State Route 43
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length	102.72 mi[1] (165.31 km)
Major junctions
West end	Cummings Hill Road / Intervale Road in Temple
Major intersections	US 2 / SR 4 / SR 27 in Farmington US 201A / SR 8 / SR 148 in Anson–Madison US 201 in Madison I-95 in Old Town
East end	US 2 / US 2A in Old Town
Location
Country	United States
State	Maine
Counties	Franklin, Somerset, Penobscot
Highway system
Maine State Highway System Interstate US State Auto trails Lettered highways
← SR 41 → SR 46

State Route 43 (SR 43) is a state route from Cummings Hill Road and Intervale Road in Temple to U.S. Route 2 (US 2) and US 2A in Old Town. The route is 103 miles (166 km) long.

Route description

Route 43 begins at an intersection with Cummings Hill Road and Intervale Road in Temple. It heads east into Farmington. The route joins U.S. Route 2 and State Route 4. U.S Route 2 leaves the routes and State Route 27 joins the routes. Route 43 heads east and junctions State Route 148. State Route 148 stays just north of the route. Then the routes have a concurrency to Anson at U.S. Route 201A and State Route 8. Route 43 crosses a river into Madison and intersects U.S. Route 201. Route 43 continues to head east and has a concurrency with State Route 150. Then it has a concurrency with State Route 151. Then it has a concurrency with State Routes 23 and 152. Route 43 heads eastward again and now the route is finally alone. Then it turns northward with State Route 11. Then the routes intersect State Route 15. After East Corinth the route is alone again. But then it has a concurrency with State Route 221. Then the route heads southeast and crosses Interstate 95 and has its eastern end at U.S. Route 2.

Major junctions

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Franklin	Temple	0.00	0.00	Intervale Road / Cummings Hill Road
	Farmington	4.53	7.29	US 2 west / SR 4 south (Wilton Road) – Wilton	Western end of US 2 / SR 4 concurrencies
		4.68	7.53	US 2 east / SR 27 south (Farmington Falls Road) – New Sharon, Norridgewock, Skowhegan	Eastern end of US 2 concurrency; western end of SR 27 concurrency
		5.32	8.56	SR 4 north / SR 27 north (Main Street) / Broadway	Eastern end of SR 4 / SR 27 concurrencies
	Industry	11.61	18.68	SR 148 east (West Mills Road) / O'Dell Road – Anson, Madison	Western terminus of SR 148
Somerset	Starks	17.50	28.16	SR 134 south – New Sharon	Northern terminus of SR 134
	Anson	24.35	39.19	SR 148 west (West Mills Road) – West Mills	Western end of SR 148 concurrency
		25.75	41.44	US 201A north / SR 8 north (Main Street) – Sugarloaf Mountain	Western end of US 201A / SR 8 concurrency
	Madison	26.23	42.21	US 201A south / SR 8 south (Old Point Avenue) – Norridgewock SR 148 east (Main Street) – Skowhegan	Eastern end of US 201A / SR 8 / SR 148 concurrencies
		34.26	55.14	US 201 – Skowhegan, Solon	Westbound traffic has a 0.05-mile (0.080 km) concurrency with US 201
	Cornville	39.71	63.91	SR 150 south (Beckwith Road) – Skowhegan	Western end of SR 150 concurrency
	Athens	41.64– 41.66	67.01– 67.05	SR 150 north / SR 151 north (Brighton Road) – Harmony	Eastern end of SR 150 concurrency; western end of SR 151 concurrency
	Hartland	53.59	86.24	SR 23 south (Lower Main Street) – Canaan	Western end of SR 23 concurrency
		53.63	86.31	SR 152 south (Pittsfield Avenue) / Mill Street	Western end of SR 152 concurrency
		53.82	86.61	SR 151 south (Elm Street) / Commercial Street	Eastern end of SR 151 concurrency
	St. Albans	56.62	91.12	SR 23 north / SR 152 north (Main Street) / Mason Corner Road – Cambridge, Harmony, Dexter	Eastern end of SR 23 / SR 152 concurrencies
Penobscot	Corinna	64.23	103.37	SR 7 south / SR 11 south (Newport Road) – Newport	Western end of SR 7 / SR 11 concurrencies
		64.29	103.46	SR 222 east (Stetson Road) – Stetson	Western terminus of SR 222
		64.31	103.50	SR 7 north (Dexter Road) – Dexter	Eastern end of SR 7 concurrency
	Corinth	78.46	126.27	SR 94 west (Garland Road) / Beans Mill Road – Garland	Eastern terminus of SR 94
		80.09	128.89	SR 15 south (Main Street) – Kenduskeag, Bangor	Western end of SR 15 concurrency
		80.21	129.09	SR 11 north / SR 15 north (Main Street) – Charleston, Dover-Foxcroft	Eastern end of SR 11 / SR 15 concurrencies
	Hudson	86.46	139.14	SR 221 north (Hudson Road) – Bradford	Western end of SR 221 concurrency
		88.76	142.85	SR 221 south (Hudson Road) – Bangor	Eastern end of SR 221 concurrency
	Old Town	98.92– 99.12	159.20– 159.52	I-95 – Bangor, Medway	Exit 197 (I-95)
		99.66	160.39	SR 16 (Bennoch Road) – Orono, Milo
		102.72	165.31	US 2 (Center Street / Main Street) / US 2A west (Center Street)	Eastern terminus of US 2A
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

SR 43A

There used to be a State Route 43A. It used what is now part of State Route 148.

References

External links

• Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 43