Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1
Route 1 is a highway in the Canada province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the easternmost stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway. Route 1 is the primary east–west road on the island of Newfoundland.[1]
Route 1 | ||||
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Trans-Canada Highway | ||||
Route 1 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Works | ||||
Length | 903 km (561 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Marine Atlantic Nova Scotia ferry / Route 470 in Channel-Port aux Basques | |||
Route 480 at Barachois Pond Provincial Park Route 430 in Deer Lake Route 2 in St. John’s | ||||
East end | Route 30 / E White Hills Road in St. John's | |||
Highway system | ||||
Highways in Newfoundland and Labrador
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The eastern terminus of Route 1 is St. John's. From there, the highway crosses the island 903 kilometres (561 mi) to Channel-Port aux Basques, its western terminus.
From there, the Trans-Canada Highway is carried across the Cabot Strait by ferry to North Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Route description
The following description details the highway from its eastern terminus to its western terminus.
Route 1's official eastern terminus is at the interchange with Logy Bay Road in the northeastern part of the city. The highway proceeds west on the Outer Ring Road, a freeway. Route 1 maintains the name Outer Ring Road, intersecting with St. John's roads such as Aberdeen Avenue, Portugal Cove Road, Torbay Road, Allandale Road, Thorburn Road, Topsail Road and Kenmount Road until the interchange with Pitts Memorial Drive, 20 km to the west.
Route 1 proceeds in a generally southwestern direction for another 25 km as it follows the southern shore of Conception Bay (several kilometres inland) until it reaches the interchange with Route 13 where it turns west and then northwest, continuing for another 29 km on a 4-lane expressway to Whitbourne where the divided highway ends at the interchange with Route 80/81.
Route 1 transitions to a 2-lane controlled access highway and continues northwest from Whitbourne along the isthmus of the Avalon Peninsula and 188 km north to Glovertown, bypassing Clarenville, small communities like Arnold's Cove, Goobies and passing through Terra Nova National Park; park admission is not required to use Route 1. The Bonavista Peninsula and Burin Peninsula can be accessed via interchanges near Clarenville and Goobies, respectively.
From Glovertown, the highway proceeds northwest 182 km to Badger, bypassing Gander, Glenwood. Lewisporte (about 11 km north on Route 340), Norris Arm Bishop's Falls and Grand Falls-Windsor; Route 1 has a 6 km 4-lane section through Grand Falls-Windsor. As of August 2008, there are no gas stations along the highway between the towns of Gander and Bishop's Falls. The Isles of Notre Dame region of the province, which includes Fogo, the Twillingate Islands, New World Island and surrounding areas, can be accessed via Route 340 at the Notre Dame Junction interchange near Lewisporte. The Bay d'Espoir region can be accessed via the Bay D'Espoir Highway near Botwood. Botwood, Point Leamington and Leading Tickles can be accessed via the Botwood Highway, officially Route 350 at an interchange in the Bishop's Falls-Grand Falls-Windsor area.
From Badger, Route 1 heads due north for 64 km to Springdale where the highway swings southwest for 137 km to Pasadena, passing through Deer Lake.
At Pasadena, the highway transitions to a 4-lane expressway and continues southwest along the south shore of Deer Lake before following the Humber River through the narrow Humber Valley. The 4-lane section proceeds for 38 km in a southwest direction, where it transitions back to a 2-lane controlled access highway west of the interchange with Route 450 (Lewin Parkway), southwest of Corner Brook.
From the Confederation Drive interchange, Route 1 proceeds for 213 km in a southwest direction, bypassing Stephenville (accessible via Route 460 and Route 490) and passing through the Codroy Valley (where it is a 2-lane uncontrolled access highway) to Port aux Basques. It terminates southeast of the town at the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal.
New alignment
New highway construction during the 1990s extended Route 1 on what is called the Outer Ring Road to the interchange with Logy Bay Road in the northeast part of St. John's, including passing by the Stavanger Drive Shopping Area. Prior to this construction, Route 1 and the Trans-Canada Highway designation began at St. John's City Hall on New Gower Street and proceeded west on Pitts Memorial Drive and then on the current alignment of Route 1 to the southwest. It is for this reason that the city named its hockey arena and convention centre Mile One Centre, adjacent to the city hall.
To follow an unofficial alignment of Route 1 from St. John's City Hall, one must head geographically east for 1.5 km into the southeastern part of the city, continuing onto Duckworth Street (Route 60). Proceed north for 1 km on Ordnance Street and King's Bridge Road before turning east for 1.5 km along the north shore of Quidi Vidi Lake on The Boulevard.
Continue north on East White Hills Road, which becomes controlled access several hundred metres north of its intersection with The Boulevard. The East White Hills Road transitions into the Outer Ring Road 4 km to the north at the interchange with the Logy Bay Road.
Exit list
Location | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Cabot Strait | 903 | 561 | Marine Atlantic ferry to North Sydney Hwy 105 (TCH) continues in Nova Scotia | ||
Channel-Port aux Basques | 903 | 561 | Channel-Port aux Basques ferry terminal | ||
902 | 560 | 1 | Route 470 – Isle aux Morts | Provides access to La Poile-Rose Blanche ferry | |
901 | 560 | - | High Street | Unnumbered Exit | |
899 | 559 | - | Grand Bay West | At-grade intersection | |
| 895 | 556 | - | Edna's Road - Long Grade | At-grade intersection |
| 893 | 555 | - | J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into park |
| 877 | 545 | - | Route 408 – Cape Ray | At-grade intersection |
Tompkins | 868 | 539 | - | Route 407 – Tompkins, St. Andrew's | At-grade intersection |
Doyles | 865 | 537 | - | Route 406 – Upper Ferry, Codroy | At-grade intersection |
South Brook | 848 | 527 | - | South Brook | At-grade intersection |
844 | 524 | - | South Brook | At-grade intersection | |
| 808 | 502 | - | Route 405 – St. David's, Highlands | At-grade intersection |
| 807 | 501 | - | Crabbes River Park main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into park |
| 804 | 500 | - | Route 404 – Jeffrey's, McKay's | At-grade intersection |
Robinsons | 798 | 496 | - | Route 404 – Robinsons, Heatherton | At-grade intersection |
| 770 | 480 | - | Route 403 – Flat Bay, St. Teresa | At-grade intersection |
| 765 | 475 | - | Route 461 – St. George's, Barachois Brook | At-grade intersection |
Barachois Brook | 759 | 472 | 2 | Route 490 – Stephenville, Stephenville Crossing | Katarina Roxon Way |
Barachois Pond Provincial Park | 750 | 470 | - | Barachois Pond Provincial Park main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into park |
747 | 464 | - | Route 480 (Burgeo Highway) – Burgeo | At-grade intersection; provides access to Ramea ferry | |
Harry's Brook | 735 | 457 | 3 | Route 460 (White's Road, Hansen Highway) – Stephenville, Port au Port Peninsula | |
| 731 | 454 | - | Route 402 – Gallants | At-grade intersection |
Corner Brook | 691 | 429 | 4 | Route 450 (Lewin Parkway) | |
688 | 428 | 5 | Massey Drive | ||
686 | 426 | 6 | Route 450A (Lewin Parkway) | ||
682 | 424 | 7 | Route 440 (Riverside Drive) – Cox's Cove | Admiral Palliser's Trail | |
Steady Brook | 679 | 422 | 8 | Marble Drive | Marble Mountain |
Humber Village | 673 | 418 | 9 | Marble Drive | |
Little Rapids | 669 | 416 | 10 | Strawberry Loop, Strawberry Lane | |
666 | 414 | 11 | Bonnell Drive, Boom Siding Road | ||
Pasadena | 659 | 409 | 12 | Main Street, Boom Siding Road | |
649 | 403 | 13 | Stentaford Avenue | ||
St. Jude's | 643 | 400 | 14 | Ridgeview Road | |
Deer Lake | 639 | 397 | 15A | Glide Lake Road | |
638 | 396 | 15 | High Street | ||
636 | 395 | 16 | Route 430 – Port au Choix, St. Anthony | Viking Trail | |
637 | 396 | - | Airport road - Deer Lake Regional Airport | At-grade intersection; access road into airport | |
| 610 | 380 | - | Route 401 – Howley | At-grade intersection |
Sandy Lake | 594 | 369 | - | Route 420 – Hampden, Jackson's Arm | At-grade intersection |
Sheppardville | 542 | 337 | - | Route 410 – Baie Verte, La Scie | At-grade intersection; Dorset Trail |
541 | 336 | - | Sheppardville | At-grade intersection | |
| 521 | 324 | - | Route 390 – Springdale, King's Point | At-grade intersection |
| 520 | 320 | - | Springdale Airport main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into airport |
South Brook | 508 | 316 | - | Route 380 – Roberts Arm, Triton | At-grade intersection; provides access to Little Bay Islands and Long Island ferries; Beothuck Trail |
| 465 | 289 | - | Catamaran Park main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into park |
Badger | 456 | 283 | - | Route 370 – Millertown, Buchans | At-grade intersection; Buchans Highway |
| 435 | 270 | - | Red Cliff | Now closed at-grade intersection |
| 433 | 269 | - | Red Cliff | At-grade intersection |
Grand Falls-Windsor | 429 | 267 | 17 | Main Street | |
427 | 265 | - | Duggan Street | Unnumbered Exit; westbound exit and entrance only | |
426 | 265 | 18 A/B | Cromer Avenue | ||
425 | 264 | 19 | Union Street | ||
424 | 263 | 20 | Scott Avenue | ||
Bishops Falls | 412 | 256 | 21 | Main Street - Bishops Falls | |
408 | 254 | 22 | Route 350 – Bishops Falls, Botwood | ||
407 | 253 | - | Route 360 – St. Alban's, Harbour Breton | At-grade intersection; Bay d’Espior Highway | |
Norris Arm | 403 | 250 | - | Route 351 – Norris Arm | At-grade intersection |
385 | 239 | - | Route 351 – Norris Arm | At-grade intersection | |
| 383 | 238 | - | Norris Arm North Side | At-grade intersection |
Notre Dame Junction | 377 | 234 | 23 | Route 340 – Lewisporte, Twillingate | Road to the Isles; provides access to Fogo Island and Change Islands ferries |
376 | 234 | - | Notre Dame Provincial Park main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into park | |
Glenwood | 360 | 220 | - | Forest Resource Road - Salmon Pond, Lumber Yard | Unnumbered Exit |
359 | 223 | - | Spruce Avenue | At-grade intersection | |
358 | 222 | - | Main Street / River Drive | At-grade intersection | |
Appleton | 357 | 222 | - | River Road / Richards Road | At-grade intersection |
356 | 221 | - | Bowater Road / Simms Road | At-grade intersection | |
Gander | 334 | 208 | - | Magee Road - Gander | At-grade intersection |
333 | 207 | - | Caldwell Street - Gander | At-grade intersection | |
332 | 206 | - | Cobhan Street - Gander | At-grade intersection | |
331 | 206 | - | Route 330 – Gander, Carmanville, Musgrave Harbour | At-grade intersection; Road to the shore; provides access to Gander International Airport and Canadian Forces Base Gander | |
Benton | 315 | 196 | - | Benton | At-grade intersection |
Gambo | 291 | 181 | 24 | Route 320 – Gambo, New-Wes-Valley | Road to the Shore |
Glovertown | 274 | 170 | 25 | Route 310 – Glovertown | Road to the Beaches |
Terra Nova National Park | 265 | 165 | - | To Route 310 – Terra Nova National Park | At-grade intersection |
249 | 155 | - | Route 301 (Terra Nova Road) – Terra Nova | At-grade intersection | |
242 | 150 | - | Charlottetown | At-grade intersection | |
Port Blandford | 222 | 138 | - | Main Street - Port Blandford | At-grade intersection |
219 | 136 | - | Blackmore’s Road - Port Blandford | At-grade intersection | |
218 | 135 | - | Route 233 – Port Blandford, Musgravetown | At-grade intersection | |
George's Brook | 202 | 126 | 26 | Route 230 – Catalina, Trinity, Bonavista | Discovery Trail |
Clarenville | 192 | 119 | - | Route 230A (Manitoba Drive) – Clarenville, George's Brook | At-grade intersection |
Deep Bight | 182 | 113 | - | Deep Bight, Adeytown | At-grade intersection |
Adeytown | 177 | 110 | - | Adeytown, Deep Bight | At-grade intersection |
Hillview | 174 | 108 | - | Route 205 – Hillview, St. Jones Within | At-grade intersection |
Ivany's Cove | 171 | 106 | - | Ivany's Cove, North West Brook | At-grade intersection |
North West Brook | 168 | 104 | - | Route 204 – Hodge's Cove, Little Heart's Ease | At-grade intersection |
Goobies | 159 | 99 | - | Route 210 – Goobies, Marystown, Grand Bank | At-grade intersection; provides access to Saint Pierre and Miquelon ferry |
Come By Chance | 148 | 92 | 26B | Main Road - Come By Chance, Sunnyside | |
Arnold's Cove | 141 | 88 | 26A | Refinery Road - Arnold's Cove | |
| 134 | 83 | - | Southern Harbour | At-grade intersection |
| 121 | 75 | - | Route 201 – Chance Cove, Bellevue | At-grade intersection; Osprey Trail |
Bellevue Beach | 114 | 71 | - | Route 203 to Route 201 – Bellevue, Fair Haven | At-grade intersection |
Chapel Arm | 99 | 62 | 27 | Route 201 / Route 202 – Long Harbour, Norman's Cove-Long Cove | Osprey Trail (Route 201) |
Whitbourne | 88 | 55 | - | Route 100 – Placentia, St. Bride's | At-grade intersection; provides access to Marine Atlantic Ferry at Argentia |
86 | 53 | 28 | Route 80 (Trinity Road) / Route 81 (Markland Road) – Whitbourne, New Harbour | Baccalieu Trail (Route 80) | |
Ocean Pond | 78 | 48 | 29 | Ocean Pond Road | |
Grand Pond | 75 | 47 | 30 | Route 71 (Hodgewater Line) – Makinsons | |
Roaches Line | 71 | 44 | 31 | Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) to Route 70 – Bay Roberts, Carbonear | Baccalieu Trail |
Brigus Junction | 68 | 42 | 32 | Brigus Junction Road - Brigus Junction | |
Middle Gull Pond | 63 | 39 | 33 | Middle Gull Pond Road | |
Avondale | 61 | 38 | 34 | Route 63 (Avondale Access Road) – Avondale, Harbour Main | |
Holyrood | 57 | 35 | 35 | Route 90 (Salmonier Line) – Holyrood, St. Mary's | Western portion of Irish Loop Drive |
49 | 30 | 36 | Route 62 (Holyrood Access Road) – Holyrood | ||
Butter Pot | 47 | 29 | 37 | Route 13 (Witless Bay Line) – Bay Bulls | |
43 | 27 | 38 | Butter Pot Provincial Park | ||
Conception Bay South | 30 | 19 | 39 | Route 61 (Foxtrap Access Road) – Foxtrap | |
St. John's | 25 | 16 | 40 | Paddy's Pond/Cochrane Pond | |
19 | 12 | 41 A/B | Route 2 (Pitts Memorial Drive) – Conception Bay South, Mount Pearl, Downtown | ||
Mount Pearl | 17 | 11 | 42 A/B | Kenmount Road - Mount Pearl | |
Paradise | 16 | 9.9 | 43 | Route 60 (Topsail Road) – Paradise, Mount Pearl | |
St. John's | 12 | 7.5 | 44 | Route 50 (Thorburn Road) – St. Philip's | |
10 | 6.2 | 45 | Route 3A (Team Gushue Highway) | ||
6 | 3.7 | 46 | Allandale Road - Confederation Building, Pippy Park | ||
4 | 2.5 | 47 A/B | Route 40 (Portugal Cove Road) | Provides access to St. John's International Airport and the Bell Island Ferry | |
3 | 1.9 | 48 A/B | Route 20 (Torbay Road) | No access from Route 20 to Route 1 eastbound | |
2 | 1.2 | 49 | Aberdeen Avenue, Stavanger Drive | ||
0 | 0.0 | 50 | Route 30 (Logy Bay Road) | Eastern terminus; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; road continues east as E White Hills Road | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Google (January 21, 2019). "Route 1" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
External links
Preceded by Hwy 105 (TCH) |
Trans-Canada Highway Route 1 (TCH) |
Succeeded by terminus |
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