New Brunswick Route 2

Route 2 marker
Route 2
Route Transcanadienne
Trans-Canada Highway
Highway of Heroes[1]
Map
Route 2 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length515 km[2] (320 mi)
Existed1927[3]–present
Major junctions
West end A-85 (TCH) near Degelis, QC
Major intersections Route 17 in Saint-Léonard
Route 95 near Woodstock
Route 3 towards Fredericton
Route 8 near Fredericton
Route 7 near Fredericton
Route 10 towards Moncton
Route 1 near Three Rivers
Route 11 / Route 15 near Moncton
Route 16 (TCH) towards Aulac
East end Hwy 104 (TCH) towards Amherst, Nova Scotia
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Highway system
Route 1 Route 3

Route 2 is a major provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, carrying the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway in the province. The highway connects with Autoroute 85 at the border with Quebec and Highway 104 at the border with Nova Scotia, as well as with traffic from Interstate 95 in the U.S. state of Maine via the short Route 95 connector. A core route in the National Highway System, Route 2 is a four-lane freeway in its entirety, and directly serves the cities of Edmundston, Fredericton, and Moncton.

A 20-year project to replace the original 1960s-era two-lane Trans-Canada Highway with a four-lane freeway was completed on November 1, 2007. The final upgrade to Route 2 and Route 95 extended the continuous freeway network of North America east to New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Once Autoroute 85 in Quebec is completed, Route 2 will also connect with the freeway networks of Central Canada without passing through the United States.