Route 7
Vanier Highway, Broad Road, Martinon Bypass
Route 7 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length	97.3 km[1] (60.5 mi)
Existed	1965–present
Major junctions
North end	Route 101 in Fredericton
Major intersections	Route 8 in Fredericton Route 2 (TCH) near Oromocto
South end	Route 1 in Saint John
Location
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Counties	York, Sunbury, Queens, Kings, Saint John
Major cities	Fredericton, Saint John
Highway system
Provincial highways in New Brunswick Former routes
← Route 4 → Route 8

Route 7 is 97 kilometres (60 mi) long and runs from Fredericton, near an interchange with Route 8, to an interchange with Route 1 in Saint John.^[1][2] Most of the highway is either a divided expressway or has limited access.

Designated the Vanier Highway between Fredericton and an interchange with Route 2 (the Trans-Canada Highway) in Lincoln, Route 7 runs concurrently with Route 2 to Oromocto. From Oromocto, it turns south and passes through CFB Gagetown.

History

The main road from Fredericton to Saint John was first numbered Route 7 in 1965. The original routing followed present-day Route 102 from Fredericton to Oromocto, and the "Broad Road" (formerly Route 2A) from Oromocto to Welsford. The Vanier Highway, originally Route 12 when it was partially opened in Fredericton, was redesignated as part of Route 7 when it was fully completed to Oromocto in 1976, and a section of the Broad Road through Geary was bypassed in the early 1980s. The towns of Grand Bay and Westfield were bypassed in 1986, with the former alignment of Route 7 renamed Route 177.

In 1991, Route 7 was extended south from its original southern end at Ocean West Way (Route 100) on Saint John's west side to Route 1.

Starting in 2007 planning commenced to construct animal fencing along a large section of Route 7. Construction began in the Fall of 2007 and continuing during the Summer of 2008. Animal crossings were also constructed in various places. Because the majority of Route 7 runs through CFB Gagetown, environmental assessments and approval had to be obtained from the Department of National Defence.

In October 2013, the Welsford Bypass opened and the uncontrolled section of Route 7 was renamed Eagle Rock Road. This new section by-passes the village of Welsford.^[3]

An earlier Route 7 went from Perth-Andover to Maine. This was renumbered Route 19 in 1965, and is now Route 190.

Exit list

From north to south:

County	Location	km[1]	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
York	Fredericton	0.0	0.0		Prospect Street Route 101 (Regent Street) – New Maryland	Northern terminus; at-grade
		0.5	0.31		Route 8 to Route 2 (TCH) / Route 105 – Edmundston, Miramichi
		1.3	0.81	1	Liverpool Street	Northbound right-in/right-out
		2.3	1.4	2	Kimble Drive
		4.1	2.5	4	Doak Road	Southbound exit only
		5.3	3.3	5	Wilsey Road, Alison Boulevard
Sunbury	Lincoln	9.1	5.7	294[lower-roman 1]	Route 2 (TCH) west – Edmundston	North end of Route 2 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		12.5	7.8	297[lower-roman 1]	Nevers Road – Rusagonis-Waasis, Lincoln
	Oromocto	16.7	10.4	301[lower-roman 1]	To Route 102 – Fredericton Airport	Southbound exit, northbound entrance
		18.7	11.6	303[lower-roman 1]	To Route 102 – Oromocto, CFB Gagetown, Geary, Fredericton Airport
		21.6	13.4	306[lower-roman 1]	Route 2 (TCH) east – Moncton	South end of Route 2 concurrency; northbound entrance only
	​	30.0	18.6	29	Broad Road – Geary, Fredericton Junction	At-grade
Queens	CFB Gagetown	51.4	31.9	51	Enniskillen Road – Camp Petersville
	Welsford	63.8	39.6	63	Route 101 – Welsford, Fredericton Junction
Kings	​	72.0	44.7	71	Route 177 – Grand Bay-Westfield
	Grand Bay-Westfield	80.3	49.9	80	Route 102 to Route 177 – Grand Bay-Westfield, Arcadia
		86.5	53.7	86	To Route 177 / Colonel Nase Boulevard – Grand Bay-Westfield
Saint John	Saint John	90.7	56.4	90	Route 177 – Grand Bay-Westfield
		96.7	60.1	96	Route 100 (Ocean West Way)
		97.3	60.5	97	Route 1 – Sussex, Lorneville, St. Stephen	Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

See also

• List of New Brunswick provincial highways

References