Route 95 is a 14.5-kilometre-long (9.0 mi) provincial highway in New Brunswick, which connects Interstate 95 (I-95) at the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing near Houlton, Maine, United States to New Brunswick Route 2 (the Trans-Canada Highway) in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada.
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 Route 95 highlighted in red. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Brun-Way Highway Operations[1] | ||||
| Length | 14.5 km[2] (9.0 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1976–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-95 at the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing | |||
| East end |   Route 2 (TCH) / Route 103 in Woodstock | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | New Brunswick | |||
| Counties | Carleton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Prior to the construction of Route 95, the connection between the two cities was served by Route 5. In 2007 the New Brunswick government completed a roadworks project to turn Route 95 into a full freeway for its entire length.
Route description
editRoute 95 begins at the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing on the Maine–New Brunswick border as an extension of I-95. The border between the two countries also marks the border between the Eastern Time Zone and the Atlantic Time Zone.[3] The highway travels northeast through woodlands as it approaches its first interchange with Route 540 via a hybrid diamond interchange/partial cloverleaf interchange, providing access to the towns of Richmond Corner and Belleville. Continuing east, the highway crosses over Plymouth Road before intersecting an eastbound exit for Vivglenn Road, which connects to Route 555. The final exit on the highway is a trumpet interchange with Route 2, which is the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the province, in Woodstock.[4]
History
editA road linking Houlton to Woodstock has existed since at least 1927.[5] It was numbered Route 5 in 1938.
In 1951, this designation was removed.[6][7] The current Route 95 was constructed in the late 1970s and numbered Route 95 by 1981.[8] The new highway bypassed the original alignment of Route 5,[4] which is now numbered Route 555.[citation needed] By 1989, the intersection between Route 95 and Route 2 was converted into an interchange.[9] In 2007, the New Brunswick Department of Transportation completed a C$33 million construction project, turning Route 95 from a two-lane undivided highway to a grade-separated four lane freeway.[10] The Province has contracted with Brun-Way Highway Operations to provide maintenance for the highway until 2023.[1]
Exit list
editThe entire route is in Carleton County.
| Location | km[4] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  I-95 south – Houlton | Continuation into Maine | |
| Canada–United States border at Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing | |||||
| 5 | Visitor Information | Was an eastbound exit only | |||
| 6.5 | 4.0 | 7 |  Route 540 – Richmond Corner, Belleville | ||
| 12.3 | 7.6 | 12 |  To Route 555 (Vivglenn Road) | Eastbound exit only | |
| Woodstock | 14.5 | 9.0 | Route 2 (TCH) – Fredericton, Grand Falls Route 103 (Houlton Road) | Eastern terminus Continuation beyond Route 95 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
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- ^ a b "N.B. Trans-Canada twinned from border to border". Today's Trucking. Newcom Business Media Inc. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
- ^ Time Zone Map (Map). National Institute of Standards and Technology. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Route 95" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ Junior Auto Road Map Maritime Provinces (Map). 1,800,000. Rand McNally. 1927. p. 88. § C3. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Houlton Quadrangle (Map). United States Geological Survey. 1938. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Houlton Quadrangle (Map). United States Geological Survey. 1951. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ "Contract 82-1086". Bangor Daily News. Jun 23, 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Maine Road Atlas (Map). Rand McNally and Company. 1989. p. 24. § C4. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ "Official opening of new section of Route 95 / Woodstock" (Press release). New Brunswick Department of Transportation. July 10, 2004. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
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