Prince Edward Island Route 12

Route 12 is a 112 km (70 mi), two-lane, uncontrolled-access, secondary highway in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. Its southern terminus is at Route 11 in Miscouche and its northern terminus is at the North Cape Hiking Trail in Tignish. The route parallels Route 2 as it travels toward the North Cape.

Route 12 marker
Route 12
Route information
Maintained by the Department of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Energy
Length112 km[1] (70 mi)
Major junctions
South end Route 11 in Miscouche
Major intersections
North endNorth Cape Hiking Trail in Tignish
Location
CountryCanada
ProvincePrince Edward Island
CountiesPrince
Highway system
Route 11 Route 13

Route description

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The route begins at its southern terminus, goes north, and turns left near Rosehill. It crosses the Grand River and turns right in the community of the same name. It continues north and turns left in Low Point. Two left turns in Foxley River lead to a 2.7 km (1.7 mi) concurrency with Route 2 between Portage and West Devon. Two bridges over the Trout and Mill rivers lead to a right turn into Alberton. Travelling further north up the north coast of the island, the route crosses the Kildare River and goes by Tignish before ending at the North Cape Hiking Trail.

Junction list

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County Location km mi Junction Notes
Prince County Miscouche 0 0   Route 11 Southern terminus of route
1.5 0.9   Route 2
Rosehill 5.7 3.5   Route 123
8.2 5.1   Route 123
14.1 8.8   Route 122
Grand River 19.0 11.8    Route 127 / Route 131 Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 131
19.6 12.2   Route 131 Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 131
Birch Hill 26.6 16.5   Route 131
29.0 18.0   Route 132
Tyne Valley 34.8 21.6   Route 169
Ellerslie-Bideford 38.4 23.9   Route 133
40.5 25.2   Route 163
41.8 26.0   Route 134
Freeland 46.7 29.0   Route 173
47.0 29.2   Route 174
Foxley River 50.6 31.4   Route 168
Portage 56.0 34.8   Route 2 Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 2
58.7 36.5   Route 2 Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 2
Coleman 62.8 39.0   Route 137
O'Leary 64.8 40.3   Route 142
Cascumpec 68.7 42.7   Route 136
70.7 43.9   Route 172
Alberton 76.9 47.8   Route 145
77.3 48.0   Route 150
78.7 48.9   Route 152
87.3 54.2   Route 154
Tignish 87.9 54.6   Route 162
99.2 61.6   Route 2
105 65.2   Route 161
108 67.1   Route 182
112 69.6 North Cape Hiking Trail Northern terminus of route

References

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  1. ^ Google Maps (Map). Google. Retrieved September 15, 2016.