Prince Edward Island Route 160

Coordinates: 46°57′41″N 64°04′04″W / 46.9615°N 64.0679°W / 46.9615; -64.0679
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Route 160 marker

Route 160

Route information
Maintained by Prince Edward Island Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Major junctions
From Route 14
To Route 2
Location
CountryCanada
ProvincePrince Edward Island
Highway system

Ascension Road, labelled Route 160, is a 2-lane collector highway in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) NW of the community of Tignish. Its maximum speed limit is 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).

The highway runs from Route 14 (Shore Road) to Route 2, the Veteran's Memorial Highway, passing through the communities of Ascension and Nail Pond.[1]

History

As part of the

trains until 1990 crosses directly over the Ascension Road at approximately 0.21 mi (0.34 km) north of the road's commencement at Route 2. Due to the bridge's low height, there is no pavement on the section of the road underneath the bridge. The remainder of the road, however, is paved. In 2000, under the direction of Prince Edward Island Director of Transportation, Gail Shea
, an identical bridge in nearby Harper Road was demolished and the trail was lowered to road level. Protests were made to do the same in Ascension, and the bridge in Ascension remains the only one on Prince Edward Island.

Other information

Ascension Road is a secondary highway in Prince Edward Island, and is one of the busiest secondary highways in the Tignish area. Other nearby busy secondary highways include Harper Road (

Aliant Telecom
has been available from civic addresses 1—600 since 2005.

List of roads linking from Ascension Road

References

  1. ^ Provincial Road Atlas: Prince Edward Island (PDF) (Map). Prince Edward Island Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. p. 5. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

46°57′41″N 64°04′04″W / 46.9615°N 64.0679°W / 46.9615; -64.0679