Route 350, commonly known as Botwood Highway, is a side highway in Central Newfoundland that leads from 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) in

Bishop's Falls Bishop's Falls is a town in the north-central part of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, with a population of 3,082 at the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census. Geography It is in D ...

Botwood Botwood is a town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in Census Division 6. It is located on the west shore of the Bay of Exploits on a natural deep water harbour used by cargo ships and seaplanes throughout the town ...

Point Leamington Point Leamington is a town of about 590 people located north of Botwood and Grand Falls-Windsor in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enu ...

and

Leading Tickles Leading Tickles is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2021, the town had a population of 296, down from 407 in the Canada 2006 Census. It is located approximately 25 km Northwest of Point Leamington on the sh ...

. It is in length and contains several side roads to communities located off the route, such as Peterview, and Route 352 that leads to Point of Bay and the Cottrell's Cove- Fortune Harbour area. Route 350-17 branches off in Point Leamington and connects the small community of Pleasantview to the main route. Route 350 continues on from Point Leamington for another 25 km north to Leading Tickles where the road officially ends. Along the way there is another short road connecting Glovers Harbour to the main route as well.

Route description

Route 350 begins in

at an interchange with Route 1 (

, Exit 22) just north of downtown. It heads northeast, paralleling the

Exploits River The Exploits River is a river in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It flows through the Exploits Valley in the central part of Newfoundland. Including the Lloyds River, which discharges in Beothuk Lake, the Exploits river has a ...

, to pass through some neighbourhoods before leaving Bishop's Falls and passing through rural areas for several kilometres, where the road passes by the

Exploits Valley (Botwood) Airport Exploits Valley (Botwood) Airport is located west southwest of Botwood, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The airport has no facilities (ATC/tower is at Gander) and is lighted. Prior to this airport, Botwood's only other airport was a seapl ...

(Signed as Centra Newfoundland Airstrip). The highway begins following the coastline of the

Bay of Exploits The Bay of Exploits is a large bay in the northeast of Newfoundland. It extends from the mouth of the Exploits River and opens on to Notre Dame Bay to the north. It is approximately 1,000 square kilometers (386 sq. miles) in size and contains ...

as it passes through

, where it meets a local road leading to Peterview, and Northern Arm, where it makes a left turn at an intersection with Route 352 (Fortune Harbour Road). Route 350 now heads north through inland terrain for several kilometres to

, where it meets a local road leading to Pleasantview before winding its through town. The highway winds its way northward through hilly terrain for several kilometres, where it meets a local road leading to Glovers Harbour, before entering

. Route 350 passes through some neighbourhoods before crossing a Causeway onto Cull Island and heading westward through the main part of town. Route 350 now comes to a dead end near the western tip of the island.

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Route description

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