Route 13 is a 39 km (24 mi) two-lane uncontrolled access secondary highway traversing the central portion of Prince Edward Island, Canada in a more or less north–south direction between Crapaud and Cavendish. It passes through a mainly rural area of Prince Edward Island. A portion of Route 13 (south of Hunter River) is commonly called the "Hopalong Road."
 Route 13 | ||||
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| Hopedale Road | ||||
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| Maintained by Transportation and Public Works | ||||
| Length | 38.8 km[1] (24.1 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 1 (TCH) in Crapaud | |||
 Route 2 in Hunter River Route 6 in Cavendish | ||||
| North end | Prince Edward Island National Park | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Prince Edward Island | |||
| Counties | Queens | |||
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There is an important intersection with Route 2 at Hunter River. There are minor intersections with Route 225 in the rural community of Hopedale (where it is called Hopedale Road), Route 246 in Kellys Cross and Route 224 in New Glasgow. Route 13 intersects with Route 235 (Kingston Road) east of Brookvale. In Cavendish it intersects with Route 6 and terminates at Gulf Shore Road inside Prince Edward Island National Park.[2]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Queens County.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Crapaud | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 1 (TCH) – Borden-Carleton, Charlottetown | Southern terminus | |
| 0.08 | 0.050 |  Route 231 north (Inkerman Road) | |||
| Kellys Cross | 6.9 | 4.3 |  Route 246 (Maplewood Road / South Melville Road) | ||
| | 12.1 | 7.5 |  Route 235 east (Kingston Road) | ||
| 15.2 | 9.4 |  Route 225 – Kinkora, North Wiltshire | |||
| 16.6 | 10.3 |  Route 227 (Johnston Road) | |||
| Hunter River | 21.4 | 13.3 | Route 2 – Summerside, Charlottetown | ||
| 21.9 | 13.6 |  Route 251 east (Bungay Road) | |||
| | 27.1 | 16.8 |  Route 224 west (St. Marys Road) | South end of Route 224 concurrency | |
| New Glasgow | 28.0 | 17.4 |  Route 224 east (New Glasgow Road) to Route 258 north | North end of Route 224 concurrency | |
| Mayfield | 32.7 | 20.3 |  Route 269 east (Line Road) – North Rustico | ||
| | 33.5 | 20.8 |  Route 241 west – Toronto | ||
| Cavendish | 37.7 | 23.4 | Route 6 (Cavendish Road) – Stanley Bridge, Kensington, North Rustico | ||
| Prince Edward Island National Park | 38.8 | 24.1 | West Gulf Shore Parkway | Northern terminus; roadway continues east | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ "PEI Route 13" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ Prince Edward Island Provincial Road Atlas (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). Government of Prince Edward Island. pp. 22–24. Retrieved September 27, 2019.