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Home > Quebec''s Trans-Canada Highway > Quebec City to New Brunswick Itinerary

Quebec: Riviere du Loup, Quebec to Grand Falls, New Brunswick

Here is the itinerary for Highway #185 (Quebec) and #2 (NB) from Riviere du Loup, Quebec and Grand Falls, New Brunswick:

Route 128 follows and early portage route through the Appalachians. This route was used by First Nations, and later fur traders and settlers, to connect the Saint John River valley with the St Lawrence. This area was also important to defence of the colonies, providing a land route between the fortresses at Halifax with and Quebec City. After the War of 1812, a number of smaller forts were built to protect this route, including Fort Ingall on Lake Temiscouata, but were abandoned after the Ashburton Treaty resolved the US-Canada border in 1842.

The area was once heavily forested, but were cleared for farmland, the timeber industry or lost to forest fires and disease (spruce budworm). Most of today's forests are second-growth in various stages of re-growth. Hardwoods include aspen, yellow birch and maple, and softwoods include balsam fit, red pine, white pine and white spruce.

Where the land is poorly drained, highly acidic peat bogs accumulated, and are currently being harvested. The harvesting process is to dig a drainage ditch, let the peat air-dry for a few days, and then suck it up with giant vacuums. If you travel here in May/June, travelers will see pink blooms on the peat bogs from bog rhodendons.

The Quebec New Brunswick border is marked by the Edmunston Airport. While most of the runway is in Quebec, the airport buildings are in New Brunswick. From here east, the highway exit numbers mark the number of kilometres from this point.

At Edmunston, the Saint John River from the west is joined by the Madawaska River from the north. From Edmunston south to Grand Falls, the river marks the Canada-US international boundary. Grand Fall is best known (no surprise) for its waterfall. At Aroostook, the Aroostook River joins the Saint John. In the early 1800s, farmers in the off-season would head upriver and lumberjack in the virgin forests. This caused the bloodless 1839 Aroostook War (also called the Port and Beans War), where both Maine and Britain claimed the forests of the Aroostook. The border dispute was resoled in 1842 by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty which set the US-Canada border at its current position.

Construction Notes

Quebec Government road condition reports for this segment.

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KM From Start EAST  |  WEST		HighWay Point & Feature Description	Municipality	Elevation (metres)	Map	Add Info
0	185	Michaud Rd intersection, access W to Rapid Brook Camping	Grand Falls	182.6
3	182	WB Exit #78 Oullette St W of hwy, Belanger St E of hwy, and Harley Hill Rd access to downtown Grand Falls	Grand Falls	211.2
4	181	EB Exit #78 Oullette St W of hwy, Belanger St E of hwy, access to downtown Grand Falls	Grand Falls	214
5	180	Hwy #218 W to Hamlin, Maine, and #130 E into downtown Grand Falls	Grand Falls	152.1
5.5	179.5	Crossing Saint John River	Grand Falls	152.1
6	179	Exit #75 Community of Grand Falls (downtown) all services, E to highway 108 & access #255, access to St Andre (5 km)	Grand Falls	157.9
17	168	Part of St-Leonard (NE) intersection		163.1
21	164	Coombes Rd intersection		152.4
24	161	Exit # 58 junction highway #17, W to community of Van Buren, Maine (2 km), E on highway #17 ( Grand-Rivieres-Road) to community of Saint-Quentin (80 km), Campbellton (98 km), Sugarloaf Provincial…		181.1
26	159	Exit #56 Part of St Leonard, W to highway 144 and Grande Riviere Camping (1 km)		152.1
32	153	Exit #51 West to community of Siegas (2 km). East to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes ( 6 km). Access to highway #144		175
37	148	Exit #46 ( Martin Road ) Community of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska (3 km)m with access to highway #144		212.1
48.2	136.8	underpass: Part of Riviere Verte (no access)		172.2
50.5	134.5	bridge over Riviere Verte (Green River)		152.1
51	134	Exit 32 David Rd, access SW to village of Riviere-Verte ( 2 km)		151.8
53.6	131.4	underpass: Chemin Smith (no access)		162.2
57	128	Exit: 26 Rue Mathieu, access SW to highway 144, Rue Principale		167
59	126	underpass: Chemin des MGR Lang (no access)		180.1
60.7	124.3	underpass: Chemin des Lavoie (no access)	Edmunston	169.8
62	123	Exit 21: Iroquois Rd (NW), Centre Madawasca Blvd (SW) to highway 144 / Rue Principale	Edmunston	161.8
63.5	121.5	eastern boundary: St Basile 10 Indian Reservation	Edmunston	177.7
65	120	western boundary: St Basile 10 Indian Reservation	Edmunston	190.8
65.5	119.5	Exit 18: Boulevard Herbert SW to City of Edmundston downtown, access to highways #120, #161, U.S.A.#1 City of Edmundston Information	Edmunston	202.1
66	119	underpass: Chemin du Pouvoir (no access)	Edmunston	204.5
68.7	116.3	Overpass: Rue Victoria (no access)	Edmunston	152.1
69	116	bridge over Madawasca River	Edmunston	152.1
69.4	115.6	underpass: Highway 144	Edmunston	152.1
70	115	Exit #13B access to Highway 144, Acadia Blvd	Edmunston	157.9
71	114	Exit #13A Chemin Farlagne E to services & accommodation	Edmunston	152.4
73.7	111.3	Rue Riviere a SR Truite	Edmunston	152.1
76	109	Exit #8 W to Chemin Berube, E to Rue Principale Highway #144, West to community of Saint Jacques. West to State of Maine U.S.A.	Edmunston	152.1
76.5	108.5	Highway 2 is twinned to SE		152.1
77	108	Les Jardin de la Republique Prov Park		152.1
82	103	Highway Weigh Scales Truck weigh station, west side of highway		163.1
85	100	Quebec / New Brunswick Border. Hwy to NW is Quebec #185, to the SE is New Brunswick #2		152.1
85	100	Rest Area Exit to Large New Brunswick Information Centre, picnic tables, toilets, internet access, W side of highway		152.7
85	100	Edmunston Airport, E side of hwy		152.7
98	87	Highway to SE runs adjacent to Madawaska River	Degelis	151.5
100	85	junction with route 295, Services at both sides of highway, E to community of Degelis, SW to community of Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande (15 km).	Degelis	152.7
101	84	Route Lapointe (W) to community of Packington, Avenue Principale (E)	Degelis	185.9
102.9	82.1	Roadside Highway Turnout Picnic tables, toilets, west side of highway		223.7
103	82	Chemin du Lac (E)		152.7
108	77	Notre-Dame-du-Lac Municipal Campground Camping, 2 km's east	Notre-Dame-du-Lac	153.6
110.4	74.6	Exit #29, Rue Belanger, SE access to Notre-Dame-du-Lac, all services & accommodation	Notre-Dame-du-Lac	215.2
118.5	66.5	Exit #30, NW access to Rue Commerciale, all services & accommodation	Notre-Dame-du-Lac	155.8
123.4	61.6	junction with #232 W to community of Pied-du-Lac (26 km)		165.2
123.6	61.4	Rue Commerciale, Services on NE side of highway	Cabano	159.1
125	60	Crossing the River Cabano	Cabano	152.1
127	58	Rue des Erables ("maples"), access to downtown Cabano, services & accommodation	Cabano	157.6
127.8	57.2	Rue Commerciale, west entrance to town of Cabano, services & accommodation	Cabano	182.6
128	57	junction with route 232, E to community of Cabano, services, Fort Ingall historical site(1.5 km), view of Lac Temiscouata	Cabano	189.9
130.7	54.3	Roadside Turnout with viewpoint on south side		214
132	53	Rue Commerciale, Services on NE side of highway	Saint-Louis-du-Ha-Ha	236.2
133.7	51.3	Community of Saint-Louis-du-Ha-Ha Information centre, access from highway	Saint-Louis-du-Ha-Ha	272.8
134.6	50.4	Rue Commerciale, services at Highway	Saint-Louis-du-Ha-Ha	289.6
135.8	49.2	Chemin de la Savane / Chemin du lac-Savane (E)		271.9
138.5	46.5	Route Vauban (W) to village of Vauban		359.7
143	42	Rue Principale E (E) services at highway, no fuel		334.4
149	36	junction with #291 / Rue de L'eglise NE to community of Saint-Honore de Temiscouatta (3 km), Saint-Hubert-de-Riviere-du-Loup (16 km)		430.1
160	25	Chemin de Couturier (W) and Rue Principale O (E) to community of Saint-Hubert (1 km)		362.4
161.6	23.4	crossing Riviere Saint-Francois		263
161.6	23.4	Chemin Tache O, access to Whitworth 21 Indian Reserve		290.2
161.7	23.3	Chemin des Sept-Camps (W)		278.9
168.7	16.3	passing Lac Chamard to N		265.2
169	16	Chemin de la Victoriaville (W)		263.7
172.6	12.4	Chemin du Lac Berube (W), access to St Paul airport, Chemin du Caton (E)		213.1
174.8	10.2	Chemin Lavoie, Truck Fuel Terminal West side of highway		179.5
175	10	Chemin de Riviere Verte, N to Camping Lido campground		173.7
176	9	3E Range		151.5
178	7	Rue Principale, W to community of Saint-Antonin ( 4km), campground	Riviere du Loup	143
182	3	Route de la Plaine (E)	Riviere du Loup	93.6
183	2	Crossing the Riviere-du-Loup	Riviere du Loup	91.1
185	0	Exit #96 Rue Fraser ville NE to community of Riviere-du-Loup, all services, shopping, accommodation	Riviere du Loup	121
KM From Start EAST  |  WEST		HighWay Point & Feature Description	Municipality	Elevation (metres)	Map	Add Info

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