I have checked the settings on the GPS it is marked as "Fastest" as opposed to "Shortest" (really they seem to be the same short should be fast) and it seems the Interstate isn't always the fastest. Lucky, the roads it chooses turn out to be the scenic routes through farmland and small communities.
We drove for about an hour on the 1A hoping to be along the coast line, unfortunately not much coast to be seen, so farmland on the #95 and 1A it was.
Around 5:30 pm, at sunset, we came upon the Penobscot River and the magnificent new bridge that was built to cross it. The Penobscot River Narrows Bridge was built to replace the Waldo-Hancock bridge in 2006. The Waldo-Hancock bridge built in 1944 was the first permanent long span suspension bridge to cross the river just below Bangor Maine. This sight in the setting sun was something I couldn't resist stopping for.