FOR 75 YEARS, THE MAINE TURNPIKE HAS BEEN THE GATEWAY FOR MAINE COMMERCE AND MOBILITY, INVIGORATING THE STATE’S ECONOMY AND MAKING THE UNIQUE NATURAL BEAUTY, ARTS, CULTURE AND CUISINE OF MAINE ACCESSIBLE FOR MILLIONS.

The Pre-Pike Years

America’s Second Superhighway: 1947-1954

Doubling Down On A Winning Strategy: 1955-1997

THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

IMAGES THROUGH THE YEARS

Travel The Turnpike Timeline

IN OUR OWN WORDS

HOW THE TURNPIKE SAVED MAINE’S ECONOMY