Maine State Route 210

State Route 210 (SR210) was a state highway entirely in Presque Isle, Maine. It ran in a 6.1-mile (9.8km) loop from the intersection of U.S. Route 1 (US1) and SR164 along the north and west side of the Aroostook River before turning to the west and ending at US1. The route was originally designated in 1925, and ran between Fryeburg and North Waterford. During the renumbering[clarification needed], it became part of SR5. Between 1937 and 1938, the number was applied to the loop built as a service road for the Northern Maine Sanitarium. Even after the closure of the sanitarium in the 1970s, the road along which the state route ran remains open and in use.

Route description

The route began at the intersection of Caribou Road (US1) and Washburn Road (SR164 at its southern terminus) about 430 feet (130m) north of the Aroostook River and approximately two miles (3.2km) north of downtown Presque Isle. The road (named Reach Road) went southeast paralleling the river passing some woods, houses, and farmland. At the site of a former factory, the road curved to the east-northeast and intersected Higgins Road. At this point, SR210 began to also closely follow a Bangor and Aroostook Railroad line. It passed the site of the Northern Maine Sanitarium (now in use as apartments) before slowly curving to the north. Now heading north, opposite the river from SR205, the west side of the road's surroundings are mostly farms. At Brewer Road, SR210 turned onto it heading due west up a small hill and through an area surrounded completely by farms and associated houses and work buildings. The road intersected the other end of Higgins Road and passed the studio and transmitter location of WAGM-TV before ending at a T-intersection with US1/Caribou Road.

Major junctions

The entire route was in Presque Isle, Aroostook County.

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