Route 190 is a -long east–west secondary highway in western
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
,
Canada
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.
The route's western terminus is at the Canada/US Border between
Carlingford, New Brunswick
Carlingford is a Canadian rural community in Victoria County, New Brunswick on the Canada–United States border between Maine and New Brunswick. Carlingford is midway between Perth-Andover and Fort Fairfield on Route 190, also known as the For ...
and
Fort Fairfield, Maine
Fort Fairfield is a town in Aroostook County, eastern Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Can ...
. Route 190 travels east to the town of
Perth-Andover
Perth-Andover (2016 population: 1,590) is a village in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Geography
The village is divided by the Saint John River with Perth on the east bank and Andover on the west bank; each was a separate community u ...
where it ends at
Route 130. In Perth-Andover, the route is called ''Fort Road''.
History
The road from Andover to the border near Fort Fairfield, Maine was originally designated as
Route 7. It was renumbered as Route 19 in 1965 and Route 190 in 1984.
A high-speed connector road between the Trans-Canada Highway and the bridge in Perth-Andover was constructed as part of upgrades to the Trans Canada Highway in 2003. It became part of
Route 109, which was extended from across the river, while Route 190 was shortened.
See also
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List of New Brunswick provincial highways
This is a list of numbered provincial highways in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. These provincial highways are maintained by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure in New Brunswick. For a list of formerly-numbered highways, ...
References
190
Year 190 ( CXC) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Sura (or, less frequently, year 943 ''Ab urbe condita'' ...
190
Year 190 ( CXC) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Sura (or, less frequently, year 943 ''Ab urbe condita'' ...
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