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Route 8
Route 8
	Route 8 highlighted in red.
Route information
	Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length	260.4 km (161.8 mi)
Existed	1920s–present
Major junctions
South end	Route 2 (TCH) near Fredericton
	Route 7 in Fredericton; Route 10 in Fredericton; Route 11 in Miramichi;
North end	Route 11 in Bathurst
Location
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Counties	York, Northumberland, Gloucester
Major cities	Fredericton, Miramichi, Bathurst
Highway system
	Provincial highways in New Brunswick; Former routes;

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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

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

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

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

From south to north:

County	Location	km^[1]	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
York		0.0	0.0		Route 2 (TCH) – Edmundston, Moncton, Saint John	Exit 280 on Route 2; eastbound exit, westbound entrance
		0.0	0.0	South end of Fredericton Bypass
	Fredericton	3.6	2.2	3	Route 640 (Hanwell Road) to Route 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)
		5.9– 6.9	3.7– 4.3	7	Route 7 south to Route 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 the Saint John River
		10.1	6.3	10	Route 105 south (Riverside Drive) – Jemseg	South end of Route 105 concurrency
		10.1	6.3	North end of Fredericton Bypass
		10.7	6.6		Route 105 north (Riverside Drive)	North end of Route 105 concurrency
		10.7	6.6	South end of Barkers Point Bypass
		12.5	7.8	(13)	Route 10 east (Greenwood Drive) – Minto
		12.5	7.8	North end of Barkers Point Bypass • South end of Marysville Bypass
		16.0	9.9	(17)	To Route 148 west / Bridge Street
	Penniac	23.7	14.7	23	Route 628 north (Penniac Road)
	Durham Bridge	33.5	20.8	33	To Route 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
		50.8	31.6	North end of Marysville Bypass
Northumberland	Boiestown	75.8	47.1		Route 625 west – Parker Ridge
	Doaktown	101.8	63.3		Route 123 south – Chipman, Minto
	Doaktown	102.6	63.8	Crosses the Southwest Miramichi River
	Renous-Quarryville	146.4	91.0	139	Route 108 – Renous, Tobique Valley
	Renous-Quarryville	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 the Northwest 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 of Route 430 concurrency; south end of Route 126 concurrency
		178.5– 179.1	110.9– 111.3	Miramichi Bridge crosses the Miramichi River
		179.7	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 the Miramichi 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 to Route 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 Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

References

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

[length-1] "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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+[[File:New Brunswick Provincial Route 8 (8076536224).jpg|thumb|Route 8 in [[Fredericton]]|alt=New Brunswick Route 8 in Fredericton|300x300px]]
+'''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>
+== Route description ==
-'''Route 8''' is an important [[highway]] link between northern and southern [[New Brunswick]], Canada. {{convert|261|km|mi}} long, it 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]].
-==Route description==
-[[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]].
-===Fredericton Bypass===
-Route 8 branches apart from the [[New Brunswick Route 2|Route 2]] (the [[Trans-Canada Highway]]) 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 TCH 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===
+== History ==
-The route then continues as a closed access highway known as the '''Marysville Bypass''' and briefly follows the [[Nashwaak River]] north to [[Marysville, New Brunswick|Marysville]].  From here travelling through a mostly treed area exiting 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]] to meet the [[Southwest Miramichi River]] at [[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.
-===North-East to Bathurst===
+In 2006, Route 8 was realigned on a two-lane bypass of part of Newcastle in [[Miramichi, New Brunswick|Miramichi]].
-The highway then 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]] then crossing the Southwest Miramichi River and following the North side of the river north-east 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''' intersecting with [[New Brunswick Route 118|Route 118]] the road then follows the [[Bartholomew River]] North-east 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 continues passing 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]], The road continues north-east crossing [[New Brunswick Route 415|Route 415]] before entering [[Derby Junction, New Brunswick|Derby Junction]] at the intersection of [[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]] then [[New Brunswick Route 425|Route 425]].
+=== Marysville Bypass ===
-In [[Newcastle, New Brunswick|Newcastle]] and reverts to a local road after the junction with [[New Brunswick Route 430|Route 430]] locally known as '''Beaverbrook Blvd'''.  The Road then unmerges from Route 430 but then merges with [[New Brunswick Route 117|Route 117]].  The Route then crosses the [[Miramichi Bridge]] then [[New Brunswick Route 126|Route 126]] intersection.  The road then continues to travel within the [[Miramichi, New Brunswick|City of Miramichi]] where the route is locally known as the '''King George Highway'''.  The road loops through Miramichi unmarking with Route 117 and Merges with both [[New Brunswick Route 134|Route 134]] and [[New Brunswick Route 11|Route 11]] north-west crossing the [[Centennial Bridge (New Brunswick)|Centennial Bridge]] through passes through [[Douglastown, New Brunswick|Douglastown]].  At Douglastown the highway unmerges with [[New Brunswick Route 11|Route 11]] continuing north where Route 8 turns northward as a 2-lane expressway merged with Route 134 continuing towards [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]].
+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.
-The Route continues North passing [[Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge]], Intersecting at [[New Brunswick Route 450|Route 450]] east of community of [[Lavillette, New Brunswick|Lavillette]].  Shortly after the Route Unmerges from [[New Brunswick Route 134|Route 134]] as it continues north west. It bypasses the village of [[Allardville, New Brunswick|Allardville]] at the Intersection of [[New Brunswick Route 360|Route 360]] and [[New Brunswick Route 134|Route 134]] and has its northern terminus at an interchange with [[New Brunswick Route 11|Route 11]] south of Bathurst.
+{{-}}
+== Major intersections ==
-==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]] exit into [[Bathurst, New Brunswick|Bathurst]]. The tragedy drew statements of condolence from Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]] and provincial premier [[Shawn Graham]].
-===Marysville Bypass Construction===
-A bypass between the Fredericton suburb of [[Marysville, New Brunswick|Marysville]] and [[South Portage, New Brunswick|South Portage]], north of [[Taymouth, New Brunswick|Taymouth]], completed construction and was officially opened August 26, 2014 which started in 2007 at an estimated cost of $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, this route stopped at Bridge Street in [[Marysville, New Brunswick|Marysville]] before reverting to a 2-lane local road and crossing to the west bank which it changes to Canada Street in [[Sandyville, New Brunswick|Sandyville]].  This was a temporary solution as this section is under major construction projected to end 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 road continues north following the [[Nashwaak River]] north to [[Nashwaak Village, New Brunswick|Nashwaak Village]] then continuing to [[Taymouth, New Brunswick|Taymouth]].  From Taymouth, the road travels through [[Ross, New Brunswick|Ross]], [[Pleasant Valley, New Brunswick|Pleasant Valley]] and [[Nashwaak Bridge, New Brunswick|Nashwaak Bridge]] before leaving the Nashwaak Valley and climbed to the northeast passing through the community of [[South Portage, New Brunswick|South Portage]] and merged with the older portion of Route 8.
-This section of this route was remunerated to [[New Brunswick Route 148|Route 148]] after the Bypass opened.
-===Fredericton Roundabout Construction===
-In 2013 the City of Fredericton announced plans to construct a two-lane [[roundabout]] at the intersection of Route 8 and Smythe Street, where there had previously been on/off ramps for westbound traffic only without access south towards Bishop Drive. The project caused controversy due to the placement of the circle on what was previously a [[freeway]] with a speed limit of 90&nbsp;km/h, the inclusion of a crosswalk and its status as the city's first two-lane roundabout, causing safety concerns. The new roundabout opened on 22 September 2015 and is maintained by the City despite being located on a provincial highway.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fredericton plans $2M roundabout to ease traffic|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-plans-2m-roundabout-to-ease-traffic-1.1316446|website=CBC News|publisher=CBC|date=January 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fredericton roundabout prepares for opening|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-roundabout-opening-soon-1.3236944|website=CBC News|publisher=CBC|date=September 21, 2015}}</ref>
-==Major intersections==
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+|road={{jct|state=NB|Route|126|dir1=south|name1=Nelson Street|road|Water Street|city1=Nouvelle-Arcadie}}
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+|notes=Roundabout; north end of Route 126 concurrency
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v t e Highways in New Brunswick
Arterial Highways	1 2 3 4 7 8 10 11 15 16 17 95
Collector Highways	100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 126 127 128 130 132 133 134 135 140 144 145 150 160 161 165 170 172 175 176 177 180 190
Local Highways	205 215 218 255 260 265 275 280 303 305 310 313 315 320 322 325 330 335 340 345 350 355 360 363 365 370 375 380 385 390 395 415 420 425 430 435 440 445 450 455 460 465 470 475 480 485 490 495 505 510 515 525 530 535 540 550 555 560 565 570 575 580 585 590 595 605 610 615 616 617 620 625 628 630 635 636 640 645 655 670 690 695 705 710 715 725 730 735 740 745 750 755 760 770 772 774 776 778 780 785 790 795 820 825 845 850 855 860 865 870 875 880 885 890 895 905 910 915 925 933 935 940 945 950 955 960 970