 Route 8 | ||||
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 Route 8 highlighted in red. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byNew Brunswick Department of Transportation | ||||
| Length | 260.4 km[1] (161.8 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1920s–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 2 (TCH) nearFredericton | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |  Route 11 inBathurst | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | New Brunswick | |||
| Counties | York,Northumberland,Gloucester | |||
| Major cities | Fredericton,Miramichi,Bathurst | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New Brunswick Route 8 is a major highway in the province ofNew Brunswick,Canada. It is 261 kilometres (162 mi) long[1] and connectsFredericton to the south withMiramichi andBathurst to the north.[2]
Route 8 begins atTrans-Canada Highway 2 inFredericton. It uses the old alignment of the TCH between there andRoute 7 before heading north on thePrincess Margaret Bridge.
After a roundabout withRoute 105, Route 8 becomes a two-lane limited access highway. First named theBarkers Point Bypass, it becomes theMarysville Bypass following the intersection withRoute 10.
After the Marysville Bypass, Route 8 generally follows theSouthwest Miramichi River up untilMiramichi, where it has an overlap withRoute 11 on theCentennial Bridge before heading north on its own as a two-lane expressway, later ending at Route 11 inBathurst.
Route 8 was one of the original New Brunswick routes in the 1920s. Its route saw little changes until bypasses were constructed in theFredericton area in the 1980s and 1990s. It would also see an extension south on part of the oldTrans-Canada Highway 2 bypass of Fredericton in 2001.
In 2006, Route 8 was realigned on a two-lane bypass of part of Newcastle inMiramichi.
On January 12, 2008, a van carrying thebasketball team fromBathurst High Schoolcollided with asemi-trailer truck on Route 8 nearBathurst, killing eight and injuring four. This prompted the government of New Brunswick to ban the use of 15-passenger vans forstudent transport.
A bypass for the Fredericton suburbs ofMarysville and South Portage, north ofTaymouth, was started in 2007 before officially opening August 26, 2014. The estimated cost of the bypass wasCA$124 million.[3] The old alignment of Route 8 becameRoute 148 upon completion of the bypass.
From south to north:
| County | Location | km[1] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| York | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 2 (TCH) –Edmundston,Moncton,Saint John | Exit 280 on Route 2; eastbound exit, westbound entrance | |
| South end ofFredericton Bypass | ||||||
| Fredericton | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3 |   Route 640 (Hanwell Road) toRoute 102 | ||
| 5.4 | 3.4 | (5) | Smythe Street, Bishop Drive | Roundabout | ||
| 5.9– 6.9 | 3.7– 4.3 | 6 |  Route 101 (Regent Street) –New Maryland | Signed as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north) | ||
| 7 |   Route 7 south toRoute 2 (TCH) east –Fredericton Airport,Oromocto,Saint John,Moncton | |||||
| 8.7 | 5.4 | 9 | Forest Hill Road | |||
| 8.9– 10.0 | 5.5– 6.2 | Princess Margaret Bridge crosses theSaint John River | ||||
| 10.1 | 6.3 | 10 |  Route 105 south (Riverside Drive) –Jemseg | South end of Route 105 concurrency | ||
| North end ofFredericton Bypass | ||||||
| 10.7 | 6.6 | Route 105 north (Riverside Drive) | North end of Route 105 concurrency | |||
| South end ofBarkers Point Bypass | ||||||
| 12.5 | 7.8 | (13) |  Route 10 east (Greenwood Drive) –Minto | |||
| North end ofBarkers Point Bypass • South end ofMarysville Bypass | ||||||
| 16.0 | 9.9 | (17) |  ToRoute 148 west / Bridge Street | |||
| Penniac | 23.7 | 14.7 | 23 |  Route 628 north (Penniac Road) | ||
| Durham Bridge | 33.5 | 20.8 | 33 | ToRoute 628 /Route 148 / Lower Durham Road –Durham Bridge | ||
| Nashwaak Bridge | 46.7 | 29.0 | (47) |  Route 107 west –Nashwaak Bridge,Nashwaak | ||
| | 50.8 | 31.6 | (52) | Route 148 south –Nashwaak Bridge | ||
| North end ofMarysville Bypass | ||||||
| Northumberland | Boiestown | 75.8 | 47.1 |  Route 625 west –Parker Ridge | ||
| Doaktown | 101.8 | 63.3 |  Route 123 south –Chipman,Minto | |||
| 102.6 | 63.8 | Crosses theSouthwest Miramichi River | ||||
| Renous-Quarryville | 146.4 | 91.0 | 139 |  Route 108 –Renous,Tobique Valley | ||
| 151.1 | 93.9 |  Route 415 –Red Rock,Quarryville | ||||
| Miramichi | 170.3 | 105.8 | 163 |  Route 108 south /Route 420 west –Red Bank,Millerton | ||
| 170.6– 171.1 | 106.0– 106.3 | Crosses theNorthwest Miramichi River | ||||
| 171.8 | 106.8 | 164 |  Route 425 west / Curtis Road –Sunny Corner | |||
| 175.4 | 109.0 |  Route 430 north –Wayerton | Roundabout; south end of Route 430 concurrency | |||
| 177.5– 178.1 | 110.3– 110.7 | 170 | King George Highway | North end ofRoute 430 concurrency; south end ofRoute 126 concurrency | ||
| 178.5– 179.1 | 110.9– 111.3 | Miramichi Bridge crosses theMiramichi River | ||||
| 179.7 | 111.7 |  Route 126 south (Nelson Street) / Water Street –Nouvelle-Arcadie | Roundabout; north end of Route 126 concurrency | |||
| 187.6 | 116.6 | 119 | Route 11 south –Moncton Route 117 north (University Avenue) | South end of Route 11 concurrency | ||
| 189.0 | 117.4 | 120 | Church Street | |||
| 189.1– 190.1 | 117.5– 118.1 | Centennial Bridge crosses theMiramichi River | ||||
| 190.2 | 118.2 | 179 | King George Highway (Route 11 north) –Tracadie-Sheila | North end of Route 11 concurrency | ||
| 192.5 | 119.6 | 180 | McKinnon Road | |||
| | 216.5 | 134.5 |  Route 450 east –Lavillette,Neguac | |||
| Gloucester | | 228.8 | 142.2 |  Route 134 north –Allardville | ||
| Allardville | 244.1 | 151.7 | 231 |   Route 160 east /Route 360 west toRoute 134 –Allardville,Hautes-Terres,Brunswick Mines | ||
| Bathurst | 260.4 | 161.8 | Route 11 to Miramichi Avenue (Route 134) –Campbellton,Caraquet | Exit 301 on Route 11 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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