Route 770 is a long mostly west–east secondary highway in the southwestern portion of

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, Canada.

Route description

Most of the route is in Charlotte County. The route's western terminus is in the community of

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at Route 127, where it travels northeast through a densely wooded area to Hewitt. From here, it continues to Rollingdam and crosses the Digdeguash River. Then, the road passes Craig Lake, enters Whittier Ridge, and continues to Clarence Ridge. From here, the route turns almost due north, then east as it meets up with the

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at Piskahegan and follows it south past Grassy Islands, Alder Island, Turnover Island, and

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. The route then passes Lee Settlement, Second Falls, and

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. The section of road between Piskahegan and Lee Settlement is also known as "River Road". As the route continues, it passes Vernon Island close to

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and

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. The final stretch of the route enters

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, crosses under Route 1, and ends at Route 172 near the Magaguadavic Basin.

References

770 __NOTOC__ Year 770 ( DCCLXX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 770 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...

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