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Route 40, also known as Portugal Cove Road, is a north-south highway on the
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Newfoundland 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 ...
, extending from St. John's to the town of
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in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Route 40 also serves as the primary access to St. John's International Airport and the Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador), Bell Island Ferry terminal.


Route description

Route 40 begins as a two-lane street just north of downtown St. John's at an intersection with Rennies Mill Road. It heads northwest to cross over a brook and pass by neighbourhoods and several parks. The highway passes through a business district at an intersection with Elizabeth Avenue before passing through more neighbourhoods and having a Y-Intersection with New Cove Road. Route 40 now widens to a 4-lane highway as it passes through a business district and has an intersection with Parkway (St. John's), The Parkway (Prince Philip Drive/MacDonald Drive). It continues northwest to have a large interchange with Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1, Route 1 (Trans Canada Highway, exits 47 A/B) before passing by St. John's International Airport. The highway now narrows to 2-lanes to leave St. John's and pass through rural areas to enter Portugal Cove-St. Phillips. Route 40 winds its west through the town for several kilometres before coming to an intersection with Newfoundland and Labrador Route 41, Route 41 (Beachy Cove Road), where Route 40 turns north on Ferry Terminal Road for a short distance before coming to an end at the Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador), Bell Island Ferry terminal.


Major intersections


See also

*List of Newfoundland and Labrador highways *List of highways numbered 40


References

{{Newfoundland and Labrador highways Newfoundland and Labrador provincial highways, 040 Streets in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador