Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-28
State Highway DetOurs

State Highway DetOurs
A bulletin was issued by the State
Highway Commission Thursday, an
nouncing that the following State
highway work is under construction:
Windham-State highway 3D."
No detour.
Falmouth Cumberland State high
way e"
Detour-Through trafic from Port
or Auburn should take the State
highway from Portland to Var
mouth. thence through Yarmouth
70 WALNUT Hill westinghouse; for
Poland Springs turn to the left and
go to Gray Corner and for Lewis
ton and Auburn take right fork at
Walnut Hill Westinghouse and go
through Pownal and New Glouces-
Local trafic should leave Portland
by the Old Gray road. Auburn
street. take left fork near the
tpotsng Ras ever Lambert 1pidg LIE
right instead Of over Blackstrap
across the lnterurban line at West
Falmouth: or traffic may go over
the Blackstrap road to West Gray
and Gray Corner. The West Fall
mouth detour passes through Cum |
berland and thence to Gray Corner. |
This road will be opened to traffic !
about November ).
Gray-State highway "E"
Detour-The detour for Falmouth |
ard Cumberland takes traffic |
F, around the construction work in |
i Gray.
This road will be opened to traffic |
about November ). /
PeNlaket Trail-Work under way in |
Standish, Hiram. Baldwin. and
Brownfeid. About I'VE miles IN
| ever work.
,, Ossippee Trail-Pass at own risk over
work in Limington or detour from
Nor.h nim mt to rEa3 3kdn
/ North Limington, Franklin square, |
to the New Hampshire line. De-
tour from Standish via Steep Falls
for Limington and west. Bridge |
UP in East Limington.
/ Wilton Pennington NM State highway
Traffic passing over work
Turner - State highway
Traffic passing over work.
Lisbon-State highway ~"
Detour-At Lisbon Falls take the
road leading northeasterly at right
angles to the State highway: pass
8 the Deering school TO four corners
+ turn to left. crossing the Lisbon
/ Ridge Road at the Ridge school;
continue westerly TO Lisbon village
Augusta-State highway e"
Road from Augusta to- Winthrop.
Pass at own risk over work.
4 Belgrade-State highway &c"
C Co5. work going on; on
allowed over work on the Augusta
end. There. is a pontoon bridge
over Belgrade stream, having ca
pacity of three ton. any vehicle
| weighing over three ton will have
to take detour about three miles
the Augusta side of the bridge. De-
| tour is signed.
! Oakland-State highway. C."
I n of IA Ia nd ia
wards Belgrade, keep straight
ahead for about one half mile, turn
| to the right. go around north end
of McGraw Pond and swing to left
Keep straight ahead about one mile
and a half and come back into !
State highway.
| WinsloW-State aid.
Detour-After crossing Kennebec
| River bridge at Waterville, cross
Maine Central Railroad, keep
straight ahead up hill about a
tenth of mile. turn sharp to right
and keep to the right at Monument
| Park. Come back to State high
| way, just before crossing Sebast-
! cook river bridge. Detour about p Il
| mile long.
! Skowhe gan-State aid road.
| Construction work under way in
Skowhegan: CornviIle. Athens. Har-
mony and Parkman. No detour.
| SkCwhegan-State highway H.
| Detour-At Hnckley turn sharp to
| left and continue for two miles,
then turn TO right. go three-quar-
| ters of mile and turn sharp to Fl
the right and follow the straight 1
road in Szowhegan.
Anson--State highway III"
Detour-After crossing railroad n
mile. turn to left. Detour signed
into North Arson.
New port and Corinna-State highway
j +"
| Detour-Sbort detours .ipped .rourd
work. Detour from Pittsfield to
Dexter by way of Hartland. st. AL
bans and Ripley.
DeNter-State highway j."
Detour-For through traffic from :
Dexter to Dover and to Moosehead !
Lake. take road signed from !
Dexter to SangervIlle. For local
traffic. road signed from Dexter to
Heselton's Corner. i
Ellsworth Falls-State highway M"
Short section under construction.
No detour.
Belfsst-State highway L." Il
Detour-Tale SwanVille road for :
about one mile. then over what is
known as the Back road to Sears
port, coming into the State high
way at Searsport village.
Stockton-State highway IL"
Detour-From Stockton Springs viii :
lage 80 to Sandy Point, take left
hand turn there and continue
stra icht ahead TO the state high
way in Prospect.
Calais--State highway ~"
This road closed BY order Of the
state Highway Commission and :
through traffic must take detour
Detour--From points west OF East :
hachias. turn to left at East Ma j
chias on road through Jacksonville
Cooper, Meddybemps, Barring and !
Midtown 70 Calais.
From points west of West Penn 1;
broke. also PASSPORT, at West Penn
broke take road for Ayers JUNG :
ton, Meddy hemps. Barring and Mill /
town to Calais.
Going west, leave Calais via North
street to Midtown. Barring, Needy
bemps. Cooper and East Machias to
Bangor E
Baneor-Eeazie--state highway X" ]
Detour-From Bangor to Old Town. :
via State street, Forrest avenue
Garland street, Palm street, Still j
water avenue. Kelly road. to Orono. :
Silver Ridse-State highway X"
No detour
X" /.
Detour about SO miles signed
around work.
Houlton, Littleton and Monticello =
State highway Il" S-
The Littleton and Monticello sec
tons are closed by order Of the
State Highway Commission and
through traffic must take detour.