New Brunswick Route 118
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 kilometres, 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 Route 108 and later 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.
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 Former routes
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History
Route 118 was commissioned in 1965 to replace the former route 36.
Intersecting routes
- Route 126 in Miramichi
- Route 8 in Blackville
River crossings
- Passing Bridge in Nelson Junction
- Barnaby River - Kirkwood
- Passing Bridge in Renous-Quarryville
- Southwest Miramichi River - Blackville
Communities along the Route
- Nelson Junction
- Kirkwood
- Chelmsford
- McKinleyville
- Doyles Brook
- White Rapids
- Grays Rapids
- Coughlan
- Blackville
References
- New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
- New Brunswick, Highways.