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'''New Brunswick Route 8''' is a major highway in the province of [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]. It is {{convert|261|km|mi}} long<ref name="length"/> and connects [[Fredericton]] to the south with [[Miramichi, New Brunswick|Miramichi]] and [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]] to the north.<ref>New Brunswick Department of Transportation: ''Designated Provincial Highways'', 2003</ref>


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'''Route 8''' is an important [[highway]] link between northern and southern [[New Brunswick]] in Canada. It is {{convert|261|km|mi}} long and runs from [[Fredericton]] to [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]] via [[Miramichi, New Brunswick|Miramichi]].<ref name="length"/><ref>New Brunswick Department of Transportation: ''Designated Provincial Highways'', 2003</ref>


Route 8 begins at [[New Brunswick Route 2|Trans-Canada Highway 2]] in [[Fredericton]]. It uses the old alignment of the TCH between there and [[New Brunswick Route 7|Route 7]] before heading north on the [[Princess Margaret Bridge]].
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==Route Description==
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[[File:New Brunswick Provincial Route 8 (8076536224).jpg|thumbnail|New Brunswick Provincial Route 8 at Fredericton|alt=|300x300px]]


After a roundabout with [[New Brunswick Route 105|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 [[New Brunswick Route 10|Route 10]].
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===Fredericton Bypass===
Route 8 branches apart from [[New Brunswick Route 2|Route 2]] west of Fredericton at the Fredericton West High Speed Connector crossing [[New Brunswick Route 640|Route 640]] then [[New Brunswick Route 101|Route 101]]. It follows the former [[Trans-Canada Highway]] alignment to loop around the southern part of the city as a 4-lane [[freeway]] before narrowing to 2 lanes at the intersection of Forest Hill Road and crossing to the north side of the [[Saint John River (New Brunswick)|Saint John River]] on the [[Princess Margaret Bridge]]. North of Fredericton, the highway crosses [[New Brunswick Route 105|Route 105]] and follows the east bank of the [[Nashwaak River]] as a 2-lane expressway where it is known as the '''Barkers Point Bypass''' as it enters an intersection between the communities of [[Bakers Point, New Brunswick|Barkers Point]] and [[Richibucto Road, New Brunswick|Richibucto Road]].


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


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The route then continues as a controlled access highway known as the '''Marysville Bypass''' and briefly follows the [[Nashwaak River]] north to [[Marysville, New Brunswick|Marysville]]. From here, it goes through a forest, with exits at [[Penniac, New Brunswick|Penniac]], [[Durham Bridge, New Brunswick|Durham Bridge]], [[Taymouth, New Brunswick|Taymouth]], [[Nashwaak Bridge, New Brunswick|Nashwaak Bridge]], and [[South Portage, New Brunswick|South Portage]], [[McGivney, New Brunswick|McGivney]] and [[Astle, New Brunswick|Astle]]. It then meets the [[Southwest Miramichi River]] near [[New Brunswick Route 625|Route 625]] in [[Boiestown, New Brunswick|Boiestown]].<ref name="length"/>


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 [[New Brunswick Route 2|Trans-Canada Highway 2]] bypass of Fredericton in 2001.
===Northeast to Bathurst===


In 2006, Route 8 was realigned on a two-lane bypass of part of Newcastle in [[Miramichi, New Brunswick|Miramichi]].
From Boiestown, Route 8 follows the [[Southwest Miramichi River]], passing through [[Ludlow, New Brunswick|Ludlow]], [[New Bandon, Northumberland County, New Brunswick|New Bandon]], [[Amostown, New Brunswick|Amostown]], [[Nelson Hollow, New Brunswick|Nelson Hollow]], before arriving in [[Doaktown, New Brunswick|Doaktown]], intersecting with [[New Brunswick Route 123|Route 123]]. The highway crosses the Southwest Miramichi River before following the north side of the river, heading northeast through the communities of [[Blissfield, New Brunswick|Blissfield]], [[Upper Blackville, New Brunswick|Upper Blackville]], [[The Lots, New Brunswick|The Lots]], then finally [[Blackville, New Brunswick|Blackville]] where it is known as '''Main Street'''. In Blackville, Route 8 intersects with [[New Brunswick Route 118|Route 118]] before following the [[Bartholomew River]] northeast towards [[Renous-Quarryville]].


On January 12, 2008, a van carrying the [[basketball]] team from [[Bathurst High School (New Brunswick)|Bathurst High School]] [[2008 Bathurst Boys in Red accident|collided]] with a [[semi-trailer truck]] on Route 8 near [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]], killing eight and injuring four. This prompted the government of New Brunswick to ban the use of 15-passenger vans for [[student transport]].
The road keeps its northeast trajectory as it goes through the communities of [[Underhill, New Brunswick|Underhill]], [[Smiths Crossing, New Brunswick|Smiths Crossing]] and crossing the [[Renous River]] before arriving in '''Renous''' at the intersection of [[New Brunswick Route 108|Route 108]]. After an intersection with [[New Brunswick Route 415|Route 415]], it enters [[Derby Junction, New Brunswick|Derby Junction]], intersecting [[New Brunswick Route 420|Route 420]] and [[New Brunswick Route 108|Route 108]]. The road then becomes a 2-lane expressway as it crosses the [[Northwest Miramichi River]] before a junction with [[New Brunswick Route 425|Route 425]].


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=== Marysville Bypass ===
In [[Newcastle, New Brunswick|Newcastle]], Route 8 reverts to a local road after the junction with [[New Brunswick Route 430|Route 430]]. It goes through Newcastle, overlapping Route 430 then [[New Brunswick Route 117|Route 117]]. Routes 8 and 117 then cross the [[Miramichi Bridge]] before they inrersect [[New Brunswick Route 126|Route 126]] before heading towards [[New Brunswick Route 11|Route 11]] and unsigned [[New Brunswick Route 134|Route 134]]. At that point, Route 8 leaves Route 117 and uses the [[Centennial Bridge (New Brunswick)|Centennial Bridge]] with Routes 11 and 134 into [[Douglastown, New Brunswick|Douglastown]]. At Douglastown, Route 8 parts ways with Route 11, with Route 11 continuing north where Route 8 and unsigned Route 134 continuing northward as a 2-lane expressway towards [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]].


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A bypass for the Fredericton suburbs of [[Marysville, New Brunswick|Marysville]] and South Portage, north of [[Taymouth, New Brunswick|Taymouth]], was started in 2007 before officially opening August 26, 2014. The estimated cost of the bypass was {{CAD|124 million}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Traffic advisory / Route 8 Marysville|url=http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/public_alerts/public_alert.2014.08.1111.html|website=Transportation and Infrastructure|publisher=Government of New Brunswick|language=en|date=August 26, 2014}}</ref> The old alignment of Route 8 became [[New Brunswick Route 148|Route 148]] upon completion of the bypass.
Route 8 continues north passing the [[Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge]]. East of [[Lavillette, New Brunswick]], the super-2 has a junction with [[New Brunswick Route 450|Route 450]]. Route 8 then bypasses the village of [[Allardville, New Brunswick|Allardville]] as [[New Brunswick Route 134|Route 134]] splits up before ending at an interchange with [[New Brunswick Route 11|Route 11]] south of Bathurst.
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==History==
Route 8 was one of the original numbered highways in New Brunswick in the 1920s. The route changed little until bypasses were built on Fredericton's north side in 1982, between Renous and [[Newcastle, New Brunswick|Newcastle]] in 1988, and between Bathurst and Allardville in 1990. The highway was extended south along the former Trans-Canada bypass of Fredericton in 2001. In November 2006, a two-lane bypass of a section of the former town of Newcastle opened between the [[Anderson Bridge (New Brunswick)|Anderson Bridge]] over the [[Northwest Miramichi River]] and a junction with Route 430, providing easier access to the existing [[New Brunswick Route 117|Route 117]] bypass on the south side of the [[Miramichi River]].

===Boys In Red accident===
{{See also|Boys in Red accident}}
On 12 January 2008, seven high school basketball players and a teacher were killed in an accident when their van collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 8 near the intersection with [[New Brunswick Route 11|Route 11]] in [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]].

===Marysville Bypass construction===

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A bypass for the Fredericton suburbs of [[Marysville, New Brunswick|Marysville]] and [[South Portage, New Brunswick|South Portage]], north of [[Taymouth, New Brunswick|Taymouth]], was started in 2007 before officially opening August 26, 2014. The estimated cost of the bypass was {{CAD|124 million}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Traffic advisory / Route 8 Marysville|url=http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/public_alerts/public_alert.2014.08.1111.html|website=Transportation and Infrastructure|publisher=Government of New Brunswick|language=en|date=August 26, 2014}}</ref>

Until August 2014, the bypass stopped at Bridge Street in [[Marysville, New Brunswick|Marysville]] before reverting to a 2-lane local road and crossing to the west bank where it became Canada Street in [[Sandyville, New Brunswick|Sandyville]]. This was a temporary solution before the full opening of the bypass in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Construction of Nashwaak-Marysville bypass begins|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/construction-of-nashwaak-marysville-bypass-begins-1.762779|website=CBC News|publisher=CBC|language=en|date=July 23, 2008}}</ref> The old, pre-Bypass section of Route 8 was renumbered [[New Brunswick Route 148|Route 148]] after the Bypass opened.

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Latest revision as of 19:53, 30 May 2023

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
York​0.00.0 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
Gloucester​228.8142.2 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.


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