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Route 100

History

Route 100 was formed in 1976 after the construction of the Saint John Throughway. With a few minor exceptions, it follows the former routing of Route 1 through the city of Saint John. Past the south end of the MacKay Highway and through the Kennebecasis Valley, it assumed the former routing of Route 9. In 1994, Route 100 was extended northward along the former alignment of Route 1 when a four-lane highway opened between Quispamsis and Hampton.

Guide

Route 100 consists of a mish-mash of main streets and other roads in the greater Saint John area, mostly consisting of the former main route through the area until the opening of the Saint John Throughway and MacKay Highway. Going from west to east, Route 100 begins at the far west end of Saint John, where Ocean West Way meets the King William Road to Lorneville. 100 takes Manawagonish Road and Fairville Boulevard through the west side, which was formerly known as the City of Lancaster until it was annexed by Saint John in 1967. Manawagonish Road runs along the top of a beautiful cliff overlooking Saint John Harbour and the Irving Nature Park. Fairville Boulevard, occasionally nicknamed the Golden Mile, is a large retail strip. Fairville Boulevard ends at the confusing Simms Corner intersection, but 100 continues east, passing the Moosehead brewery and the Irving pulp mill, to the Reversing Falls Bridge.

Reversing Falls, located at the mouth of the Saint John River, is one of the region's most well-known, but most confusing, tourist attractions. There's actually no waterfall - instead, at high tide on the Bay of Fundy, the rush of water causes the river to flow backwards. It needs to be observed at high tide for the effect to be understood.

Past Reversing Falls, Route 100 continues as Chesley Drive through an industrial area and the new Harbour Passage park to the city's north end, where it turns right onto Main Street. Along Main Street is a large hill which was the site of Fort Howe, an old British military installation constructed shortly before the American Revolution. A replica of the fort currently sits on top of the hill.

Route 100 turns onto a viaduct over the Saint John Throughway into the city's uptown. While most travellers continue straight to the Market Square intersection and the waterfront, Route 100 takes a sharp left towards Station Street at the Harbour Station arena, home to the QMJHL's Saint John Sea Dogs hockey team. Station Street turns into City Road, passing some dense residential development to the confusing Haymarket Square intersection at the entrance to the city's east side. Shortly past this intersection, City Road turns into Rothesay Avenue, a long strip chock full of strip malls, car dealers and fast food outlets.

After the sprawl dies down, Route 100 ducks under Route 1 and meets the Kennebecasis River as it leaves the city of Saint John. The villages of Renforth and East Riverside-Kingshurst, both now part of the town of Rothesay, are among the most affluent in the province. Several large mansions are located along Rothesay Road in this area. Route 100 continues through more suburbia in the towns of Rothesay and Quispamsis. This area as a whole is known as the Kennebecasis Valley, or KV for short.

On the east side of Quispamsis, Route 100 turns at a T-intersection onto a former alignment of Route 1, which passes through more rural and exurban parts of KV: Hammond River, a turnoff to Darlings Island, and the community of Nauwigewauk. Route 100 then enters the town of Hampton as the old Route 1 (now William Bell Drive) veers off to the east. Route 100 turns east towards the current Route 1 just short of downtown, and ends at the highway as Robinson Road continues eastward to Titusville.

Junction List

Location	km	Routes / Destination	Other Notes
Saint John (West)	0.0	Route 1 - Saint John Centre, St. Stephen King William Rd. - Lorneville
Saint John (West)	2.3	Route 7 - Grand Bay, Fredericton
Saint John (West)	2.8	Gault Rd.
Saint John (West)	3.5	Westgate Dr.
Saint John (West)	4.9	Manawagonish Rd.	Route 100 bears onto Fairville Blvd.
Saint John (West)	5.6	Off-ramp from Route 1 westbound
Saint John (West)	7.6	Catherwood St. - to Route 1
Saint John (West)	8.1	Main St. West / Lancaster Ave.	Simms Corner
Saint John (West)	8.5	Reversing Falls
Saint John (North)	8.8	Douglas Ave.
Saint John (North)	10.5	Hilyard St.
Saint John (North)	10.6	On-ramp to Route 1 westbound
Saint John (North)	10.7	Main St. / Lansdowne Ave.	Route 100 turns right from Chesley Dr. onto Main St.
Saint John (North)	11.5	Hilyard St.
Saint John	11.6	On-ramp to Route 1 westbound	westbound only
Saint John	11.8	Union St. - Saint John Centre	Route 100 turns left onto Station St.
Saint John	12.5	Garden St. - to Wall St., Milledgeville, Route 1
Saint John	13.2	Crown St. / Prince Edward St.	Haymarket Square
Saint John (East)	13.5	Thorne Ave. - to Loch Lomond Rd.	Route 100 bears from City Rd. onto Rothesay Ave.
Saint John (East)	14.4	Russell St.
Saint John (East)	16.5	Ashburn Lake Rd.
Saint John (East)	17.3	McAllister Dr. / Golden Grove Rd.
Saint John (East)	19.0	Route 1 - Saint John Centre, Sussex
Saint John (Brookville)	19.5	Ashburn Rd.
Saint John (Torryburn)	21.7	Park Dr. - Kennebecasis Park
Rothesay / Renforth	23.2	Fox Farm Rd. - to Route 1
Rothesay / East Riverside-Kingshurst	25.3	Renshaw Rd.
Rothesay	26.9	Gondola Point Rd.	Route 100 turns right onto Hampton Hwy.
Rothesay	27.2	Grove Ave. / Church Ave.
Rothesay	27.9	Highland Ave.
Rothesay	28.4	Marr Rd. / Clark Rd.
Rothesay	29.3	Oakville Lane
Quispamsis	29.5	Campbell Dr. / Pettingill Rd.
Quispamsis	29.8	Donlyn Dr.
Quispamsis	30.2	Peat Dr.
Quispamsis	31.3	Old Coach Rd.
Quispamsis	32.5	Cannon Rd.
Quispamsis	33.3	Route 119 - Gondola Point Arterial
Quispamsis	34.7	Model Farm Rd.
Quispamsis / Hammond River	35.9	Palmer Brook Rd. - to westbound Route 1	Route 100 turns left
Quispamsis / Hammond River	36.8	Stock Farm Rd.
Quispamsis / Hammond River	37.8	Hammond River Rd.
Nauwigewauk	38.2	Porter Rd.
Nauwigewauk	40.0	Station Loop Rd. / Darlings Island Rd.
Nauwigewauk	41.2	Fraser Brook Rd. / Bonney Rd.
Hampton	45.6	William Bell Dr. / Lakeside Rd.
Hampton	46.7	Logie Dr. / St. Paul's St.
Hampton	47.5	Main St.	Route 100 turns right from Main St. onto Hall Rd.
Hampton	48.2	William Bell Dr.
Hampton	48.6	Route 1 - Saint John, Sussex

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