The Maine Turnpike Authority is a quasi-state agency created by the Maine Legislature in 1941, to construct, manage and operate the 109-mile toll highway from Kittery to Augusta. Completed in 1947, the Maine Turnpike became the second superhighway built in America--the Pennsylvania Turnpike was the first. Since its inception, the Maine Turnpike has set national standards for the way it is financed, maintained and continually improved.
The 109-mile Maine Turnpike includes 65 miles of divided four-lane and 44 miles of divided six-lane highway, 176 bridges, 19 interchanges, 19 toll plazas seven maintenance facilities, five service plazas and an administration and public safety building.
