Original alignment of road and rail 1880
Original alignment of road and rail 1880
Description
A December 1935 article in Bangor Daily News reported that “The Department of Agriculture announced today presidential approval of five Maine grade crossing elimination projects involving $396,922 of the state’s $1,425,861 quota for that purpose. The projects were submitted by the state highway commission.
ON CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
Oxford county, at Oxford on Federal-aid highway route 23, Relocate highway. Federal funds $98,684.”
At some point, Federal Highway 23 was changed to State Route 26.
The track is former Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad/Grand Trunk Railway which was acquired by Canadian National in 1920 after bankruptcy. The right of way is currently leased by St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad.
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State Route 23 realignment route
State Route 23 realignment route
State Route 23 realignment route
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State Route 23 realignment route
State Route 23 realignment route
State Route 23 realignment route
Source notes
December 5, 1935, Bangor Daily News.
Project originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on June 29, 2022.
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