Route 215, also known as Petit Forte Road, is a east–west highway on the
Burin Peninsula
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of the island of
Newfoundland
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in the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
. It connects the towns of
Boat Harbour,
Brookside Brookside may refer to:
Geography Canada
* Brookside, Edmonton
* Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Brookside, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
* Brookside, Berkshire, England
* Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England
United States
* Br ...
, and
Petit Forte with
Route 210
Route 210 or Highway 210 may refer to:
Brazil
* BR-210
Canada
* Manitoba Provincial Road 210
* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 210
* Nova Scotia Route 210
* Prince Edward Island Route 210
* Quebec Route 210
* Saskatchewan Highway 210
China
* C ...
(Heritage Run/Burin Peninsula Highway).
Route description
Route 215 begins just west of
Boat Harbour at an intersection with Route 210 and heads east to immediately pass through the community. It now becomes very curvy and winding as it travels along the coastline through some hills to pass through Brookside before turning inland through remote terrain for several kilometres. The highway now dips to the south to follow the coast again as it enters
Petite Forte and passes by a dock for a
ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
leading to
South East Bight.
Route 215 passes through neighbourhoods before coming to an end shortly thereafter at the centre of town. As with most highways in Newfoundland and Labrador, it is entirely a two-lane road for its entire length.
Major intersections
References
{{Newfoundland and Labrador highways
215
Year 215 ( CCXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laetus and Sulla (or, less frequently, year 968 ''Ab urbe condita''). ...