New Brunswick Route 8
# New Brunswick Route 8

New Brunswick Route 8 is a major highway in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is 261 kilometres (162 mi) long and connects Fredericton to the south with Miramichi and Bathurst to the north.

## 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. The old alignment of Route 8 became Route 148 upon completion of the bypass.

## Major intersections

From south to north:

| County | Location | km | 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 |
| South end of Fredericton Bypass |||
| York | Fredericton | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3 | Route 640 (Hanwell Road) to Route 102 | |
| York | Fredericton | 5.4 | 3.4 | (5) | Smythe Street, Bishop Drive | Roundabout |
| York | Fredericton | 5.9– 6.9 | 3.7– 4.3 | 6 | Route 101 (Regent Street) – New Maryland | Signed as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north) |
| York | Fredericton | 5.9– 6.9 | 3.7– 4.3 | 7 | Route 7 south to Route 2 (TCH) east – Fredericton Airport, Oromocto, Saint John, Moncton | |
| York | Fredericton | 8.7 | 5.4 | 9 | Forest Hill Road | |
| York | Fredericton | 8.9– 10.0 | 5.5– 6.2 | Princess Margaret Bridge crosses the Saint John River | Princess Margaret Bridge crosses the Saint John River | Princess Margaret Bridge crosses the Saint John River |
| York | Fredericton | 10.1 | 6.3 | 10 | Route 105 south (Riverside Drive) – Jemseg | South end of Route 105 concurrency |
| North end of Fredericton Bypass |||
| York | Fredericton | 10.7 | 6.6 | | Route 105 north (Riverside Drive) | North end of Route 105 concurrency |
| South end of Barkers Point Bypass |||
| York | Fredericton | 12.5 | 7.8 | (13) | Route 10 east (Greenwood Drive) – Minto | |
| North end of Barkers Point Bypass • South end of Marysville Bypass |||
| York | Fredericton | 16.0 | 9.9 | (17) | To Route 148 west / Bridge Street | |
| York | Penniac | 23.7 | 14.7 | 23 | Route 628 north (Penniac Road) | |
| York | Durham Bridge | 33.5 | 20.8 | 33 | To Route 628 / Route 148 / Lower Durham Road – Durham Bridge | |
| York | Nashwaak Bridge | 46.7 | 29.0 | (47) | Route 107 west – Nashwaak Bridge, Nashwaak | |
| York | ​ | 50.8 | 31.6 | (52) | Route 148 south – Nashwaak Bridge | |
| North end of Marysville Bypass |||
| Northumberland | Boiestown | 75.8 | 47.1 | | Route 625 west – Parker Ridge | |
| Northumberland | Doaktown | 101.8 | 63.3 | | Route 123 south – Chipman, Minto | |
| Northumberland | Doaktown | 102.6 | 63.8 | Crosses the Southwest Miramichi River | Crosses the Southwest Miramichi River | Crosses the Southwest Miramichi River |
| Northumberland | Renous-Quarryville | 146.4 | 91.0 | 139 | Route 108 – Renous, Tobique Valley | |
| Northumberland | Renous-Quarryville | 151.1 | 93.9 | | Route 415 – Red Rock, Quarryville | |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 170.3 | 105.8 | 163 | Route 108 south / Route 420 west – Red Bank, Millerton | |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 170.6– 171.1 | 106.0– 106.3 | Crosses the Northwest Miramichi River | Crosses the Northwest Miramichi River | Crosses the Northwest Miramichi River |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 171.8 | 106.8 | 164 | Route 425 west / Curtis Road – Sunny Corner | |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 175.4 | 109.0 | | Route 430 north – Wayerton | Roundabout; south end of Route 430 concurrency |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 177.5– 178.1 | 110.3– 110.7 | 170 | King George Highway | North end of Route 430 concurrency; south end of Route 126 concurrency |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 178.5– 179.1 | 110.9– 111.3 | Miramichi Bridge crosses the Miramichi River | Miramichi Bridge crosses the Miramichi River | Miramichi Bridge crosses the Miramichi River |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 179.7 | 111.7 | | Route 126 south (Nelson Street) / Water Street – Nouvelle-Arcadie | Roundabout; north end of Route 126 concurrency |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 187.6 | 116.6 | 119 | Route 11 south – Moncton Route 117 north (University Avenue) | South end of Route 11 concurrency |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 189.0 | 117.4 | 120 | Church Street | |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 189.1– 190.1 | 117.5– 118.1 | Centennial Bridge crosses the Miramichi River | Centennial Bridge crosses the Miramichi River | Centennial Bridge crosses the Miramichi River |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 190.2 | 118.2 | 179 | King George Highway (Route 11 north) – Tracadie-Sheila | North end of Route 11 concurrency |
| Northumberland | Miramichi | 192.5 | 119.6 | 180 | McKinnon Road | |
| Northumberland | ​ | 216.5 | 134.5 | | Route 450 east – Lavillette, Neguac | |
| Gloucester | ​ | 228.8 | 142.2 | | Route 134 north – Allardville | |
| Gloucester | Allardville | 244.1 | 151.7 | 231 | Route 160 east / Route 360 west to Route 134 – Allardville, Hautes-Terres, Brunswick Mines | |
| Gloucester | 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 |||||||
