Milbridge is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) and the primary village in the
town of Milbridge,
Washington County, Maine, United States. It is in southwestern Washington County, near the center of the town of Milbridge, on the west side of the tidal
Narraguagus River
The Narraguagus River is a river located in the U.S. state of Maine with its mouth in the Narraguagus Bay of the Gulf of Maine. It flows through the town of Cherryfield and was formerly well known for its sport fly fishing for Atlantic salmon. ...
. It is bordered to the west by the town of
Steuben Steuben or Von Steuben most commonly refers to Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794), Prussian-American military officer, or to a number of things named for him in the United States. It may also refer to:
Places
*Steuben Township, Marshall C ...
.
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, ...
passes through the village, leading north to
Cherryfield and west to
Ellsworth.
U.S. Route 1A
U.S. Route 1A (US 1A) is the name of several highways found in the United States.
North Carolina Wake Forest–Youngsville
U.S. Highway 1A (US 1A) is a alternate route of US 1 through the towns of Wake Forest and ...
departs from Route 1 in Milbridge, crossing the Narraguagus and heading northeast, rejoining Route 1 in
Harrington
Harrington (or Harington) may refer to:
People as a surname
*Harrington (surname)
People as a forename
* Arthur Raikes (Arthur Edward Harington Raikes, 1867–1915), British army officer
* Charles Harrington Elster, American writer
*Edward Josep ...
and providing a shortcut to points farther east along the coast. Via Route 1A, it is to
Machias Machias may refer to:
Places
* Machias, Maine, a New England town
** Machias (CDP), Maine, the main village within the town
* Machias Bay, in Washington County, Maine
* Machias River (Aroostook River tributary) in northern Maine
* Machias River ...
.
Milbridge was first listed as a CDP prior to the
2020 census.
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Demographics
References
Census-designated places in Washington County, Maine
Census-designated places in Maine
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