State Route 234 (SR 234) is a
state highway
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located in central
Maine
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. It begins at an intersection with
SR 149 in
Strong
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and runs east for to
U.S. Route 201A (US 201A) and
SR 8 in
Anson. SR 234 exists in two separate segments connected by a section of
SR 27.
Route description
SR 234 begins at the
Sandy River just east of downtown Strong as a spur from SR 149, which connects with
SR 4 and
SR 145 in the town center before running south on the east bank of the river. SR 234 heads due east on Norton Hill Road, passing to the south of
Porter Lake
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and crossing into
New Vineyard, where it becomes Lake Street and intersect SR 27 (New Vineyard Road). SR 234 turns north onto SR 27 and the two routes run
concurrently for before SR 234 turns east again onto Anson Valley Road towards the town of Anson in
Somerset County. In Anson, SR 234 briefly runs along the southern bank of the
Carrabassett River
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before terminating in
North Anson at US 201A / SR 8 near their intersection with
SR 16 and the confluence of the Carrabassett and
Kennebec rivers.
Signage as of September 2013
indicates a concurrency of SR 149 and SR 234 heading northwest into downtown Strong. However, state route logs
do not show this concurrency.
History
SR 234 was designated in 1956 over entirely new routing. Its alignment has not changed since.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
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Transportation in Franklin County, Maine
Transportation in Somerset County, Maine