all of it exists as the northernmost segment of SR 4 today.

Modern SR 107 was designated in 1936 on a new route between SR 11 north of Baldwin and SR 117 in Bridgton, with an original length of 14.53miles. In 1953, SR 107 was extended south along SR 11 to terrminate at SR 113 in Baldwin. The route has not changed since.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaiser . Cameron . 2010 . Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 107 . June 30, 2024 . Floodgap Roadgap.