Numbered highways in Canada

Numbered highways in Canada
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Canadian Provinces and Territories
Highways in Canada's provinces and territories

Numbered highways in Canada are split by province, and a majority are maintained by their province or territory transportation department. All highways in Canada are numbered except for three in the Northwest Territories, and all in Nunavut; one highway in Alberta, one highway in Ontario, two highways in Quebec, and Ontario's 7000 Series, are not marked with their highway number, but have been assigned one by the transportation department. A number of highways in all provinces are better known by locals by their name rather than their number. Some highways have additional letters added to their number, A is typically an alternate route, B is typically a business route, and other letters are used for bypass (truck) routes, connector routes, scenic routes, and spur routes.

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Classifications

This is a breakdown of the classifications of highways in each province, and an example shield of each classification where available.

Trans-Canada

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The Trans-Canada Highway system is the only system made up of federally maintained highways.

  • Trans Canada (Main) Route
  • Yellowhead Route (ex:Hwy 5)

Alberta

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All provincial highways in Alberta are 'Primary Highways'. They are divided into two series', and sub-series'.

  • 1-216 Series — core highway network
    • Hwy 1-100 — intercity (Hwy 100 is unmarked, ex:Hwy 2)
    • Hwy 201, 216 — orbital routes (ex:Hwy 216)
  • 500-986 Series — local highways
    • Hwy 500-699 — west-east routes (ex:Hwy 501)
    • Hwy 700-899 — south-north routes (ex:Hwy 881)
    • 900 and X series — potential realignments and extensions (ex:Hwy 986)

British Columbia

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Varying between west-east and south-north routes, route numbers in British Columbia span from 1-118, except for Hwy 395 which is a counterpart of US 395. The 400 series highways were renumbered in 1973.
(ex: Hwy 97)

Manitoba

Provincial Trunk Highways (PTH) in Manitoba are divided into two series.

  • PTH 1-199 — primary routes
  • PR 200-699 — secondary routes

New Brunswick

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Provincial highways in New Brunswick are divided into three series'.

  • Route 1-99 — arterial highways (ex:Route 11)
  • Route 100-199 — collector highways (ex:Route 108)
  • Route 200-999 — local highways (ex:Route 275)

Newfoundland and Labrador

Provincial highways in Newfoundland and Labrador are divided into three seres'.

  • Main highways
    • Routes 1, 210, 230, 320, 330, 340, 360, 410, 430, 480, 500, and 510
  • Regional roads are numbered by region
    • Route 2-203 — Avalon Peninsula
    • Route 204-205, 230-239 — Bonavista Peninsula
    • Route 210-222 — Burin Peninsula
    • Route 301-346 — Kittiwake Coast, Fogo Island, & Twillingate
    • Route 350-371 — Exploits River Valley & Bay d'Espoir
    • Route 380-392, 410-419 — Baie Verte
    • Route 401, 420-438 — Great Northern Peninsula
    • Route 402-407, 440-490 — Western Newfoundland
    • Route 500-520 — Labrador
  • Local highways are based on intersecting primary routes and numbered with extension (i.e. 210-1)

Nova Scotia

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Provincial highways in Nova Scotia are divided into five series'.

  • 100 Series — arterial highways (ex:Hwy 102)
  • Trunk Highways (ex:Trunk 4)
  • Route 200-399 — collector highways (ex:Route 221)
  • Scenic Routes are unnumbered
  • Local roads are unnumbered

Ontario

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Provincial highways in Ontario are divided into four classes.

  • Hwy 2-148, 400-427 — King's (primary) highways
  • Hwy 500-699 — secondary highways (ex:Hwy 540)
  • Hwy 800-813 — tertiary highways (ex:Hwy 811)
  • 7000-series — resource & industrial roads (unmarked)

Prince Edward Island

Provincial highways in Prince Edward Island are divided into three series'.

  • Route 1-4 — primary highways
  • Route 4-25 — secondary highways
  • Local highways are numbered by county
    • Route 101-199 — Prince County
    • Route 201-299 — Queens County
    • Route 301-399 — Kings County

Quebec

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Qc348.svg

Provincial highways in Quebec are divided into three classes. Odd numbers refer to routes that are generally perpendicular to the Saint Lawrence River. Even numbers refer to routes that are generally parallel to the Saint Lawrence River.

  • Autoroutes — expressways (Route 920 & Route 973 are unmarked, ex:Autoroute 20)
    • Route numbers for bypasses and spurs take on a prefix (4nn-9nn)
  • 100-series — primary highways (ex:Route 138)
  • Secondary routes
    • 200-series — south of the Saint Lawrence River (ex:Route 263)
    • 300-series — north of the Saint Lawrence River (ex:Route 348)

Saskatchewan

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Provincial highways in Saskatchewan are divided into three seres', and sub-series'.

  • Hwy 1-99 — primary highways (ex:Hwy 11)
  • Hwy 100-399 — secondary highways which are spurs of primary highways
    • Hwy 102-167 — northern routes
    • Hwy 201-271 — routes to recreational areas
    • Hwy 301-397 — routes to minor communities
  • Hwy 600-799, 900-999 — minor highways
    • Hwy 600-699 — south-north highways
    • Hwy 700-799 — west-east highways
    • Hwy 900-999 — northern or isolated roads

Northwest Territories

Yellowknife Highway Shield.svg There are currently eight territorial highways in the Northwest Territories. All eight are named and numbered 1-8. There is also the Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road which extends the Dempster Highway (Highway 8), the Mackenzie Valley winter road system that extends Northwest Territories Highway 1, the Tlicho winter road system extending from the Yellowknife Highway and the Ingraham Trail, and the Dettah Ice Road extending from Yellowknife to the community of Dettah.

Nunavut

There are a number of roads and highways in Nunavut, none are yet numbered.

Yukon

There are currently fourteen territorial highways in Yukon. All fourteen are named and numbered 1-11, 14-15, & 37.

See also

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