New Brunswick Route 715

Route 715 is a 53.2-kilometre (33.1 mi) long local highway in Queens County, New Brunswick. Its western terminus is in Jemseg at Route 695 near its interchange with Route 2 (the Trans-Canada Highway) and its eastern terminus is in Coles Island at Route 10 and Route 112. It is signed as an east-west highway although its westernmost portion along the Saint John River runs nearly due north and south.

Route 715 near its western terminus in Jemseg

Route 715
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length53.0 km[1] (32.9 mi)
Major junctions
West end Route 695 in Jemseg
East end Route 10 / Route 112 in Coles Island
Highway system
Provincial highways in New Brunswick
Former routes
← Route 710Route 725 →

The route starts at the intersection of Route 10 and Route 112 north of Coles Island, where it travels south along the east bank of the Canaan River. It travels through a mostly forested area past Chambres Corner and Washademoak where it takes a sharp turn west at Pattersons Cove. From here, road continues west to Picketts Cove where it passes around the cove and enters the community of Picketts Cove. The road continues southwest around Fowlers Cove where it intersects with Route 695 in Cambridge-Narrows. Continuing, the road passes through McDonald Corner, Central Cambridge, and Lower Cambridge. At this point, the road takes a sharp turn northwest and heads towards Lower Jemseg. The final stretch passes by Dykeman Lake before ending at Jemseg at the western terminus of Route 695 on the Saint John River.[2]

History

Major junctions

The entire route is in Queens County.

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Jemseg0.00.0 Route 695 (Grand Lake Drive) to Route 2 (TCH) / Route 105 – Cambridge-Narrows, Fredericton, Moncton
Cambridge-Narrows31.119.3 Route 695 – Jemseg
Coles Island53.032.9 Route 10 – Chipman, Sussex
Route 112 east – Salisbury		Western terminus of Route 112
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
  •  Roads portal
  •  Canada portal

References
  1. New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
  2. Google (24 July 2016). "New Brunswick Route 715" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 July 2016.


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