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U.S. Route 201 (US 201) is part of the nationwide system of United States Numbered Highways. It runs for entirely within the state of Maine. As its number suggests, it is a spur route of U.S. Route 1. Its southern terminus is in Brunswick at US 1 and Maine State Route 24 Business. Its northern terminus is at the Canadian border near Jackman, where it connects to Quebec Route 173. Between Solon and its northern terminus, US 201 is known as the Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway.〔(Scenic Byway ). visitmaine.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.〕 ==Route description== US 201 begins in Brunswick. It follows the Kennebec River from Gardiner, Maine, to The Forks where it winds away from the river and runs up into the north woods mountains. The highway crosses the Appalachian Trail at Caratunk, Maine.〔(Maine Scenic Drives: Old Canada Road Scenic Byway ). HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 14 July 2012.〕 North of The Forks, US 201 climbs in elevation over Johnson Mountain and around Coburn Mountain near Upper Enchanted and Parlin Pond Townships. Before reaching Jackman, the road peaks at the Attean Pond Lookout, a popular rest area, before descending into town. Route 201 ends in Sandy Bay Township, where it enters Quebec, Canada at the Armstrong-Jackman Border Crossing, and becomes Route 173. An alternate route, U.S. Route 201A, runs through the towns of Madison and Norridgewock.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「U.S. Route 201」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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