New Brunswick Route 105

Route 105
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length:	307.0 km[1] (190.8 mi)
Existed:	1965 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Route 10 in Youngs Cove
	Route 2 (TCH) in Jemseg Route 8 in Fredericton Route 104 in Mouth of Keswick Route 2 (TCH) in Hartland Route 2 (TCH) in Florenceville Route 107 in Bristol Route 109 in Perth-Andover
North end:	Route 108 in Grand Falls
Location
Major cities:	Fredericton, Nackawic, Hartland, Florenceville, Bristol, Perth-Andover
Highway system
Provincial highways in New Brunswick Former routes ← Route 104 Route 106 →

Route 105 is a highway in New Brunswick, Canada; running from Route 10 in Youngs Cove to Route 108 in Grand Falls, mostly along the east and north banks of the Saint John River, for a distance of 307 kilometres.

Route description

Route 105 at Bath

From Youngs Cove, Route 105 follows a former routing of the Trans-Canada Highway along the south shore of Grand Lake to Jemseg. From there, the route continues north, following the east bank of the Saint John River, to Fredericton. Within Fredericton, the highway is known as Riverside Drive in the district of Barkers Point and Union Street in Devon. The Nashwaaksis area is bypassed by a four-lane divided expressway known as Ring Road, which connects to the Westmorland Street Bridge.^[1]

West of Fredericton, Route 105 continues along the east bank of the river, through Douglas and Keswick Ridge, crossing the Mactaquac Headpond. Between Mactaquac and Nackawic, the road was rerouted after construction of the dam and passes through areas such as Bear Island. The road changes direction to a north-south orientation as the river changes course between Nackawic and Woodstock. The Grafton Bridge, near the junction with Route 585, provides access to the town of Woodstock. Continuing north along the river's east bank, Route 105 passes through Hartland, Florenceville, Bristol, Bath and Perth-Andover. Crossing the Tobique River using the Tobique Narrows Dam, Route 105 passes through several more small farming communities and terminates at Grand Falls.^[1]

History

Route 105 was first numbered in 1965, on a section between Fredericton and Hartland that was formerly known as Route 21. When the Trans-Canada Highway bridge at Florenceville was completed in 1968, Route 2 was rerouted to the other side of the Saint John River and Route 105 was extended north to Perth-Andover. It was further extended north to Grand Falls in 1984, when it replaced Route 125.

With the Trans-Canada Highway project between Fredericton and Moncton completed in 2001, Route 105 was extended eastward from Fredericton as well, taking over the former Route 2 between Fredericton and the Route 10 junction at Youngs Cove.

Major intersections

County	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Queens	Youngs Cove	0.0	0.0	Route 10	Southern terminus
	Jemseg	25.8	41.5	To Route 2 (TCH) / Route 695 / Route 715 (Pram Grand Lake Drive)
	Coytown	31.5	50.7	Route 2 (TCH) east	Interchange, eastbound entrance and exit only
		32.9	52.9	Route 2 (TCH) west	Interchange, westbound exit only
Sunbury	McGowans Corner	43.7	70.3	Route 690 east
	Burton	56.9	91.6	To Route 102 (Burton Bridge)
York	Barkers Point	73.0	117.5	Route 8 (Fredericton Bypass, Princess Margaret Bridge, Barkers Point Bypass)
	Fredericton	81.0	130.4	Route 620 (Royal Road)	Interchange
	Keswick	94.3	151.8	Route 104 north
	McKeens Corner	98.3	158.2	Route 616 north
	Jewetts Mills	104	167	Route 615 north
	Upper Queensbury	140	230	Route 610 east
	Nackawic	144	232	Route 605 north
	Southampton	149	240	To Route 102 to Route 2 (TCH) (Hawkshaw Bridge)
Carleton	Upper Woodstock	189	304	Route 585
	​	206	332	Route 575 east
	Somerville	208	335	To Route 103 To Route 104
	Florenceville	226	364	Route 130	Interchange
	Bristol	230	370	Route 107 east (Juniper Road)
	Bath	236	380	Route 565 north (Mechanic Road)
	Upper Kent	246	396	Route 565 south
Victoria	Perth-Andover	267	430	Route 109 east (Gulch Road)
	Tobique Narrows	274	441	Route 390 east
	​	292	470	Route 380 south
	Grand Falls	307	494	Route 108 (Chemin Tobique)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

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