Route 407, also known as St. Andrew's-Searston Road, is a minor highway on the western portion of
Newfoundland in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
. The route's southern terminus is 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 on ...
(
Route 1) in the community of
Tompkins, and its northern terminus is in the community of Millville, at an intersection with
Route 406 (Codroy Road).
Along with Route 406, Route 407 allows for an extensive view of the
Codroy Valley
The Codroy Valley is a valley in the southwestern part of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Codroy Valley is a glacial valley formed in the Anguille Mountains, a sub-range of the Long Range ...
.
Route description
Route 407 begins at an intersection with
Route 1 (
Trans-Canada Highway
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) and heads southwest along the banks of the
Little Codroy River
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to pass through
St. Andrew's, where it makes a sharp right turn at an intersection with a local road leading to the
St. Andrews (Codroy Valley) Airport. The highway passes northwest through farmland to have an intersection with a local road leading to
Loch Lomond
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before passing through
Searston. Route 407 now crosses the mouth of the
Codroy River
Codroy is a community in the Codroy Valley of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
It is a village with about 50 inhabitants, with most living in homes along Newfoundland and Labrador Route 406, the main road in town.
History
The name "Codroy" is ...
and passes through
Codroy Valley Provincial Park
The Codroy Valley is a valley in the southwestern part of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Codroy Valley is a glacial valley formed in the Anguille Mountains, a sub-range of the Long Range Mou ...
before entering
Millville and coming to an end at an intersection with
Route 406 (Codroy Road).
Major intersections
Attractions along Route 407
*
Codroy Valley Provincial Park
The Codroy Valley is a valley in the southwestern part of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Codroy Valley is a glacial valley formed in the Anguille Mountains, a sub-range of the Long Range Mou ...
References
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