Prince Edward Island Route 2

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Route 2
All Weather Highway
Veterans Memorial Highway
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Route 2 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by Department of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Energy
Length: 217.1 km[1] (134.9 mi)
Existed: 1890 – present
Major junctions
West end: Route 14 in Tignish
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East end: Route 16 in Souris
Location
Counties: Kings, Queens, Prince
Major cities: Charlottetown, Summerside
Highway system
Provincial highways in Prince Edward Island
← Route 1A Route 3 →

Route 2, also known as Veterans Memorial Highway and the All Weather Highway, is a 216-kilometre (134 mi) two-lane uncontrolled access highway traversing Prince Edward Island, Canada from Tignish to Souris.[2] Route 2 was recognized as the first numbered highway in the province in 1890, when it opened between Charlottetown and Summerside.

It passes through the cities of Summerside and Charlottetown and roughly parallels the former primary railway line through the province, which was abandoned in 1989.

The highway was first paved in the 1950s with many upgrades in recent decades. A perimeter arterial highway (ring road) across the northern and eastern part of Charlottetown was constructed as part of Route 2 in the 1990s with funding from a $200 million federal adjustment fund for road construction after the railway was abandoned. This section of road was extended to Upton Road and is now signed for Route 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway), although Route 2 uses a small portion of the arterial highway between the Malpeque Road and St. Peter's Highway.

Names

Route 2 is commonly called the "All Weather Highway," as it was one of the first roads in Prince Edward Island to be open for traffic in all seasons. In 2003 the highway was designated "Veterans Memorial Highway", the same year that it qualified for federal infrastructure funding for much-needed capacity upgrades.

Route 2 has several local names:

Mount Pleasant diversion

The portion of the highway running through the farming hamlet of Mount Pleasant west of Summerside was diverted for several years during the 1940s with the establishment of an air force base named RCAF Station Mount Pleasant.[3] The base was closed following World War II and the "Western Road" was returned to its original alignment which currently runs along the former flight line and tarmac of the air force base. The diversion road constructed around the base is still in use as a local public road.

Major intersections

County Location km[1] mi Destinations Notes
Prince ​ −1.4 −0.9 Route 12 – North Cape, Alberton
Tignish 0.0 0.0 Route 14 east / Route 153 south (Church Street) – Skinners Pond, Alberton Western terminus
1.3 0.8 Route 160 north (Ascension Road)
​ 2.1 1.3 Route 158 west (Harper Road)
St. Peter and St. Paul 4.5 2.8 Route 157 west (Deblois Road)
Profits Corner 11.1 6.9 Route 152 (Union Road)
Alma 12.5–
12.6		 7.8–
7.8		 Route 151 (Centre Line Road) Intersections offset; 80 m (260 ft) concurrency
Elmsdale 16.9 10.5 Route 150 (Dock Road)
Rosebank 20.1 12.5 Route 149 west (Piusville Road)
Bloomfield Corner 24.2 15.0 Route 145 (Mill River East Road / Ohalloran Road) – Mill River East, Campbellton Roundabout
​ 26.1 16.2 Route 146 (Duvar Road)
St. Anthony 26.8 16.7 Route 143 west (Howlan Road)
27.0 16.8 Route 136 east (Mill Road)
Woodstock 29.2 18.1 Route 142 (O'Leary Road / Kelly Road) – Cascumpec, O'Leary Roundabout
Carleton 31.9 19.8 Route 137 east (Trout River Road)
37.6 23.4 Route 14 west – Coleman, West Point
West Devon 35.9 22.3 Route 138 south (Beaton Road)
​ 37.6 23.4 Route 12 west – Cascumpec, Alberton West end of Route 12 concurrency
Portage 40.3 25.0 Route 12 east – Foxley River East end of Route 12 concurrency
Inverness 42.7 26.5 Route 175 north (Conway Road)
​ 46.2 28.7 Route 134 east (McNeills Mills Road)
49.9 31.0 Route 133 east (Ellerslie Road)
Mount Pleasant 50.3 31.3 Route 11 east – Enmore
​ 51.0 31.7 Route 169 east (Port Hill Station Road)
Springhill 54.4 33.8 Route 130 west (Richards Road)
​ 55.6 34.5 Route 132 east (Northam Road)
56.5 35.1 Route 128 wast (Harmony Line Road)
Richmond 59.2 36.8 Route 127 (MacIsacc Road Road)
​ 55.6 34.5 Route 132 east (Sunnyside Road)
62.6 38.9 Route 125 west (Hackmatack Road)
Wellington Centre 63.8 39.6 Route 179 west (Goodwin Road)
​ 65.2 40.5 Route 124 west (Wellington Road) – Wellington
68.8 42.8 Route 122 north (Allen Road)
Miscouche 74.0 46.0 Route 12 – Central Lot 16, Belmont, Southwest Lot 16
Summerside 80.7 50.1 Central Street Former Route 121
81.0 50.3 Granville Street Roundabout
82.0 51.0 Route 180 north (Shore Road)
Travellers Rest 84.1 52.3 Route 1A south to Route 11 (Water Street) / Route 1 (TCH) – Summerside, Borden-Carleton, Confederation Bridge Roundabout
​ 86.4–
86.5		 53.7–
53.7		 Route 120 (Waterview Road / Wilmont Valley Road) Intersections offset; 120 m (390 ft) concurrency
New Annan 88.2 54.8 Route 106 north (Clermont Road)
​ 89.5 55.6 Route 110 north (Old Station Road) West end of Route 110 concurrency
89.8 55.8 Route 110 south (MacIntyre Road) East end of Route 110 concurrency
Kensington 92.6 57.5 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
93.0 57.8 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Norboro 96.2–
96.3		 59.8–
59.8		 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. Intersections offset; 90 m (300 ft) concurrency
​ 98.9 61.5 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Prince—Queens county line ​ 99.1 61.6 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Queens Summerfield 100.4–
100.6		 62.4–
62.5		 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. Intersections offset; 160 m (520 ft) concurrency
Springfield 103.7 64.4 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
​ 106.1 65.9 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
108.1 67.2 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Pleasent Valley 108.6 67.5 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Fredericton 111.0 69.0 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Hazelgrove 112.6 70.0 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
​ 114.6 71.2 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
115.0 71.5 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Hunter River 117.4 72.9 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Greenville 120.5 74.9 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Brookfield 123.4–
123.5		 76.7–
76.7		 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. Intersections offset; 100 m (330 ft) concurrency
​ 124.4 77.3 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Springvale 126.8 78.8 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. West end of Route 256 concurrency
127.3 79.1 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. East end of Route 256 concurrency
Milton Station 129.3 80.3 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
130.2 80.9 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
​ 131.5 81.7 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Charlottetown 133.2 82.8 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
135.7 84.3 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. Route 2 branches east onto Perimeter Highway; west end of Route 1 concurrency
136.5 84.8 Mount Edward Road
137.4 85.4 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
138.9 86.3 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. Route 2 branches east onto St. Peters Road; east end of Route 1 concurrency
Marshfield 142.2 88.4 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
​ 145.6 90.5 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
147.5 91.7 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Bedford Corner 149.1 92.6 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
​ 150.2 93.3 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. West end of Route 260 concurrency
150.5 93.5 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. East end of Route 260 concurrency
Tenmile House 151.9 94.4 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Tracadie Cross 154.5 96.0 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Mount Stewart 162.0 100.7 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
St. Andrews 163.6 101.7 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Kings ​ 165.3 102.7 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Canavoy 168.5 104.7 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
​ 172.8 107.4 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Morell 176.9 109.9 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Morell East 178.3 110.8 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Marie 181.5 112.8 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Midgell 182.8 113.6 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
St. Peters Bay 187.2 116.3 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. West end of Route 313 concurrency
187.5 116.5 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. East end of Route 313 concurrency
​ 193.2 120.0 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Dingwells Mills 200.2 124.4 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
​ 201.5 125.2 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Fortune Bridge 204.9 127.3 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Rollo Bay West 206.5 128.3 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
206.8 128.5 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
​ 209.2 130.0 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Rollo Bay 210.9 131.0 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Souris West 213.5 132.7 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
213.8 132.8 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
Souris 215.3 133.8 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls.
217.1 134.9 Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 248: too many expensive function calls. Eastern terminus; roadway continues as Route 16
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus

References

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