Route 320, also the eastern portion of the Road to the Shore, starts at the
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway ( French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the Atlantic Ocean o ...
(
Route 1) at
Gambo and runs north past
Hare Bay,
Dover
Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...
,
Indian Bay,
Centreville-Wareham-Trinity,
Greenspond
Greenspond is a community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Greenspond is one of the communities that comprise an area called Bonavista North, in Bonavista Bay, on the northeast coast of the Island of Newfoundland. These ...
through to
New-Wes-Valley
New-Wes-Valley is a municipality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Incorporated in 1992, it is located at the Northern end of Bonavista Bay just south of Cape Freels.
New-Wes-Valley takes its name from the towns of Newtown, Wesleyville, an ...
. Here, it connects with
Route 330 which continues around the
Cape Freels
Cape Freels is a headland on the island of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the location of a community of the same name. This cape, located at the northern extremity of Bonavista Bay, is not to be confuse ...
headland and exits back onto the TCH at
Gander.
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Route description
Route 320 begins in
Gambo at an interchange with
Route 1 (
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway ( French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the Atlantic Ocean o ...
, Exit 24) and it heads northeast along the banks of
Gambo River
Gambo may refer to:
Places
* Gambo, Central African Republic, a town in the Central African Republic
* Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador
Gambo is a town and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is in the nort ...
to pass through downtown before leaving Gambo and winding its way along
Freshwater Bay for several kilometres. The highway now passes through
Hare Bay, where it meets a local road leading to
Dover
Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...
, before passing through more inland and rural areas for several kilometres. Route 320 then heads through the towns of
Centreville-Wareham-Trinity and
Indian Bay to meet a local road leading to
Greenspond
Greenspond is a community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Greenspond is one of the communities that comprise an area called Bonavista North, in Bonavista Bay, on the northeast coast of the Island of Newfoundland. These ...
. The highway now passes through more rural terrain before having two intersections with local road that loops through
New-Wes-Valley
New-Wes-Valley is a municipality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Incorporated in 1992, it is located at the Northern end of Bonavista Bay just south of Cape Freels.
New-Wes-Valley takes its name from the towns of Newtown, Wesleyville, an ...
, with the latter of the two being where Route 320 transitions to
Route 330 (Road to the Shore/Gander Bay Road).
Major intersections
See also
*
List of Newfoundland and Labrador highways
This is a list of highways in Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador is unusual among jurisdictions in Canada in that it exclusively uses highway marker signs that do not use either the province's name, symbols, or other official ins ...
References
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