Dorset Trail | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 89.9 km (55.9 mi) | |||
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South end | ![]() | |||
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North end | Dead End in Fleur de Lys | |||
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Country | Canada | |||
Province | Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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Route 410, also known as Dorset Trail, is an 89.9-kilometre-long (55.9 mi) north-south highway on the northern coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It leads from Sheppardville, at Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), to a dead end in Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland and Labrador. Route 410 serves as the primary roadway access on-and-off the Baie Verte Peninsula.[1] Baie Verte is the most populous community along the route.[2]
In 2022, Route 410 was voted the Worst Road in Atlantic Canada by the Canadian Automobile Association's Worst Roads list.[3]
Route description
[edit]Route 410 begins in Sheppardville at an intersection with Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and it heads north to cross the Indian River and wind its way through rural hilly terrain for several kilometres. The highway passes by Flatwater Pond Park to have intersections with Route 411 (Purbeck's Cove Road) and Route 413 (Burlington Road) before passing through more rural areas. Route 410 now has an intersection with Route 414 (La Scie Highway) before entering Baie Verte. It has an intersection with Route 412 (Seal Cove Road) before passing through neighbourhoods and downtown. The highway now leaves Baie Verte and winds its way through hilly terrain for the next several kilometres. Route 410 has a Y-Intersection with a local road leading to Coachman's Cove before entering Fleur de Lys, where Route 410 comes to a dead end after passing through town.
Major intersections
[edit]Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Sheppardville | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Southern terminus | |
| 40.1 | 24.9 | Flatwater Pond Park main entrance | Access road into park | |
| 44.0 | 27.3 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of Route 411 | |
| 45.2 | 28.1 | ![]() | Western terminus of Route 413 | |
| 57.3 | 35.6 | ![]() | Western terminus of Route 414 | |
Baie Verte | 59.3 | 36.8 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of Route 412 | |
| 79.9 | 49.6 | Coachman's Cove Road (Route 410-10) - Coachman's Cove | ||
Fleur de Lys | 89.9 | 55.9 | Dead End | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Attractions along Route 410
[edit]- Flatwater Pond Park (former Provincial Park)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Google (March 8, 2020). "Route 410" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Statistics Canada. 2022. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released February 9, 2022. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 21, 2022).
- ^ "SaltWire E-Edition".