[6] The Maine Ex-Highway Index
State Route 6

Mad multiplexage!
  Sandy Bay Twp - Jackman: {201}
  Jackman - Dover-Foxcroft: [15]
  Abbot - Lagrange: [16]
  Lagrange - Enfield: [155]
  Enfield - Lincoln: {2}

road name unknown (unimproved?), Lincoln
  SE of Center Pond
Curve / grade relaxed, between 1920 and 1960 1
abandoned roadway, Lincoln
  at Curtis Rd jct.
Curve straightened between 1920 and 1960 1
slight straightening, east end of Lee, between 1960 1 and 1988 3 ?
1934 Springfield quad labels this highway as [167]. 1
By 1944 it was [16] 1 , and [6] by 1957. 3
Seems to be having some identity crises.

Hey, do I see traces of abandoned roadway in Carroll Plt. west of Danforth Rd? 3
abandoned roadway, Carroll Plt.
  2 segments, ending at Penobscot/Washington county line

Mainline in 1944 1 ; bypassed by 1988 3
1944 Scraggly Lake quad labels highway as [16].
Redesignated by 1957. 3 Ever signed as [6]?

Hey, do I see traces of abandoned roadway in Kossuth Twp. near Warden Hill Rd? 3
abandoned roadway, Topsfield
  3 segments SW of East Musquash Lake
Mainline in 1944 1 ; bypassed by 1988 3
1944 Scraggly Lake quad labels highway as [16].
Redesignated by 1957. 3 Ever signed as [6]?

abandoned roadway?, Topsfield
  SE of East Musquash Lake, past Gravel Pit Rd
visible in aerial photo 3
no historical info - is this even road?

abandoned roadway, Codyville Plt.
  where road turns N -> E at gravel pit.
if this was a routing at all it was prior to 1942.
abandoned roadway, Codyville Plt.
  Little Tomah Stream area
one segment bypassed by 1942; others unclear 1
Old Codyville Rd, Codyville Plt.
Mainline in 1957; bypassed by 1988 3

abandoned roadway, w/old bridge over Tomah Stream
  still visible in 1996 aerial photo 3

abandoned roadway, Lambert Lake Twp.
  west of Vanceboro town line
Mainline in 1942 1 ; bypassed by 1988 3
abandoned roadway, Vanceboro
NE -> SE curve relaxed, between 1942 1 and 1988 3
abandoned roadway, Vanceboro
  E -> NE curve east of Sussie Hill
Mainline in 1957; bypassed by `88. 3

Sources:
  1.) UNH Library's Historic USGS Maps of New England & NY
  2.) 1998 DeLorme Maine Atlas & Gazetteer
  3.) terraserver-usa.com
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Route marker courtesy of Barry L. Camp.