Prince Edward Island Route 4

Route 4
Route 4
	Route 4 near Cardigan
Route information
	Maintained by Transportation and Public Works
Length	64.9 km (40.3 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Route 1 (TCH) at Wood Islands
	Route 24 in Murray River; Route 17 at Murray River and Montague; Route 3 near Montague; Route 5 near Cardigan
North end	Route 2 at Dingwells Mills
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Prince Edward Island
Counties	Kings, Queens
Highway system
	Provincial highways in Prince Edward Island; ;

Route 4 is a 63 km (39 mi) long, two-lane uncontrolled access secondary highway in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada. In runs east from the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1) at Wood Islands along the Northumberland Strait to Route 18 the settlement of High Bank, where it turns north and passes through Murray River and Montague before ending at Route 2 at Dingwells Mills.^[2] Its maximum speed limit is 90 km/h (56 mph).^[3]^{[better source needed]}

Route 4 is designated an arterial highway for approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Route 2 in Dingwells Mills to Route 17 in Montague; the remainder is designated a collector highway.^[4]

Names

Route 4 has several local names:^[2]

Shore Road (Wood Islands to High Bank)
Normans Road (High Bank to Murray River)
Commercial Road (Murray River to Montague)
A.A. Macdonald Highway (Montague to Pooles Corner)
Alleys Mill Road (Pooles Corner to Cardigan)
Seven Mile Road (Cardigan to Dundas)
Dundas Road (Dundas to Dingwells Mills)

Major intersections

From south to north:^[2]

County	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Queens	Wood Islands	0.0	0.0	To Route 1 (TCH) / Route 315 north (Wood Islands Road) – Montague, Charlottetown, Caribou (via ferry)	Southern terminus
Queens		6.1	3.8	Route 325 north (County Line Road)
Kings	High Bank	10.8	6.7	Route 348 north (Livingston Road)
		12.4	7.7	Route 18 east (Cape Bear Road) – Murray Harbour
	Murray River	17.1	10.6	Route 18 west (Cape Bear Road) – Murray Harbour	Signed as Route 18 west but heads east^[5]
		17.6	10.9	Route 348 (Gladstone Road / MacInnis Street Road)	Intersections offset, 30 m (100 ft) concurrency
		17.9	11.1	Route 202 west (Riverside Drive)
		18.3	11.4	Route 24 – Vernon River, Dover	Roundabout
		19.1	11.9	Route 17 east – Point Pleasant
	Alliston	23.3	14.5	Route 324 (Peters Road)
	St. Marys Road	26.1	16.2	Route 318 (St. Marys Road)
	Milltown Cross	28.4	17.6	Route 317 (Brooklyn Road / Line Road)
	Commercial Cross	31.2	19.4	Route 316 (Heatherdale Road / Whim Road)	Intersections offset, 40 m (130 ft) concurrency
	Montague	33.9	21.1	Route 315 south – Wood Islands Road
		34.6	21.5	Route 326 (Valleyfield Road / Dousse Road) – Valleyfield, Lower Montague	Roundabout
		35.4	22.0	Route 17 east (Main Street) – Lower Montague
		35.7	22.2	Route 353 west (Riverside Drive)
		36.2	22.5	Route 210 west (Queens Road)
		36.8	22.9	Route 319 east (Robertson Road)
		39.4	24.5	Route 319 east (Brundenell Point Road)
		40.0	24.9	Route 356 north (Power Road)
	Pooles Corner	41.0	25.5	Route 3 – Charlottetown, Georgetown	Roundabout
		44.2	27.5	Route 5 west / Shore Road – Mount Albion, Cardigan
		44.5	27.7	Route 329 north (Hazelgreen Road)
		45.5	28.3	Route 313 north (Cardigan Road)
		46.6	29.0	Route 321 south (Chapel Road) – Cardigan	South end of Route 321 concurrency
		47.1	29.3	Route 321 north (Shepard Road)	North end of Route 321 concurrency
	Primrose	54.4	33.8	Route 312 north (Strathcona Road)
	Primrose	54.8	34.1	Route 311 south (Primrose Road)
	Bridgetown	56.4	35.0	Route 312 north (Strathcona Road)
	Dundas	58.1	36.1	Route 310 south (Annandale Road)
	Dundas	58.4	36.3	Route 314 east (Little River Road)
	Albion Cross	60.7	37.7	Route 327 (Albion Road)
	Dingwell Mills	64.9	40.3	Route 2 / Route 332 south (Fortune Road) – Charlottetown, Souris, Red House	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

^ ^a ^b Google Maps (Map). Google. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Prince Edward Island Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (2014). Provincial Road Atlas - Prince Edward Island (PDF) (Map). 1:50,000. Government of Prince Edward Island. pp. 36–39, 41–42. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
^ "Watch Your Speed: PEI Gets Radar Cameras". Canada MotoGuide. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ Roads Act: Highway Access Regulations (Chapter R-15). 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
^ "Route 4/18 (north intersection)" (Map). Google Maps. July 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[gmaps-1] Google Maps (Map). Google. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[atlas-2] Prince Edward Island Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (2014). Provincial Road Atlas - Prince Edward Island (PDF) (Map). 1:50,000. Government of Prince Edward Island. pp. 36–39, 41–42. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

[3] "Watch Your Speed: PEI Gets Radar Cameras". Canada MotoGuide. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[roadsact-4] Roads Act: Highway Access Regulations (Chapter R-15). 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

[5] "Route 4/18 (north intersection)" (Map). Google Maps. July 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

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