Route 516, also known as Cartwright Highway, is a north–south highway in southeastern
Labrador
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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 ...
. It connects the town of
Cartwright, along with the community of
Paradise River, with the
Trans-Labrador Highway
The Trans-Labrador Highway (TLH) is a highway located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the primary public road in Labrador. Its total length is . The complete paving of the highway was completed in July 2022.
The ...
(
Route 510) at
Cartwright Junction. The highway passes through remote, wooded, and hilly terrain for its entire length.
The road is unpaved.
Route description
Route 516 begins at an intersection with
Trans-Labrador Highway
The Trans-Labrador Highway (TLH) is a highway located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the primary public road in Labrador. Its total length is . The complete paving of the highway was completed in July 2022.
The ...
(
Route 510) at Cartwright Junction and heads northward through remote, hilly, and wooded terrain for the next several kilometres. It crosses the
Paradise River before meeting a local road leading to the community of the same
name. This aforementioned intersection is located at the site of the former
Paradise River Airport. The highway then parallels the eastern shore of
Sandwich Bay for several kilometres, where it passes by
Cartwright Airport
Cartwright Airport is southwest of Cartwright, 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 Canad ...
, before entering the
Cartwright town limits. Route 516 comes to an end at an intersection between Point Road and Main Road in downtown Cartwright near the harbour.
History
Phase II of the
Trans-Labrador Highway
The Trans-Labrador Highway (TLH) is a highway located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the primary public road in Labrador. Its total length is . The complete paving of the highway was completed in July 2022.
The ...
involved completion of highway north to Cartwright from Red Bay, and was opened in 2002. Although the entire route was initially designated as Route 510, upon completion of Phase III, the northern from Cartwright Junction was designated as Route 516.
Major intersections
References
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Labrador
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