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New Brunswick Route 8

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Route 8 marker
Route 8
Map
Route 8 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length260.4 km[1] (161.8 mi)
Existed1920s–present
Major junctions
South end Route 2 (TCH) near Fredericton
Major intersections
North end Route 11 in Bathurst
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountiesYork, Northumberland, Gloucester
Major citiesFredericton, Miramichi, Bathurst
Highway system
Route 7 Route 10
New Brunswick Route 8 in Fredericton
Route 8 in Fredericton

New Brunswick Route 8 is a major highway in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is 261 kilometres (162 mi) long[1] and connects Fredericton to the south with Miramichi and Bathurst to the north.[2]

Route description

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Route 8 begins at Trans-Canada Highway 2 in Fredericton. It uses the old alignment of the TCH between there and Route 7 before heading north on the Princess Margaret Bridge.

After a roundabout with Route 105, Route 8 becomes a two-lane limited access highway. First named the Barkers Point Bypass, it becomes the Marysville Bypass following the intersection with Route 10.

After the Marysville Bypass, Route 8 generally follows the Southwest Miramichi River up until Miramichi, where it has an overlap with Route 11 on the Centennial Bridge before heading north on its own as a two-lane expressway, later ending at Route 11 in Bathurst.

History

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Route 8 was one of the original New Brunswick routes in the 1920s. Its route saw little changes until bypasses were constructed in the Fredericton area in the 1980s and 1990s. It would also see an extension south on part of the old Trans-Canada Highway 2 bypass of Fredericton in 2001.

In 2006, Route 8 was realigned on a two-lane bypass of part of Newcastle in Miramichi.

On January 12, 2008, a van carrying the basketball team from Bathurst High School collided with a semi-trailer truck on Route 8 near Bathurst, killing eight and injuring four. This prompted the government of New Brunswick to ban the use of 15-passenger vans for student transport.

Marysville Bypass

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A bypass for the Fredericton suburbs of Marysville and South Portage, north of Taymouth, was started in 2007 before officially opening August 26, 2014. The estimated cost of the bypass was CA$124 million.[3] The old alignment of Route 8 became Route 148 upon completion of the bypass.

Major intersections

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From south to north:

CountyLocationkm[1]miExitDestinationsNotes
York0.00.0 Route 2 (TCH) – Edmundston, Moncton, Saint JohnExit 280 on Route 2;
eastbound exit, westbound entrance
South end of Fredericton Bypass
Fredericton3.62.23 Route 640 (Hanwell Road) to Route 102
5.43.4(5)Smythe Street, Bishop DriveRoundabout
5.9–
6.9
3.7–
4.3
6 Route 101 (Regent Street) – New MarylandSigned as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north)
7 Route 7 south to Route 2 (TCH) east – Fredericton Airport, Oromocto, Saint John, Moncton
8.75.49Forest Hill Road
8.9–
10.0
5.5–
6.2
Princess Margaret Bridge crosses the Saint John River
10.16.310 Route 105 south (Riverside Drive) – JemsegSouth end of Route 105 concurrency
North end of Fredericton Bypass
10.76.6 Route 105 north (Riverside Drive)North end of Route 105 concurrency
South end of Barkers Point Bypass
12.57.8(13) Route 10 east (Greenwood Drive) – Minto
North end of Barkers Point Bypass • South end of Marysville Bypass
16.09.9(17) To Route 148 west / Bridge Street
Penniac23.714.723 Route 628 north (Penniac Road)
Durham Bridge33.520.833 To Route 628 / Route 148 / Lower Durham Road – Durham Bridge
Nashwaak Bridge46.729.0(47) Route 107 west – Nashwaak Bridge, Nashwaak
50.831.6(52) Route 148 south – Nashwaak Bridge
North end of Marysville Bypass
NorthumberlandBoiestown75.847.1 Route 625 west – Parker Ridge
Doaktown101.863.3 Route 123 south – Chipman, Minto
102.663.8Crosses the Southwest Miramichi River
Renous-Quarryville146.491.0139 Route 108 – Renous, Tobique Valley
151.193.9 Route 415 – Red Rock, Quarryville
Miramichi170.3105.8163 Route 108 south / Route 420 west – Red Bank, Millerton
170.6–
171.1
106.0–
106.3
Crosses the Northwest Miramichi River
171.8106.8164 Route 425 west / Curtis Road – Sunny Corner
175.4109.0 Route 430 north – WayertonRoundabout; south end of Route 430 concurrency
177.5–
178.1
110.3–
110.7
170King George HighwayNorth end of Route 430 concurrency;
south end of Route 126 concurrency
178.5–
179.1
110.9–
111.3
Miramichi Bridge crosses the Miramichi River
179.7111.7 Route 126 south (Nelson Street) / Water Street – Nouvelle-ArcadieRoundabout; north end of Route 126 concurrency
187.6116.6119 Route 11 south – Moncton
Route 117 north (University Avenue)
South end of Route 11 concurrency
189.0117.4120Church Street
189.1–
190.1
117.5–
118.1
Centennial Bridge crosses the Miramichi River
190.2118.2179 King George Highway (Route 11 north) – Tracadie-SheilaNorth end of Route 11 concurrency
192.5119.6180McKinnon Road
216.5134.5 Route 450 east – Lavillette, Neguac
Gloucester228.8142.2 Route 134 north – Allardville
Allardville244.1151.7231 Route 160 east / Route 360 west to Route 134 – Allardville, Hautes-Terres, Brunswick Mines
Bathurst260.4161.8 Route 11 to Miramichi Avenue (Route 134) – Campbellton, CaraquetExit 301 on Route 11
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Route 8 in New Brunswick" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
  3. ^ "Traffic advisory / Route 8 Marysville". Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. August 26, 2014.