Route 310, also known as Road to the Beaches, in Newfoundland and Labrador runs from its southern terminus at Glovertown,[1] and ends at its northern terminus at the community of Salvage, all along the Eastport Peninsula of Newfoundland.[2] A portion of this route runs through Terra Nova National Park. The route is noteworthy for its beautiful sandy beaches, particularly in the towns of Eastport and Sandy Cove. The speed limit ranges from 60–70 km/h except when traveling through a community in which the speed is reduced to 50 km/h (30 km/h in Salvage).[citation needed]
 Route 310 | ||||
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| Road to the Beaches | ||||
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| Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 37.0 km (23.0 mi) | |||
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| South end |  Route 1 (TCH) (Exit 25) near Glovertown | |||
| North end | Salvage | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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Route 310 can also be accessed via an east access at Route 1 through Terra Nova National Park, though Route 310 officially starts in the town of Glovertown (at Exit 25).
Route description
editRoute 310 begins in Glovertown at an interchange with Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway, Exit 25). It heads east to pass through downtown and the harbour before crossing over a river into Traytown. The highway passes through town along Main Street, where it meets a local road leading to Cull's Harbour, local road into Terra Nova National Park, as well as meeting the East Access to Route 1. Route 310 now leaves Traytown and crosses a long Causeway to pass through Sandringham and Eastport, where the highway meets local roads leading to Happy Adventure, Sandy Cove, St. Chad's, Clay Cove, and Burnside. At Burnside, a ferry port services St. Brendan's.[3][4][5] Route 310 now winds its way northeast up the coastline for several kilometres to enter Salvage, where it comes to a dead end.
Major intersections
edit| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Glovertown | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 1 (TCH) – Clarenville, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor | Exit 25 on Route 1; southern terminus | |
| Traytown | 9.3 | 5.8 | Traytown Access Road (Route 310-11) To Route 1 (TCH) – Terra Nova National Park | ||
| 9.5 | 5.9 | Main Road (Route 310-13) - Cull's Harbour | |||
| 11.9 | 7.4 | East Access To Route 1 (TCH) – Terra Nova National Park | |||
| Eastport | 26.1 | 16.2 | Church Street (Route 310-25) - Happy Adventure, Sandy Cove | ||
| 26.2 | 16.3 | Burdens Road (Route 310-32) - Clay Cove, St. Chad's, Burnside | Provides access to  St. Brendan's Ferry at Burnside | ||
| Salvage | 37.0 | 23.0 | Dead End | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Route 310 southern terminus at Route 1 near Glovertown" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ "Route 310 northern terminus at Salvage" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ "$6M ferry service for 114 people: But don't mention resettlement on St. Brendan's - CBC News". CBC. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ "Conciliation sought as N.L. ferry strike drags on - CBC News". CBC. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-12-17.