Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-21
REVISED COLOR
BANDING IN MAINE

BANDING IN MAINE
The work of color banding the au-
tomobile routes through the State of
Maine is practically complete. a
| number of name changes having
been made and some new routes
| added.
1t has been decided to have the
Eastern terminus Of the Theodore
Roosevelt International highway in
Maine and the markings will be a
bright red band. flanked top and bot
tom with a narrow white band. with
the initials r in white on the red
field. The route in Maine is from
Longfellow square in Portland,
through North windham. South
Casco. Naples. Bridgeton and Frye
burg to the New Hampshire line and
on to Portland, Oregon. AS this route
covers the former Longfellow route
in Maine, the route from Portland to
New Hampshire via Gray, Poland
| Spring. Norway. South Paris. Bry-
ants Pond. Locke's Mills, Bethel and
| Gilead. will be given that name.
The Capital route now starts at
Gray and continues through Auburn,
Lewiston and Winthrop to Augusta.
A new route has been added,
known as the Kennebec- Penobscot
trail, running from Augusta to Bel
fast. via Palermo and Liberty.
The revised list of routes and their
markings follows:
No. 1-AtIantie Highway
Marking: Blue band, fanked top
and bottom. with narrow white band.
Route: Portsmouth. N. H.. Kit
terry. Maine. York Harbor Kenne-
bunk. Biddeford. Saco. Portland.
Brunswick. Bath. Wiscasset. Rock
land. Camden. Belfast, Bangor, East
Milbridge Harrington Machias
Whiting, Pembroke, So. Robbinston,
Calais.
No. 2-capitaI Way
Marking: White band and blue
, band of equal width.
Route: Gray. Danville Junction,
Auburn, Lewiston, Greene, Win
No. 3-lnternational Trail
Marking: Red band. flanked top
and bottom. with narrow white band.
Route: Brunswick, Gardiner. Hal
lowell. Augusta. Vassalboro, Water
vile, Fairfield. Skowhegan. Norridge-
wock Madison. North Arson, Scion.
(Note-Eventually this marking
will be extended to the International
boundary line. north of Jackman.)
No. +LonsfeIIow Highway
Marking: yellow band. fanked top
and bottom, with narrow band.
Route: Portland. Gray, Sabbathday
Lake. Poland Springs. Norway. South
Paris, Bryant's Pond. Bethel. Gilead,
New Hampshire. State line near
Gorham. n. II.
No. 5-Theodore Roosevelt Interna-
tional Highway
Marking: Red band. fanked top
and bottom with narrow white band
with initials 1T. r." showing white
on the rel field.
Route: Portland. North Windham,
Raymond, Naples, Bridgton, Frye
burg.
No. 6-Umbagos Trail
Marking: White band and yellow
band of equal width.
Route: Bethel. Newry. Grafton
Notch. Upton. New Hampshire State
line on route to Dixville Notch and
Colebrook.
No. 7-Mount Desert Trail
Markings: Yellow band and white
band of equal width.
Route: Ellsworth, Mt. Mesert Is
land Bridge. Bar Harbor.
No. s-Aroostook Trail
Marking: White band and blue
band of equal width.
Route: Fairfield. Pittsfield, New
port. Bangor. Orono. Old Town.
(Note-Eventually this marking
will he extended North through the
entire length of Aroostook County to
Fort Kent.
No. 9-Poland Spring White Noun.
tains Trail
Marking:' Green band, flanked ton
and bottom with narrow white band.
Route: Poland Spring, Poland
Webbs Mills. Cooks Mills. Naples.
(Note-Between Naples and Frye
burg follow Theodore Roosevelt In
ternational Highway
No. 10-Moosehead Trail
Marking: Green band and white
band of equal width.
Route: Newport, Dexter. Dover
Foxcroft. Guilford. Monson. Green
vile Junction.
No. 11-kennebee. Penobseot Trail
Marking: Orange band and>white
band of equal width.
Route: Augusta. Palermo, Liberty
Belfast.
Observation-Disclosures route
turns right or left at a fork. or in
secting road. a pole approaching this
point will be marked with an eight.
inch square of white paint, immedi-
ately at the bottom Of the color
band, and on this will be either the
letter r or L. This will Indicate