Route 420, also known as White Bay South Highway, [1] is a 67.7-kilometre-long (42.1 mi) north-south highway located in the western region of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It starts at its southern terminus at an intersection on the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1), near Sandy Lake,[2] and ends at its northern terminus, the town of Jackson's Arm, passing through several other communities in between.[3]
 Route 420 | ||||
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| White Bay South Highway | ||||
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| Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 67.7 km (42.1 mi) | |||
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| South end |  Route 1 (TCH) near Sandy Lake | |||
| North end |  Former Great Harbour Deep Ferry in Jackson's Arm | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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Route description
editRoute 420 begins at an intersection with Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) along the northern shore of Sandy Lake (part of Grand Lake) and it heads north to immediately have an intersection with Route 422 (Cormack Road) before heading through rural areas for several kilometres. Route 422 is not signed at this intersection, through the designation and road both exist. The highway now has an intersection with Route 421 (Hampden Road) before heading up a narrow valley through hilly terrain for several kilometres to pass through Pollards Point and cross the Main River (via the Main River Bridge) before having an intersection with a local road leading to Sop's Arm. Route 420 passes through more rural and hilly terrain for several more kilometres to enter Jackson's Arm, where it ends at the former Great Harbour Deep Ferry docks after passing through town.
Major intersections
edit| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 1 (TCH) – Deer Lake, Grand Falls-Windsor | Southern terminus | |
| | 0.4 | 0.25 |  Route 422 west (Cormack Road) – Cormack | Eastern terminus of Route 422; Route 422 is unsigned at this intersection | |
| | 10.0 | 6.2 |  Route 421 north (Hampden Road) – Hampden | Southern terminus of Route 421 | |
| Pollards Point | 47.7 | 29.6 | Pollards Point Road (Route 420-10) - Downtown | ||
| | 50.3 | 31.3 | Sop's Arm Road - Sop's Arm | ||
| Jackson's Arm | 67.7 | 42.1 | Dead End at former Great Harbour Deep Ferry docks | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Plenty of road construction underway across N.L. with more to start ". CBN Compass. CBN. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Route 420 southern terminus at Route 1 near Sandy Lake" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "Route 420 northern terminus at Jackson's Arm" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 30, 2017.