New Brunswick Route 960

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Route 960

Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length26.0 km [1]  (16.2 mi)
Major junctions
West endNB 16 (TCH).svg Route 16 (TCH) in Timber River
East endNB 955.svg Route 955 in Cape Tormentine
Location
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
Counties Westmorland
Highway system
NB 955.svg Route 955 NB 970.svg Route 970

Route 960 is a Canadian highway in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.

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Route description

New Brunswick Route 960 NBRoute960.jpg
New Brunswick Route 960

The 26 kilometre road runs from an intersection with Route 16 at Timber River (near Strait Shores) to an intersection with the Immigrant Road (the former Route 16 alignment) in Cape Tormentine.

The road continues as Route 955.

Route 960 serves the communities of Bayside, Upper Cape, and Cape Spear as well as Cape Tormentine.

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References

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