Prince Edward Island Route 2

Route 2 marker
Route 2
All Weather Highway
Veterans Memorial Highway
Map
Route 2 highlighted in red.
PEIRoute2.jpg
Route information
Maintained by Department of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Energy
Length217.1 km[1] (134.9 mi)
Existed1890–present
Major junctions
West end Route 14 in Tignish
Major intersections
East end Route 16 in Souris
Location
CountryCanada
ProvincePrince Edward Island
CountiesKings, Queens, Prince
Major citiesCharlottetown, Summerside
Highway system
Route 1A Route 3

Route 2, also known as Veterans Memorial Highway and the All Weather Highway, is the longest highway in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada, at 216 kilometres (134 mi). It is a two-lane uncontrolled access highway that runs nearly the entire length of the province, from Tignish to Souris.[2] Route 2 was recognized as the first numbered highway in the province in 1890, when it opened between Charlottetown and Summerside.

It passes through the cities of Summerside and Charlottetown and roughly parallels the former primary railway line through the province, which was abandoned in 1989.

The highway was first paved in the 1950s with many upgrades in recent decades. A perimeter arterial highway (ring road) across the northern and eastern part of Charlottetown was constructed as part of Route 2 in the 1990s with funding from a $200 million federal adjustment fund for road construction after the railway was abandoned. This section of road was extended to Upton Road and is now signed for Route 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway), although Route 2 uses a small portion of the arterial highway between the Malpeque Road and St. Peter's Highway.

  1. ^ "PEI Route 2" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. ^ 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. 5–10, 14–15, 18–19, 23–30, 35, 41, 47. Retrieved August 19, 2019.