BANGOR
Bangor is an important city on the west bank of Penobscot River at the head of navigation. Three fixed highway bridges and a railroad swing bridge connect Bangor with Brewer. The first bridge has a clearance of 74 feet and the second has a clearance of 22 feet. There is no navigation above the third bridge. The river between the second and third bridge is used only to moor small craft. A dam crosses the Penobscot River 1 mile above the fourth bridge.
The principal water traffic to Bangor is in petroleum and asphalt. Most of the river in front of the city has been dredged where necessary to obtain a depth of 14 feet. Considerable shoaling has been reported in some places on the Brewer side. The bottom is rocky with poor holding ground, and there are submerged obstructions and a few rocks with less than 14 feet over them. The city has banks, a library, a general hospital, markets, shops of all kinds, hotels, motels, restaurants, churches, schools, and public parks.
Quarantine, customs, immigration, and agricultural quarantine
Bangor is a customs port of entry.
Quarantine is enforced in accordance with the regulations of the U.S. Public Health Service.
Wharves
Bangor has three oil wharves and an asphalt wharf with depths of 7 to 14 feet reported alongside.
A public float landing, just below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, has a depth of 3 feet reported alongside, but no facilities are available. Gasoline, diesel fuel, provisions, and some marine supplies can be obtained in Bangor.
Communications
The port is served by the freight lines of the Maine Central Railroad and the Montreal, Maine, and Atlantic Railroad, and numerous trunklines. Bus service, both local and coastal, and taxi service are available. The Bangor International Airport is 2 miles west of the city.
Kenduskeag Stream empties into the Penobscot River from the westward at the north end of Bangor. A railroad swing bridge with a clearance of 6 feet crosses the stream at the entrance; the swing span is inoperative.
Just above the railroad bridge is a fixed highway bridge. There is no navigation on the stream.