New Brunswick Route 17

Route 17
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length:	148.4 km[1] (92.2 mi)
Existed:	1920s – present
Major junctions
North end:	Route 11 in Tide Head
	Route 180 in Saint-Quentin Route 2 (TCH) in Saint-Leonard
South end:	Canada–US border at Saint-Leonard
Location
Major cities:	Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin
Highway system
Provincial highways in New Brunswick Former routes ← Route 16 Route 95 →

Route 17 is 148 kilometres (92 mi) long and runs from the Canada–US border in Saint-Leonard to Route 11 at Tide Head near Campbellton. Saint-Quentin and Kedgwick are other towns along the route. With the exception of those towns, the highway runs almost entirely through sparsely populated forest land. It is the only highway connecting northwestern New Brunswick with the province's north shore.

History

The purpose of the proposed was to improve deficiencies in the current Route 17 highway from north of Mud Brook to Hammond Gate Road area in Victoria County. The bypass goes north of the existing roadway and has been designed to meet present-day standards to improve safety, including flatter grades, creation of passing opportunities, upgrades to guiderail requirements and increased shoulder widths. The bypass is approximately 5 km in length. The projet has been completed,

Gallery

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  Route 17 in Whites Brook

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  Route 11's junction with route 17 in Tide Head.

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  Route 17 in Glencoe

See also

• List of New Brunswick provincial highways

References

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