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
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length40.1 km[1] (24.9 mi)
Existed1965.[2]–present
Major junctions
North end Route 126 in Miramichi
South end Route 8 in Blackville
Location
Major citiesMiramichi, South Nelson
Highway system
Provincial highways in New Brunswick
Former routes
Route 117 Route 119

History

Route 118 was commissioned in 1965 to replace the former route 36.

Intersecting routes

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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