View source for New Brunswick Route 7

{{short description|Highway in New Brunswick}}
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{{Infobox road
|province=NB
|type=NB
|route=7
|alternate_name=Vanier Highway, Broad Road, Martinon Bypass
|maint=[[Department of Transportation (New Brunswick)|New Brunswick Department of Transportation]]
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=250|frame-lat=45.6|frame-long=-66.3|zoom=8|type=line|stroke-width=3|id=Q2418284}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=Route 7 highlighted in red.
|length_km=97.3
|length_ref=<ref name="length">{{google maps|title=Route 7 in New Brunswick|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.5211019,-66.2382722,9z?hl=en|access-date=March 6, 2018}}</ref>
|length_round=1
|established=1965
|direction_a=North
|direction_b=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=NB|Route|101}} in [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]]
|junction={{jct|state=NB|Route|8}} in Fredericton<br />{{jct|state=NB|TCH|2}} near [[Oromocto, New Brunswick|Oromocto]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=NB|Route|1}} in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]]
|counties=[[York County, New Brunswick|York]], [[Sunbury County, New Brunswick|Sunbury]], [[Queens County, New Brunswick|Queens]], [[Kings County, New Brunswick|Kings]], [[Saint John County, New Brunswick|Saint John]]
|cities=[[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]], [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]]
|previous_type=NB
|previous_route=4
|next_type=NB
|next_route=8
}}

'''Route 7''' is {{convert|97|km|mi}} long and runs from [[Fredericton]], near an interchange with [[New Brunswick Route 8|Route 8]], to an interchange with [[New Brunswick Route 1|Route 1]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]].<ref name="length"/><ref>New Brunswick Department of Transportation: ''Designated Provincial Highways'', 2003</ref> Most of the highway is either a divided [[Limited-access road|expressway]] or has limited access. 

Designated the '''[[Georges Vanier|Vanier]] Highway''' between Fredericton and an interchange with [[New Brunswick Route 2|Route 2]] (the [[Trans-Canada Highway]]) in [[Lincoln, New Brunswick|Lincoln]], Route 7 runs concurrently with Route 2 to [[Oromocto, New Brunswick|Oromocto]].  From Oromocto, it turns south and passes through [[CFB Gagetown]]. 

== History ==
The main road from Fredericton to Saint John was first numbered Route 7 in 1965. The original routing followed present-day [[New Brunswick Route 102|Route 102]] from Fredericton to Oromocto, and the "Broad Road" (formerly Route 2A) from Oromocto to Welsford. The Vanier Highway, originally Route 12 when it was partially opened in Fredericton, was redesignated as part of Route 7 when it was fully completed to Oromocto in 1976, and a section of the Broad Road through [[Geary, New Brunswick|Geary]] was bypassed in the early 1980s. The towns of [[Grand Bay, New Brunswick|Grand Bay]] and [[Westfield, New Brunswick|Westfield]] were bypassed in 1986, with the former alignment of Route 7 renamed Route 177.

In 1991, Route 7 was extended south from its original southern end at Ocean West Way ([[New Brunswick Route 100|Route 100]]) on Saint John's west side to [[New Brunswick Route 1|Route 1]].

Starting in 2007 planning commenced to construct animal fencing along a large section of Route 7. Construction began in the Fall of 2007 and continuing during the Summer of 2008. Animal crossings were also constructed in various places. Because the majority of Route 7 runs through [[CFB Gagetown]], environmental assessments and approval had to be obtained from the [[Department of National Defence (Canada)|Department of National Defence]].

In October 2013, the '''Welsford Bypass''' opened and the uncontrolled section of Route 7 was renamed Eagle Rock Road.  This new section by-passes the village of Welsford.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welsford bypass officially opens|url=http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/dti/multimedia/mmrenderer.2013.11.2013-11-14_1.jpg.html|website=Transportation and Infrastructure|publisher=Government of New Brunswick|language=en|date=November 14, 2013}}</ref>

An earlier Route 7 went from [[Perth-Andover, New Brunswick|Perth-Andover]] to Maine. This was renumbered Route 19 in 1965, and is now [[New Brunswick Route 190|Route 190]].
== Exit list ==
From north to south:
{{Jcttop|unit=km|exit|length_ref=<ref name="length"/>}}
{{Jctint|exit
|state=NB
|county=York
|cspan=6
|location=Fredericton
|lspan=6
|km=0.0
|road=Prospect Street<hr />{{jct|state=NB|Route|101|name1=Regent Street|city1=New Maryland}}
|notes=Northern terminus; at-grade
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|km=0.5
|road={{jct|state=NB|Route|8|TCH|2|Route|105|to2=yes|city1=Edmundston|city2=Miramichi}}
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|exit=1
|km=1.3
|type=incomplete
|road=Liverpool Street
|notes=Northbound [[right-in/right-out]]
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|exit=2
|km=2.3
|road=Kimble Drive
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|exit=4
|km=4.1
|type=incomplete
|road=Doak Road
|notes=Southbound exit only
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|exit=5
|km=5.3
|road=Wilsey Road, Alison Boulevard
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|state=NB
|county=Sunbury
|cspan=6
|location=Lincoln
|lspan=2
|exit=294{{efn-lr|name=2_exit|[[New Brunswick Route 2|Route 2]] exit number}}
|km=9.1
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NB|TCH|2|dir1=west|city1=Edmundston}}
|notes=North end of Route 2 concurrency;<br />northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|km=12.5
|exit=297{{efn-lr|name=2_exit}}
|road=Nevers Road – [[Rusagonis-Waasis]], [[Lincoln, New Brunswick|Lincoln]]
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|state=NB
|location=Oromocto
|lspan=3
|type=incomplete
|exit=301{{efn-lr|name=2_exit}}
|km=16.7
|road={{jct|state=NB|to1=yes|Route|102|location1=[[Fredericton Airport]]|extra=airport}}
|notes=Southbound exit, northbound entrance
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|exit=303{{efn-lr|name=2_exit}}
|km=18.7
|road={{jct|state=NB|to1=To|Route|102|city1=Oromocto|city2=CFB Gagetown|city3=Geary|city4=Fredericton Airport|extra=airport}}
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|type=concur
|exit=306{{efn-lr|name=2_exit}}
|km=21.6
|road={{jct|state=NB|TCH|2|dir1=east|city1=Moncton}}
|notes=South end of Route 2 concurrency;<br />northbound entrance only
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|location=none
|exit=29
|km=30.0
|road=Broad Road – [[Geary, New Brunswick|Geary]], [[Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick|Fredericton Junction]]
|notes=At-grade
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|state=NB
|county=Queens
|cspan=2
|location=CFB Gagetown
|exit=51
|km=51.4
|road=Enniskillen Road – Camp Petersville
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|state=NB
|location=Welsford
|exit=63
|km=63.8
|road={{jct|state=NB|Route|101|city1=Welsford|city2=Fredericton Junction}}
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|state=NB
|county=Kings
|cspan=3
|location=none
|exit=71
|km=72.0
|road={{jct|state=NB|Route|177|city1=Grand Bay-Westfield}}
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|state=NB
|location=Grand Bay-Westfield
|lspan=2
|exit=80
|km=80.3
|road={{jct|state=NB|Route|102|Route|177|to2=yes|city1=Grand Bay-Westfield|city2=Arcadia}}
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|km=86.5
|exit=86
|road={{jct|state=NB|Route|177|to1=yes|city1=Grand Bay-Westfield|road|Colonel Nase Boulevard}}
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|state=NB
|county=Saint John
|cspan=3
|location=Saint John
|lspan=3
|exit=90
|km=90.7
|road={{jct|state=NB|Route|177|city1=Grand Bay-Westfield}}
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|km=96.7
|exit=96
|road={{jct|state=NB|Route|100|name1=Ocean West Way}}
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|exit=97
|km=97.3
|road={{jct|state=NB|Route|1|city1=Sussex|city2=Lorneville|city3=St. Stephen}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=incomplete,concur}}{{notelist-lr}}

==See also==
*[[List of New Brunswick provincial highways]]

==References==
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{{NB Expressways}}

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[[Category:New Brunswick provincial highways]]
[[Category:Roads in York County, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Roads in Sunbury County, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Roads in Queens County, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Roads in Kings County, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Roads in Saint John County, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Transport in Fredericton]]
[[Category:Transport in Saint John, New Brunswick]]