Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15
AUTO DETOURS
Work on Roads Changes Routes
Between Ellsworth and
Mt. Desert Bridge

During the time that work is in pro-
gress on the road between Ellsworth
and the Toll bridge to Mt. Desert Is
land, the Maine Automobile Associa-
ton recommends the following detour,
which it has laid out and signed
o Ellsworth. Postoffice on right.
Corner Main and Water streets. Go
down Water street.
is Schoolhouse on left. Keep straight
ahead.
60 Road marked Goose Cove on left.
A sign on this road says, Dangerous
/ for autos" This road turns to left and
is Az miles nearer the bridge than the
right hand road. 1t is a good road
but very narrow. Advise taking right
hand road.
9S Turn sharp left.
1876 Pass Goose Cove road above
referred, to. Keep straight ahead.
IA. Turn right.
AS Toll Gate at bridge from main-
] land to Mt Desert Island.
MT. DESERT ISLAND BRIDGE TO
ELLSWORTH.
o Toll Gate. At Bridge from main
lard to Mt. Desert Island
g Turn left.
% Bay side road. Keep to left.
;. Turn right.
S.5 Goose Cove road, keep straight
ahead to
lbs Ellsworth Postoff1ce.
In many ways this route is even bet
ter than the old one being more sight
ly and an even better road. The only
disadvantage. if this may be called
one is that it is somewhat longer
+ RANGnP NEyUDnEHr
During the present summer work
will be in progress on the regular road
between Newport and Bangor via
Carmel, Etna and Hermon. Foresee-
ing this, the Maine Automobile Associ-
alton laid it's routes from Western and
Southwestern points into Bangor via
North Carmel. South Levant and Stet-
t son and all tourists into that city are
directed by the latter route in the 1914
read book
This route is somewhat longer than
the I'D road but is far better in every
way and will be used until the old
road. which has been designated as
the State highway, has been rebuilt
The route is begun by the NJ. A. A.
/ al tho bridge crossing the Sebasticook
river, at Newport. and is as follows:
AZ w L oINI ~ DA4NCoh.
The regular Maine A. A. Route.
o Newport. Cross bridge over Sc
basticook river, and take next right.
passing watering trough on left, and
cross railroad.
IL Bear left with telephone poles.
.. Turn sharp lief. at four corners
leaving poles. Notice-The road
straight ahead goes to Bangor via Eft
no iS civ oh
good and there is likely to be a lot
OF construction work this season. We
advise going via Stetson.
9. Bear left
81 stetson. Turn sharp right at
Tour corners and pass church on left
(Strdight ahead for Exeter)
! l3'3 At four corners, straight ahead
curving left.
l5.O Turn sharp right at three roads.
passing mill and mill pond on left
ana go on to Horseback" The
Horseback" runs for more than five
miles straight ahead through
17.6 South Levant Settlement to
20.2 North Carmel. At four corners
with store on left, turn sharp left
around store into Fuller Road, which
runs straight to Bangor through
26.3 Shows. Four corners
299 Straight across Griffin Road.
turning onto Union street.
3O.S Go straight down Union street
/ to
32.5 Bangor Corner of Main and
Union streets.
BANGOR TO NEWPORT.
@ Bangor. Start at the Bangor
House and go up Union street, pass
ing church on left, and follow trolley
for some distance Union street be-
gins at Main street, opposite the Ban
| gor House.
0.3 Straight ahead.
20 Take left fork onto Fuller Road.
20 Straight across Griffin road
Ga At four corners (Snow's) straight
ahead
6.S At four corners Geather's)
straight ahead. Pass all intersecting
| roads to
1910 North Carmel. At four corners
with store on right, turn sharp right
and cross bridge and go onto the
Horseback" This Horseback" runs
straight ahead for more than five
miles, passing through
14.6 South Levant Settlement
III Keep straight to end of road,
then turn sharp left, with mill and
mill pond on right
1874 At diagonal four corners keen