Route 204, also known as Southwest Arm Road, is a east–west highway on the island of
Newfoundland in the 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 communities along the southern shore of the
Southwest Arm of
Trinity Bay with the
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway (French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the Atlantic Ocean on ...
(
Route 1) at
North West Brook. It is a very curvy two-lane highway traversing very hilly terrain for its entire length.
Route description
Route 204 begins at an intersection with
Route 1 (
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway (French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the Atlantic Ocean on ...
) in
North West Brook and it heads north to pass through downtown and have an intersection with Harbour Drive, which provides access to
Ivany's Cove. The highway now curves to the east and begins winding its way along the southern shore of Southwest Arm, with the road passing through the communities of
Queen's Cove,
Long Beach
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Incorporate ...
,
Hodge's Cove,
Caplin Cove
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,
Little Heart's Ease, and
Butter Cove, where it has two intersections with a local road that loops through
Gooseberry Cove. Route 204 now makes a sharp left turn and heads northward for a few kilometres before entering
Southport
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Southport lies on the Iris ...
and coming to a dead end in a neighbourhood just past the town's harbour.
Major intersections
References
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