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New Brunswick Route 616
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Route 616 is a long mostly north–south secondary highway in the eastern portion of New Brunswick, Canada. The route starts at Route 104 between Morehouse Corner and Zealand where it travels mostly northeast past Zealand. It crosses over the Mactaquac Basin before passing Tripp Settlement. The road travels through Keswick Ridge and past Mactaquac Heights before ending at Route 105 in McKeens Corner on the north bank of the Saint John River close to the Mactaquac Dam. History See also * * References 616 616 __NOTOC__ Year 616 ( DCXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 616 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Transportation (New Brunswick)
The Ministry (government department), Department of Transportation is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with the maintenance of the provincial highway network and the management of the province's automobile fleet. The department was established in 1967 when Premier of New Brunswick, Premier Louis Robichaud split the Department of Public Works and Highways (New Brunswick), Department of Public Works and Highways. In 2012, it returned to these roots when it was merged with most of the Department of Supply and Services (New Brunswick), Department of Supply and Services to form a new Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (New Brunswick), Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. Ministers * Williams continued with responsibility for this department when it was merged into the new Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (New Brunswick), Department of Transportation & Infrastructure. References External linksDepartment of Transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morehouse Corner, New Brunswick
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Morehouse may refer to Places in the United States * Morehouse, Missouri, a city * Morehouse, New York, a town * Morehouse, Ohio, a ghost town * Morehouse Parish, Louisiana * Morehouse Lake, New York * Morehouse Brook, New York, a creek Other uses * Morehouse (surname) * Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia * Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, a private medical school * Comet Morehouse See also * More House, York, England * Moorehouse (other) * Moore House (other) Moore House or Moore Farm may refer to: Canada *John Moore House (Sparta, Ontario) United States Alabama * Drewry-Mitchell-Moorer House, Eufaula Arkansas * Dickinson-Moore House, Arkansas City * Smith-Moore House, Beebe * Moore House (Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zealand, New Brunswick
Zealand is a Canadian rural community in York County, New Brunswick close to the intersection of Route 104 and Route 616. It is located on the Keswick River, a tributary of the Saint John River, between the communities of Burtts Corner and Millville. History The community was founded under the name New Zealand, changed to Zealand Station in the late 1800s, and took its current name of Zealand in 1961. The area was named New Zealand by Gould Crouse, whose Loyalist father Philip, born in Zealand in the Netherlands, came to New Brunswick from North Carolina after the American Revolution. Early Postal Service The first official post office in the community called New Zealand was operated by Thomas Woodworth.Library and Archives Canada (2006)"Post Offices and Postmasters" Retrieved Oct. 11, 2006. He operated this former way office from July 1, 1868, until his resignation on October 24, 1871. Newly married Darius E. Brewer took over, continuing the post office duties until 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Route 104
Route 104 is a highway in New Brunswick, Canada, running from an intersection with the Trans-Canada Highway near Hartland to an intersection with Route 105 at Mouth of Keswick (near Fredericton), a distance of 83 kilometres. From Hartland, Route 104 follows the Becaguimec Stream to the north traveling east through the communities of Coldstream at the south terminus of Route 570, Lower Windsor at the south terminus of Route 580 before turning south east. The road travels through Carlisle and Cloverdale, the east terminus of Route 575, turning southeast through uninhabited forest land through the villages of Maplewood, Hawkins Corner at Route 585, Millville past the north-east terminus of Route 605. The road continues east through Hainesville past the north-east terminus of Route 610, Greenhill, and past the Crabbe Mountain ski hill, Brewers Mills, Morehouse Corner, past the north terminus of Route 616 to the rural community of Zealand. Route 104 then follows the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mactaquac Basin
Mactaquac may refer to: * Mactaquac Dam, a hydro-electric power generating facility on the St. John River in New Brunswick, Canada * Mactaquac Provincial Park, a park located on the dam's headpond * Mactaquac, New Brunswick, unincorporated community in the Fredericton area * Mactaquac (electoral district) York North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 1973 out of the old two member district of York by taking those parts of York County outside the city of Frederic ..., a riding which elects members to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick * Tobique–Mactaquac, a riding which elects members to the Canadian House of Commons {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripp Settlement, New Brunswick
Tripp may refer to: People * Tripp (surname) * Tripp (nickname) Places in the United States * Tripp, South Dakota, a city * Tripp, Sunnyvale, Texas, a former town * Tripp, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Tripp, Wisconsin, a town * Tripp County, South Dakota * Tripp Lake, in Minnesota *Tripp Family Homestead, a historic house in Scranton, Pennsylvania *Tripp House and Store Complex at Durham, New York *Tripp Hill, a mountain in Central New York *Tripp Pinnacle, a summit in Central New York Other * Mount Tripp in Antarctica *Tripp Trapp, an adjustable wooden high chair for children See also * Trip (other) Trip may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Trip (''Pokémon''), a ''Pokémon'' character * Trip (Power Rangers), in the American television series ''Time Force Power Rangers'' * Trip, in the 2013 film ''Metallica Through th ... * Trippville, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community {{disambiguation, geo, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick
Keswick Ridge (2011 population: 1,526 ) is a Canadian rural community in York County, New Brunswick on Route 616. The local service district of Keswick Ridge takes its name from the community. History First settled by the sons and daughters of the Loyalists from Massachusetts, the community still maintains its Loyalist roots. It is located on the east bank of the Saint John River 20 kilometres upstream from the city of Fredericton, occupying a ridge between the Keswick River and Mactaquac Headpond. Mixed farming and small local business is the major source of income in the area. "The Ridge" or "God's Country", as it is referred to by locals, is best known for its bucolic scenery, and apple growing. Route 616 which runs through Keswick Ridge was voted in a CAA survey as Atlantic Canada 9th Worst Roads for 2017, as well as Top Worst Roads for 2018 Education Keswick Ridge School features a school (KRS) offering multi-age classrooms from kindergarten to grade 8. The school u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mactaquac Heights, New Brunswick
Mactaquac may refer to: * Mactaquac Dam, a hydro-electric power generating facility on the St. John River in New Brunswick, Canada * Mactaquac Provincial Park, a park located on the dam's headpond * Mactaquac, New Brunswick Mactaquac is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in York County around the intersection of Route 105 and Route 615. Mactaquac is home to the Mactaquac Dam, a hydroelectric dam Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, ..., unincorporated community in the Fredericton area * Mactaquac (electoral district), a riding which elects members to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick * Tobique–Mactaquac, a riding which elects members to the Canadian House of Commons {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Route 105
Route 105 is a collector highway in New Brunswick running from Route 10 in Youngs Cove to Route 108 in Grand Falls, mostly along the east and north banks of the Saint John River, over a distance of . Route 105 consists largely of former alignments of Route 2 (the Trans-Canada Highway) and runs parallel to Route 2 over its entire length. Since late 2016, a gap has existed on Route 105 since the closure and removal of the old Jemseg River Bridge connecting Jemseg and Coytown. Traffic must use the nearby Route 2 freeway and the newer Jemseg River Bridge to bypass the affected section of Route 105. Route description From Youngs Cove, Route 105 follows a former routing of the Trans-Canada Highway southwest (signed north) along the south shore of Grand Lake to Jemseg. The Route 105 designation temporarily ends at the intersection with Route 695 in Jemseg due to the closure of the old Jemseg River Bridge. The existing roadway, Marina Drive, terminates at a cul-de-sac just b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John River (Bay Of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the Bay of Fundy. Eastern Canada's longest river, its drainage basin is one of the largest on the east coast at about . A part of the border between New Brunswick and Maine follows 130 km (80 miles) of the river. A tributary forms 55 km (35 miles) of the border between Quebec and Maine. New Brunswick settlements through which it passes include, moving downstream, Edmundston, Fredericton, Oromocto, and Saint John. It is regulated by hydro-power dams at Mactaquac, Beechwood, and Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Hydronym Samuel de Champlain visited the mouth of the river on the feast day of John the Baptist in 1604 and renamed it the Rivière Saint-Jean or Saint John River in English. Many waterways in the system retain their origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
