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Home > Newfoundland's Trans-Canada Highway > Port-aux-Basques to Corner Brook Itinerary
Newfoundland Trans-Canada Highway Route: along #1 from Port-aux-Basques ferry dock(from North Sydney, Nova Scotia) to Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Here is the itinerary for the 220 km along #1 from Port-aux-Basques ferry dock (from North Sydney, Nova Scotia) to Corner Brook
Newfoundland was the location of a collision between the tectonic plates of the New and Old worlds, about 400 million years ago. This forced up some of the immense highlands in western Newfoundland, still seen in original glory around Gros Morne. Over the past 300 million years, the upheavals that created the Appalachian Mountain reach this far north. Repeated glacial scouring over the past two million years has resulted in various forms of glacial scarring and the province's typically rounded hilltops. The Island had Beotuk Indians, though they move inland to avoid European settles, and became extinct back in 1828. Dorset Eskimos settled in a number of locations along the coast, including at Cape Ray.
While the plant life in Newfoundland is pretty similar to the Mainland's, only 14 species of mammals were able to cross the side waters around the island, and several of those are now extinct. Moose were only introduced to the province in 1904 and chipmunks in 1962.
Port aux Basques started as a fishing village in the 1500s, as were many other communities along the south and west coasts of the Island. Port aux Basques was the western end of the Newfoundland railway dating back to 1898. After the Trans-Canada Highway was built across the island, rail passenger service was replaced by bus service in 1968, and the rail system was shut down in 1988. The railways right of way has been converted to the T'Railway recreational pathway which forms the eastern-most portion of the Trans Canada Trail.
The southwestern portion of the Trans-Canada lies in the Coastal Barrens eco-zone, with much exposed rock covered with fragile lichens in high areas and bog and heath in shallow areas (where they can accumulate to a depth of 2 to 20 feet. Forests in the sheltered valleys protect growths of blueberries, as well as ptarmigans and partridges. In the marshy areas, you can find tasty marshberries and bakeapples, as well as flowering plants like the sundew and bladderworts, and carnivorous plants like the pitcher plant (the provincial flower). Caribou are attracted to the lichen as well as kelp lying along the shoreline.
The west end of the Island is secured by the Long Range of mountains, which continues north to St Anthony's near the Labrador coastline. Near Port aux Basques is the 518 metres (1680 foot) Table Mountain, has had measured winds of over 160 km/hr. At Barchois Provinical Park, you can see caribou, the rare Newfoundland pine marten, chipmunks, six species of woodpeckers, as well as several species of orchids. The Grand Codroy River, is the southernmost salmon river crossing the Trans-Canada, with the annual migration in early June, well before other salmon rivers in the province.
The Humber River, at Corner Brook, is an important salmon river, and was explored by Captain James Cook in 1767, and he sailed up the first few miles.
KM from Start | Highway Point Description | Municipality | GPS and
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0 | 220 | Ferry Terminal to / from North Sydney Nova Scotia, Newfoundland Visitor Information | Port aux Basques | Map Zoom |
0 | 220 | Port aux Basques, all services. Info Centre at ferry terminal. | Port aux Basques | Map Zoom |
0 | 220 | Newfoundland Visitor Information Centre -Access from highway | Port aux Basques | Map Zoom |
1 | 220 | Highway Divided | Port aux Basques | Map Zoom |
1 | 219 | Highway Merged - RCMP Detachment 709-695-2149 | Port aux Basques | Map Zoom |
1 | 219 | Exit NB SB to High St, Port aux Basques | Port aux Basques | Map Zoom |
1 | 219 | Exit Hyw #470 | | Map Zoom |
3 | 217 | Exit NB SB to High St / Grand Bay East | | Map Zoom |
3 | 217 | Bridge over Grand Bay | | Map Zoom |
5 | 215 | Exit Grand Bay West Rd | | Map Zoom |
6 | 214 | Truck Weigh Scales | | Map Zoom |
7 | 213 | Exit to Edna's Rd | | Map Zoom |
11 | 209 | Exit to JT Cheeseman Provincial Park | | Map Zoom |
13 | 207 | View from highway NB | | Map Zoom |
16 | 204 | Highway #408 junction, W to Cape Ray, access to JT Cheeseman PP | | Map Zoom |
19 | 202 | Bear Cove Brook crossing, passing Big Pond (mountain to west is 600 ft,. To east is 1450 ft) | | Map Zoom |
19 | 201 | Roadside Rest Area (E side) | | Map Zoom |
20 | 200 | Exit to Red Rock (W) | | Map Zoom |
24 | 196 | Roadside Highway Turnout (W) | | Map Zoom |
24 | 196 | access to Mummichog Provincial Park, camping | | Map Zoom |
26 | 194 | Roadside Rest Area (E side) | | Map Zoom |
28 | 192 | Division No 4 intersection, Little Paradise Park Campground (W), access to Mummuchog PP | | Map Zoom |
30 | 190 | Little Codroy River crossing | | Map Zoom |
35 | 185 | Highway #407 junction, W to community of St Andrew (5 km). W to Searston (12 km), Codroy Valley Provincial Park (14 km), day use. | Tomkins | Map Zoom |
38 | 182 | Junction of Highway #406 Community of Doyles. Services at highway, fuel. West to communities of Upper Ferry, Codroy | Doyles | Map Zoom |
39 | 181 | Junction of Doyles Station Rd, ton of Doyles, W to Grand Codroy PP (Grand Codroy River to W of highway from here, north( | | Map Zoom |
55 | 165 | Community of South Branch (W) | South Branch | Map Zoom |
60 | 160 | Roadside turnout on W side, view of South Branch River | | Map Zoom |
63 | 157 | Crossing the South Branch River | | Map Zoom |
70 | 150 | Crossing the North Branch River | | Map Zoom |
71 | 149 | Exit to North Branch (W) | North Branch | Map Zoom |
71 | 149 | North Branch (E) | North Branch | Map Zoom |
72 | 148 | Rest area & highway turnout (E) | | Map Zoom |
77 | 143 | Passing by Codroy Pond (E) | | Map Zoom |
95 | 125 | Highway #405 W to communities of St Fintan's (6 km), St. David's (8 km) | | Map Zoom |
95 | 125 | Crossing Crabbe River, services at highway (West side), access to Crabbe's River Provincial Park (west side) | | Map Zoom |
99 | 121 | Highway #404 south access. W to communities of Jeffrey's (6 km), Mckay's, | | Map Zoom |
103 | 117 | Crossing Middle Barachoise River | | Map Zoom |
105 | 115 | Crossing Robinsons River | | Map Zoom |
105 | 115 | Highway #404 north access. W to communities of Robinson's (7 km), Heatherton (7 km) | | Map Zoom |
105 | 115 | Division No 4, Subdivision B road (E) | | Map Zoom |
116 | 104 | Fischell's Brook crossing | | Map Zoom |
132 | 88 | Highway #403 W to Flat Bay (10 km), St. Teresa NSEB | | Map Zoom |
133 | 87 | Crossing Flat Bay River | | Map Zoom |
134 | 86 | Services at highway (W) Fuel, gas, diesel. | | Map Zoom |
135 | 85 | Services at highway (E) Fuel, gas, diesel. | | Map Zoom |
137 | 83 | Highway #461- W to St. George's (4 km) and Seal Rocks (5 km) | | Map Zoom |
143 | 77 | Crossing Barachois Brook | | Map Zoom |
144 | 76 | Exit #2, interchange highway #490 (W) /#461, north access to St George's (10 km), acess to Black Blank PP (4 km), south access to Stephenville Crossing (7 km) and Stephenville (21 km) | | Map Zoom |
152 | 68 | Barachois Pond Provincial Park (E), camping | | Map Zoom |
155 | 65 | Highway #480 (Burgeo Hwy), E to Barachois Pond Provincial Park, campground | | Map Zoom |
156 | 64 | Crossing St Georges's River (pond to W is St George's Gut) | | Map Zoom |
167 | 53 | Exit #3, interchange highway #460, W to Stephenville Crossing (22 km), Stephenville (27 km), access to Port au Port Bay scenic road & Picadilly Head PP | Stephenville | Map Zoom |
177 | 43 | Highway #402, W to communities of Gallants (9 km), Georges Lake (17 km) | | Map Zoom |
189 | 31 | View from highway of Georges Lake to W, Beaver Pond Road | | Map Zoom |
198 | 22 | Passing by Pinchgut Lake SSEB | | Map Zoom |
199 | 21 | Services at highway Fuel, diesel | Corner Brook | Map Zoom |
212 | 8 | Exit #4 Highway #450 (south access to Lewin Parkway), W Corner Brook (12 km), all services. W to scenic Blow Me Down Provincial Park (60 kms), camping | Corner Brook | Map Zoom |
215 | 6 | EB (NB) exit #5 to Massey Drive (E) Confederation Drive (W) to city of Corner Brook, info centre, highway is divided to north | | Map Zoom |
216 | 5 | WB (SB) exit #5 to Massey Drive (E) Confederation Drive (W) to city of Corner Brook, info centre, highway is divided to north | | Map Zoom |
217 | 4 | Highway rest area (W), SB access only. | | Map Zoom |
217 | 3 | Exit #6 Highway #450a (north access to Lewin Parkway), W to city of Corner Brook, all services, accommodation, and movie theatre | Corner Brook | Map Zoom |
217 | 3 | Underpass to gravel pit/stone quarry to E of highway | Corner Brook | Map Zoom |
220 | 0 | Exit #7 Highway #440 (Riverside Drive) W to Corner Brook, across Humber River to #440, access to Bay of Islands North Shore Hwy, W to Irishtown, Meadows, Gillams | Corner Brook | Map Zoom |
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