New Brunswick Route 8 is a major highway in the province of
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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. It is long
and connects
Fredericton
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to the south with
Miramichi and
Bathurst to the north.
Route description
Route 8 begins at
Trans-Canada Highway 2 in
Fredericton
Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River, ...
. 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
Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River, ...
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
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team from
Bathurst High School collided with a
semi-trailer truck
A semi-trailer truck (also known by a wide variety of other terms – see below) is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight. A semi-trailer attaches to the tractor with a type of hitch called ...
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
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.
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 .
The old alignment of Route 8 became
Route 148 upon completion of the bypass.
Major intersections
From south to north:
See also
*
List of New Brunswick provincial highways
References
{{NB Expressways
008 008, OO8, O08, or 0O8 may refer to:
* "008", a fictional 00 Agent
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008 008, OO8, O08, or 0O8 may refer to:
* "008", a fictional 00 Agent
In Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and the derived films, the 00 Section of MI6 is considered the secret service's elite. A 00 (pronounced "Double O") is a field agent who ho ...
008 008, OO8, O08, or 0O8 may refer to:
* "008", a fictional 00 Agent
In Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and the derived films, the 00 Section of MI6 is considered the secret service's elite. A 00 (pronounced "Double O") is a field agent who ho ...
008 008, OO8, O08, or 0O8 may refer to:
* "008", a fictional 00 Agent
In Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and the derived films, the 00 Section of MI6 is considered the secret service's elite. A 00 (pronounced "Double O") is a field agent who ho ...
Transport in Bathurst, New Brunswick
Transport in Fredericton
Transport in Miramichi, New Brunswick