This portion of the highway nudges up the northwest spine of the Island through a rugged area sprinkled with magnificent lakes, forests, and rivers. (From Deer Lake, you can detour west to Gros Morne National Park, and then north up the Long Range Mountains to St Anthony and the L’Anse aux Meadows Viking settlement)
Just up the Humber River from Corner Brook is Deer Lake, which lies only 2-1/2 metres (8 feet) above sea level. This lake has a large log boom to collect logs forested further inland, which are processed at Corner Brook. As a result of its use in transporting logs, the bottom of Deer Lake is covered by “pug”, what locals call tree bark that fell off in transit, which decomposes in the lake, reducing oxygen levels. At the north end of the lake is the town of Deer Lake, which has another log chute, as well as a hydro-electric power plant, which supplies all of Western Newfoundland.
The town of Deer Lake marks the junction of Highway 430 up the rugged west coast of the Island, which provides access to Gros Morne National Park, which has high mountains resulting from a 300 million year ago collision of tectonic plates, with deep fjords eroded by glaciers. At the very northern end of the Island, near St Anthony and about an 11 hour drive (each way) is L’Anse aux Meadows, the first Viking settlement in North America.
The Sandy Lake eco-zone is nestled between the western coastal Long Range mountains and the interior mountains. The gentle terrain, and combination of dry sandy soils and bogs, with lots of sheep laurel and caribou moss used to support herds of ten thousand caribou. Sandy Lake was the release point for the first 4 moose introduced to the province back in 1904. Today there are over 125,000 across the province (1999 stats). The forests west of her tend to be balsam fir, and the forests east of Sandy Lake tend to be black spruce.
Between Springdale and South Brook, you pass Halls Bay, a 40 kilometre long fjord that flows north into Notre Dame Bay. This area is one of the top sealing areas in the world. Seal pups are born on the springtime ice sheets on the Bay, and in summertime, ice floes drift into the fjord. Just a little further east, past South Pond, the Trans-Canada takes a sharp southward bend toward Badger in the Exploits River basin.
history: Port aux Basques to Corner Brook
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| KM | (metres) | Info | ||
| 0 | Exit #20 Access to Grand Falls-Windsor (Grand Falls-Windsor) | 66.8 |
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| 2.6 | Exit #19 , Harris Ave, access to Grand Falls-Windsor (Grand Falls-Windsor) | 100 |
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| 3.1 | Exit #18 to Cormer Ave (N) Access to Grand Falls-Windsor. Services at highway, athletic facilities to SW (Grand Falls-Windsor) | 81.1 |
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| 3.9 | Intersection: WB to Station Rd (N), EB to Lincoln Rd (S) | 78.9 |
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| 4.8 | underpass (no access) connecting Station Rd (N) and Lincoln Rd (S) | 68.9 |
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| 5.4 | Exit #17 Access to city of Grand Falls-Windsor, Visitor Information, access S to Grand Falls on Exploits River (Grand Falls-Windsor) | 68.3 |
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| 7.4 | Beotuck PP, camping North side of highway (Grand Falls-Windsor) | 79.9 |
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| 11.9 | Golf course (S) | 73.5 |
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| 20.3 | Trans-Canada Monument (W side), access to hiking trails | 100.6 |
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| 20.3 | Division Rd, Subdivision C (NW) | 69.5 |
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| 25.2 | Crossing Aspen Brook | 96 |
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| 29 | Aspen Brook PP, exit | 84.7 |
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| 37.6 | Crossing Little Junction Brook, Road to N, Exploits River to SE of hwy | 99.7 |
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| 38.8 | Crossing Badger Brook (Badger) | 101.8 |
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| 39.1 | Highway #370, community of Badgers. W to Buchans Junction, Buchans (Badger) | 99.1 |
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| 42.4 | Access to gravel pit & river | 111.3 |
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| 43.5 | Division Rd, Subdivision C (E) | 130.1 |
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| 48.7 | Catamaran Park Campground NE, view of Joes Lake | 126.5 |
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| 50.8 | Rd E & W of hwy at Rocky Brook crossing, E road access to bridge to east bank of Joes Lake | 128.6 |
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| 50.8 | Road to lakeside homes on E side | 132.3 |
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| 55 | Road (E) to lakeshore homes, view of Joes Lake to E | 129.5 |
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| 55.6 | Road (E) to lakeshore homes | 136.6 |
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| 55.8 | Crooked Lake to NE of hwy, road NE along lakeshore | 129.5 |
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| 60.2 | Rd NE from hwy | 196 |
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| 64.3 | Rd SW from hwy | 185.9 |
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| 65.1 | Rd NE from Hwy | 182.3 |
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| 67.1 | Burnt Pond to N of Hwy | 148.4 |
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| 71 | Highway pullout (W side) beside Great Gull Lake to SE | 143.6 |
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| 72.9 | Rd SW from highway across Gull Brook, with Lower Gull Pond and Great Gull Lake to S of hwy | 130.1 |
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| 80 | Rd NE from hwy | 52.1 |
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| 86.3 | passing settlement, South Pond on W side of hwy | 27.1 |
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| 92 | Roadside Highway gravel turnout to view South Pond, both sides of highway | 19.2 |
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| 92.2 | Aspen Street (W) (South Brook) | 17.7 |
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| 92.3 | Kona Beach Park Campground (SW) | 17.7 |
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| 93.1 | Eddie’s Motel and Petting Farm (S) (South Brook) | 19.8 |
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| 93.2 | Highway #380 junction, Beothuk Trail, N to community of South Brook (1 km), services , W to Robert’s Arm, Triton, and Long Island Ferry (South Brook) | 12.8 |
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| 95.7 | Crossing Aspen Brook (South Brook) | 12.2 |
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| 96 | Goodyear Cove Campground NSEB (South Brook) | 29.9 |
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| 98.6 | crossing Riverhead Brook (South Brook) | 9.1 |
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| 101.9 | passing Burnt Berry Pond (S) | 78.3 |
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| 101.9 | Services at highway: fuel, diesel. Picnic table | 9.4 |
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| 104.9 | Road S | 66.1 |
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| 105.2 | Access to Springdale Air Strip (Springdale) | 68.3 |
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| 105.9 | Services at highway with information sign (Springdale) | 57.6 |
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| 106 | Highway #390 junction, picnic area, Municipal Visitor Info Centre at highway, access to RCMP, N to George Huxter Memorial Park campground (8 km), town of Springdale (10km), all services. (Springdale) | 57.6 nbsp; |
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| 106.2 | Indian River Provincial Park , North side of highway | 53.3 |
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| 121.3 | Indian Pond to W side of Hwy | 66.8 |
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| 121.3 | Community of Sheppardville S of highway (Sheppardville) | 64.9 |
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| 121.3 | Community of Green Bay Access from highway | 73.5 |
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| 121.3 | Indian Brook, north side of highway | 56.7 |
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| 122.9 | Highway #410 (The Dorset Trail) junction, with services & fuel at highway. N to community of Baie Verte (12 km), museum | 72.5 |
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| 134.9 | Road E to top of mountain (470m) | 120.1 |
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| 138.7 | Division No 9, Subdivision A road to NW, access to Gillards Lake | 109.4 |
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| 142.9 | Division No 9, Subdivision A road to SE, passing Sheffield Lake to east | 101.5 |
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| 143.1 | Fort Birchy Campgrounds, restaurant, NW side of highway | 108.2 |
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| 143.2 | Crossing the Sheffield River | 95.1 |
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| 149.6 | Road (E) up to top of Mount Seemore (500 m) | 93.9 |
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| 158.9 | Crossing Birchy Narrows, across Birchy Lake | 93 |
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| 158.9 | Birchy Lake, north side of highway | 102.1 |
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| 159.1 | Sandy Lake Campground North side of highway | 96.3 |
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| 159.1 | Birchy River Campground South side of highway | 91.4 |
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| 174.2 | Highway #420 junction, N to Hampden, Jackson’s Arm | 86.9 |
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| 174.2 | Campground N side of highway | 97.5 |
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| 191.5 | Highway #401 junction S to community of Howley | 146.3 |
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| 211.4 | Crossing Humber River | 38.4 |
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| 213.4 | Junction NW to Deer Lake Airport (Deer Lake) | 53.9 |
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| 215.9 | Junction N to Deer Lake Airport (Deer Lake) | 27.1 |
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| 217.4 | Highway #430 (The Viking Trail) half cloverleaf junction, N to Gros Morne National Park (31-110 km)., and St. Anthony (493 km) (Deer Lake) | 19.8 |
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| 218.9 | Humber River crossing (Deer Lake) | 11 |
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| 220.1 | Exit #15 exit to Lakeside Dr (W), or Commerce St (E), town of Deer Lake. (Deer Lake) | 12.2 |
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| 221.7 | Exit #14 (Ridgeview Road) E to town of Deer Lake | 23.5 |
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| 231.7 | Community of St. Judes W of highway (St. Judes) | 27.4 |
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| 235.5 | Access to community of Pynn’s Brook | 41.5 |
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| 237.4 | North Atlantic Petroleum Deer Lake, gas | 51.2 |
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| 240 | Bill’s Tourist Lodge Trailer R.V. Park East side of highway | 32.6 |
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| 242 | Exit #13 Main Street, north access to town of Pasadena | 29 |
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| 242.7 | Corner Brook Deer Lake (Pasadena) | 22.3 |
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| 242.9 | Pasadena Beach PP (N/W side) (Pasadena) | 19.8 |
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| 243.4 | Street intersection | 19.5 |
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| 246 | Exit #12 Main Street, south access to town of of Pasadena (Pasadena) | 42.4 |
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| 246.7 | Deer Pond NSEB | 53.3 |
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| 252.4 | Exit #11 exit to Bonnell Dr | 22.9 |
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| 253.4 | Exit #10 exit to Strawberry Loop & community of Little Rapids to E | 19.2 |
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| 257.3 | Exit #9 Junction of Marble Dr. (Underpass) (Humber Village) | 53.6 |
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| 257.9 | Community of Humber Village, via bridge across Humber River | 34.1 |
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| 259.4 | Exit #9A WB only (Harrison) | 17.7 |
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| 260.4 | View from highway | 42.7 |
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| 262.4 | Community of Steady Brook, services at highway (Steady Brook) | 18.9 |
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| 262.8 | Steady Brook crossing (Steady Brook) | 20.1 |
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| 263.6 | Marble Mountain Ski Area ,SE of Hwy (top of mountain 1600 ft) (Steady Brook) | 15.8 |
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| 263.6 | Exit #8 Marble Dr. (underpass). Community of Steady Brook W of highway, (Steady Brook) | 14.3 |
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| 267 | Exit #7 Highway #440 (Riverside Drive) W to Corner Brook, across Humber River to #440, access to Bay of Islands North Shore Hwy, W to Irishtown, Meadows, Gillams (Corner Brook) | 39.6 |
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| 269.8 | Underpass to gravel pit/stone quarry to E of highway (Corner Brook) | 144.8 |
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| 270 | Exit #6 Highway #450a (north access to Lewin Parkway), W to city of Corner Brook, all services, accommodation, and movie theatre (Corner Brook) | 153.6 |
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| KM | (metres) | Info |
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| 0 | Exit #6 Highway #450a (north access to Lewin Parkway), W to city of Corner Brook, all services, accommodation, and movie theatre (Corner Brook) | 153.6 |
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| 0.2 | Underpass to gravel pit/stone quarry to E of highway (Corner Brook) | 144.8 |
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| 3 | Exit #7 Highway #440 (Riverside Drive) W to Corner Brook, across Humber River to #440, access to Bay of Islands North Shore Hwy, W to Irishtown, Meadows, Gillams (Corner Brook) | 39.6 |
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| 6.4 | Marble Mountain Ski Area ,SE of Hwy (top of mountain 1600 ft) (Steady Brook) | 15.8 |
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| 6.4 | Exit #8 Marble Dr. (underpass). Community of Steady Brook W of highway, (Steady Brook) | 14.3 |
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| 7.2 | Steady Brook crossing (Steady Brook) | 20.1 |
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| 7.6 | Community of Steady Brook, services at highway (Steady Brook) | 18.9 |
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| 9.6 | View from highway | 42.7 |
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| 10.6 | Exit #9A WB only (Harrison) | 17.7 |
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| 12.1 | Community of Humber Village, via bridge across Humber River | 34.1 |
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| 12.7 | Exit #9 Junction of Marble Dr. (Underpass) (Humber Village) | 53.6 |
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| 16.6 | Exit #10 exit to Strawberry Loop & community of Little Rapids to E | 19.2 |
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| 17.6 | Exit #11 exit to Bonnell Dr | 22.9 |
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| 23.3 | Deer Pond NSEB | 53.3 |
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| 24 | Exit #12 Main Street, south access to town of of Pasadena (Pasadena) | 42.4 |
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| 26.6 | Street intersection | 19.5 |
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| 27.1 | Pasadena Beach PP (N/W side) (Pasadena) | 19.8 |
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| 27.3 | Corner Brook Deer Lake (Pasadena) | 22.3 |
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| 28 | Exit #13 Main Street, north access to town of Pasadena | 29 |
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| 30 | Bill’s Tourist Lodge Trailer R.V. Park East side of highway | 32.6 |
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| 32.6 | North Atlantic Petroleum Deer Lake, gas | 51.2 |
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| 34.5 | Access to community of Pynn’s Brook | 41.5 |
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| 38.3 | Community of St. Judes W of highway (St. Judes) | 27.4 |
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| 48.3 | Exit #14 (Ridgeview Road) E to town of Deer Lake | 23.5 |
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| 49.9 | Exit #15 exit to Lakeside Dr (W), or Commerce St (E), town of Deer Lake. (Deer Lake) | 12.2 |
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| 51.1 | Humber River crossing (Deer Lake) | 11 |
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| 52.6 | Highway #430 (The Viking Trail) half cloverleaf junction, N to Gros Morne National Park (31-110 km)., and St. Anthony (493 km) (Deer Lake) | 19.8 |
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| 54.1 | Junction N to Deer Lake Airport (Deer Lake) | 27.1 |
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| 56.6 | Junction NW to Deer Lake Airport (Deer Lake) | 53.9 |
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| 58.6 | Crossing Humber River | 38.4 |
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| 78.5 | Highway #401 junction S to community of Howley | 146.3 |
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| 95.8 | Highway #420 junction, N to Hampden, Jackson’s Arm | 86.9 |
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| 95.8 | Campground N side of highway | 97.5 |
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| 110.9 | Sandy Lake Campground North side of highway | 96.3 |
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| 110.9 | Birchy River Campground South side of highway | 91.4 |
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| 111.1 | Crossing Birchy Narrows, across Birchy Lake | 93 |
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| 111.1 | Birchy Lake, north side of highway | 102.1 |
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| 120.4 | Road (E) up to top of Mount Seemore (500 m) | 93.9 |
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| 126.8 | Crossing the Sheffield River | 95.1 |
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| 126.9 | Fort Birchy Campgrounds, restaurant, NW side of highway | 108.2 |
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| 127.1 | Division No 9, Subdivision A road to SE, passing Sheffield Lake to east | 101.5 |
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| 131.3 | Division No 9, Subdivision A road to NW, access to Gillards Lake | 109.4 |
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| 135.1 | Road E to top of mountain (470m) | 120.1 |
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| 147.1 | Highway #410 (The Dorset Trail) junction, with services & fuel at highway. N to community of Baie Verte (12 km), museum | 72.5 |
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| 148.7 | Indian Pond to W side of Hwy | 66.8 |
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| 148.7 | Community of Sheppardville S of highway (Sheppardville) | 64.9 |
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| 148.7 | Community of Green Bay Access from highway | 73.5 |
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| 148.7 | Indian Brook, north side of highway | 56.7 |
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| 163.8 | Indian River Provincial Park , North side of highway | 53.3 |
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| 164 | Highway #390 junction, picnic area, Municipal Visitor Info Centre at highway, access to RCMP, N to George Huxter Memorial Park campground (8 km), town of Springdale (10km), all services. (Springdale) | 57.6 |
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| 164.1 | Services at highway with information sign (Springdale) | 57.6 |
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| 164.8 | Access to Springdale Air Strip (Springdale) | 68.3 |
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| 165.1 | Road S | 66.1 |
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| 168.1 | passing Burnt Berry Pond (S) | 78.3 |
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| 168.1 | Services at highway: fuel, diesel. Picnic table | 9.4 |
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| 171.4 | crossing Riverhead Brook (South Brook) | 9.1 |
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| 174 | Goodyear Cove Campground NSEB (South Brook) | 29.9 |
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| 174.3 | Crossing Aspen Brook (South Brook) | 12.2 |
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| 176.8 | Highway #380 junction, Beothuk Trail, N to community of South Brook (1 km), services , W to Robert’s Arm, Triton, and Long Island Ferry (South Brook) | 12.8 |
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| 176.9 | Eddie’s Motel and Petting Farm (S) (South Brook) | 19.8 |
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| 177.7 | Kona Beach Park Campground (SW) | 17.7 |
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| 177.8 | Aspen Street (W) (South Brook) | 17.7 |
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| 178 | Roadside Highway gravel turnout to view South Pond, both sides of highway | 19.2 |
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| 183.7 | passing settlement, South Pond on W side of hwy | 27.1 |
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| 190 | Rd NE from hwy | 52.1 |
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| 197.1 | Rd SW from highway across Gull Brook, with Lower Gull Pond and Great Gull Lake to S of hwy | 130.1 |
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| 199 | Highway pullout (W side) beside Great Gull Lake to SE | 143.6 |
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| 202.9 | Burnt Pond to N of Hwy | 148.4 |
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| 204.9 | Rd NE from Hwy | 182.3 |
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| 205.7 | Rd SW from hwy | 185.9 |
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| 209.8 | Rd NE from hwy | 196 |
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| 214.2 | Crooked Lake to NE of hwy, road NE along lakeshore | 129.5 |
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| 214.4 | Road (E) to lakeshore homes | 136.6 |
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| 215 | Road (E) to lakeshore homes, view of Joes Lake to E | 129.5 |
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| 219.2 | Rd E & W of hwy at Rocky Brook crossing, E road access to bridge to east bank of Joes Lake | 128.6 |
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| 219.2 | Road to lakeside homes on E side | 132.3 |
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| 221.3 | Catamaran Park Campground NE, view of Joes Lake | 126.5 |
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| 226.5 | Division Rd, Subdivision C (E) | 130.1 |
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| 227.6 | Access to gravel pit & river | 111.3 |
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| 230.9 | Highway #370, community of Badgers. W to Buchans Junction, Buchans (Badger) | 99.1 |
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| 231.2 | Crossing Badger Brook (Badger) | 101.8 |
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| 232.4 | Crossing Little Junction Brook, Road to N, Exploits River to SE of hwy | 99.7 |
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| 241 | Aspen Brook PP, exit | 84.7 |
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| 244.8 | Crossing Aspen Brook | 96 |
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| 249.7 | Trans-Canada Monument (W side), access to hiking trails | 100.6 |
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| 249.7 | Division Rd, Subdivision C (NW) | 69.5 |
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| 258.1 | Golf course (S) | 73.5 |
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| 262.6 | Beotuck PP, camping North side of highway (Grand Falls-Windsor) | 79.9 |
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| 264.6 | Exit #17 Access to city of Grand Falls-Windsor, Visitor Information, access S to Grand Falls on Exploits River (Grand Falls-Windsor) | 68.3 |
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| 265.2 | underpass (no access) connecting Station Rd (N) and Lincoln Rd (S) | 68.9 |
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| 266.1 | Intersection: WB to Station Rd (N), EB to Lincoln Rd (S) | 78.9 |
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| 266.9 | Exit #18 to Cormer Ave (N) Access to Grand Falls-Windsor. Services at highway, athletic facilities to SW (Grand Falls-Windsor) | 81.1 |
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| 267.4 | Exit #19 , Harris Ave, access to Grand Falls-Windsor (Grand Falls-Windsor) | 100 |
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| 270 | Exit #20 Access to Grand Falls-Windsor (Grand Falls-Windsor) | 66.8 |
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