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template: byway.jade
id: "11510"
name: Old Canada Road Scenic Byway
distance: "78.16"
duration: 2.5 hours to drive or a day to enjoy this byway.
description: "The Old Canada Road Scenic Byway is a snapshot in time. Tracing the route of generations of travelers between Maine and Quebec, this segment of U.S. Rt. 201 winds right alongside the Kennebec River, Wyman Lake, and the Dead River. Encounter old-time villages and abundant wildlife in mountain ridges, forests, and rivers."
contact: "**[Maine Office of Tourism](http://www.visitmaine.com/)**  \r\n 207-624-7483  \r\n 888-624-6345\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.forksarea.com"
    name: The Forks Area Chamber of Commerce
  - url: "http://www.francomaine.org/English/Histo/Canada/Canada_intro.html"
    name: "Historic Roads - Old Canada Road"
  - url: "http://jackmanmaine.org/"
    name: "Jackman Region, Maine"
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Maine State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - ME
ll: 
  - -69.80712127682452
  - 44.888731039835584
bounds: 
  - - -70.39717100034136
    - 44.888731039835584
  - - -69.80712127682452
    - 45.80632000036769

---

The Old Canada Road Scenic Byway is a snapshot in time. Tracing the route of generations of travelers between Maine and Quebec, this segment of U.S. Rt. 201 winds right alongside the Kennebec River, Wyman Lake, and the Dead River. Encounter old-time villages and abundant wildlife in mountain ridges, forests, and rivers.