Route 450 (also known as

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's Trail) is a highway in the

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province of

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. The highway starts at an interchange at Route 1 (

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) in Corner Brook. When approaching O'Connell Drive, motorists can turn left to continue their journey along the route. The route terminates at a cul-de-sac in

Lark Harbour Lark Harbour is small fishing community on the western coast of Newfoundland, on the south side of the Bay of Islands, and west of the City of Corner Brook. Combined with neighbouring York Harbour, there is a population of about 880. Blow Me ...

. Route 450 made headlines in Newfoundland in January 2018 when massive rainfall caused flooding on January 13 and created a huge crater causing a large portion in the highway to collapse, thus separating residents in Lark Harbour and

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from the remainder of the island. The impacted portion of the road was reopened to traffic on January 17, 2018.

Route description

Route 450 begins in Corner Brook at an interchange with Route 1 (

, Exit 4), with the road continuing northeast as Massey Drive to the town of the same

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. It heads west along the southern edge of the city to have an intersection with Wheelers Road, which provides access to the

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. The highway now heads northwest through neighbourhood/industrial area to have intersections with Mac Donald Brown Drive, Lundrigan Drive, Sunnyslope Drive, O'Connell Drive, before making a sharp left turn at an intersection with Route 450A (Lewin Parkway). Route 450 now passes through the

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section of town before leaving Corner Brook before winding its along the southern shore of

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to pass through

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(where it crosses Cooks Brook),

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(where a couple of turns are needed to stay on the highway, one to the right, and the other to the left), and

, all within the rugged terrain of the

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portion of the

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. The highway now enters

and passes by

Blow Me Down Provincial Park Blow Me Down Provincial Park is a smaller Provincial Park on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland. The park is located on Route 450, about 60 km (37 mi) west of Corner Brook and the Trans-Canada Highway, on a small peninsula between Lark ...

before passing through town, where it has an intersection with a local road leading to Bottle Cove and Little Port, before the pavement (and Route 450) comes to an end at the eastern edge of town.

Attractions along Route 450

Major intersections

References

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