Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1

Route 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Trans-Canada Highway
Basic data
Operator:	Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Works
Start of the street:	Channel-Port aux Basques ( 47 ° 35 ′  N , 59 ° 8 ′  W )
End of street:	St. John's ( 47 ° 37 ′  N , 52 ° 41 ′  W )
Overall length:	911 km
Region :	Newfoundland
Route 1 at Corner Brook
Course of the road to North Sydney Channel-Port aux Basques O after Rose Blanche W to Cape Ray Tompkins Little Tompkins River W to Millville W to Millville W to Highlands Crabbes River W to Cartyville Robinsons River W to Cartyville W after Journois W to St. George’s Stephenville Crossing W to Stephenville Oh to Burgeo W to Stephenville W after Gallants Corner Brook W to Lark Harbor W to W to Cox's Cove Steady Brook Humber Village Little Rapids Pasadena St. Jude's Deer Lake N to St. Anthony S to Howley N after Jackson's arm Tea Bay (Birchy Lake-Sandy Lake) N to Fleur de Lys N to Springdale South Brook N to Brighton Badger W after Buchans Grand Falls-Windsor Bishop's Falls N after Leading Tickles Exploits River N after Norris Arm N after Norris Arm Notre Dame Junction N to Long Point Lighthouse Glenwood Gander River Appleton Gander Gander International Airport Gambo N to New Wes Valley Glovertown Terra Nova National Park O after salvage W to Terra Nova Port Blandford O after Sexton Lumber George's Brook O after Bonavista Clarenville O to St. Jones Within O to Gooseberry Cove W to Grand Bank O to Bellevue , S to Fair Haven N to Chapel Arm , S to Long Harbor Whitbourne S to Branch N to Old Perlican , S to Colinet Ocean Pond Grand Pond O to South River Roaches Line N according to Carbonear Brigus Junction Middle Gull Pond Avondale O to Avondale Holyrood O to Holyrood, S to St. Stephen's N to Holyrood Butter pot O to Witless Bay Conception Bay South N to Conception Bay South St. John's W to Conception Bay South, E to St. John's Center Mount Pearl Paradise N to Cupids , E to St. John's-West End St. John's W to Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s , O to St. John's Center W to Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, O to St. John's Center St. John's International Airport N to Cape St. Francis , S to St. John's Center N to Logy Bay , S to St. John's Center  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1 , just one NL, located on the island of Newfoundland . It begins in the southwest of the island in the port city of Channel-Port aux Basques , where the ferry connection to North Sydney in Nova Scotia is located , and ends in St. John's . The route has a length of 911 km and is part of the National Highway System .

Route

The easternmost section of the Trans-Canada Highway begins in Port aux Basques. The local ferry port connects the island with North Sydney in the province of Nova Scotia, 90% of the ferry traffic to Newfoundland is handled via this ferry connection; in North Sydney is the continuation of the Trans-Canada Highway. The route heads northwest out of the city and meets the west coast of Newfoundland there. The route runs from there in a northeasterly direction, in Stephenville Crossing the route 490 branches off to the east, via which Stephenville and Cape St. George can be reached. The route continues to Corner Brook and Deer Lake . Route 430 branches off in Deer Lake, which opens up the Great Northern Peninsula with the northernmost town of Newfoundland St. Anthony .

The route runs from there to the east to South Brook , where the route swings south to the small town of Badger . From there, the route continues in an easterly way. East of Gander is Gander International Airport , the route swings to the southeast and reaches the Terra Nova National Park . Use of the park is chargeable, direct transit without stopping is free. The route continues south and reaches the Avalon Peninsula at Sunnyside . The route runs first to the southeast, then further east and then to the northeast. It reaches the provincial capital St. John's and ends there in the north of the city.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Canada's National Highway System - Annual Report 2016. (PDF) Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety, September 2017, p. 42 , accessed on June 5, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Entrance fees. Parks Canada, accessed June 5, 2018 . 

Web links

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