New Brunswick Route 7
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| Route 7 |
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| Vanier Highway, Broad Road, Martinon Bypass | |
| Length: | 96.8 km[1] (60.1 mi) |
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| Formed: | 1965 |
| North end: |  Route 8 in Fredericton |
| Major junctions: |
Route 2 (TCH) in Oromocto Route 101 in Welsford Route 102 in Westfield |
| South end: |  Route 1 in Saint John |
| Major cities: | Oromocto, CFB Gagetown, Grand Bay-Westfield |
Route 7 is 97 kilometres long and runs from Fredericton, near an interchange with Route 8, to an interchange with Route 1 in Saint John. Most of the highway is either a divided expressway or has limited access.
Designated the Vanier Highway between Fredericton and an interchange with Route 2 (the Trans-Canada Highway) in Lincoln, Route 7 runs concurrently with Route 2 to Oromocto. From Oromocto, it turns south and passes through CFB Gagetown. It then goes through Welsford on the only part of the highway that is not limited-access. Route 7 bypasses the town of Grand Bay-Westfield and ends on the west side of Saint John.
[edit] History
The main road from Fredericton to Saint John was first numbered Route 7 in 1965. The original routing followed present-day Route 102 from Fredericton to Oromocto, and the "Broad Road" (formerly Route 2A) from Oromocto to Welsford. The Vanier Highway, originally Route 12 when it was partially opened in Fredericton, was redesignated as part of Route 7 when it was fully completed to Oromocto in 1976, and a section of the Broad Road through Geary was bypassed in the early 1980s. The towns of Grand Bay and Westfield were bypassed in 1986, with the former alignment of Route 7 renumbered Route 177.
In 1991, Route 7 was extended south from its original southern end at Ocean West Way (Route 100) on Saint John's west side to Route 1.
[edit] List of interchanges
| Location | Exit Number | Intersecting Roads |
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| Fredericton | 0** | Regent Street ( Route 101) |
| Fredericton | 1 | Liverpool Street (northbound only) |
| Fredericton | 2 | Kimble Drive |
| Fredericton | 5 | Wilsey Road / Alison Boulevard |
| Fredericton | 294*** (9) | Route 2 (northbound only) |
| Lincoln | 297*** (11) | Nevers Road |
| Oromocto | 301*** (15) | Waasis Road ( Route 102) |
| Oromocto | 303*** (17) | Miramichi Road |
| Oromocto | 306*** (20) | Route 2 (southbound only) |
| Geary | 29* | Broad Road (Route 660) |
| CFB Gagetown (Camp Petersville) | 51 | Enniskillen Road |
| Welsford | 65** | Route 101 |
| Nerepis | 71* | Westfield Road (Route 177) |
| Westfield | 80 | Route 102 |
| Grand Bay | 90 | River Valley Drive (Route 177) |
| Saint John | 96 | Ocean West Way ( Route 100) |
| Saint John | 97 |  Route 1 |
- * At-grade intersection
- ** At-grade intersection, exit number not posted (kilometre-post used)
- *** Route 2 exit number
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[edit] References
- ^ New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
