Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-17
State Highway Detours

The following information relative to
detours around State highway work now
in progress in the towns of Clinton. Burn
ham, Detroit and Palmyra is made public
by Chief Engineer Paul D. Sargent of the
commission:
The State Highway Commission has un-
der construction four contracts in the
towns of Clinton, Burnham. Detroit and
Palmyra, on the State highway between
Waterville and Bangor. The commission
has had a detour laid out which begins
at the steel bridge across the Sebasticook
river opposite the Benton postoffice and
turns to the left Immediately after cross
ing the river. following the Sebasticook
river on the easterly into the village of
Clinton From Clinton the route is mark
ed to Canaan Village thence over the
State aid road from Canaan across Sibley
bridge through West Pittsfeld. West
Palmyra, crossing the Sebasticook E.
Moosehead Railroad at this point. through
Palmyra village. following the State aid
road to its JUNCTION with the State high
way Just west of Newport village. The
! commission has had signs made to mark
1 this route and has arranged with the Sc
lectmen in the various towns to have tho
signs put up.
Through Automobile travel from Water
Vile to Newport. or vice versa. will find a
more direct and a slightly shorter route
and d somewhat better route as follows:
From Watervile follow the River road
tc Shawmut and there take the detour
road which has been signed by the town
! of Fairfield to pass around the State high
way construction in progress between
! Shawmut and Good Will Farm. or bet
ter, take the road leading from Water
VILE to Fairfield Center: from Fairfield
Center take the right-hand fork instead
Of the road leading to Skowhegan, Whicn
! Is up over a considerable hill. 1mmedi-
ately will be found on this road the de-
tour sign provided by the town OF Fair
| field for passing around the work at Good
| Will Farm: follow the sign which leads
out to the River road at the north end OF
Good Will Farm, go to Pishon's Ferry.
across the steel bridge there. turn to the
! left and then take the first rght-hand;
keep straight past the next right-hand
and mass a road leading to the left ana
to the right till a reverse fork leading
TO the right Is met: proceed straight on
past the next left, past two roads leading
to the right then take left-hand road
following through Moore's Mills, cross
ing the Carrabasset stream. into the vii
| lage Of Canaan; turning to the right at
the village. tage the straight road. which
! Is the State aid road. passing fork lead
| ing of to the left and proceeding until a
view of Sibley pond; pass over Sibiey
bridge into the town Of Pittsheld: pass
two roads leading to the left, one leading
to the right another leading to the left
near large willow trees. and a bad place
In the road: pass next ieft-hand straight
through four corners passing into the
township Of Palmyra: pass road to right
straight through four corners, cross rail-
road. pass road to left through four cor
ners, coming to four corners. bear to the
right. straight through four corners. pass
road leading to right, road leading to left.
past next four corners straight through,