New Brunswick Route 95

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Route 95 marker

Route 95

Map
Route 95 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by Brun-Way Highway Operations[1]
Length14.5 km[2] (9.0 mi)
Existed1976–present
Major junctions
West end I-95 at the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing
East end Route 2 (TCH) / Route 103 in Woodstock
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountiesCarleton
Highway system
Route 17 Route 100

Route 95 is a 14.5-kilometre-long (9.0 mi) provincial highway in New Brunswick, which connects Interstate 95 (I-95) at the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing near Houlton, Maine, United States to New Brunswick Route 2 (the Trans-Canada Highway) in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada.

Prior to the construction of Route 95, the connection between the two cities was served by Route 5. In 2007 the New Brunswick government completed a roadworks project to turn Route 95 into a full freeway for its entire length.

Route description

Route 95 begins at the

trumpet interchange with Route 2, which is the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the province, in Woodstock.[4]

History

A road linking Houlton to Woodstock has existed since at least 1927,

freeway.[10] The Province has contracted with Brun-Way Highway Operations to provide maintenance for the highway until 2023.[1]

Exit list

The entire route is in Carleton County.

Locationkm[4]miExitDestinationsNotes
0.00.0
I-95 south – Houlton
Continuation into Maine
Canada–United States border at Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing
5Visitor InformationWas an eastbound exit only
6.54.07 Route 540 – Richmond Corner, Belleville
12.37.612 To Route 555 (Vivglenn Road)Eastbound exit only
Fredericton, Grand Falls
Route 103
(Houlton Road)
Eastern terminus
Continuation beyond Route 95
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "N.B. Trans-Canada twinned from border to border". Today's Trucking. Newcom Business Media Inc. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  2. ^ New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
  3. ^ Time Zone Map (Map). National Institute of Standards and Technology. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b Google (December 16, 2010). "Route 95" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  5. Rand McNally
    . 1927. p. 88. § C3. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  6. ^ Houlton Quadrangle (Map). United States Geological Survey. 1938. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  7. ^ Houlton Quadrangle (Map). United States Geological Survey. 1951. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  8. ^ "Contract 82-1086". Bangor Daily News. Jun 23, 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  9. ^ Maine Road Atlas (Map). Rand McNally and Company. 1989. p. 24. § C4. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  10. ^ "Official opening of new section of Route 95 / Woodstock" (Press release). New Brunswick Department of Transportation. July 10, 2004. Retrieved November 14, 2010.

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