Newfoundland and Labrador Route 520
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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Route 520, also known as North West River Road, is a 45-kilometre-long (28 mi) north-south supplementary highway off of the
North West River
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Route 520 is the highest numbered highway of any kind in the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Route description
Route 520 begins at an intersection with
Sheshatshiu[1] and crossing over the Naskaupi River into North West River, with Route 520 officially ending shortly thereafter at an intersection with Portage Road.[2]
Major intersections
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Labrador City | Southern terminus | ||||
| 2.1 | 1.3 | Loring Drive - CFB Goose Bay;  Goose Bay Airport | |||
| 6.5 | 4.0 | Terrington Basin Lane -  Nain; formerly MV Northern Ranger | |||
| 8.0 | 5.0 | Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome | Access road into airport | ||
| 14.1 | 8.8 | Welbourne Bay Road - Welbourne Bay | |||
North West River | 45.0 | 28.0 | Portage Road - Downtown | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Attractions along Route 520
 | This section is in prose. is available. (March 2020) |
- Lake Melville
- Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay
- Goose Bay Airport
- Nunatsiavut Marine Ferry
- Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome
See also
References
- ^ "Reserve Creation at Sheshatshiu". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. 25 May 2021.
- ^ Google (January 7, 2020). "Route 520" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 7, 2020.