New Brunswick Route 850

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Route 850

Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length27.0 km [1]  (16.8 mi)
Major junctions
West endNB 845.svg Route 845 in Kingston
East endNB 124.svg Route 124 in Springfield
Location
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
Counties Kings
Highway system
NB 845.svg Route 845 NB 855.svg Route 855

Route 850 is a Canadian highway in Kings County, New Brunswick.

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Route sign in Kingston, New Brunswick. NB Route 845 at 850.png
Route sign in Kingston, New Brunswick.

The 27 kilometre road passes along the northern side of the Kingston Peninsula.

Route 850 begins near Springfield at an intersection with Route 124. Skirting the southern shore of Belleisle Bay, the route passes through Keirsteadville, Long Point and Erbs Cove, before terminating at Kingston at an intersection with Route 845. Just north of Erbs Cove, there is a cable ferry across Bellisle Bay. The ferry operates year-round. Much of the route passes through a narrow band of low lying agricultural land with forested hills rising in the background. This is a popular summer residential area and there is a small marina on the bay.

Communities along Route 850

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References

  1. New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003