Route 40, also known as Portugal Cove Road, is a north-south
highway
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on the
Avalon Peninsula of
Newfoundland, extending from
St. John's to the town of
Portugal Cove-St. Philips in
Newfoundland and Labrador
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,
Canada
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.
Route 40 also serves as the primary access to
St. John's International Airport and the
Bell Island Ferry terminal.
Route description
Route 40 begins as a two-lane street just north of downtown St. John's at an intersection with Rennies Mill Road. It heads northwest to cross over a brook and pass by neighbourhoods and several parks. The highway passes through a business district at an intersection with Elizabeth Avenue before passing through more neighbourhoods and having a Y-Intersection with New Cove Road. Route 40 now widens to a 4-lane highway as it passes through a business district and has an intersection with
The Parkway (Prince Philip Drive/MacDonald Drive). It continues northwest to have a large interchange with
Route 1 (
Trans Canada Highway
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, exits 47 A/B) before passing by
St. John's International Airport. The highway now narrows to 2-lanes to leave St. John's and pass through rural areas to enter Portugal Cove-St. Phillips. Route 40 winds its west through the town for several kilometres before coming to an intersection with
Route 41 (Beachy Cove Road), where Route 40 turns north on Ferry Terminal Road for a short distance before coming to an end at the
Bell Island Ferry terminal.
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Major intersections
See also
*
List of Newfoundland and Labrador highways
*
List of highways numbered 40
The following highways are numbered 40:
International
* European route E40
Argentina
* National Route 40
Australia
* NSW State Route 40 (Windsor Road and Victoria Road in Sydney)
* Victorian State Route 40
* Mulligan Highway (Queensland)
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References
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Streets in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador