Route 101 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation | ||||
| Length | 75.94 km[1] (47.19 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1965–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  Route 102 in Fredericton | |||
 Route 7 in Fredericton Route 2 (TCH) in New Maryland | ||||
| South end | Route 7 in Welsford | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | New Brunswick | |||
| Major cities | New Maryland, Tracy, Fredericton Junction | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route 101 is 76 kilometres long and runs from downtown Fredericton to a junction with Route 7 in Welsford.
The highway follows Regent Street from downtown Fredericton up a large hill to the edge of the city, where it continues south to New Maryland, Nasonworth, Beaver Dam Tracyville and Tracy at Route 645. From Tracy, the highway turns east along the South Branch of the Oromocto River to Fredericton Junction. Route 101 then turns southeast, paralleling the New Brunswick Southern Railway line through Blissville, Hoyt and Wirral crossing Route 7 to its end at Eagle Rock road at Welsford.
Major intersections
| County | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens | Welsford | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 7 (Highway 7) | Interchange, southern terminus |
| Sunbury | Central Blissville | 32.6 | 20.3 |  Route 785 (Route 785) | |
| Sunbury | Tracy | 43.1 | 26.8 |  Route 645 (Route 645) | |
| York | Nasonworth | 61.9 | 38.5 |  Route 655 (Route 655) | |
| York | New Maryland | 71.2 | 44.2 | Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway) | |
| York | Fredericton | 74.6 | 46.4 |  Route 8 (Fredericton-Miramichi Highway) | |
| York | Fredericton | 74.8 | 46.5 | Route 7 (Fredericton-Saint John Highway) | |
| York | Fredericton | 78.6 | 48.8 | Route 102 (Queen St) | Northern Terminus, roadway continues as Regent St. to Westmoreland Bridge |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
History
- Route 101 was known as Route 28 until 1965.
- October 2013 the route was extended over a new section of Route 7 and now ends at Eagle Rock Road at Welsford.
See also
References
- ^ New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
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This page was last edited on 7 February 2024, at 13:23