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New Brunswick Route 780

Coordinates: 45°09′49″N 66°39′08″W / 45.163642°N 66.652336°W / 45.163642; -66.652336
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Route 780 marker
Route 780
Route information
Maintained by New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Length29 km[1] (18 mi)
Major junctions
West end Route 172 and Route 1 in Upper Letang
East end Route 795 in Lepreau
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Highway system
Route 778 Route 785

Route 780 is a 29-kilometre (18 mi) long mostly west–east secondary highway in the southwestern portion of New Brunswick, Canada.

Route description

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The route, also known as Old Saint John Road, is mostly in Charlotte County.

The route's western terminus is in the community of Upper Letang at the western terminus of Route 172 and exit 56 of Route 1. From here, it travels north past Lake Utopia at Woodbury Cove before crossing Route 785 in Utopia. It then travels east through wooded and farm areas past Shaw Lake to a crossing of the Pocologan River. The route continues and crosses the New River as it enters New River. It then passes through a mostly forested area before crossing Route 1 and ending in Lepreau at Route 795 near the Lepreau River.[2]

History

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ New Brunswick Department of Transportation: Designated Provincial Highways, 2003
  2. ^ "New Brunswick Route 780" (Map). Google Maps. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

45°09′49″N 66°39′08″W / 45.163642°N 66.652336°W / 45.163642; -66.652336