Route information | ||||
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Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation | ||||
Length | 121 km [1] (75 mi) | |||
Existed | 1965. [2] –present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | Route 117 in Miramichi | |||
South end | Route 15 in Moncton | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | New Brunswick | |||
Major cities | Miramichi, Moncton | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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.
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.
Route 126 was commissioned in 1965 to replace the former route 33. It was shortened in Miramichi in 1997 to end at the new Route 117 bypass, rerouted in the Lutes Mountain area in 1998 to follow a short section of the former Trans-Canada Highway (Route 2), and shortened in Moncton in 2003 when the portion of Mountain Road south of Wheeler Boulevard (Route 15) was turned over to city control.
Route 11 is a provincial highway in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada. The 440-kilometre (270 mi) road runs from Moncton to the Quebec border, near Campbellton, at the Matapédia Bridge, following the province's eastern and northern coastlines.
Moncton is a geographic parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Rogersville is a former village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, built around the Intersection of New Brunswick Route 126 and New Brunswick Route 440. It was an incorporated village until the end of 2022 and is now part of the village of Nouvelle-Arcadie.
Route 112 is a highway in New Brunswick, Canada; running from Route 114 at the south end of the Petitcodiac River Causeway in Riverview, to an intersection with Route 10 at Coles Island. The route is 88.8 kilometres long.
Acadie Siding is a Canadian unincorporated community, located in Kent County, New Brunswick. The community is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, close to Nouvelle-Arcadie. Acadie Siding is built around the intersection of Route 126 and Route 480. Acadie Siding is a mostly Acadian community.
Acadieville is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Collette is a small rural community in the Northumberland County region of New Brunswick, Canada. The community is settled halfway between Miramichi, and Moncton, off the Route 126, and near Nouvelle-Arcadie.
Route 134 is a 261 km (162 mi)-long north–south secondary highway in eastern New Brunswick, Canada. The highway is divided into a northern and southern section by a gap in Northumberland County connected by Route 11 and Route 8.
Rogersville is a geographic parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Barnaby River is a Canadian community in Northumberland County, New Brunswick. It is located south of the city of Miramichi.
Route 117 is an East/West provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 11 intersection in Saint-Louis. The road has a length of approximately 114 kilometres, and services small, otherwise isolated rural communities. In these areas, the highway is often unofficially referred to as "Main Street." The Road is called Loggie Road, Wellington Street, University Avenue, and Airport Road in the city of Miramichi. This Route Mainly follows the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick.
Harcourt is a Canadian unincorporated community, located in Kent County, New Brunswick. The community is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, Between Moncton and Nouvelle-Arcadie. Population, according to Statistics Canada Census 2011, is 390. Average age of population is 50. Harcourt is located around the intersection of Route 116 and Route 126.
Mortimer is a Canadian unincorporated community, located in Kent County, New Brunswick. The community is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, Between Moncton and Nouvelle-Arcadie. Mortimer is located mainly at the intersection of Route 126 and Route 116, also known as the Salmon River Road and the Beckwith Road.
Noinville is a Canadian unincorporated community, located in Kent County, New Brunswick. The community is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, close to Nouvelle-Arcadie. Noinville is located mainly on New Brunswick Route 126.
Route 490 is a north–south provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 116 intersection in Bass River. The road has a length of approximately 57.6 kilometres, and services small, otherwise isolated rural communities. In these areas, the highway is often unofficially referred to as "Main Street". When the highway enters Moncton, it is known as McLaughlin Drive.
Route 118 is a North/South provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 126 intersection in Miramichi. The road has a length of approximately 40 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 Miramichi River as well as Route 108 and later Route 8 directly to the North side of the river. The highway starts in Miramichi as Islandview Drive. The Highway starts next to Beaubears Island later passing Barnaby Island and lastly Doctors Island. In Miramichi River Valley, the Highway changes to Colonial Drive and lastly Campbell Road.
Route 128 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The highway starts in Lutes Mountain as Homestead Road at Route 126. The road travels in a horseshoe pattern through two small communities before ending in the city of Moncton at an interchange with Route 15. In the community of Berry Mills, New Brunswick, the road is called Berry Mills Road and in Moncton, Route 128 is also designated Killam Drive.
Route 440 is a 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) long mostly North–South secondary highway in the northwest portion of New Brunswick, Canada.
Route 480 is a 21-kilometre (13 mi) long west–east secondary highway in the northwest portion of New Brunswick, Canada.