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Washington Avenue (Portland, Maine)

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182: 213:(I-95). Its northernmost section, between Auburn Street and Summit Street, is known as Washington Avenue Extension. It continues solely as Washington Avenue past Riverside Street, close to I-95, before turning southeasterly. It meets Auburn Street again near the Northgate Plaza, running alongside it to the south for the final few yards of Auburn Street's course. Allen Avenue picks up the SR 100 designation at the next intersection as it continues southwesterly. 1035: 79: 56: 153:
between exits 8 and 9. It is the main artery for traffic entering and leaving Portland to and from the north via city streets, and has been described as a "gateway to the Portland peninsula." Washington Avenue passes to the north of
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in East Deering, passing Presumpscot Street, before reaching an intersection with Bates Street, Veranda Street and the exit 9 ramps to and from I-295. It continues, in parallel with I-295 and US 1, on the southbound exit lanes of
956: 256:'s routes 9A and 9B (North Deering/West Falmouth) serves Washington Avenue on its northern section; they are joined by route 7 on the southern section. 18: 323: 856: 325:
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between exits 9 and 8, where it exits on the left ramp of two en route to and from downtown Portland, terminating at
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for its entire course. It picks up the designation from Auburn Street, which continues as
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It continues in parallel with 500: 340:"Maine Places to Love: Inner Washington Avenue" 321: 193:designation from Auburn Street (which is also 486: 224:). 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43°42′03″N 70°17′21″W / 43.70090°N 70.28919°W / 43.70090; -70.28919

Tukey's Bridge
SR 26
Portland, Maine
Congress Street
Portland, Maine
Congress Street
Interstate 295
Tukey's Bridge
Back Cove
Forest Avenue
State Route 26
State Route 100

State Route 26
State Route 100
Falmouth Spur
Interstate 295
U.S. Route 1
Interstate 95
North Deering
State Route 9
Back Cove
Tukey's Bridge
Congress Street
Munjoy Hill
Cumberland Avenue
Greater Portland Metro
"Streetscape: Washington Avenue, Portland"

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