New Brunswick has road links with Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Maine.
Traffic to and from Maine passes via two major points; route 95 linking Woodstock and Houlton, and route 1, which links St. Stephen in New Brunswick and Calais in Maine. Route 95 is the larger of the two connections, however the scenery in the St. Stephen / Calais area is unquestionably more attractive.
Traffic to Nova Scotia can pass via three routes:
Most traffic invariably passes via the Trans-Canada Highway, which enters Nova Scotia just after passing through Aulac. As a side note, Aulac is home to one of the chain of Irving Big Stops, and can be a good stopping point for travellers attempting to cover a large distance in a short space of time. (Food on offer is typical truck stop fare.)
Tourists arriving from Prince Edward Island have the option of taking New Brunswick Route 970 out of Port Elgin, which becomes Route 366 on the Nova Scotia side. This route offers a better view of rural life in the maritimes, and can be quite a nice drive when time permits. That said, the drive clearly involves smaller roads and lower speeds. Additionally, these roads are not as well maintained or cleared as the Trans-Canada Highway during winter storms.
Just two kilometers northeast of the Trans-Canada Highway, there is a narrow local roadway, Mount Whatley Road, which connects the communities of Whatley, New Brunswick and Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia. This route passes through sparsely populated rural farmland and, unless intending to drive south along Route 16 to Fort Lawrence, it is unlikely that a traveler would need to use it.
Traffic to Quebec can follow two routes:
The majority of traffic passes via the Trans-Canada Highway which connects Edmunston and Riviere Du Loup.
Traffic headed to or from the East coast of New Brunswick will pass by Campbellton, heading to Amqui, and then either West towards Riviere Du Loup, or East towards Gaspe.
The Confederation Bridge links New Brunswick with Prince Edward Island, and is almost a visitor attraction in and of itself, at least for bridge afficionados and those fond of large amounts of concrete. (Viewing stations on the New Brunswick side offer good photo opportunities, again for bridge lovers and engineers.) It crosses the Northumberland Strait between New Brunswick and PEI. It's reached from the mainland on TCH Route 16 near Aulac, and stretches 13 kilometers across open water to the island. The CND $41.50 toll (2 axle vehicle) is collected on the PEI side when returning to the mainland.
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