| Route 970 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation | ||||
| Length: | 11.4 km[1] (7.1 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | Route 366 at Tindish Bridge, NS | |||
| North end: | Route 15 / Route 16 (TCH) in Port Elgin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Westmorland | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Provincial highways in New Brunswick
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Route 970 is a 11.4-kilometre (7.1 mi) long provincial highway located entirely in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. The highway connects Nova Scotia Route 366 at Tidnish Bridge, Nova Scotia to Route 15 and Route 16 at Port Elgin. The road is one of only three public roads crossing the inter-provincial border on the Isthmus of Chignecto; the other two being Route 2/Nova Scotia Highway 104 (Trans-Canada Highway) and the Mount Whately Road. Its the only land crossing between the two provinces.
Route 970 begins 80 metres (260 ft) from a junction with Nova Scotia Route 366 along the provincial border between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.[2] The highway travels north, roughly parallel to the Tindish River as it traverses southern Westmorland County, passing Big Cove to the west before entering Baie Verte. The highway turns northeast along Main Street before crossing two bridges near Fletcher Island, continuing northeast until reaching the town of Port Elgin. The highway turns onto Shemogue Road and comes to a terminus at a roundabout intersection, which serves as the southern terminus of Route 15, and an intersection on Route 16.[1]
The entire route is in Westmorland County.
| Location | km[1] | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Nova Scotia–New Brunswick border | 0.0 | Route 366 to Trunk 6 – East Amherst, Lorneville | Southern terminus | |
| Baie Verte | 6.4 | To Route 16 (TCH) (Main Street) | ||
| Port Elgin | 11.4 | Route 15 / Route 16 (TCH) | Roundabout, Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||