Prince Edward Island Route 6

Route 6 marker
Route 6
Route information
Maintained by Prince Edward Island Transportation and Public Works
Length68.7 km[1] (42.7 mi)
Major junctions
West end Route 2 / Route 20 in Kensington
Major intersections Route 8 / Route 20 at New London

Route 13 in Cavendish
Route 7 at Oyster Bed Bridge
Route 15 at Brackley Beach
Route 25A at West Covehead

Route 25 at Covehead and Stanhope
East end Route 2 at Bedford Corner
Location
CountryCanada
ProvincePrince Edward Island
CountiesPrince, Queens
Highway system
← Route 5→ Route 7
Route 6 at Margate

Prince Edward Island Route 6 is a secondary highway in central Prince Edward Island.

Route 6 begins in Kensington at the junction of Routes 2 and 20, bearing east. It passes the community of New London before turning at a roundabout in Stanley Bridge. It is the main road through Cavendish, meeting Route 13 in the town, then turning south towards North Rustico. It meets Route 7 at Oyster Bed Bridge, turning east once again. Route 6 is co-signed with Route 15 for 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) south of Brackley Beach, then Route 6 proceeds east through Covehead and Stanhope, cosigned with Route 25 for 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi). It turns south once again near Grand Tracadie before terminating at Route 2 at Bedford Corner, near Dunstaffnage.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
PrinceKensington0.00.0 Route 2 west (Victoria Street) – Summerside
Route 2 east / Route 20 north (Broadway Street) – Charlottetown, Malpeque
Western terminus
0.070.043 Route 101 north (Woodleigh Drive) – Park Corner
Margate4.52.8 Route 104 north
Prince—Queens county line​5.03.1 Route 233 south (County Line Road)
QueensClinton7.94.9 Route 107 south (Kerrytown Road)
New London11.37.0 Route 20 north / Route 8 south (Grahams Road) – French River, Summerfield
​12.88.0 Route 238 (Fountain Road / Campbellton Road)
Stanley Bridge15.29.4 Route 238 north (Campbellton Road)
15.99.9 Route 254 south (Rattenbury Road) – North Granville, Springfield
Route 224 east (St. Marys Road) – Hope River, New Glasgow
Roundabout
Cavendish20.312.6Grahams Lane
22.914.2 Route 13 (to West Gulf Shore Parkway) – Prince Edward Island National Park, New Glasgow, Hunter River
North Rustico30.018.6Harbourview Drive (to West Gulf Shore Parkway) − Prince Edward Island National Park
26.816.7 Route 269 west (Line Road)
Rusticoville29.218.1 Route 258 west – New Glasgow
​35.021.7 Route 243 north (Buntain Road)
South Rustico36.022.4 Route 243 (Church Road)
36.322.6 Route 242 east (Grand Pere Point Road)
​39.324.4 Route 242 west (Grand Pere Point Road)
Oyster Bed Bridge41.625.8 Route 7 south (Rustico Road) / Route 251 west (Crooked Creek Road) – Charlottetown, Wheatley RiverRoundabout
42.126.2 Route 223 south (Winsloe Road)
Brackley Beach45.528.3 Route 15 north – Prince Edward Island National ParkWest end of Route 15 concurrency
Brackley Point48.029.8 Route 15 south – CharlottetownEast end of Route 15 concurrency
​49.931.0 Route 221 south (Union Road)
​50.831.6 Route 252 east (MacMillan Point Road)
West Covehead52.032.3 Route 252 west (MacMillan Point Road)
52.532.6 Route 25A south (West Covehead Road)
Covehead53.633.3 Route 25 south – CharlottetownWest end of Route 25 concurrency
Stanhope55.534.5 Route 25 north – Covehead Harbour, Prince Edward Island National ParkEast end of Route 25 concurrency
Dalvay58.936.6Gulf Shore Parkway − Prince Edward Island National Park
Grand Tracadie60.437.5 Route 220 south (Pleasant Grove Road)
​63.739.6 Route 219 east (Donaldson Road)
Millcove65.840.9 Route 229 west (Millcove Road / Dougan Road)
Bedford Corner68.742.7 Route 2 – Souris, Charlottetown
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "PEI Route 6" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Prince Edward Island Provincial Road Atlas (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). Government of Prince Edward Island. pp. 18, 22–23, 26, 29. Retrieved September 16, 2019.