New_Brunswick_Route_117

New Brunswick Route 117

New Brunswick Route 117

Highway in New Brunswick


Route 117 is an East/West provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 11 intersection in Saint-Louis. The road has a length of approximately 114 kilometres, and services small, otherwise isolated rural communities. In these areas, the highway is often unofficially referred to as "Main Street." The Road is called Loggie Road, Wellington Street, University Avenue, and Airport Road in the city of Miramichi. This Route Mainly follows the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick.

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History

Route 117 was created in 1965 from parts of the former Routes 12 (between Nelson and Chatham) and 37 (between Chatham and Bay du Vin).

The Chatham bypass and Miramichi Bridge were completed in 1997, creating a high-speed controlled-access connector between Newcastle and Chatham in the City of Miramichi.

Intersecting routes

North to East to South to West

River crossings

Communities along the Route

See also


References

  1. New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
  2. New Brunswick, Highways.



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