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45-591: Located off the Stillwater Avenue exit on Interstate 95 , it serves as a shopping center for the surrounding Bangor area. Current stores include JCPenney and Dick's Sporting Goods . Previous anchors include Sears , which closed in 2018; Macy's (originally Filene's, which opened in 1998), which closed in 2017 and became Furniture, Mattress and More in 2018; and Porteous , which closed in 2003 and became Dick's Sporting Goods in 2004. The former Sears space now stands condemned for building code violations after

90-563: A tannery , granite and marble works, carriage and sleigh manufacturer, and shuttle maker. Along Collyer Brook, Samuel Mayall established in 1791 the first successful water-powered woolen mill in North America . British woolen guilds had prohibited the production of goods in the colonies and tried to prevent British technology from being put to use in competition against them. Mayall smuggled out of England plans for machinery hidden in bales of cloth meant for trade with

135-559: A convicted fraudster attempted to convert it into a used car dealership. Bangor Mall is managed by Namdar Realty Group , which acquired the mall for $ 12.6 million in 2019 after Simon Property Group defaulted on an $ 80 million loan. Built in 1977 on a former dairy farm and opened in October 1978, the mall sits on Stillwater Avenue north of Bangor's central business district . It can be reached from nearby Interstate 95 via exits 186 and 187. In 1998, Filene's opened its store in

180-406: A garrison palisade 100 feet (30 m) long by 75 feet (23 m) wide. The town had been without a name until about 1756, when it began to be called, Boston, then New Boston and eventually, New Town. On June 19, 1778, New Boston Plantation would be incorporated as Gray after Thomas Gray, a proprietor. Gray had many farms and some quarries. Other industries included a gristmill , 12 sawmills ,

225-740: A lack of consistent air conditioning as the reason. As of 2023, the mall is at risk of closure and dying due to declining sales and increased competition from online retailers. Interstate 95 in Maine Interstate ;95 ( I-95 ) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs north–south from Miami, Florida to Houlton, Maine . The highway enters Maine from the New Hampshire state line in Kittery and runs for 303 miles (488 km) to

270-560: A network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility. I-95 enters Maine as a six-lane highway from New Hampshire on the Piscataqua River Bridge , which connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire , with Kittery. At mile 0.38, the highway becomes the Maine Turnpike. The highway runs in a general northeasterly direction, parallel with US Route 1 (US 1), at this point. I-95 bypasses

315-502: A posted speed limit of 70 mph (110 km/h) in the early 1970s, but, as Maine then had no law against traveling less than 10 mph (16 km/h) over the posted limit, the de facto speed limit was 79 mph (127 km/h). In 1974, as part of a federal mandate, the speed limit was reduced to 55 mph (89 km/h), with a new law including a "less than 10 over" violation. In 1987, Congress allowed states to post 65 mph (105 km/h) on rural Interstate Highways. Following

360-653: A quasigovernmental agency and to continue to collect tolls in order to fund the maintenance of the section of highway controlled by the MTA. There are eleven total rest areas on I-95 in Maine, five of which are full service plazas operated by the MTA. Five of the rest areas are accessible from northbound only, four are accessible from southbound only, and two are accessible from both directions. The rest stops are open 24 hours and all provide restrooms and visitor information. Food and fuel services as well as ATMs are available only at

405-459: A series of small Aroostook County farming towns before reaching Houlton , where it connects to US 2 and New Brunswick Route 95 at the international border. North of Bangor, traffic levels drop noticeably, with an annual average daily traffic of only about 5,000 in northern Penobscot County and going down to as low as 2,000 to 4,000 in Houlton. The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA)

450-478: Is a toll road for all of its length except south of York and between Auburn and Sabattus . Flat-fee tolls are paid upon entering the turnpike and at toll barriers in York, New Gloucester , and West Gardiner . As of November 1, 2021 , it costs passenger vehicles $ 8.00 with cash and out-of-state E-ZPasses and $ 6.70 with a Maine issued E-ZPass to travel the entire length of the turnpike. The turnpike joined

495-635: Is also home to the Gray/Portland Weather Forecast Office of the NOAA's National Weather Service , which issues forecasts and weather warnings for New Hampshire and western Maine. The area was granted on March 27, 1736, by the Massachusetts General Court to a group from Boston . In 1737, the township was laid out and roads cleared, with the first settlers arriving in the spring of 1738. But during

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540-471: Is located at the intersection of state Routes 4, 26, 100, 115, 202 and the Maine Turnpike exit 63 midway between the state's two largest cities, Portland and Lewiston. The town includes frontage on Little Sebago Lake, Crystal Lake, and Forest Lake. Gray is home to regional headquarters for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, which maintains a fish hatchery and wildlife park. It

585-611: Is planning to reestablish the exit at this location by 2022 in order to relieve traffic congestion at the intersection of I-195 and Industrial Park Road, which can often back up to I-95. North of Augusta, there are two additional pairs of rest areas before I-95's northern terminus in Houlton. Separate facilities are located on each direction of I-95 in Hampden, just south of Bangor; and in Medway, about halfway between Bangor and Houlton. There are 24-hour restrooms at all four locations, while

630-518: The Biddeford / Saco area, with a spur route, I-195 , connecting to Old Orchard Beach . I-295 splits eastward from I-95 at mile 44 in Scarborough toward Portland Downtown, and Maine's Midcoast region. At this point, I-95 turns inland to the north, bypassing Portland Downtown while providing access to Portland International Jetport . I-95 narrows from six lanes to four lanes at mile 49 near

675-562: The Canada–United States border at Houlton. It is the only primary Interstate Highway in Maine. In 2004, the highway's route between Portland and Gardiner was changed so that it encompasses the entire Maine Turnpike (including the former I-495 between Falmouth and Gardiner), a toll road running from Kittery to Augusta . As an Interstate Highway, all of I-95 in Maine is included in the National Highway System ,

720-596: The Indians . When the guilds learned of his deception, they tried at least twice to kill him. They sent him a hat in which were hidden pins laced with poison, and then a box with loaded pistols rigged to fire when opened. Suspicious of the packages, Mayall avoided an untimely death. His daughters Mary and Phanela took over the mills when he died in 1831, and built the Lower Mill in 1834. The Mayalls retained ownership until about 1879. The business closed in 1902. The ruins of

765-513: The census of 2010, there were 7,761 people, 3,156 households, and 2,187 families residing in the town. The population density was 179.4 inhabitants per square mile (69.3/km ). There were 3,841 housing units at an average density of 88.8 per square mile (34.3/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.2% White , 0.7% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.1% from other races , and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of

810-550: The E-ZPass electronic toll collection network in 2005, replacing the former Maine-only system designated Transpass that was implemented in 1997. The tolls on the Maine Turnpike were not supposed to be permanent. Toll collections were to stop once the MTA paid off the debt from the road's construction. In the 1980s, the bonds were going to be paid off, but the Maine Legislature authorized the MTA in 1982 to continue as

855-623: The Gray Village Cemetery. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 45.99 square miles (119.11 km ), of which 43.27 square miles (112.07 km ) is land and 2.72 square miles (7.04 km ) is water. Gray, which includes most of Little Sebago Lake and Crystal Lake, is drained by Collyer Brook. Little Sebago Lake has been experiencing problems with milfoil for years. Gray has five towns surrounding it: Windham to

900-482: The Hampden facilities each feature a state-operated Maine information center available during daytime hours. A final rest area, which also contained a state-operated Maine information center, was located in Houlton, and was accessible from both directions of I-95 by taking exit 302. The rest area has since been decommissioned and demolished as of mid-2022. In 2019, MaineDOT began signing emergency routes along roads near I-95. The routes generally lead from one exit to

945-662: The MTA increased on August 11, 2014. The sections from milemarker 2.1 in Kittery to milemarker 44.1 in Scarborough and the section from milemarker 52.3 in Falmouth to milemarker 109 in Augusta increased from 65 to 70 mph (105 to 113 km/h). The section from milemarker 44.1 in Scarborough to milemarker 52.3 in Falmouth increased from 55 to 60 mph (89 to 97 km/h). The Maine Turnpike

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990-593: The MTA to change speed limits with the approval of the Maine State Police . Per that law, MaineDOT increased the 65-mile-per-hour (105 km/h) limit to 70 mph (110 km/h) on several sections of I-95 on May 27, 2014. These areas included the section from milemarker 114 just outside Augusta to mile 126 just before Waterville . In addition, the section from Fairfield (just north of Waterville) to Bangor also saw an increase to 70 mph (110 km/h). Speed limits on sections controlled by

1035-613: The MTA. Today, this highway, which ends at Houlton instead of Fort Kent, is signed as I-95 throughout and the Maine Turnpike between the New Hampshire line at Kittery and the junction with US 202 near Augusta. In 2015, the MTA purchased the segment from the Piscataqua River Bridge to milemarker 2.2 of I-95 from the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT). The Maine Turnpike had

1080-592: The Portland- Falmouth border. At mile 53 in Falmouth, the highway meets unsigned I-495 , also called the Falmouth Spur. Until January 2004, I-95 followed the Falmouth Spur and I-295 between Falmouth and Gardiner. I-95 continues north along its concurrency with the Maine Turnpike (which was I-495 prior to 2004) through Gray to Auburn and Lewiston , bypassing the latter two cities to the south. The highway then runs in an easterly direction to meet

1125-710: The US following the October 1940 opening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike . For these reasons, the Maine Turnpike was named a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1999. In 1956, one year after the Portland–Augusta extension opened, Congress created the Interstate Highway System . The remaining sections to be built—from Augusta to Fort Kent—would be publicly funded freeways instead of toll roads under

1170-405: The average family size was 2.98. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males. The median income for a household in the town

1215-672: The body away, the "Ladies of Gray" gave the rebel soldier a proper burial and funded a gravestone marked simply, "Stranger". A statue dedicated to the "Unknown Soldier" was later erected in Gray Village Center, and every Memorial Day , the Unknown Soldier is respected with a Confederate flag marking the grave. (The Civil War was especially painful for the small town, as they had proportionately sent more men to conflict than any other town in Maine.) Today, there are more than 178 Union soldiers—and one Confederate—buried in

1260-599: The five major plazas. The plazas are at the following locations: There is a rest area and tourist welcome center located on the turnpike northbound at milepost 3 in Kittery. There are weigh stations located on the turnpike northbound and southbound in York at milepost 4 (southbound) and milepost 6 (northbound). There are ramps to and from the northbound turnpike to the Saco Ramada Hotel and Conference Center in Saco at milepost 35. The ramps are from

1305-531: The mall during the 1996-1998 renovation. In October 2024, the City of Bangor filed a lawsuit against Namdar Realty Group over the malls deteriorating conditions, citing concerns over the parking lot, sign damage, and failure to fix the roof causing leaks. One tenant, Ten Bucks Theatre, announced it would be leaving the mall once their lease ends in March 2025, citing ceiling leaks destroying props and costumes, as well as

1350-487: The mill and associated structures are still visible to this day and are open to the public. In the 1970s, Gray was chosen as the site of one of ten Decision Information Distribution System radio stations, designed to alert the public of an enemy attack. The system was never implemented and the station was not built. During the Civil War , a Confederate soldier's body was accidentally sent to Gray. Instead of sending

1395-440: The next exit and are meant to be used when sections of the highway must be closed due to an accident or other disruption. In such an event, electronic signs will be activated and flaggers deployed to direct drivers to use the appropriate emergency route to lead them around the closure and maintain traffic flow. Northbound routes are designated with a single letter, while southbound routes are designated with double letters. This system

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1440-558: The northern edge of Bangor's center, then turns northeast, following the Penobscot River past Orono and Old Town . (Prior to the early 1980s, I-95 was a super two highway north of Old Town). The highway continues north, still running near the river, toward Howland . Near Lincoln , I-95 runs north through uninhabited forest land, crossing the Penobscot River at Medway . The highway goes northeast and east, passing

1485-539: The northern terminus of I-295 at Gardiner . From there, I-95 parallels the Kennebec River past Augusta and Waterville . The highway then crosses the river at Fairfield and then turns northeast along the Sebasticook River past Pittsfield to Newport . I-95 then continues east alongside US 2 from Newport to Bangor , where I-395 connects to the city of Brewer . The highway runs along

1530-468: The ongoing French and Indian Wars , the settlement was attacked in the spring of 1745 by Indians , who killed cattle and burned the meetinghouse and all dwellings. Inhabitants fled to other towns. In 1751, the village was resettled, but wiped out again in May 1755. Consequently, Fort Gray was built in 1755. It featured a blockhouse measuring 50 feet (15 m) long by 25 feet (7.6 m) wide, set within

1575-402: The original exit 5 which was replaced when I-195 was opened just to the north. The hotel was built on the site of the old toll plaza. Ramps connecting the hotel to and from the southbound turnpike were removed as part of the widening project in the early 2000s when hotel ownership opted not to pay nearly $ 1 million (equivalent to $ 1.55 million in 2023 ) to build a new bridge. The MTA

1620-408: The population. There were 2,637 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and

1665-440: The population. There were 3,156 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1710-481: The relaxation, Maine increased its speed limit. In May 2011, a bill was introduced to raise the speed limit on I-95 from Old Town to Houlton from 65 to 75 mph (105 to 121 km/h). It passed, with Maine the first state east of the Mississippi River since the 1970s to establish a 75-mile-per-hour (121 km/h) speed limit. A further law passed in 2013 by the Maine Legislature allowed MaineDOT and

1755-454: The southwest, Cumberland to the southeast, North Yarmouth to the northeast, New Gloucester to the north-northeast and Raymond to the northwest and west. On a north-up map, Gray is the shape of a crooked square. Gray has long been interconnected with its neighbor to the north, New Gloucester, both sharing similar demographics, culture and economy. Both towns share the same school district, Maine School Administrative District 15 . Being in

1800-425: The town. The population density was 157.7 inhabitants per square mile (60.9/km ). There were 3,202 housing units at an average density of 74.0 per square mile (28.6/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.89% White , 0.43% African American , 0.15% Native American , 0.38% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.22% from other races , and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of

1845-464: The vicinity these towns are in, there has been ever-increasing suburban development since the early nineties. Subdivisions and commercial developments have been built at an ever-increasing frequency, leading to the possibility of Gray being swallowed up into the surrounding urban and sub-urban areas in the future. These developments have drawn much protest from residents, many of whom live on the same property as their ancestors many generations ago. As of

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1890-438: Was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age in the town was 40.6 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 32.2% were from 45 to 64; and 10.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,820 people, 2,637 households, and 1,890 families residing in

1935-592: Was created by the Maine Legislature in 1941 to build and operate a toll highway connecting Kittery and Fort Kent . In 1947, the first section of highway, designated the Maine Turnpike, opened between Kittery and Portland . In 1953, the MTA began construction on an extension to the state capital at Augusta using the former right-of-way of the Portland–Lewiston Interurban railway from Portland through West Falmouth. The original turnpike

1980-649: Was first used when a section of highway was closed due to the death of a Maine State Trooper in an accident. Gray, Maine Gray is a town in Cumberland County , Maine , United States. The population was 8,269 at the 2020 census . It is part of the Portland – South Portland – Biddeford , Maine metropolitan statistical area . and included in the Lewiston-Auburn , Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. Gray

2025-430: Was the largest construction project in the state's history until the construction of the extension, which opened to the public on December 13, 1955. The Maine Turnpike was the first highway in the nation that was funded using revenue bonds . It remains self-financed and does not receive funding from the state or federal government. When the first section opened in 1947, it was only the second long-distance superhighway in

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