New Brunswick Route 117

70x100px Route 117
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length:	114.0 km (70.8 mi)
Existed:	1965. – present
Major junctions
North end:	Route 11 and Route 480 in Saint-Louis
South end:	Route 8 in Miramichi
Location
Major cities:	Miramichi
Highway system
Provincial highways in New Brunswick Former routes ← Route 116 Route 118 x20px →

Route 117 is an East/West provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 11 intersection in Saint-Louis. The road has a length of approximately 114 kilometers, and services small, otherwise isolated rural communities. In these areas, the highway is often unofficially referred to as "Main Street." The Road is called Lodge Road, Wellington Street, University Avenue, and Airport Road in the city of Miramichi. This Route Mainly follows the Gulf of St Lawrence in New Brunswick.

History

Route 117 was created in 1965 from parts of the former Routes 12 (between Nelson and Chatham) and 37 (between Chatham and Bay du Vin).

The Chatham bypass and Miramichi Bridge were completed in 1997, creating a high-speed controlled-access connector between Newcastle and Chatham in the City of Miramichi.

Intersecting routes

North to East to South to West

• Starts Merged with New Brunswick Route 8 at the Intersection of New Brunswick Route 126 and Water Street in Miramichi, New Brunswick.
• Unmerges with New Brunswick Route 8 at the Intersection of New Brunswick Route 119 and New Brunswick Route 11 in Miramichi, New Brunswick
• New Brunswick Route 134 in Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick
• New Brunswick Route 11 in Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick

River crossings

• Bay du Vin River (Bay du Vin)
• Little Branch Black River (Black River Bridge)
• Black River (Black River Bridge)
• Napan River (Napan)
• Miramichi River (Miramichi) Miramichi Bridge

Communities along Route

• Saint-Louis,
• Kouchibouguac
• Pointe-Sapin
• Escuminac
• Baie-Sainte-Anne
• Hardwicke
• Gardiner Point
• Bay du Vin
• Miramichi Bay
• Black River Bridge
• Napan
• Miramichi

See also

• List of New Brunswick provincial highways