Route 417, also known as Pacquet Road, is a short north–south highway on the
Baie Verte Peninsula
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of
Newfoundland
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in the
Canadian Province
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of
Newfoundland and Labrador
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. It connects the towns of
Pacquet
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Located in White Bay, on the Baie Verte Peninsula in northeastern ...
and
Woodstock
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with
Route 414 (La Scie Highway).
Route description
Route 417 begins at an intersection with Route 414 and it heads north through rural wooded areas for a few kilometres. It now passes through Woodstock, where it makes a sharp left to follow along the waters edge just west of downtown, before winding its way through hilly terrain for a few more kilometres. The highway now enters Pacquet, where it winds its way through town before coming to a dead end in a neighbourhood.
Major intersections
References
{{Newfoundland and Labrador highways
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