Maine 6 & 155 (Lagrange Road) eastbound at the merge with Maine 116 (Coffin Street) at Howland. Maine 6 & 155 travel 11.4 miles from their merge at Lagrange to Howland. Maine 116 joins the tandem for 0.4 miles through Howland. Maine 116 straddles the Penobscot River from the Old Town vicinity northward to Chester. Maine 6 & 155 continue to their split at junction U.S. 2 ain West Enfield. Photo taken 06/27/05.
Maine 116
Maine 116 (Coffin Street) southbound at the merge with Maine 6 & 155 (Lagrange Road) in Howland. Maine 6-116-155 follow a short routing to the west banks of the Penobscot River where they split on paths to West Enfield (Maine 6 & 155 east) and Argyle (Maine 116 south). Interstate 95 Exit 217 lies 0.75 miles to the west. Photo taken 06/27/05.
Maine 116 spans the Piscataquis River via a two-lane truss bridge in Howland. Completed in 1929 by the American Bridge Company, the span carries Coffin Street north from Maine 6 & 155 (Lagrange Road) to Water Street. Photos taken 06/27/05.
Looking east at the mouth of the Piscataquis River from the Maine 116 (Coffin Street) bridge. A dam divides the Piscataquis from the larger Penobscot River. Photo taken 06/27/05.
Peering upriver from Maine 116 at the Piscataquis in Howland. Local roads parallel both banks of the water to Medford and Medford Center respectively. Photo taken 06/27/05.
