Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Island Explorer is a seasonal bus system which provides fare-free transportation on and near Mount Desert Island in Maine, United States.It is operated by Downeast Transportation and is largely intended to serve visitors to Acadia National Park as a means to reduce area traffic within the park and in area communities, including the Schoodic Peninsula.
Public transportation in Maine is available for all four main modes of transport—air, bus, ferry and rail—assisting residents and visitors to travel around much of Maine's 31,000 square miles (80,000 km 2). The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) has broken down the state's sixteen counties into eight regions: [1]
This area, also known as "Downeast Maine" or "Downeast Maine", lies on the coast roughly between the Penobscot River and the border, including rural Hancock and Washington counties and the towns of Deer Isle, Bar Harbor, Machias, Jonesport, and Eastport. [5] [12] This was among the last parts of the state settled by Europeans. Due to its ...
SR 198 begins in the village of Northeast Harbor. It heads northward and has a concurrency with SR 3 from Northeast Harbor and intersects SR 233. Near Somesville, SR 3 ends but SR 198 turns north along the route of SR 102. SR 198 and SR 102 run together for four miles (6.4 km) and enter Bar Harbor. Both routes have their northern end at SR 3.
State Route 3 (SR 3) is a 120.67-mile-long (194.20 km) state highway located in southern Maine. It is a major interregional highway, connecting the Interstate 95 corridor to the Atlantic coast . The western terminus is at SR 8 , SR 11 and SR 27 in Augusta and the eastern terminus is at SR 102 and SR 198 in Mount Desert .
Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States.As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. [3] The town is home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory, and MDI Biological Laboratory.
US 1A continues southeast towards the Down East region of the state, serving Ellsworth and several coastal towns. The freeway primarily serves as a bypass of Bangor and Brewer for travelers wishing to access the Down East/Bar Harbor region of Maine. It also connects I-95 to the region via US 1A.
SR 102A south (Harbor Drive) / Tremont Road – Bass Harbor, Tremont, West Tremont, Bernard, Seal Cove: Terminus of SR 102A: Southwest Harbor: 1.66: 2.67: SR 102A (Seawall Road) – Manset, Seawall: Terminus of SR 102A: Mount Desert: 8.64: 13.90: SR 3 / SR 198 south (Sound Drive) – Northeast Harbor, Bar Harbor