Prince Edward Island Route 4
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 Route 4 | ||||
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 Route 4 near Cardigan | ||||
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| Maintained by Transportation and Public Works | ||||
| Length | 64.9 km[1] (40.3 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 1 (TCH) at Wood Islands | |||
 Route 24 in Murray River
 Route 5 near Cardigan | ||||
| North end |  Route 2 at Dingwells Mills | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Prince Edward Island | |||
| Counties | Kings, Queens | |||
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Route 4 is a 63 km (39 mi) long, two-lane uncontrolled access secondary highway in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada. In runs east from the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1) at Wood Islands along the Northumberland Straight to Route 18 the settlement of High Bank, where it turns north and passes through Murray River and Montague before ending at Route 2 at Dingwells Mills.[2] Its maximum speed limit is 90 km/h (56 mph).[citation needed]
Route 4 is designated an arterial highway for approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Route 2 in Dingwells Mills to Route 17 in Montague; the remainder is designated a collector highway.[3]
Names
Route 4 has several local names:[2]
- Shore Road (Wood Islands to High Bank)
- Normans Road (High Bank to Murray River)
- Commercial Road (Murray River to Montague)
- A.A. Macdonald Highway (Montague to Pooles Corner)
- Alleys Mill Road (Pooles Corner to Cardigan)
- Seven Mile Road (Cardigan to Dundas)
- Dundas Road (Dundas to Dingwells Mills)
Major intersections
From south to north:[2]
| County | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Queens | Wood Islands | 0.0 | 0.0 |   To Route 1 (TCH) / Route 315 north (Wood Islands Road) – Montague, Charlottetown, Caribou (via ferry) | Southern terminus |
| | 6.1 | 3.8 |  Route 325 north (County Line Road) | ||
| Kings | High Bank | 10.8 | 6.7 |  Route 348 north (Livingston Road) | |
| | 12.4 | 7.7 |  Route 18 east (Cape Bear Road) – Murray Harbour | ||
| Murray River | 17.1 | 10.6 | Route 18 west (Cape Bear Road) – Murray Harbour | Signed as Route 18 west but heads east[4] | |
| 17.6 | 10.9 | Route 348 (Gladstone Road / MacInnis Street Road) | Intersections offset, 30 m (100 ft) concurrency | ||
| 17.9 | 11.1 |  Route 202 west (Riverside Drive) | |||
| 18.3 | 11.4 | Route 24 – Vernon River, Dover | Roundabout | ||
| | 19.1 | 11.9 |  Route 17 east – Point Pleasent | ||
| Alliston | 23.3 | 14.5 |  Route 324 (Peters Road) | ||
| St. Marys Road | 26.1 | 16.2 |  Route 318 (St. Marys Road) | ||
| Milltown Cross | 28.4 | 17.6 |  Route 317 (Brooklyn Road / Line Road) | ||
| Commercial Cross | 31.2 | 19.4 |  Route 316 (Heatherdale Road / Whim Road) | Intersections offset, 40 m (130 ft) concurrency | |
| Montague | 33.9 | 21.1 | Route 315 south – Wood Islands Road | ||
| 34.6 | 21.5 |  Route 326 (Valleyfield Road / Dousse Road) – Valleyfield, Lower Montague | Roundabout | ||
| 35.4 | 22.0 | Route 17 east (Main Street) – Lower Montague | |||
| 35.7 | 22.2 |  Route 353 west (Riverside Drive) | |||
| 36.2 | 22.5 |  Route 210 west (Queens Road) | |||
| 36.8 | 22.9 |  Route 319 east (Robertson Road) | |||
| | 39.4 | 24.5 | Route 319 east (Brundenell Point Road) | ||
| 40.0 | 24.9 |  Route 356 north (Power Road) | |||
| Pooles Corner | 41.0 | 25.5 |  Route 3 – Charlottetown, Georgetown | Roundabout | |
| | 44.2 | 27.5 | Route 5 west – Mount Albion, Cardigan | ||
| 44.5 | 27.7 |  Route 329 north (Hazelgreen Road) | |||
| 45.5 | 28.3 |  Route 313 north (Cardigan Road) | |||
| 46.6 | 29.0 |  Route 321 south (Chapel Road) – Cardigan | South end of Route 321 concurrency | ||
| 47.1 | 29.3 | Route 321 north (Shepard Road) | North end of Route 321 concurrency | ||
| Primrose | 54.4 | 33.8 |  Route 312 north (Strathcona Road) | ||
| 54.8 | 34.1 |  Route 311 south (Primrose Road) | |||
| Bridgetown | 56.4 | 35.0 | Route 312 north (Strathcona Road) | ||
| Dundas | 58.1 | 36.1 |  Route 310 south (Annandale Road) | ||
| 58.4 | 36.3 |  Route 314 east (Little River Road) | |||
| Albion Cross | 60.7 | 37.7 |  Route 327 (Albion Road) | ||
| Dingwell Mills | 64.9 | 40.3 |  Route 2 / Route 332 south (Fortune Road) – Charlottetown, Souris, Red House | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Google Maps (Map). Google. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c Prince Edward Island Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (2014). Provincial Road Atlas - Prince Edward Island (PDF) (Map). 1:50,000. Government of Prince Edward Island. pp. 36–39, 41–42. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Roads Act: Highway Access Regulations (Chapter R-15). 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Route 4/18 (north intersection)" (Map). Google Maps. July 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
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