End of US highway 2 (eastern segment)
1926-present
- East: Houlton, ME
- West: Rouses Point, NY
The east end of the eastern segment of US 2 is near the Canada border just outside Houlton ME. I-95 runs east/west through Houlton and into New Brunswick. US 2 heads east out of Houlton, but the highway turns north just shy of the Canada border and ends at the last exit on I-95 (interchange 63):
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That was looking east along the northbound barrel of I-95. The building in the median is the US customs station. The Canada line is right about where the road bends in the distance. Of course, before I-95 was built, it was US 2 that provided access to this border crossing, so its historic east end was in the distance (we'll see more of that below). But first, here is a shot from the last exit on northbound I-95:
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...but if instead one were to turn left there (which is no longer an option), that would be where US 2 ran before I-95 was built, and before an extension of a runway at the Houlton airport. Not far in that direction, the old border inspection station still stands, mellowing with age:
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The west end of the eastern segment of US 2 has always been in Rouses Point.
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Research and/or photo credits: Carter Buchanan; Matt Miller; Robert Mortell; Alex Nitzman; Dale Sanderson; Steven Taylor
Page originally created 2000;
last updated Apr. 29, 2016.
last updated Apr. 29, 2016.