Route 370, also known as the Buchans Highway, is a east-west highway in the central portion of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of

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. Its eastern terminus is the intersection at the

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( Route 1) in the Town of

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, and the route ends at the Town of Buchans. The intersection at the Trans-Canada Highway is very unusual in nature, with a median at the access, and motorists would face a stop signs at the Trans-Canada Highway intersection soon after a stop sign upon returning from their journey on Route 370.

Route description

Route 370 begins at a Y-Intersection between Main Street and Lakeview Avenue in downtown Buchans and heads east to leave town and pass along the northern shores of

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for several kilometres, where it crosses the

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and passes by

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, before passing through Buchans Junction, where it crosses the

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and has an intersection with a local road leading to Millertown. The highway now winds its way through hilly rural terrain for several kilometres as it now follows the

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, where it has an intersection with Route 371 ( Millertown Junction Road). Some may believe that Route 371 is abandoned, even it is just unsigned and entirely gravel. Route 370 now enters Badger and crosses over a brook before passing through downtown and coming to an end at Route 1. As with most highways in Newfoundland and Labrador, Route 370 is entirely a two-lane highway.

History

For a period of time late in the 20th century, Route 370 was expected to connect with Route 480, the Burgeo highway. The road was under construction by 1980; but unfortunately, for reasons beyond the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's control, further construction was abandoned.

Major intersections

References

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