Highway 159 (PE)

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Peter Road, or Peterville Road, labeled Highway 159, is a 2-lane collector highway in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is near the community of Tignish. Its maximum speed limit is 80 km/h.

The highway runs from Route 158 (Harper Road) to Route 160 (Ascension Road) passing through the communities of Peterville, Leoville, and Ascension.

[edit] History

The southern half of the road, from Highway 158 (Harper Road) to about 1.50 miles NW, was first paved in 1979, followed by the northern half of the road from Highway 160 (Ascension) to 1.50 miles SW in 1980. A remaining dirt section was paved in 2004, and now there remains only about 200 yards of unpaved road on Highway 159.

[edit] Other information

Addresses from the Highway 160 (Ascension Road) intersection SW to before the clay road receive electric power from the Elmsdale/Tignish substation, and remaining addresses from the other end of the clay road to Highway 158 (Harper Road) receive electric power from the St. Louis/Bloomfield division. Basic cable service from Eastlink nor High speed internet from Aliant Telecom have ever been available in Highway 159.

[edit] List of roads merging off Highway 159

• Harper Rd - Hwy 158 (Leoville)
• Ascension Rd - Hwy 160 (Ascension)
• Gunion Rd (Peterville)
• Brennan Rd (Peterville)
• Gavin Rd (Ascension)