New Brunswick Route 118
Route 118 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation | ||||
Length: | 40.1 km[1] (24.9 mi) | |||
Existed: | 1965.[2] – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end: | Route 126 in Miramichi | |||
South end: | Route 8 in Blackville | |||
Location | ||||
Major cities: | Miramichi, South Nelson | |||
Highway system | ||||
Provincial highways in New Brunswick
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Route 118 is a North/South provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 126 intersection in Miramichi. The road has a length of approximately 40 kilometers, and services small, otherwise isolated rural communities. In these areas, the highway is often unofficially referred to as "Main Street." The road parallels the Miramichi River as well as New Brunswick Route 108 and later New Brunswick Route 8 directly to the North side of the river. The highway starts in Miramichi as Islandview Drive. The Highway starts next to Beaubears Island later passing Barnaby Island and lastly Doctors Island. In Blackville, the Highway changes to Colonial Drive and lastly Campbell Road.
History
Route 118 was commissioned in 1965 to replace the former route 36.
Intersecting routes
- New Brunswick Route 126 in Miramichi, New Brunswick
- New Brunswick Route 8 in Blackville, New Brunswick
River crossings
- Passing Bridge in Nelson Junction, New Brunswick
- Barnaby River - Kirkwood, New Brunswick
- Passing Bridge in Renous-Quarryville
- Southwest Miramichi River - Blackville, New Brunswick
Communities along Route
- Nelson Junction, New Brunswick
- Kirkwood, New Brunswick
- Chelmsford, New Brunswick
- McKinleyville, New Brunswick
- Doyles Brook, New Brunswick
- White Rapids, New Brunswick
- Grays Rapids, New Brunswick
- Coughlan, New Brunswick
- Blackville, New Brunswick
See also
References
- ↑ New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
- ↑ New Brunswick, Highways.