Little River (Casco Bay)

Little River
The Little River at high tide
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBrunswick, Maine, U.S.
Mouth 
 • location
Casco Bay, Freeport, Maine, U.S.
Length4.1-mile-long (6.6 km)

Little River is a 4.1-mile-long (6.6 km)[1] tributary of Casco Bay in Maine, United States.

The river's source is around 0.4 miles (0.64 km) west of Highland Road in Brunswick. It flows southwest, passing beneath Newfield Road, Flying Point Road and, at its mouth, Burnett Road in Freeport.

Just northeast of its mouth at Casco Bay, a 60-foot-long (18 m), single-track steel stringer bridge carries Burnett Road over the river. It was built in 2009 and, as of 2016, an average of 300 vehicles cross it daily.[2]

The shores of Little River are believed to have been seasonal fishing settlements historically.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 30, 2011
  2. ^ "Little River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  3. ^ "History". Wolfe's Neck. Retrieved 2022-06-19.