Route 380 (also known as the Beothuck Trail) is a highway in

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. There are five communities along the route, beginning with South Brook at the

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( Route 1), and ending at the community of

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. The route travels through three islands, including

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and Brighton Tickle Island.

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is the most populous community along the route.

Route description

Route 380 begins on mainland

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in South Brook at an intersection with Route 1 (TCH) and heads north through town before leaving and heading northeast through very hilly terrain for several kilometres, where it has an intersection with Route 381 (Port Anson Road), which provides access to the communities on

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. The highway now passes through Roberts Arm before crossing a

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onto

and passing through the

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of the same name, where it has an intersection with Route 382 (Long Island Tickle Road), which provides access to a

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leading to Lushes Bight–Beaumont–Beaumont North (Long Island). Route 380 now crosses another causeway onto

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and winds its way through the town of

before heading through hilly terrain to cross the final causeway onto Brighton Tickle Island, where it comes to an end in downtown

Major intersections

References

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