PostedRoads

In Maine

For more information on posted stateroads, please contact MaineDOT

Region Offices at:Southern Region 1 - Scarborough

region1.mainedot@maine.gov 207-885-7000Midcoast Region 2 - Augusta

region2.mainedot@maine.gov 207-624-8200Western Region 3 - Wilton

region3.mainedot@maine.gov 207-562-4228Eastern Region 4 - Bangor

region4.mainedot@maine.gov 207-941-4500Northern Region 5 - Presque Isle

region5.mainedot@maine.gov 207-764-2200

PostedRoads

In Maine

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Northern Region (5)

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Western Region (3)

Midcoast Region (2)

Southern Region (1)

Region Offices

Crew HeadquartersYork

Allagash

Jay

Weld Cutler

Vinalhaven

Harps

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Harps

wel

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Deer Isle

LincolnLee

Wells

Bethel

Ellsworth

Caribou

Ashland

Peru

China

Newry

Turner

Gray

Standish

Bristol

Isle Au Haut

Isle Au HautAuburn

Byron

Winn

Islesboro

Beals

Alton

Milo

Lovell

Avon

Rumford

Kittery

Unity

T3 NDBPP

Paris

Troy

Bridgton

Shirley

Jonesport

FrenchboroFrenchboro

Waite

Orland

Lubec

Saco

Anson

Moosehead Lake

Lakeville

Amity

Addison

Fryeburg

Surry

Acton

Phillips

Otis

Leeds

Solon

Danforth

Augusta

Upton

Sain

t Geo

rge

Wesley

Reed Plt

Whiting

AndoverWilton

Milford

Fairfield

Eustis

Poland

Waldoboro

Bradley

Blue Hill

Sidney

Warren

Hiram

Madison

Swans Island

Belgrade

Clinton

Lebanon

Jefferson

Gorham

Sebago

Lowell

Albion

Athens

Norway

Fort Fairfield

Presque Isle

Oxford

Sanford

Wade

Orient

Monson

Merrill

Abbot

Topsfield

Caratunk

Chester

Hollis

Lyman

Casco

Fort Kent

Perry

Exeter

Sebec

Buxton

Patten

Union

Rangeley

CalaisMoscow

Aurora

Crystal

Linneus

Pittsfield

Sumner

Knox

Cyr Plt

Dixfield

Clifton

Dexter

Milbridge

Hersey

Easton

Burlington

Corinth

Hartford

Otisfield

Waterboro

Minot

Etna

Denmark

Bucksport

Waterford

Porter

Canaan

Naples

Weston

Rome

Windham

Caswell

Roxbury

Georgetow

n

Medford

Dedham

Lagrange

Palermo

Embden

Medway

Steuben

Hudson

T10 SDBPP

Osborn

Skowhegan

Riley Twp

T32 MDBPP

Monroe

Parkman

Carmel

Hartland

Bowdoin

Starks

Palmyra

Kingfield

Corinna

Belfast

Old Town

Mariaville

Enfield

T39 MDBPP

Farmington

BancroftTwp

Boothbayothbay

Durham

T40 MDBPP

Stow

Littleton

Cedar LakeTwp

Montville

Parsonsfield

T35 MDBPP

T41 MDBPP

Deblois

Whitefield

Berwick

T22 MDBPP

Stetson

Do

Foxcroft

Bradford

T16 MDBPPTemple

Northfield

Alfred

T2 R9 NWP

Garland

Houlton

AmherstBangor

Jackman

Franklin

Greene

Cornville

Madawaska

Alna

PerhamR

aym

ond

Winslow

T28 MDBPP

Baldwin

Drew Plt

Hermon

Brunswick

T34 MDBPP

Holden

Eliot

Greenville

Smyrna

Guilford

Atkinson

Burnham

Alexander

Carroll Plt

Litchfield

Oqiton Twp

Willimantic

Levant

Hope

Limington

Woodville

Codyville Plt

Tremont

Harmony

Cooper

Dixmont

Newport

Brownfield

Princeton

Hodgdon

Masardis

Strong

Sherman

Moro Plt

Westfield

Oakfield

Brownville

Albany Twp

Grafton Twp

Pittston

Windsor

Dallas Plt

Vassalboro

Big Te n Tw p

Greenbush

Woodstock

Bowerbank

Winthrop

Canton

Liberty

Fayette

Baileyville

Howland

T6 ND BPP

Crawford

Buckfield

Sakom Twp

Cherryfield

Shapleigh

Kibby Twp

Benton

Indian Twp

Winter Harbor

Freeport

Edinburg

Mars Hill

Lewiston

Ripley

Harrison

Centerville

Chapman

Bingham

Forest Twp

Gouldsboro

Carrabassett Valley

Kossuth Twp

Livermore

Limestone

Bar Harbor

Mercer

Hampden

Ta lmadge

Holeb Twp

Newfield

Lake View Plt

Industry

Penobscot

Columbia

Wellington

Hammond

Monticello

New Sharon

Appleton

Phi

ppsb

urg

Baring

OxbowNorthTwp

Saint Albans

Charleston

Rangeley Plt

Norridgewock Eastbrook

Attean Twp

Saint John Plt

Mapleton

Wa

ltham

Greenw

ood

Dyer Tw p

Charlotte

Scarborough

Woolw

ich

Staceyville

Monmouth

Seboeis Plt

Wallagrass

Sweden

Big Six Twp

Haynesville

Wayne

Vienna

Portl

and

Springfield

Brooks

Big Twenty Twp

Carthage

BigLakeTwp

Searsmont

Lisbon

T7 SDBPP

CathanceTwp

Township C

Island Falls

Lincoln Plt

Magallow

ay

Plt

Sullivan

Castle Hill

Lincolnville

Lang Tw p

Sangerville

TB R11 WELS

Madrid Twp

Devereaux

Marion Twp

T3 R1 NBPP

Eagle Lake

Jonesboro

Highland Plt

Woodland

Garfield Plt

Topsham

Hamlin

Coplin Plt

Winterport

Dyer Brook

Grand Isle

Washburn

Brighton Plt

Elliottsville Twp

Kingsbury Plt

Limerick

Stoneham

E Twp

Machiasport

Oakland

West Forks Plt

T4 R9 NWP

Davis Twp

Beddington

T13 R16 WELS

Plymouth

Mexico

Washington

Van Buren

Mayfield Twp

New Portland

Readfield

Stockholm

Bridgewater

Connor Twp

Moose River

Chesterville

Skinner Twp

T3 R4 WELS

Falmouth

Webster Plt

T2 R8 WELS

Glenburn

Biddeford

Long A Twp

Orono

Criehaven Twp

Kennebunk

Misery Twp

T3 R7 WELS

The Forks Plt

Pownal

Ludlow

Dudley Twp

T4 R7 WELS

Detroit

Arundel

Jackson

T2 R4 WELS

Mount Vernon

T37 MD BPP

T11 R17 WELS

Summit Twp

Brassua Twp

T1 R5 WELS

Hebron

T4 R3 WELS

Richmond

T16 R14 WELS

Sabattus

Waldo

Newburgh

Gilead

T1 R6 WELS

Lobster Twp

Searsport

Blanchard Twp

T19 ED BPP

T2 R9 WELS

DayBlockTwp

Greenlaw

Chopping

Twp

New Gloucester

Cranberry IslesCranberry Isles

T24 MD BPP

Blaine

Forsyth Twp

Brooksville

T7 R9 NWP

Harrington

T7 R9 WELS

Cross

Twp

T4 R11 WELS

T4 R14 WELS

T8 R9 WELS

T14 R5 WELS

BerryTwp

ScopanTwp

Glenwood Plt

T3 R8 WELS

T5 R7 WELS

T5 R9 WELS

T5 R8 WELS

Comstock Twp

T16 R5 WELS

Prentiss Twp

T4 R9 WELS

T4 R8 WELS

T4 R12 WELS

T7 R5 WELS

T30 MD BPP

T9 R5 WELS

T15 R5 WELS

East Machias

T11 R7 WELS

T9 R4 WELS

T36 MD BPP

StoningtonStonington

T18 R10 WELS

T19 R11 WELS

T9 R3 WELS

T43 MD BPP

Brooklin

T10 R3 WELS

TC R2 WELS

Cornish

T8 R6 WELS

T3 R3 WELS

T6 R8 WELS

Ebeemee Twp

Nashville Plt

Long Island

Tim Pond Twp

T7 R8 WELS

Plymouth Twp

New

castle

WintervillePlt

TD R2 WELS

T4 R13 WELS

T8 R5 WELS

T8 R8 WELS

T42 MD BPP

T7 R6 WELS

Sedgwick

T11 R4 WELS

T13 R5WELS

Soldiertown Twp

T7 R7 WELS

T4 R10WELS

Rainbow Twp

T8 R7 WELS

T8 R3 NBPP

Mount Chase

T9 R7

WELS

Orrington

T6 R1 NBPP

T14 R7 WELS

T19 R12 WELS

T9 R9 WELS

Brookton Twp

T25 MD BPP

New Canada

T9 R8

WELS

Concord Twp

Morrill

T8 R10 WELS

Redington Twp

Orneville Twp

T7 R11 WELS

Lexington Twp

T7 R10 WELS

Frankfort

T7 R14 WELS

Lily Bay Twp

Shaw

town

Twp

T7 R19WELS

Saint Agatha

T8 R3 WELS

Lynchtown

Twp

T6 R10 WELS

Long Pond Twp

T10 R7 WELS

T9 R16 WELS

North Berwick

T7 R15 WELS

T6 R15 WELS

T1 R9 WELS

T6 R11 WELS

T6 R7 WELS

T8 R11 WELS

T2 R10 WELS

T7 R13 WELS

T9 R10 WELS

T7 R16 WELS

Great Pond Plt

Oxbow Twp

T7 R18 WELS

Wales

Pembroke

Dennistown Plt

T12 R7 WELS

T8 R14 WELS

T9 R17 WELS

Molunkus Twp

Edmunds Twp

Frenchville

T18 MD BPP

T3 R13 WELS

Dead River Twp

T6 R14 WELS

T7 R12 WELS

Township

D

T5 R11 WELS

T8 R18 WELS

T8 R16 WELS

T16 R9 WELS

Jim Pond Twp

T4 R17 WELS

Westm

anland

T6 R18 WELS

T6 R12 WELS

T10 R9 WELS

T7 R17 WELS

T9 R15 WELS

Mount Desert

T8 R15 WELS

T11 R9 WELS

T6 R6 WELS

T1 R11 WELS

TA R11 WELS

T3 R10 WELS

T6 R17 WELS

Eddington

T5 R14 WELS

T16 R8 WELS

T9 R13 WELS

New Sweden

T5 R12 WELS

T9 R11 WELS

T10 R6 WELS

T11 R8 WELS

T13 R8 WELS

T10 R8 WELS

Robbinston

Northport

New

Vineyard

T12 R9 WELS

T9 R14 WELS

T8 R17 WELS

T6 R13 WELS

Portage Lake

Dayton

T14 R8 WELS

T2 R12 WELS

T3 R12 WELS

T13 R7 WELS

T10 R10 WELS

T12 R8 WELS

T14 R6 WELS

Argyle Twp

T14 R9 WELS

T1 R12 WELS

T11 R10 WELS

Hancock

T13 R9 WELS

T2 R13 WELS

T1 R10 WELS

Madawaska

LakeTwp

T9 R12 WELS

Thorndike

TA R10 WELS

SinclairTwp

Mattawamkeag

FletchersLanding

Twp

Dre

sden

Beaver Cove

Rockport

Flagstaff Twp

Fowler Twp

Saint Croix Twp

T5 R15 WELS

Smithfield

T2 R8 NWP

T15 R9 WELS

Dole Brook Twp

T15 R6 WELS

T5 R17 WELS

T12 R10 WELS

Greenfield Twp

Saint John Twp

Seboomook

Twp

T5 R18 WELS

Frde

eom

T4 R15 WELS

T15 R8 WELS

T1 R13 WELS

Herseytown

Twp

T16 R6 WELS

Township E

T12 R17 WELS

Bow

dhn

i oam

Freeman Twp

Hammond Twp

East Moxie Twp

T10 R11 WELS

T14 R10 WELS

Pierce Pond Twp

Thorndike Twp

Stetsontown

Twp

T17 R3 WELS

T13 R10 WELS

Wis

cass

et

Grand Falls Twp

T3 R11 WELS

T13 R11 WELS

T12 R11 WELS

T11 R13 WELS

T14 R11 WELS

Grindstone Twp

T15 R10 WELS

Eagle Lake Twp

T11 R12 WELS

T11 R11 WELS

T10 R16 WELS

T18 R11 WELS

Chelsea

T10 R13 WELS

T14 R13 WELS

T12 R12 WELS

T13 R15 WELS

T12 R13 WELS

oS

roph

tut

T13 R14 WELS

Lowelltown Twp

T13 R13 WELS

T10 R12 WELS

T11 R16 WELS

T10 R15 WELS

Monhegan Island Plt

T11 R15 WELS

T12 R15 WELS

T17 R13 WELS

T18 R12 WELS

T15 R13 WELS

ClaytonLakeTwp

T13 R12 WELS

Trout Brook

Twp

T15 R11 WELS

T17 R12 WELS

T12 R14 WELS

T16 R13 WELS

Cary Plt

T12 R16 WELS

T15 R14 WELST15 R15

WELS

T10 R14 WELS

T3 R5 BKP WKR

T14 R12 WELS

T14 R14 WELS

T16 R12 WELS

Adamstow

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Twp

5T

2R

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Saint Francis

Tren

ton

Parkertown Twp

WebbertownTwp

T14 R15 WELS

Maxfield

T15 R12 WELS

Richardsontown

Twp

Camden

Swanville

Sandy River Plt

Sapling Twp

Cumberland

Squaretown

Twp

T26 ED BPP

Cushing

South

Berwick

T8 R4 NBPP

West Paris

Frenchtown

Twp

Big Moose

Twp

T1 R8 WELS

robe

lbo

No

Hobbstown Twp

Somerville

T18 R13 WELS

Brewer

T3 R4 BKP WKR

Alder Stream

Twp

Chain of Ponds Tw p

ForkstownTwp

Trescott Twp

Grand Lake

Stream Plt

Alder Brook Twp

Chesuncook

Twp

Macwahoc Plt

Chase

Stream Tw p

T5 R6

BKP WKR

Seven Ponds

Twp

Lamoine

Salem Twp

Lambert Lake Twp

Vanceboro

Prospect

Spencer Bay Twp

Matinicus Isle Plt

T19 MD BPP

King &

Bartlett Twp

Tomhegan

Twp

Bremen

Mason Twp

Bow

town

Twp

TB R10 WELS

Cape Elizabeth

Russell Pond Twp

Barnard Tw

p

Upper Cupsuptic

Twp

BathBath

Man

ches

ter

Sandy Bay Twp

Kennebunkport

Parmachenee

Twp

Nesourdnahunk

Twp

Appleton Twp

Pittston Academy

Grant

Bowmantown Twp

Northeast

Carry Tw

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5T

1R

9E

WSL

West Gardiner

Moosehead

Junction

Kingm

an

Twp

Frie

ndsh

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Elm Stream

Twp

Mount Katahdin

Twp

aG

drinre

T9 R

18 W

ELS

C Surplus

Soper Mountain

Twp

T4 Indian

Purchase Twp

Cambridge

Upper Enchanted Twp

Millinocket

Lower Enchanted

Twp

Belmont

Moxie

Gore

Bradstreet Twp

Tow

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Nor

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Edgecomb

Marshfield

Big W

Twp

Bald Mountain

Twp T2 R3

Machias

Carrying Place

Town Twp

Johnson Mountain

Twp

Mount Abram Twp

Wyman Twp

Cas

tine

Wes

tbro

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Colum

bia

Falls

T14 R16 WELS

We

tsro

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Katahdin Iron

Works Tw p

Lower Cupsuptic

Twp

TA R7 WELS

Passadumkeag

Bald Mountain

Twp T4 R3

TA R2 WELS

Beattie Tw

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T9 S

D B

PP

New Limerick

William

sburg

Twp

Parlin Pond Twp

Wat

ervil

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T5 R7 BKP WKR

T17 R14 WELS

South B

ristol

Rockland

Bigelow Twp

Milton

Twp

Benedicta

Twp

North Ya rmouth

Kenduskeag

BowdoinCollege

Grant East Twp

Pukakon

Twp

Livermore

Falls

Pleasant

Ridge P

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West Middlesex

Canal Grant

Bowdoin College

Grant West Twp

T3 Indian

Purchase Tw

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Dennysville

Whitneyville

Arrow

sicA

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Sorrento

Ogunquit

Yarmouth

T8 R

19 W

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Verona

Meddybemps

East Middlesex Canal Grant Tw p

Silver

Ridge Tw

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Stockton

Springs

West BathWest Bath

Andover North

Surplus

T4 R

5 NB

KP

Coburn Gore

Gorham

Gore

Unity Twp

Damariscotta

Batchelders G

rant Twp

T11 R3 NBPP

Days A

cademy

Grant Tw

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Indian Stream

Twp

Eastport

Thom

asto

n

Farmingdale

Hanover

Merrill S

trip

Twp

Upper Molunkus Twp

North Haven

Roque Bluffs

South Portland

Carrying

Place Tw

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Hopkins

Academy

Grant Tw p

Sandwich

Academy

Grant Tw p

Mattamiscontis

Twp

Owls Head

Southwest

Harbor

Mechanic Falls

Massachussets

Gore

Pe

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Twp

TX R

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WE

LS

Hallowell

Forest

City Twp

South Thomaston

South Thomaston

Taunton & Raynham

Academy Grant Twp

Blake Gore

North YarmouthAcademy Grant

Twp

East

Millinocket

Veazie

Andover

West

Surplus Tw

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Misery Gore Tw p

Old

O

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Beac

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Little W Twp

Boothbay Harbor

Boothbay Harbor

Rockwood Strip

T1 R1 NBKP

Rockwood Strip

T2 R1 NBKP

Washington

Twp.

Randolph

Kineo

Twp

Ve

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Frye Island

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Hibberts GoreHibberts Gore

Sandbar Tract Tw p

Harfords Point Tw p

Pleasant Point Indian Reservation

Cove Point Twp

PrentissTwp Soldiertown

Twp

Twp

Island

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Lake

Twp

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MaineDOTRegions

“Posted Roads” in MaineDuring the winter and spring, some of Maine’s roads weaken and they need to be protected. Astemperatures warm and the ground thaws, soil under the pavement becomes saturated with water, making the pavement unstable. As a result, many roads cannot support heavy loads.

This means that a road carrying a 15-ton load in thesummer or winter may only be able to carry a 5-ton load in the spring when it thaws. A posted state road’s maximum weight limit is 23,000 pounds. The posting is temporary and is designed to protect a road while it is vulnerable. Repairing or rebuilding a road is expensive, at times costing over $1 million per mile.

Many roads have been posted for years and these roads are well-known to those who use them. However, as roads age and deteriorate, posting is one maintenance strategy to protect them and extend their life.

Why we postAsphalt roads are at their weakest when the ground begins to thaw and the materials underneath a road’s surface are saturated with moisture. Travelling over roads that have a saturated base underneath can cause cracking, potholes, and rutting. Heavy trucks cancompletely break through asphalt and severely damage a road.

Travel over posted roadsIn some instances, you may travel over posted roads. When a posted road is “solidly frozen,” you may drive over the road. A road is considered “solidly frozen”

when the air temperature is 32oF or below and there is no water showing in the cracks of the road. Alternatively, if the air temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below and there is water showing in the cracks of the highway, the highway will be considered “frozen” if the adjacent gravel driveways, shoulders, or lawns remain frozen.

Posted roads versus non-posted roadsNot all roads are the same. If money was not an issue, all roads would be built to carry the heaviest legal loads. In Maine, many roads have been built to these modern standards.

However, there are also many miles of road that weren’t built to tolerate heavy trucks and the day-to-daydemands of modern traffic. Since dollars are limited, MaineDOT prioritizes construction on roads and bridges that have the most traffic and offer the most economic benefit to the state. Unfortunately, it may be many years before some smaller, less-traveled roads are rebuilt. In the meantime, we must post roads in order to protect and extend thier life.

State law permits posting roadsIn order to protect the state’s road infrastructure, the Maine Legislature has authorized MaineDOT to post roads. Title 29-A, Chapter 21, Subchapter 3 states that “the Department of Transportation may restrict the weight or passage of any vehicle over any way when, in its judgment, such passage would be unsafe or likely to cause excessive damage to the way or bridge.”Municipalities and counties are also authorized to enact rules on roads under their jurisdiction.

For more information visitmainedot.gov/postedroads/