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PEI Trans-Canada Highway Route: from Moncton, NB over the Confederation Bridge between Cape Tourmantine, NB and Borden-Carleton, PEI and along PEI #1 to Charlottetown
Here is the itinerary for the 168 km from Moncton, NB over the Confederation Bridge between Cape Tourmantine, NB and Borden-Carleton, PEI to Charlottetown:
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The area east of Moncton (on the north side of the Petitcodiac) & Dieppe (on the south side of the Petitcodiac) are part of the Tantramar eco-zone. The name Tantramar comes from French for loud noise Trantimarre, referring to the noise from large flocks of birds in the area, and migrating through it. The area, after early deforestation, has been stunted by Fundy fogs and winds. You will also pass an area of drumlins (teardrop-shaped sand & Gravel deposits left behind by glaciers as they receded) beside the Peticodiac River.
East of Sackville you enter the Tantramar Marshes, where dykes built by early Acadian settlers in 1686 hold back the sea and build lush farmlands on the recovered land. To fertilize the land, the settlers occasionally let the sea flood the land. The settlement here grew to over a thousand people, and was defended by Fort Beausejour (just inside present-day Nova Scotia). The fort was taken by the English in 1755 and the Acadians were resettled around Memramcook and Dorchester. You will also notice a set of high antennas, on Coles Island eat of Sackville, which are used by CBC Radio International for their overseas shortwave broadcasts. By anchoring them in salty marshy ground, it was believed the electrical ground would improve signal transmission.
The predominant red colour of the island's soils and sands is due to iron oxide in the sediments laid down 250-300 million years ago. Following the last Ice Age, water levels rose to create three smaller islands, but as land rebounded without the weight of glaciers, the islands joined into one larger one. European settlement over the past few centuries has replaced forests of pine, maple, hemlock, and beech with open fields goring potatoes, grain, and cattle. When the forests were lost to the shipbuilding industry, the province also lost its bear and caribou population. The rolling hills of the southern half of the Island, sheltered from the harsh winds of the Gulf, support intensive agriculture.
The rich tidal estuaries, where fresh and saltwater mix, make the province a rich environment for shellfish, and the waters of the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Northumberland Strait are rich in code, mackerel, tuna and lobster. The famed red Cavendish cliffs on the north shore at the Island's centre erode at about 5 metres (15 feet) per year.
The Confederation Bridge, replaced a ferry that has served the ferry connecting Cape Tourmantine and Cape Traverse (Borden-Carleton) that has been running since 1827. Drivers only pay tolls on the way to the Mainland. So tourists can save money by taking the Bridge to PEI (2007:$41 on way to mainland) and the Woods Island Ferry (2007:$59 per car, either direction) from PEI rather than the other way around. http://www.confederationbridge.com/en/ and http://www.peiferry.com/fares/
The Bonshaw Hills rise 130 metres (400 feet) above sea levels, and are made of sandstone and shale and remain covered by forests because their hilly nature makes it less suitable for agriculture.
New Brunswick Transportion road condition reports for this segment.
PEI Government road condition reports for this segment.
KM from Start | Highway Point Description | Municipality | GPS and
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0 | 168 | Exit #467/#19a Junction Highways #15 & #2. W to City of Moncton 8 km. NE to Shediac(12 km). SE to town of Sackville (37 km), Province of Prince Edward Island. | Moncton/Dieppe | Map Zoom |
7 | 161 | Exit 474 junction Highway #132 E to community of Scoudouc (10 km), W to Moncton airport (5 km) | Moncton/Dieppe | Map Zoom |
13 | 155 | Exit #480 Old Shediac Road, access to community of Memramcook | Memramcook | Map Zoom |
15 | 153 | Exit #482 Rennaissance St, access Memramcook | Memramcook | Map Zoom |
27 | 141 | Weigh Scales Eastbound | Memramcook | Map Zoom |
31 | 137 | Exit #488 WB-only to/from Rouge Rd | Memramcook | Map Zoom |
33 | 135 | Exit #488 EB-only to/from Membramcook Rd (N/S) and Lac Rd (W) | Memramcook | Map Zoom |
34 | 134 | Exit #500 Walker Road | | Map Zoom |
38 | 130 | Exit #504 Junction of Highway #940 (Main St), gas & services | Sackville | Map Zoom |
40 | 128 | Exit #506 Access to Highway #106 (Cattail Ridge), services at highway | Sackville | Map Zoom |
41 | 127 | River Crossing Goose Creek | | Map Zoom |
44 | 124 | River Crossing Aulac River | | Map Zoom |
46 | 122 | Exit #513a Access to community of Aulac, visitor information | | Map Zoom |
47 | 121 | Exit #513b Junction of Trans Canada Highway #16 East on highway #16 (The Acadian Trail Scenic Route) to Province of Prince Edward Island (52 km), via the Confederation Bridge. Services at highway | | Map Zoom |
48 | 120 | Crossroad West access to Mount Whatley Rd to east (Mount Whatley on northwest side of Rd) | | Map Zoom |
50 | 119 | Crossroad: Trueman Mills Rd NW | | Map Zoom |
51 | 117 | Point de Brute Road (NW), access to La Coupe Dry Dock National Historic Site, Aulac | | Map Zoom |
53 | 116 | Carter Cross road (NW), access to town of Jolicure, Tintamarre National Wildlife Area (1 km) | | Map Zoom |
54 | 114 | Troop Valley Rd (NW) | | Map Zoom |
56 | 112 | Parson Rd (NW), W to Jollicure (1 km) | | Map Zoom |
59 | 109 | Jolicure Rd (NW), S to Jollicure (3 km), natural feature: Halls Hill / Jolicure Ridge | | Map Zoom |
64 | 105 | Baie Vert Rd (SE) | | Map Zoom |
64 | 104 | Copp Loop Rd (W) | | Map Zoom |
67 | 102 | Main Street (SE), access to Town of Baie Verte (2 km) | | Map Zoom |
68 | 100 | Coburg Rd (NW) | | Map Zoom |
70 | 99 | Cherry Burton Rd (SE) | | Map Zoom |
72 | 97 | Moore Rd, access to town of Port Elgin | Port Elgin | Map Zoom |
72 | 96 | Crossing Gaspereau River | Port Elgin | Map Zoom |
73 | 96 | Traffic Circle junction with Hwy 970 (to SE), E to Port Elgin, and Hwy15 (to NW), to town of Shemougue (16 km) | Port Elgin | Map Zoom |
73 | 95 | Pass small horseracing track | Port Elgin | Map Zoom |
74 | 95 | Crossroad S into Port Elgin | Port Elgin | Map Zoom |
74 | 94 | Road turnout, rest area South side | | Map Zoom |
76 | 92 | Junction of Hwy 960, coastal road to Cape Tourmantine | | Map Zoom |
78 | 90 | Hardy Rd (N), shopping | | Map Zoom |
80 | 89 | Job Allen Rd, access to Hwy 960 | | Map Zoom |
85 | 83 | Upper Cape Rd (SE), Noonan Rd (NW) | | Map Zoom |
90 | 78 | Chemin Outton (SE) access to Hwy 960 | | Map Zoom |
92 | 76 | Immigrant Rd (SE) to towns of Bayfield 94 km), town of Cape Tourmantine (6 km) | | Map Zoom |
94 | 74 | Exit 47 Highway #955 E to town of Bayfield (1 km), town of Cape Tourmantine (3 km), W to town of Muray Corner (15 km) and Murray Beach Provincial Park (16 km) | | Map Zoom |
97 | 71 | Exit 51 U turn before Confederation Bridge, Islands are Cape Jourimains National Wildlife Area | | Map Zoom |
97 | 71 | View of Borden-Carleton Harbour & Lighthouse to E | | Map Zoom |
111 | 57 | Confederaton Bridge on-ramp. 13 km to New Brunswick; toll in Southbound direction. W view of Nonans Marsh, E access to Borden-Carleton, Borden Point Lighthouse, Amhearst Point Lighthouse. | | Map Zoom |
113 | 55 | Junction with Borden Ave and Dickie Rd, W to Borden Carleton, E to Route 10 | Borden Carleton | Map Zoom |
115 | 53 | Junction with Route 10, NW to Chelton Beach PP (5 km), SE to town of Cape Traverse (3 km) and southern coastal communities | Borden Carleton | Map Zoom |
117 | 51 | Train Station Rd (N) to Albany (4 km), Vernon Muttart Rd (S) | | Map Zoom |
119 | 49 | Junction with Route 1A N to Middleton (5 km), Central Bedeque (10 km), junction route 1112 W to Albany (1 km) | | Map Zoom |
122 | 47 | Bradford Rd (S) | | Map Zoom |
124 | 44 | Junction with route 115 (Mt Tryon Cross Road to S and Trill Hill Rd to N) | | Map Zoom |
125 | 43 | Tryon River crossing | | Map Zoom |
126 | 42 | Junction with route 232 Branch Rd (NE) | | Map Zoom |
127 | 41 | Junction with route 10 (S), W across Tryon River estuary to Augustine Cove | Tryon | Map Zoom |
129 | 40 | Old Town Rd (NE) | | Map Zoom |
129 | 39 | Sherwood Forest Dr (S) | Crapaud | Map Zoom |
130 | 38 | Junction of Hwy 13, E to Brookvale Park, crossing Westmoreland River, access to route 231, Inkermann Rd (N) | Crapaud | Map Zoom |
131 | 37 | Nelson St to Victoria (1.5 km) | | Map Zoom |
132 | 36 | Crossing Westmoreland River, Memory Rd to W, Old Post Rd to NE | | Map Zoom |
135 | 33 | Junction of route 116, Town of Hampton, Shore Rd (S) toTown of Victoria and Victoria Provincial park, Sandy Point Rd (N) | Hampton | Map Zoom |
138 | 30 | Crossing DeSable River, tidal estuary | | Map Zoom |
139 | 29 | Junction of route 246, N to Hwy13 (9 km), and Hwy19 (South Melville Rd) S to south coastal communities,Argyle Shore Prov Park (4 km) | DeSable | Map Zoom |
142 | 26 | Junction of route 237 Appin Road (N) to Hwy13 | | Map Zoom |
145 | 24 | Bonshaw Rd (S), services | Bonshaw | Map Zoom |
145 | 24 | St Catherines Rd (SE), access to Bonshaw PP | Bonshaw | Map Zoom |
145 | 23 | Bonshaw Provincial Park | Bonshaw | Map Zoom |
145 | 23 | Green Rd (N) | Bonshaw | Map Zoom |
146 | 22 | Crossing West River | | Map Zoom |
146 | 22 | Crosby Rd (NW) | | Map Zoom |
147 | 21 | Strathgartney PP (SE side of hwy) | | Map Zoom |
148 | 21 | Junction of route 245 (N) | | Map Zoom |
149 | 20 | Junction of route 244 (N) | | Map Zoom |
149 | 19 | Cameron Rd (S) west access | New Haven | Map Zoom |
150 | 18 | Amusement park to S of hwy | New Haven | Map Zoom |
151 | 18 | Junction of Hwy 9, N (Colville Rd) to Hunter River (18 km) | New Haven | Map Zoom |
151 | 17 | Cameron Rd (S) east access, and N to gravel pit | New Haven | Map Zoom |
152 | 17 | Junction of Hwy 9, S to route 247 / Clyde River Rd and community of Dunedin (2 km) | Clyde River | Map Zoom |
154 | 14 | Junction of route #247 Bannockburn Rd (N)), Clyude River RD (SW), Baltic Rd (NW) | Clyde River | Map Zoom |
155 | 14 | Crossing Clyde River | | Map Zoom |
156 | 13 | Junction route 265 (S) and Linwood Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
156 | 12 | Pass horseracing tack to S of hwy | | Map Zoom |
158 | 11 | Town of Cornwall, Junction of Hwy19 (Meadowbank Rd) SB, with accommodation, and Ferry Rd EB to camping | Cornwall | Map Zoom |
158 | 11 | Ferry Rd (SE) to camping, York Point (4 km), Cornwall Rd (N) services, and Fort Amherst National Historic Park | Cornwall | Map Zoom |
158 | 10 | Centennial Rd (NE), accommodation | Cornwall | Map Zoom |
159 | 10 | intersection: John St (S) Kellow Rd (N) | Cornwall | Map Zoom |
161 | 8 | MacRae Dr (N), gas & services | Cornwall | Map Zoom |
162 | 7 | Junction of Hwy 248 N Milton Station (6 km) and Hunter River (17 km); Royal Park Country Inn, S along York Point Rd to York Point (4 km), , and Fort Amherst National Historic Park, W to accommodation, services | Cornwall | Map Zoom |
162 | 6 | Crossing North River, tidal estuary | | Map Zoom |
163 | 6 | Crossing Poplar Island, camping, amusement park with go-cart track | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
163 | 5 | Intersection: Upton Rd N to Upton Experimental Farm, shopping, industrial area | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
164 | 4 | Intersection: North River Rd (S) and Lower Malpeque Rd, accommodation & services both directions | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
165 | 4 | Intersection: Sandstone Rd (S), accommodation, gas & services | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
165 | 3 | Intersection Hwy #2 to Kensington & Cavendish | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
165 | 3 | Intersection: Buchanan Dr (W) to accommodation, E to Charlottetown Mall shopping centre | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
166 | 2 | Browne Court (W), E to University of PEI Campus | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
167 | 2 | Intersection University Ave & Belvedere Ave | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
167 | 1 | Intersection: Allen St (E) and Kirkwood Dr (W), all services | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
168 | 0 | Intersection University Ave & Euston St | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
168 | 0 | Intersection University Ave & Grafton Ave, Charlottetown City Centre, Charlottetown Festival, all services | Charlottetown | Map Zoom |
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