Route 470 marker

Route 470

La Poile Highway
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length42.8 km (26.6 mi)
Major junctions
West end Route 1 (TCH) at Channel-Port aux Basques
East endRose Blanche
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
    ← Route 463→ Route 480

    Route 470, also known as La Poile Highway, is a highway on the West Coast of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] It is the last provincial highway off Route 1 before approaching the Marine Atlantic Ferry to Nova Scotia, in Channel-Port aux Basques. The route is 42.8 kilometres (26.6 mi) in length. During much of the journey, there is plenty of barren land on both sides of the road, until arriving at its final community, Rose Blanche. Route 470 also carries the designation of Granite Coast Scenic Drive.

    Route description

    Route 470 begins at an interchange with Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway, Exit 1) just north of the Marine Atlantic ferry docks in Channel-Port aux Basques. The highway winds its way through rural hilly terrain for several kilometres, where it meets a local road leading to Margaree and Fox Roost, as well as crosses the Isle aux Morts River, before passing through Isle aux Morts. Route 470 winds its way eastward along the Atlantic coastline for several kilometres to pass through Burnt Islands and meet a local road leading to Diamond Cove before entering the town of Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou. The highway now crosses another river and passes by the La Poile ferry docks[2][3][4][5] before becoming Main Street and having an intersection with a local road leading to the Harbour le Cou portion of town. Route 470 enters the Rose Blanche portion of town to pass through neighbourhoods, where it meets a road leading to the Lighthouse, before passing through downtown and coming to a dead end at the southern tip of a long, skinny, peninsula.

    Major intersections

    LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
    Channel-Port aux Basques0.00.0 Route 1 (TCH) – Corner Brook, Marine Atlantic Nova Scotia FerryExit 1 on Route 1; western terminus
    ​5.93.7Margaree Road (Route 470-10) - Margaree, Fox Roost
    Burnt Islands26.116.2Main Street - Downtown
    ​39.924.8Diamond Cove Road (Route 470-14) - Diamond Cove
    Rose Blanche40.225.0 La Poile Ferry docksAccess road
    40.925.4Harbour le Cou Road (Route 470-16) - Harbour le Cou
    42.826.6Dead EndEastern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

    References

    1. ↑ Google (July 28, 2017). "Newfoundland and Labrador Route 470" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
    2. ↑ Roy, Rosalyn (Mar 6, 2019). "MV Challenge One to service La Poile – Rose Blanche ferry route for next two years". The Telegram. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
    3. ↑ "12-passenger ferry in La Poile has residents 'completely fed up'". CBC News. Mar 19, 2018. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
    4. ↑ "Hanging on: outports on south west coast of Newfoundland still alive, despite challenges". Saltwire News. Dec 20, 2019. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
    5. ↑ Blue, Martine (Jul 3, 2018). "Ferry frustration for LaPoile residents". The Telegram. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
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