Newfoundland and Labrador Route 480

Route 480, also known as Burgeo Highway or The Burgeo Road, is a 150-kilometre-long (93 mi) north-south on southwestern Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It connects the town of Burgeo with the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1). The highway is a winding two-lane highway traveling through remote, hilly, and wooded terrain for its entire length. There are no other communities of any kind along the highway, with the only other intersections being abandoned logging roads. Route 480 also provides access to Sandbanks Provincial Park and a ferry to the remote town of Ramea at its southern terminus. There are also several vacation/hunting camps along Route 480,[1] including Peter Strides.[2]

Route 480
Burgeo Highway
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Works
Length150 km (90 mi)
Major junctions
South end Ramea Ferry in Burgeo
North end Route 1 (TCH) near St. George's
Highway system
Highways in Newfoundland and Labrador
← Route 470→ Route 490

Route 480 also carries the designation of The Caribou Trail.

Major intersections
LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Burgeo0.00.0 Ramea Ferry docksSouthern terminus
0.50.31Main Street - Sandbanks Provincial Park (Newfoundland)
​99.661.9Buchans Resource Road To Route 370 – BuchansMid Island Route; closed winters
​15093 Route 1 (TCH) – Port aux Basques, Corner BrookNorthern terminus; provides access to nearby Barachois Pond Provincial Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Route description

The road, which is perpendicular to the Trans-Canada Highway, also has another sharp 90 degree turn where it meets the Buchans Resource Road (Route 370).[3]

Route 480 passes through the Annieopsquotch Mountains.

See also

References
  1. Google (March 17, 2020). "Route 480" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. Government of Canada, Environment Canada. "Canadian Hurricane Centre". www.canal.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  3. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-11-30.


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