Route 2 | ||||
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Highway of Heroes | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation | ||||
Length: | 515.000 km (320.006 mi) | |||
Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | A-85 (TCH) near Degelis, QC | |||
Route 17 in Saint-Léonard Route 95 near Route 8 near Fredericton Route 7 near Fredericton Route 10 towards Fredericton Route 1 near Petitcodiac Route 15 near Moncton Route 16 (TCH) towards Aulac |
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East end: | Hwy 104 (TCH) towards Amherst, Nova Scotia | |||
Highway system | ||||
Provincial highways in New Brunswick
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Provincial highways in New Brunswick
Former routes
Route 2 is a major provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, carrying the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway in the province and a core route in the National Highway System. It is a 4-lane freeway in its entirety. The highway connects with Autoroute 85 at the border with Quebec and with Highway 104 at the border with Nova Scotia, as well as traffic from Interstate 95 via the Route 95 connector. Route 2 directly serves the cities of Edmundston, Fredericton and Moncton.
A 20-year project to replace the original 1960s-era 2-lane Trans-Canada Highway with a 4-lane freeway was completed on November 1, 2007. The final upgrade to Route 2 and its short connector Route 95 has extended the continuous freeway network of North America east to New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Once Autoroute 85 in Quebec is completed, Route 2 will also connect with the freeway networks of central Canada without passing through the United States.