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==History==
==History==
Route 172 was commissioned in 2001 as a renumbering of the mainland portion of Route 776, which still exists on Grand Manan Island.
Route 176 was commissioned in 2001 as a renumbering of the mainland portion of Route 776, which still exists on Grand Manan Island.


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==

Revision as of 04:30, 17 October 2012

Route 176 marker
Route 176
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length10.23 km[1] (6.36 mi)
Existed2001–present
Major junctions
North end Route 1 in Pennfield
South endGrand Manan ferry landing in Blacks Harbour
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Major citiesBlacks Harbour
Highway system
Route 172 Route 177

Route 176 is an 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) mostly north–south secondary highway in the southwest Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Route description

The route's northern terminus starts at the intersection of Route 785 and Route 1 exit 60 in Pennfield Corner, New Brunswick. From there, it runs southwest to the community of Justasons Corner, New Brunswick. The road then continues almost due south passing Cricket Cove. From there the highway changes to Main Street as it enters the community of Blacks Cove. The road then changes to Wallace Cove Road about half way through town and continues southwest towards the community of Wallace Cove. The highway stops at the Grand Manan ferry landing and continues in the Grand Manan town of North Head as Route 776.

History

Route 176 was commissioned in 2001 as a renumbering of the mainland portion of Route 776, which still exists on Grand Manan Island.

Major intersections

  • Deadmans Harbour Road in Blacks Harbour

References

  1. ^ New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003