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Maine Turnpike

The second major toll road of modern times was the Maine Turnike, the first section of which was opened to traffic in December 1947. The State legislature in 1941 authorized the construction of a toll road from Kittery to Fort Kent, a distance of about 400 miles, but because of wartime restrictions and uncertainty as to financial feasibility no action was taken until 1945, when it was concluded that the section between Kittery and South Portland was feasible.