Prince Edward Island Route 12 Explained

Province:PE
Type:PE
Route:12
Maint:the Department of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Energy
Length Km:112
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Miscouche
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B:North Cape Hiking Trail in Tignish
Counties:Prince
Previous Type:PE
Previous Route:11
Next Type:PE
Next Route:13

Route 12 is a 112km (70miles), two-lane, uncontrolled-access, secondary highway in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. Its southern terminus is at Route 11 in Miscouche and its northern terminus is at the North Cape Hiking Trail in Tignish. The route parallels Route 2 as it travels toward the North Cape.

Route description

The route begins at its southern terminus, goes north, and turns left near Rosehill. It crosses the Grand River and turns right in the community of the same name. It continues north and turns left in Low Point. Two left turns in Foxley River lead to a 2.7km (01.7miles) concurrency with Route 2 between Portage and West Devon. Two bridges over the Trout and Mill rivers lead to a right turn into Alberton. Travelling further north up the north coast of the island, the route crosses the Kildare River and goes by Tignish before ending at the North Cape Hiking Trail.

Junction list

CountyLocationkmmiJunctionNotes
Prince CountyMiscouche00Southern terminus of route
1.50.9
Rosehill5.73.5
8.25.1
14.18.8
Grand River19.011.8Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 131
19.612.2Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 131
Birch Hill26.616.5
29.018.0
Tyne Valley34.821.6
Ellerslie-Bideford38.423.9
40.525.2
41.826.0
Freeland46.729.0
47.029.2
Foxley River50.631.4
Portage56.034.8Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 2
58.736.5Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 2
Coleman62.839.0
O'Leary64.840.3
Cascumpec68.742.7
70.743.9
Alberton76.947.8
77.348.0
78.748.9
87.354.2
Tignish87.954.6
99.261.6
10565.2
10867.1
11269.6North Cape Hiking TrailNorthern terminus of route

Notes and References

  1. Google. Google Maps. September 15, 2016.