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    Route 1 Bridge, Dennysville, Maine

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    The U.S. Route 1 bridge over the Dennys River was built in 1955 to bypass the village of Dennysville. In several of these views it is viewed from the Dennys River at low tide, with Dennysville is on the left, and Edmunds on the right side of the picture.

    This small island bar stands in the middle of the estuary of the Dennys River. At one time it was the location of several small trees, but has since become part of the substratum of the tidal reach into the Dennys River, before it narrows into the half mile passage up through the villages of Dennysville and Edmunds.

    Contemporary Photographs of the Dennys River AreaPhotos for MapJohn P. Sheahan Collection

    Bird's eye view of the Dennys River at low tide

    U.S. Route 1 Bridge over the Dennys River, Maine; The U.S. route 1 bridge over the Dennys River was built in 1955 to bypass the village of Dennysville. At low tide the middle ground is exposed, which was at one time covered with a low growth of trees until scoured clean by the ice.
    Route 1 Bridge over the Dennys River; View of the U.S. Route 1 bridge spanning the Dennys River, looking from Dennysville towards Edmunds. U.S. Route 1 Bridge over the Dennys River, built in 1955.; The Route 1 bridge appears as it is viewed from the Dennys River at low tide. Dennysville is on the left, and Edmunds on the right side of the picture. Rock Peter in Winter, c. 1885; Ice caps Rock Peter in this view of the Dennys River estuary, now bisected by the Route 1 bridge, bypassing the village of Dennysville, with the Lower Narrows in the distance. Photograph by John P. Sheahan of Edmunds. Birdseye view of Dennysville from Corn Hill, c. 1900; The site of the approach of the future U.S. Route 1 bridge over the Dennys River is covered with piles of lumber in front of the Town Wharf. The Lower bridge is on the right, with the Congregational Church steeple rising over the tree tops beside it.