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Newfoundland and Labrador Route 70

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Route 70 marker
Route 70
Roaches Line
Conception Bay Highway
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length109 km (68 mi)
Major junctions
South end Route 75 in Roaches Line
Major intersections
North endBay de Verde
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
Route 63 Route 71

Route 70, also known as Roaches Line and Conception Bay Highway, is a 109-kilometre-long (68 mi) north-south highway on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. The highway also carries the designation of Baccalieu Trail for its entire length.

Route description

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Route 70 begins in Roaches Line at an interchange with Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway), just a short distance north of Route 1 (Trans Canada Highway). It heads north through rural wooded to come enter Cupids, where it has an intersection with Route 60 (Conception Bay Highway) and Route 71 (Hodgewater Line), where Route 70 takes on the name Conception Bay Highway from Route 60. The highway begins following the coastline as it passes through South River, Clarke's Beach, and North River before passing through Bay Roberts, where it has an intersection with Route 72 (Port de Grave Road). Route 70 now passes through Spaniard's Bay and Tilton, where it has an intersection with Route 73 (Back Track Road), before winding its way through hilly terrain to pass through Harbour Grace. The highway now travels more inland as it meets the northern end of Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) before bypassing Carbonear along its west side. Route 70 now passes through Victoria, where it makes a sharp right at an intersection with Route 74 (Heart's Content Highway), to turn east and pass through Salmon Cove. It now follows the coastline again and very windy as it passes through Perry's Cove, Kingston, Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, Western Bay, Ochre Pit Cove, Northern Bay, Gull Island, Burnt Point, Job's Cove, Lower Island Cove, and Caplin Cove. The highway now turns inland again through grasslands to enter Old Perlican and have an intersection with Route 80 (Trinity Road/Blow Me Down Road). Route 70 turns east through rural areas for several kilometres to have intersections with Grates Cove Road and Red Head Cove Road before entering Bay de Verde along Main Road. It winds its way south through town to come to an end at Bay de Verde's harbour.[1]

Major intersections

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LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Roaches Line0.00.0 Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) to Route 1 (TCH) – MakinsonsInterchange; southern terminus; begins as Roaches Line
South River-Cupids town line12.3–
12.4
7.6–
7.7
Route 60 east (Conception Bay Highway) – Brigus, Colliers
Route 71 south (Hodgewater Line) – Makinsons
Western terminus of Route 60; northern terminus of Route 71; Route 70 becomes Conception Bay Highway
Clarke's Beach14.28.8Riverside Avenue to Kavanaghs Road - The Motion
15.69.7Otterbury Road (Route 70-13) - Otterbury
North River Road (Route 70-62) - North River
Bay Roberts17.911.1L.T. Stick Drive To Route 75 – Butlerville
19.211.9 Route 72 east (Port de Grave Road) – Port de GraveWestern terminus of Route 72
20.913.0Shearstown Road (Route 70-64) - Butlerville
Spaniard's Bay24.715.3Bishop's Cove Shore Road - Bishop's Cove
24.815.4Brazils Hill (Route 70-17) - Upper Island Cove
Tilton26.716.6 Route 73 west (Back Track Road) to Route 75 – New HarbourEastern terminus of Route 73
Harbour Grace30.018.6Thicket Road (Route 70-18) - Upper Island Cove, Bryant's Cove
31.919.8South Side Road (Route 70-20) - Bryant's Cove
32.620.3Brynes Road To Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Trans-Canada Highway
38.223.7Saddle Hill to Main Road - Bristol's Hope
Carbonear39.124.3 Route 75 south (Veterans Memorial Highway) to Route 1 (TCH) – Bay RobertsNorthern terminus of Route 75
42.426.3Valley Road - DowntownInterchange
45.828.5Ridge Road (Route 70-30) - Freshwater
Victoria47.629.6 Route 74 west (Heart's Content Highway) – Heart's ContentEastern terminus of Route 74
Caplin Cove93.157.8Low Point Road (Route 70-54) - Low Point
Old Perlican96.860.1 Route 80 (Trinity Road/Blow Me Down Road) – Dildo, DowntownRoute 70 becomes Trinity Road
10465Grates Cove Road (Route 70-61) - Grates Cove
10565Red Head Cove Road (Route 70-56) - Red Head Cove
Bay de Verde10968Dead End at Bay de Verde's harbourNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

References

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  1. ^ "Route 70" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 4, 2020.