Route 201 (known as the Osprey Trail) is a provincial road in the Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador. It is one of only three loop roads designated with a route number that starts and ends at the
Trans-Canada Highway (
Route 351, Norris Arm Road, and
Route 404, Robinsons Road, are the others). The road spans , and allows for a scenic journey along the southern coast of
Trinity Bay. There are quite a number of summer cottages along the route, and highway is known for an abundance of
ospreys during the summer months.
The image of the osprey used in the logo on the Osprey Trail signage is believed to have been taken from the back of the 1989 issue of
Canada’s ten-dollar bill.
Route description
Route 201 begins in
Chapel Arm
Chapel Arm is a settlement in Newfoundland, Canada, located at the southeast corner of Trinity Bay, approximately west of St. John's and two km (one and a half miles) from the Trans-Canada Highway.
With the exception of a few families, the ...
at an interchange between
Route 1
The following highways are numbered 1.
For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads.
For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads.
For roads numbered ...
(
Trans-Canada Highway, Exit 27) and
Route 202 (Long Harbour Road). It heads north to pass through downtown before leaving and passing along the coastline to pass through
Norman's Cove-Long Cove. The highway now turns to the west and winds its way more inland for several kilometres before passing through
Thornlea,
Bellevue, and
Bellevue Beach, where it has an intersection with
Route 203 (Fair Haven Road). Route 201 winds its way along the coastline for a few kilometres to have an intersection with a local road leading to
Chance Cove
Chance Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 213 in the Canada 2021 Census.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chance Cove had a populati ...
before heading west through hilly terrain to come to an end at another intersection with Route 1 (TCH).
As with most highways in Newfoundland and Labrador, the entire length of Route 201 is a two-lane highway.
Major intersections
References
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Year 201 ( CCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Fabianus and Arrius (or, less frequently, year 954 '' Ab urbe condi ...