Maine State Route 234 Explained

State:ME
Type:ME
Route:234
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:18.51
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1956
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: in Strong
Terminus B: in Anson
Junction: in New Vineyard
Previous Type:ME
Next Type:ME
Previous Route:233
Next Route:235
Counties:Franklin, Somerset

State Route 234 (SR 234) is a state highway located in central Maine. It begins at an intersection with SR 149 in Strong and runs east for 18.51miles to U.S. Route 201A (US 201A) and SR 8 in Anson. SR 234 exists in two separate segments connected by a 2adj=onNaNadj=on section of SR 27.

Route description

SR 234 begins at the Sandy River just east of downtown Strong as a spur from SR 149, which connects with SR 4 and SR 145 in the town center before running south on the east bank of the river. SR 234 heads due east on Norton Hill Road, passing to the south of Porter Lake and crossing into New Vineyard, where it becomes Lake Street and intersect SR 27 (New Vineyard Road). SR 234 turns north onto SR 27 and the two routes run concurrently for 2miles before SR 234 turns east again onto Anson Valley Road towards the town of Anson in Somerset County. In Anson, SR 234 briefly runs along the southern bank of the Carrabassett River before terminating in North Anson at US 201A / SR 8 near their intersection with SR 16 and the confluence of the Carrabassett and Kennebec rivers.

Signage as of September 2013 indicates a concurrency of SR 149 and SR 234 heading northwest into downtown Strong. However, state route logs[1] do not show this concurrency.

History

SR 234 was designated in 1956 over entirely new routing. Its alignment has not changed since.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Maine DOT Map Viewer . Maine Office of GIS . September 28, 2017.
  2. Web site: Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 234. www.floodgap.com. 2017-10-09.