Route 122 is a mostly East/West provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 2 and Route 165 intersection in Dow Settlement. The road has a length of approximately 44 kilometres, and services small, otherwise isolated rural communities. In these areas, the highway is often unofficially referred to as "Main Street." The road bypasses several Lakes including Skiff Lake, Mud Lake, Eel River Lake, North Lake and finally Grand Lake before changing to Boundary Road in Orient, Maine at the Canada–United States border. The Highway is known as Canterbury Road within Lakeland Ridges.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation | ||||
Length | 43.83 km[1] (27.23 mi) | |||
Existed | 1965[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | Route 2 Route 165 in Dow Settlement | |||
West end | US 1 in Orient | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | New Brunswick | |||
Major cities | Lakeland Ridges, Fosterville | |||
Highway system | ||||
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History
editRoute 122 was commissioned in 1965 as a renumbering of the former Route 26
Intersecting routes
edit- Begins with the continuation over Route 2 over exit 212 at Route 2 in Johnson Settlement
- Connects to Route 630 in Lakeland Ridges
- Route 540 in Graham Corner
- Changes to Boundary Road at the US/Canada Border in Fosterville
River crossings
edit- None
Communities along the Route
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
- ^ New Brunswick, Highways.