Prince Edward Island Route 2

Route 2
Route 2
All Weather Highway; Veterans Memorial Highway
	Route 2 highlighted in red.
Route information
	Maintained by Department of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Energy
Length	217.1 km (134.9 mi)
Existed	1890–present
Major junctions
West end	Route 14 in Tignish
	Route 14 in ; Route 12 in Portage; Route 11 in Mount Pleasant; Route 12 in Miscouche; Route 1A in Summerside; Route 6 / Route 20 in Kensington; Route 8 in Summerfield; Route 13 in Hunter River; Route 9 near Brookfield; Route 7 near ; Route 1 (TCH) in Charlottetown; Route 15 in Charlottetown; Route 6 at ; Route 22 in Mount Stewart; Route 16 in St. Peters Bay; Route 4 in ;
East end	Route 16 in Souris
Location
Counties	Kings, Queens, Prince
Major cities	Charlottetown, Summerside
Highway system
	Provincial highways in Prince Edward Island; ;

Route 2, also known as Veterans Memorial Highway and the All Weather Highway, is a 216-kilometre (134 mi) two-lane uncontrolled access highway traversing Prince Edward Island, Canada 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.

Names[]

Route 2 is commonly called the "All Weather Highway," as it was one of the first roads in Prince Edward Island to be open for traffic in all seasons. In 2003 the highway was designated "Veterans Memorial Highway", the same year that it qualified for federal infrastructure funding for much-needed capacity upgrades.

Route 2 has several local names:

Souris Road (Souris to Route 4 at )
St. Peter's Highway (Dingwells Mills to Charlottetown)
Malpeque Road (Charlottetown to Hunter River); the Malpeque Road alignment continuing thereafter on the Old Princetown Road
New Annan Road (Kensington to Summerside)
Western Road (Summerside to Tignish)

Mount Pleasant diversion[]

The portion of the highway running through the farming hamlet of Mount Pleasant west of Summerside was diverted for several years during the 1940s with the establishment of an air force base named RCAF Station Mount Pleasant.^[3] The base was closed following World War II and the "Western Road" was returned to its original alignment which currently runs along the former flight line and tarmac of the air force base. The diversion road constructed around the base is still in use as a local public road.

Major intersections[]

County	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Prince		−1.4	−0.87	Route 12 – North Cape, Alberton
	Tignish	0.0	0.0	Route 14 east / Route 153 south (Church Street) – Skinners Pond, Alberton	Western terminus
	Tignish	1.3	0.81	Route 160 north (Ascension Road)
		2.1	1.3	Route 158 west (Harper Road)
	St. Peter and St. Paul	4.5	2.8	Route 157 west (Deblois Road)
		11.1	6.9	Route 152 (Union Road)
	Alma	12.5– 12.6	7.8– 7.8	Route 151 (Centre Line Road)	Intersections offset; 80 m (260 ft) concurrency
	Elmsdale	16.9	10.5	Route 150 (Dock Road)
	Rosebank	20.1	12.5	Route 149 west (Piusville Road)
	Bloomfield Corner	24.2	15.0	Route 145 (Mill River East Road / Ohalloran Road) – Mill River East, Campbellton	Roundabout
		26.1	16.2	Route 146 (Duvar Road)
	St. Anthony	26.8	16.7	Route 143 west (Howlan Road)
	St. Anthony	27.0	16.8	Route 136 east (Mill Road)
	Woodstock	29.2	18.1	Route 142 (O'Leary Road / Kelly Road) – Cascumpec, O'Leary	Roundabout
		31.9	19.8	Route 137 east (Trout River Road)
		37.6	23.4	Route 14 west – Coleman, West Point
		35.9	22.3	Route 138 south (Beaton Road)
		37.6	23.4	Route 12 west – Cascumpec, Alberton	West end of Route 12 concurrency
	Portage	40.3	25.0	Route 12 east – Foxley River	East end of Route 12 concurrency
		42.7	26.5	Route 175 north (Conway Road)
		46.2	28.7	Route 134 east (McNeills Mills Road)
		49.9	31.0	Route 133 east (Ellerslie Road)
	Mount Pleasant	50.3	31.3	Route 11 east –
		51.0	31.7	Route 169 east (Port Hill Station Road)
		54.4	33.8	Route 130 west (Richards Road)
		55.6	34.5	Route 132 east (Northam Road)
		56.5	35.1	Route 128 wast (Harmony Line Road)
	Richmond	59.2	36.8	Route 127 (MacIsacc Road Road)
		55.6	34.5	Route 132 east (Sunnyside Road)
		62.6	38.9	Route 125 west (Hackmatack Road)
		63.8	39.6	Route 179 west (Goodwin Road)
		65.2	40.5	Route 124 west (Wellington Road) – Wellington
		68.8	42.8	Route 122 north (Allen Road)
	Miscouche	74.0	46.0	Route 12 – , Belmont,
	Summerside	80.7	50.1	Central Street	Former Route 121
		81.0	50.3	Granville Street	Roundabout
		82.0	51.0	Route 180 north (Shore Road)
		84.1	52.3	Route 1A south to Route 11 (Water Street) / Route 1 (TCH) – Summerside, Borden-Carleton, Confederation Bridge	Roundabout
		86.4– 86.5	53.7– 53.7	Route 120 (Waterview Road / Wilmont Valley Road)	Intersections offset; 120 m (390 ft) concurrency
	New Annan	88.2	54.8	Route 106 north (Clermont Road)
		89.5	55.6	Route 110 north (Old Station Road)	West end of Route 110 concurrency
		89.8	55.8	Route 110 south (MacIntyre Road)	East end of Route 110 concurrency
	Kensington	92.6	57.5	Route 20 north (Broadway Street N) / Route 6 east (Victoria Street E) to Route 101 north – , , Cavendish
	Kensington	93.0	57.8	Route 109 south (Barrett Street)
		96.2– 96.3	59.8– 59.8	Route 107 (Blue Shank Road / Nineteen Road)	Intersections offset; 90 m (300 ft) concurrency
		98.9	61.5	Route 108 west (North Freetown Road)
Prince—Queens county line		99.1	61.6	Route 233 north (County Line Road)
Queens	Summerfield	100.4– 100.6	62.4– 62.5	Route 8 (Freetown Road / Grahams Road) – New London,	Intersections offset; 160 m (520 ft) concurrency
	Springfield	103.7	64.4	Route 254 north (Rattenbury Road)
		106.1	65.9	Route 231 (Ascension Road / Millvale Road)
		108.1	67.2	Route 227 south (Junction Road)
		108.6	67.5	Route 230 north (Smith Road)
	Fredericton	111.0	69.0	Route 264 south (Fredericton Station Road)
		112.6	70.0	Route 228 north (Bertram Road)
		114.6	71.2	Route 228 west (Hazel Grove Road)
		115.0	71.5	Route 239 north
	Hunter River	117.4	72.9	Route 13 – Cavendish, Crapaud, Borden-Carleton
		120.5	74.9	Route 243 north
	Brookfield	123.4– 123.5	76.7– 76.7	Route 226 (Millboro Road / Darlington Road)	Intersections offset; 100 m (330 ft) concurrency
		124.4	77.3	Route 9 south – Hampshire
		126.8	78.8	Route 256 south (Loyalist Road)	West end of Route 256 concurrency
		127.3	79.1	Route 256 west (Crabbe Road)	East end of Route 256 concurrency
		129.3	80.3	Route 248 south (North York River Road) – Warren Grove, Cornwall
		130.2	80.9	Route 7 north – North Rustico, Cavendish
		131.5	81.7	Route 236 south (Lower Malpeque Road)
	Charlottetown	133.2	82.8	Route 233 north (Winsloe Road)
		135.7	84.3	Route 1 (TCH) west (Perimeter Highway) / Malpeque Road – Cornwall, Borden-Carleton	Route 2 branches east onto Perimeter Highway; west end of Route 1 concurrency
		136.5	84.8	Mount Edward Road
		137.4	85.4	Route 15 north (Brackley Point Road) – Charlottetown Airport, Brackley Beach
		138.9	86.3	Route 1 (TCH) east (Perimeter Highway) / St. Peters Road – Stratford, Wood Islands	Route 2 branches east onto St. Peters Road; east end of Route 1 concurrency; displaced left turn
		142.2	88.4	Route 25 north – York, Stanhope
		145.6	90.5	Route 222 north (Suffolk Road)
		147.5	91.7	Route 260 east (Frenchfort Road)
		149.1	92.6	Route 6 north – Stanhope,
		150.2	93.3	Route 260 west (Frenchfort Road)	West end of Route 260 concurrency
		150.5	93.5	Route 260 north (Corrigan Road)	East end of Route 260 concurrency
		151.9	94.4	Route 218 east (Portage Road)
	Tracadie Cross	154.5	96.0	Route 218 (Blooming Point Road / Portage Road)
	Mount Stewart	162.0	100.7	Route 22 south – Cardigan,
		163.6	101.7	Route 217 north (French Village Road)
Kings		165.3	102.7	Route 323 east
		168.5	104.7	Route 352 (MacEwans Creek Road / Douglas Station Road)
		172.8	107.4	Route 350 west (Lakeside Road)
	Morell	176.9	109.9	Route 322 south (Green Meadows Road)
		178.3	110.8	Route 321 south (Bangor Road)
		181.5	112.8	Route 337 south (Milburn Road)
		182.8	113.6	Route 331 south (Church Road)
	St. Peters Bay	187.2	116.3	Route 313 south (Cardigan Road) to Route 312 – Cardigan	West end of Route 313 concurrency
	St. Peters Bay	187.5	116.5	Route 16 north / Route 313 north – Cable Head	East end of Route 313 concurrency
		193.2	120.0	Route 327 south (Albion Road)
		200.2	124.4	Route 4 west (Dundas Road) / Route 332 south (Fortune Road) – Montague, Georgetown
		201.5	125.2	Route 309 south (Selkirk Road)
	Fortune Bridge	204.9	127.3	Route 340 east (Fortune Wharf North Road)
		206.5	128.3	Route 310 south (Fortune Road)
		206.8	128.5	Route 308 north (St. Charles Road)
		209.2	130.0	Route 307 north (Bear River Road)
		210.9	131.0	Route 330 (Gowan Brae Road / Lower Rollo Bay Road)
	Souris West	213.5	132.7	Route 306 north (New Zealand Road)
	Souris West	213.8	132.8	Route 330 west (Lower Rollo Bay Road)
	Souris	215.3	133.8	Route 305 north (Chapel Avenue)
	Souris	217.1	134.9	Route 16 east (East Point Road) / MacPhee Avenue – , Îles de la Madeleine	Eastern terminus; roadway continues as Route 16
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former Concurrency terminus

References[]

^ ^a ^b Google (August 26, 2019). "PEI Route 2" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
^ 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.
^ Graham, Allan; Graham, Jessie (1981). "Prince County's forgotten military past". Island Magazine. Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation. 10: 19–22. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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Coordinates: 46°20′51″N 63°19′56″W / 46.347595°N 63.332239°W / 46.347595; -63.332239

[gmaps-1] Google (August 26, 2019). "PEI Route 2" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

[atlas-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.

[3] Graham, Allan; Graham, Jessie (1981). "Prince County's forgotten military past". Island Magazine. Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation. 10: 19–22. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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