New Brunswick Route 8

Route 8 in New Brunswick, Canada
Basic data
Operator:	Department of Transportation, New Brunswick
Start of the street:	Fredericton ( 45 ° 56 ′  N , 66 ° 44 ′  W )
End of street:	Bathurst ( 47 ° 36 ′  N , 65 ° 38 ′  W )
Overall length:	260 km
County :	York County Northumberland County Gloucester County
Course of the road York Fredericton Further on  O to Moncton , W to Edmundston N to Fredericton Center , S to New Maryland S to Saint John Saint John River S to Young's Cove N to Grand Falls O to Sussex Penniac Durham Brige Nashwaak Bridge W after Stanley S to Nashwaak Bridge Northumberland Boiestown Doaktown S after Chipman Southwest Miramichi River Blackville N after Miramichi Renous-Quarryville O to Derby Junction , W to Grand Falls Miramichi W to Derby Junction Northwest Miramichi River Beginning and common routing of Miramichi River S to Rogersville S to Moncton , N to Saint Louis End of the common route with Start of the joint routing of Miramichi River N to Bathurst End of the common route with Gloucester N to Allardville Allardville O to Saint-Isidore Bathurst N to Campbellton , S to Miramichi Further on   Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

Route 8 at Fredericton

The New Brunswick Route 8 is a highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . It connects the provincial capital Fredericton with the north of the province. The route is part of the National Highway System , where it serves as a feeder route.

course

Route 8 branches off in the southwest of Fredericton from Route 2 , the Trans-Canada Highway, in a northeastern direction. It bypasses the city center in the southwest and crosses the Saint John River . From there the route runs parallel to the Nashwaak River as far as Nashwaak Bridge , the river turns from there to the northwest, the route continues in a northeast direction. In Boiestown she meets the Southwest Miramichi River , whose valley she continues to follow. Shortly before the confluence of the Northwest Miramichi River and the Southwest Miramichi River, the route crosses the Northwest Miramichi River, then twice the newly formed Miramichi River . It then leads in a north-westerly direction directly to Bathurst , thus bypassing the Acadian Peninsula , which is accessed by Route 11 . South of Bathurst, Route 8 joins Route 11 and ends there.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Canada's National Highway System - Annual Report 2017. Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety, accessed April 9, 2019 .