Route 231, also known as Random Island Road, is a east–west highway in the
Canadian
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province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
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. It serves as the only road connection between
Newfoundland
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and
Random Island
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.
Route description
Route 231 begins on Newfoundland in
Milton
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at an intersection with
Route 230A (Old Bonavista Highway). It immediately leaves town and heads east to cross the
Hefferton Causeway onto Random Island. The highway now passes along the southern coastline of the island as it goes through the communities of
Random Heights and
Elliott's Cove, where Route 231 intersects with a spur road leading to
Snook's Harbour. Route 231 now passes through
Weybridge
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,
Lady Cove, and
Robinsons Bight before turning more inland and having an intersection with a spur road leading to
Hickman's Harbour. The highway passes northeast through hilly terrain for a few kilometres before passing through
Britannia
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, where it has a Y-Intersection with a spur road leading into town and
Lower Lance Cove. Route 231 now curves back to the northwest to pass through
Middle Lance Cove and
Petley before coming to an end at the edge of the asphalt pavement just outside the latter community, with Random Island Road continuing west as a gravel road.
Major intersections
References
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231
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