New Brunswick Route 126

Last updated
NB 126.svg
Route 126
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length121 km [1]  (75 mi)
Existed1965. [2] –present
Major junctions
North endNB 117.svg Route 117 in Miramichi
South endNB 15.svg Route 15 in Moncton
Location
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
Major cities Miramichi, Moncton
Highway system
NB 124.svg Route 124 NB 127.svg Route 127

Route 126 is a North/South provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 117 intersection in Miramichi. The road has a length of approximately 121 kilometres, and services small, otherwise isolated rural communities. In these areas, the highway is often unofficially referred to as "Main Street." The road parallels the New Brunswick East Coast Railway directly to the east. When the highway enters Moncton it changes to Ensley Drive, then Mountain Road.

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The road has many sections with minimal to no shoulders, and with the high-speed motor vehicle traffic of 80 kilometres per hour, and often more, it should be considered as very high risk for bicyclists.

Intersecting routes

River crossings

Communities along the Route

See also

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References

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