Route 80, also known as Trinity Road, is a north–south highway along the
Avalon Peninsula
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The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of Newfoundland's population, according ...
of
Newfoundland
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. It connects the communities along the eastern side of
Trinity Bay with the
Trans Canada Highway
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(TCH).
Route description
Route 80 begins at an interchange between
Route 1 (TCH) and
Route 81 (Markland Road, exit 28 on Route 1) at the northern edge of
Whitbourne. It heads north to pass through
Blaketown and along the shores of
Dildo Pond before following the coastline to pass through
South Dildo
South Dildo is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Geography
South Dildo is in Newfoundland within Subdivision Y of Division No. 1.
Demographics
As a designated place in ...
, where it has an intersection with a local road leading to
Old Shop, and
Dildo
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. The highway turns more inland as it passes through
New Harbour to an intersection with
Route 73 (New Harbour Road) before passing through
Hopeall and
Green's Harbour. Route 80 passes along the coast again as heads north through
Whiteway,
Cavendish
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* The House of Cavendish, a British aristocratic family
* Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), British poet, philosopher, and scientist
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,
Heart's Delight-Islington
Heart's Delight-Islington is a town on the south side of Trinity Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on Newfoundland and Labrador Route 80. The Post Office was established in 1954. The first Postmistress was Maggi ...
,
Heart's Desire, and
Heart's Content, where it intersects
Route 74 (Heart’s Content Highway). The highway now winds its way through
New Perilcan,
Turks Cove,
Winterton,
Hant's Harbour, and
New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove
New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Geography
New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove is in N ...
before arriving in
Old Perlican at an intersection with
Route 70 (Conception Bay Highway). Route 80 turns north through town along Blow Me Down Road for a short distance before ending at an intersection with Marine Drive and Main Street. Marine Drive continues north to the Harbour while Main Street continues on to
Daniel's Cove and
Grates Cove.
As with most highways on the island, the entire length of Route 80 is a two-lane highway.
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Major intersections
See also
*
List of highways numbered 80
References
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