# Prince Edward Island Route 1

Route 1 is a 120-kilometre (75 mi) long provincial highway that serves as the Prince Edward Island section of the Trans-Canada Highway. Route 1 traverses the southern shores of Prince Edward Island, from the Confederation Bridge in Borden-Carleton to the Wood Islands ferry dock, and bypasses the provincial capital, Charlottetown. It is an uncontrolled access 2-lane highway with a maximum speed limit of 90 km/h (55 mph), except within towns and urban areas.

## Route description

Route 1 serves several towns and communities along the southern shore of Prince Edward Island, as well as bypassing the provincial capital, Charlottetown. The route begins at an intersection in Borden-Carleton at the northern end of the Confederation Bridge (the bridge itself and its approach roads are unnumbered federal roads). The bridge crosses the Northumberland Strait to New Brunswick, where the highway becomes New Brunswick Route 16. Travelling eastward, a spur route, Route 1A, branches north towards Summerside. The highway continues meandering east through the communities of Crapaud and Bonshaw, and bypasses Clyde River and Cornwall before crossing the waterway dividing the North River and Graham Rogers Lake into Charlottetown.
Within Charlottetown, Route 1 jogs north along Upton Road then east onto the Charlottetown Perimeter Highway, a four-lane controlled access road bypassing the city. The highway is partially concurrent with Route 2 and includes a displaced left turn intersection with the St. Peter's Highway. The road continues towards the city centre before turning and crossing the Hillsborough River on the Hillsborough River Bridge into Stratford. From there the route travels south near the shore of the Northumberland Strait to Wood Islands. Vehicles can continue via the Northumberland Ferries Limited ferry to Nova Scotia Highway 106 at Caribou, Nova Scotia.
Route 1 features the only grade-separated interchanges in the province: a trumpet interchange with the spur Route 1A in Albany, and double roundabout diamond interchanges at Route 27 in New Haven and Route 19 in Cornwall.

## History

On May 17, 2010, construction began on upgrades to the Charlottetown Perimeter Highway. This work was completed later that year on October 15. Route 1 was then transferred from its old routing along University Avenue and Grafton Street onto the new highway.
A proposal to realign Route 1 through Strathgartney Provincial Park west of Charlottetown was met with significant public opposition in 2011. Construction started on a revised route avoiding the park, dubbed Plan B by opponents, in October 2012. Environmentalists protesting at the work site caused construction to be halted for several days. Darcie Lanthier, then interim leader of the P.E.I. Green Party, was arrested and several protesters charged with trespassing before construction resumed. The realignment opened to traffic on September 23, 2013. The protest group, which became known as Stop Plan B, monitored construction throughout the project and returned in October 2015 to plant trees along the new alignment.
On September 6, 2016, construction began on the Cornwall Perimeter Highway, a new alignment bypassing the town of Cornwall to the north. Construction was mostly complete and the new bypass opened to traffic on October 1, 2019. Upon its opening, the former alignment was renumbered Route 27. The town plans to develop the former arterial highway into a commercial thoroughfare and community hub.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Northumberland Strait (Abegweit Passage) | Northumberland Strait (Abegweit Passage) | −9.2– −1.7 | −5.7– −1.1 | Confederation Bridge (toll leaving PEI) Route 16 (TCH) continues in New Brunswick | Confederation Bridge (toll leaving PEI) Route 16 (TCH) continues in New Brunswick |
| Prince | Borden-Carleton | −0.7 | −0.43 | Toll booth (westbound only) | Toll booth (westbound only) |
| Prince | Borden-Carleton | 0.0 | 0.0 | Borden Avenue (west) / Dickie Road (east) | West of this point the Confederation Bridge toll booths and approach ramps are under federal jurisdiction. |
| Prince | Borden-Carleton | 1.8 | 1.1 | Route 10 – Bedeque, Cape Traverse | |
| Prince | Albany | 6.0 | 3.7 | Route 1A north – Summerside | Interchange |
| Prince | North Tryon | 11.1 | 6.9 | Route 115 (Mount Tryon Road) – Mount Tryon | Intersections offset; 35 m (115 ft) concurrency |
| Prince | ​ | 12.5 | 7.8 | Route 232 north (Branch Road) | |
| Prince | Tryon | 13.9 | 8.6 | Route 10 west – Augustine Cove | |
| Queens | Crapaud | 17.1 | 10.6 | Route 13 north / Route 231 north – Cavendish | |
| Queens | Hampton | 21.9 | 13.6 | Route 116 (Shore Road / Sandy Point Road) – Victoria, South Melville | |
| Queens | DeSable | 25.9 | 16.1 | Route 19 south (Canoe Cove Road) / Route 246 north (South Melville Road) – Meadowbank, Stanchel | |
| Queens | Green Road | 28.4 | 17.6 | Route 237 north (Appin Road) | |
| Queens | Strathgartney | 34.3 | 21.3 | Route 245 north (Riverdale Road) – Riverdale, Emyvale | |
| Queens | New Haven | 37.2 | 23.1 | Route 9 north (Colville Road) – Elmwood, Kingston | West end of Route 9 concurrency |
| Queens | New Haven | 37.6 | 23.4 | Route 9 south (West River Road) – St. Catherines, Long Creek | East end of Route 9 concurrency |
| Queens | Clyde River | 39.7 | 24.7 | Route 27 east (Dog River Road) to Route 247 / Route 265 – Clyde River, Cornwall | Interchange, west end of Cornwall Perimeter Highway |
| Queens | Cornwall | 45.1 | 28.0 | To Route 19 / Cornwall Road – Cornwall | Interchange |
| Queens | Cornwall | 47.3 | 29.4 | Route 27 west (Main Street) – Cornwall Route 248 (Warren Grove Road / York Point Road) – Milton | Roundabout, east end of Cornwall Perimeter Highway |
| Queens | ​ | 47.7– 48.5 | 29.6– 30.1 | North River Causeway crossing the North River and Graham Rogers Lake | North River Causeway crossing the North River and Graham Rogers Lake |
| Queens | Charlottetown | 49.1 | 30.5 | Upton Road / Maypoint Road / Capital Drive | Roundabout; Route 1 branches north onto Upton Road |
| Queens | Charlottetown | 50.2 | 31.2 | Upton Road / Charlottetown Perimeter Highway | Roundabout; Route 1 branches east onto Charlottetown Perimeter Highway |
| Queens | Charlottetown | 52.0 | 32.3 | Route 2 west (Malpeque Road) – Kensington, Summerside | West end of Route 2 concurrency |
| Queens | Charlottetown | 53.7 | 33.4 | Route 15 north (Brackley Point Road) – Charlottetown Airport, Brackley Beach | |
| Queens | Charlottetown | 55.2 | 34.3 | Route 2 east (St. Peters Road) – Souris, Îles de la Madeleine | East end of Route 2 concurrency, displaced left turn |
| Queens | Charlottetown | 59.1 | 36.7 | Grafton Street / Water Street | Route 1 branches east onto Hillsborough Bridge |
| Queens | ​ | 59.4– 60.7 | 36.9– 37.7 | Hillsborough River Bridge crossing the Hillsborough River | Hillsborough River Bridge crossing the Hillsborough River |
| Queens | Stratford | 61.1 | 38.0 | Route 21 north (Hopeton Road) – Bunbury | |
| Queens | Stratford | 63.1 | 39.2 | Route 26 (Georgetown Road) – Tea Hill, Alexandria, Pownal | Roundabout |
| Queens | Mount Albion | 71.7 | 44.6 | Route 5 east (48 Road) – Cardigan | |
| Queens | Mount Mellick | 74.0 | 46.0 | Route 26 west (Pownal Road) / Route 272 east (Village Green Road) – Pownal, Village Green | |
| Queens | Mount Mellick | 76.7 | 47.7 | Route 3 east (Georgetown Road) – Georgetown | |
| Queens | Cherry Valley | 78.4 | 48.7 | Route 270 north (McInnis Point Road) – Earnscliffe, China Point | |
| Queens | ​ | 83.2 | 51.7 | Route 212 north (Vernon River Road) / Scentia Road – Vernon River | |
| Queens | Orwell | 86.5 | 53.7 | Route 210 east (Kinross Road) to Route 23 south – Kinross, Montague, Uigg | |
| Queens | ​ | 92.0 | 57.2 | Route 211 north (Newton Road) – Newton Cross | |
| Queens | Eldon | 94.3 | 58.6 | Route 207 south (Garfield Road) | |
| Queens | ​ | 96.5 | 60.0 | Route 209 west (Point Prim Road) – Mount Buchanan, Point Prim | |
| Queens | South Pinette | 103.3 | 64.2 | Route 208 east (Roseberry Road) – Roseberry | |
| Queens | Flat River | 107.5 | 66.8 | Route 261 east (Camp Road) | |
| Queens | Belle River | 110.3 | 68.5 | Route 202 (Douses Road) – Iris, Stewart Point | |
| Queens | ​ | 110.9 | 68.9 | Route 201 east (Greys Road) – Hopefield | |
| Queens | ​ | 115.1 | 71.5 | Route 207 north (Stewart Road) – Melville | |
| Queens | Wood Islands | 117.8 | 73.2 | Route 315 north (Wood Islands Road) – Montague | |
| Queens | Wood Islands | 118.0 | 73.3 | Route 4 east (Shore Road) – Murray River, Murray Harbour | |
| Queens | Wood Islands | 119.3 | 74.1 | Wood Islands Ferry Terminal | Wood Islands Ferry Terminal |
| Northumberland Strait | Northumberland Strait | | | Northumberland Ferries Limited ferry to Caribou, Nova Scotia | Northumberland Ferries Limited ferry to Caribou, Nova Scotia |
| Northumberland Strait | Northumberland Strait | | | Hwy 106 (TCH) | Continuation in Nova Scotia |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Tolled ||||||