Houlton Road in Presque Isle, Maine

Houlton Road in Presque Isle is a two-lane expressway (Road number US 1). It runs in a southeast-northwest direction starting from Main Street and crosses Jamieson Road, Spragueville Road, Henderson Road, Centerline Road, Tompkins Road, Perkins Road and Presque Isle Bypass. It ends in a cul-de-sac. This street is part of the highway "1" as well as the Bicycle route "US:US 501". Nearby you can find 8 artworks. Houlton Road also exists in Fort Fairfield, Island Falls, Easton, Westfield and Macwahoc Plantation.

Road Type
expressway
Lanes
2
Speed Limit
55 mph
Route
southeast-northwest

Artworks

  • Jupiter (metal). Diameter: 61.4 inches (1.52 m) Location: 5.3 miles (8.5 km) from Sun Constructed by: Caribou Tech Center (Caribou High School) Painted by: Limestone High School.
  • Io. Io (diameter 1.6 inches, 15+ feet from Jupiter axis) or (diameter 10.2 cm, 4.6 + meters from Jupiter axis) Moons constructed by Central Aroostook High School (Dellas Adams, tentatively).
  • Europa. Europa (diameter 1.3 inches, 24+ feet from Jupiter axis) or (diameter 3.3 cm, 7.32 + meters from Jupiter axis) Moons constructed by Central Aroostook High School (Dellas Adams, tentatively).
  • Ganymede. Ganymede (diameter 2.3 inches, 38+ feet from Jupiter axis) or (diameter 5.8 cm, 11.6 + meters from Jupiter axis) Moons constructed by Central Aroostook High School (Dellas Adams, tentatively).
  • Callisto. Callisto (diameter 2.1 inches, 67+ feet from Jupiter axis) or (diameter 5.3 cm, 20.4 + meters from Jupiter axis) Moons constructed by Central Aroostook High School (Dellas Adams, tentatively).
  • Mars (rubber). Diameter: 2.9 inches (7.4 cm) Location: "Welcome to Presque Isle" sign Constructed by: Caribou Tech Center (Caribou High School) Painted by: Jeanie McGowan, Curator of Collections at the Northern Maine Museum of Science and student at the UM P.
  • Earth (styrofoam).
  • Moon. Moon: (diameter 1.5 inch or 3.8 cm, 16 feet or 4.9 m from Earth axis).