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  <hd><hwy_name>I-495</hwy_name><state>Maine</state></hd>
  <desc>
    <sum>
      <start><loc linkto="#ME-4">Falmouth, ME</loc><hwy_name>I-295</hwy_name></start>
      <finish><loc linkto="#ME-0">Portland, ME</loc><hwy_name>I-95</hwy_name></finish>
      <states><loc linkto="#ME-4">Maine</loc></states>
      <cities>
        <loc linkto="#ME-0">Portland, ME</loc>
        <loc linkto="#ME-4">Falmouth, ME</loc>
        </cities>
      <hwy_len>4</hwy_len>
      <hwy_term />
      <hwy_spurs />
      <hwy_mtgs />
      </sum>
    <brief>
      <notes>I-495 in Maine is the Falmouth Spur across northern Portland, ME, but WILL REMAIN UNSIGNED.  It connects to I-95 on the west end in the north end of Portland.  It connects to I-295 and US-1 on the east end in Falmouth.  There are no other exits on I-495.</notes>
      <notes>I-495 in Maine follows the Falmouth Spur of the Maine Turnpike for its entire length.  Toll collection is done at one mainline toll barrier.  Collection is by cash or electronic recognition via Transpass (currently not EZ-Pass compatible).  EZ-Pass compatibility is expected sometime in 2004.  At some point, an additional main line barrier will be set up near Saco on the Maine Trunpike mainline at which point all ramp barriers, including the one on I-495, are expected to be shut down.</notes>
      <notes>MAINE TOLLS FOR CARS (as of 16 JUL 2004):</notes>
      <notes>Entire length (I-495): $0.50</notes>
      <access>
        <access_hdg>I-495 connects I-95 and I-295 across the northern part of Portland and otherwise only provides access to:</access_hdg>
        <access_pt>US-1 in Falmouth, ME</access_pt>
        </access>
      </brief>
    <sign sh_pdng="0" sh_spc="45" sh_img="shield3"><dig image="Dig4" /><dig image="Dig9" /><dig image="Dig5" /></sign>
    </desc>
  <charts><map image="ME/I495" /></charts>
  <strip_chart>
    <jct_hdg linkdest="ME-4"><down_dir>Westbound</down_dir><up_dir>Eastbound</up_dir></jct_hdg>
    <first_jct>
      <jct_id />
      <down_desc><jct_desc /></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic alignment="bottom"><end_dir>EAST</end_dir></jct_pic>
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc /></up_desc>
      </first_jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><lanes>0</lanes><spd>55</spd><photo>1998</photo><fact>I-495 begins</fact></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectnone" />
      <up><lanes>0</lanes><spd>65/55 (I-295 NB/SB)</spd><fact>I-495 ends</fact></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>4</jct_num></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc /></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="primary">US-1</road><spc>2</spc><road cls="freeway">I-295</road><spc>14</spc></down_ids>
      <jct_pic alignment="top" pic="unique/ME/495/ME-004" height="150" photo="t=1&amp;s=11&amp;x=1002&amp;y=12106&amp;z=19&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="primary">US-1</road><spc>2</spc><road cls="freeway">I-295</road><spc>2</spc><road cls="other">Bucknam Rd</road><spc>11</spc></up_ids>
      <up_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from1" goto_hwy_link="ME/I295-ME.xml#ME-11"><hwy_name>I-295 North</hwy_name><town>Freeport</town><town>Brunswick</town><town>Augusta</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropLeft/drop1from2" goto_hwy_link="ME/I295-ME.xml#ME-11"><hwy_name>US-1 South</hwy_name><hwy_name>(I-295 South)</hwy_name><town>Falmouth</town><town>Portland</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitLeft/drop0from2"><hwy_name>US-1 North</hwy_name><town>Falmouth</town><town>Yarmouth</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>1</miles><total>1</total><lanes>2</lanes><photo>1997</photo></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>1</miles><total>4</total><lanes>2</lanes><photo>1998</photo></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num></jct_num></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc><pt_of_int dark="">Toll Plaza</pt_of_int><pt_of_int>Toll: $0.50</pt_of_int></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic pic="turnouts/tollPlazaBoth" height="100" photo="t=1&amp;s=11&amp;x=997&amp;y=12107&amp;z=19&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc><pt_of_int dark="">Toll Plaza</pt_of_int><pt_of_int>Toll: $0.50</pt_of_int></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>3</miles><total>4</total><lanes>2</lanes><river>Presumpscot River</river></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectriver" />
      <up><miles>3</miles><total>3</total><lanes>2</lanes><river>Presumpscot River</river></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num linkdest="ME-0">0</jct_num></jct_id>
      <down_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2" goto_hwy_link="ME/I095-MENH.xml#ME-52"><hwy_name>I-95 North</hwy_name><street dark="">Maine Turnpike North</street><town>Lewiston</town><town>Augusta</town><town>Bangor</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropLeft/drop2from2" goto_hwy_link="ME/I095-MENH.xml#ME-52"><hwy_name>I-95 South</hwy_name><street dark="">Maine Turnpike South</street><town>Portland</town><town>Portsmouth, NH</town><town>Boston, MA</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </down_desc>
      <down_ids><spc>16</spc><road cls="freeway">I-95</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic alignment="bottom" pic="unique/ME/495/ME-000" height="100" photo="t=1&amp;s=11&amp;x=987&amp;y=12104&amp;z=19&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><spc>16</spc><road cls="freeway">I-95</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc /></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><lanes>0</lanes><spd>55 (I-95)</spd><fact>I-495 ends</fact></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectnone" />
      <up><lanes>0</lanes><spd>55</spd><photo>1997</photo><fact>I-495 begins</fact></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <last_jct>
      <jct_id />
      <down_desc><jct_desc /></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic alignment="top"><end_dir>WEST</end_dir></jct_pic>
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc /></up_desc>
      </last_jct>
    <jct_hdg><down_dir>Westbound</down_dir><up_dir>Eastbound</up_dir></jct_hdg>
    </strip_chart>
  <ft><pg_link>ME/I495-ME.xml</pg_link><last_rev init_rev="2003">16 DEC 2005</last_rev></ft>
  </hwy>
