New Brunswick Route 123

Last updated
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Route 123
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length51.98 km [1]  (32.30 mi)
Existed1976. [2] –present
Major junctions
South endNB 10.svg Route 10 in Chipman
North endNB 8.svg Route 8 in Doaktown
Location
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
Major cities Chipman, Doaktown
Highway system
NB 122.svg Route 122 NB 124.svg Route 124

Route 123 is a mostly North/South provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 10 in Chipman. The road has a length of approximately 52 kilometres, and services small, otherwise isolated rural communities. In these areas, the highway is often unofficially referred to as "Main Street." The Highway is known as Main Street and McLeod Avenue in Chipman. The road is then known as Grand Lake Road from Gaspereau Forks to Doaktown. Lastly upon entering Doaktown, the road is named South Road.

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Intersecting routes

River crossings

Communities along the Route

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References

  1. New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
  2. New Brunswick, Highways.