# Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1

Route 1 is a highway in the Canada province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the easternmost stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway. Route 1 is the primary east–west road on the island of Newfoundland.
The eastern terminus of Route 1 is St. John's. From there, the highway crosses the island 903 kilometres (561 mi) to Channel-Port aux Basques, its western terminus.
From there, the Trans-Canada Highway is carried across the Cabot Strait by ferry to North Sydney, Nova Scotia.

## Route description

The following description details the highway from its eastern terminus to its western terminus.
Route 1's official eastern terminus is at the interchange with Logy Bay Road in the northeastern part of the city. The highway begins as a freeway, proceeding west on the Outer Ring Road. Route 1 maintains the name Outer Ring Road, intersecting with St. John's roads such as Aberdeen Avenue,Torbay Road, Portugal Cove Road, Allandale Road, Team Gushue Highway, Thorburn Road, Topsail Road and Kenmount Road until the interchange with Pitts Memorial Drive, 20 km to the west.
Route 1 proceeds in a generally southwestern direction for another 25 km as it follows the southern shore of Conception Bay (several kilometres inland) until it reaches the interchange with Route 13 where it turns west and then northwest, continuing for another 29 km on a 4-lane expressway to Whitbourne where the freeway ends at the interchange with Route 80/81.
Route 1 transitions to a 2-lane controlled access highway and continues northwest from Whitbourne along the isthmus of the Avalon Peninsula and 188 km north to Glovertown, bypassing Clarenville, small communities like Arnold's Cove, Goobies and passing through Terra Nova National Park; park admission is not required to use Route 1. The Bonavista Peninsula and Burin Peninsula can be accessed via interchanges near Clarenville and Goobies, respectively.
From Glovertown, the highway proceeds northwest 182 km to Badger, bypassing Gander, Glenwood. Lewisporte (about 11 km north on Route 340), Norris Arm Bishop's Falls and Grand Falls-Windsor; Route 1 has a 6 km 4-lane section through Grand Falls-Windsor. As of August 2008, there are no gas stations along the highway between the towns of Gander and Bishop's Falls. The Isles of Notre Dame region of the province, which includes Fogo, the Twillingate Islands, New World Island and surrounding areas, can be accessed via Route 340 at the Notre Dame Junction [fr] interchange near Lewisporte. The Bay d'Espoir region can be accessed via the Bay D'Espoir Highway near Botwood. Botwood, Point Leamington and Leading Tickles can be accessed via the Botwood Highway, officially Route 350 at an interchange in the Bishop's Falls-Grand Falls-Windsor area.
From Badger, Route 1 heads due north for 64 km to Springdale where the highway swings southwest for 137 km to Pasadena, passing through Deer Lake.
At Pasadena, the highway transitions to a 4-lane expressway and continues southwest along the south shore of Deer Lake before following the Humber River through the narrow Humber Valley. The 4-lane section proceeds for 38 km in a southwest direction, where it transitions back to a 2-lane controlled access highway west of the interchange with Route 450 (Lewin Parkway), southwest of Corner Brook.
From the Confederation Drive interchange, Route 1 proceeds for 213 km in a southwest direction, bypassing Stephenville (accessible via Route 460 and Route 490) and passing through the Codroy Valley (where it is a 2-lane uncontrolled access highway) to Port aux Basques. It terminates southeast of the town at the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal.

## Outer Ring Road

New highway construction during the 1990s extended Route 1 on what is called the Outer Ring Road to the interchange with Logy Bay Road in the northeast part of St. John's, including passing by the Stavanger Drive Shopping Area. The bypass opened in phases moving increasingly eastward from Kenmount Road to Logy Bay Road, between 1998 and 2003. Prior to this construction, Route 1 and the Trans-Canada Highway designation began at St. John's City Hall on New Gower Street and proceeded west on Pitts Memorial Drive and then on the current alignment of Route 1 to the southwest. It is for this reason that the city named its hockey arena and convention centre Mile One Centre, adjacent to the city hall.
To follow an unofficial alignment of Route 1 from St. John's City Hall, one must head geographically east for 1.5 km into the southeastern part of the city, continuing onto Duckworth Street (Route 60). Proceed north for 1 km on Cavendish Square and King's Bridge Road before turning east for 1.5 km along the north shore of Quidi Vidi Lake on The Boulevard, Or Turn Right Onto Forest Road And Continue To Quidi Vidi Village Road. At The Turnoff To Barrows Road, Keep Left.
Continue north on East White Hills Road, which becomes controlled access several hundred metres north of its intersection with The Boulevard. The East White Hills Road transitions into the Outer Ring Road 4 km to the north at the interchange with the Logy Bay Road.

## Exit list

| Location | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
| Cabot Strait | 893 | 555 | Marine Atlantic ferry to North Sydney Hwy 105 (TCH) continues in Nova Scotia | Marine Atlantic ferry to North Sydney Hwy 105 (TCH) continues in Nova Scotia | Marine Atlantic ferry to North Sydney Hwy 105 (TCH) continues in Nova Scotia |
| Channel-Port aux Basques | 893 | 555 | Channel-Port aux Basques ferry terminal | Channel-Port aux Basques ferry terminal | Channel-Port aux Basques ferry terminal |
| Channel-Port aux Basques | 892 | 554 | (1) | Route 470 – Isle aux Morts | Provides access to La Poile-Rose Blanche ferry |
| Channel-Port aux Basques | 890 | 550 | - | High Street | Unnumbered Exit, To Downtown Port Aux Basques. |
| Channel-Port aux Basques | 888 | 552 | - | Grand Bay West | At-grade intersection |
| ​ | 886 | 551 | - | Edna's Road - Long Grade | At-grade intersection |
| ​ | 883 | 549 | - | J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into park |
| ​ | 877 | 545 | - | Route 408 – Cape Ray | At-grade intersection |
| Tompkins | 868 | 539 | - | Route 407 – Tompkins, St. Andrew's | At-grade intersection |
| Doyles | 866 | 538 | - | Route 406 – Upper Ferry, Codroy | At-grade intersection |
| South Branch | 849 | 528 | - | South Branch | At-grade intersection |
| South Branch | 846 | 526 | - | South Branch | At-grade intersection |
| ​ | 810 | 500 | - | Route 405 – St. David's, Highlands | At-grade intersection |
| ​ | 809 | 503 | - | Crabbes River Park main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into park |
| ​ | 806 | 501 | - | Route 404 – Jeffrey's, McKay's | At-grade intersection |
| Robinsons | 800 | 500 | - | Route 404 – Robinsons, Heatherton | At-grade intersection |
| ​ | 773 | 480 | - | Route 403 – Flat Bay, St. Teresa | At-grade intersection |
| ​ | 769 | 478 | - | Route 461 – St. George's, Barachois Brook | At-grade intersection |
| Barachois Brook | 763 | 474 | 2 | Route 490 – Stephenville, Stephenville Crossing | Katarina Roxon Way, Alternate Route To Port Aux Port Peninsula |
| Barachois Pond Provincial Park | 755 | 469 | - | Barachois Pond Provincial Park main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into park |
| Barachois Pond Provincial Park | 752 | 467 | - | Route 480 (Burgeo Highway) – Burgeo | At-grade intersection; Beware Of Potholes;provides access to Ramea ferry |
| Harry's Brook | 740 | 460 | 3 | Route 460 (White's Road, Hansen Highway) – Stephenville, Port au Port Peninsula | |
| ​ | 730 | 450 | - | Route 402 – Gallants | At-grade intersection |
| Corner Brook | 696 | 432 | 4 | Route 450 (Lewin Parkway) | Access To Lark Harbour |
| Corner Brook | 692 | 430 | 5 | Massey Drive | |
| Corner Brook | 690 | 430 | 6 | Route 450A (Lewin Parkway) | |
| Corner Brook | 687 | 427 | 7 | Route 440 (Riverside Drive) – Cox's Cove | Admiral Palliser's Trail |
| Steady Brook | 683 | 424 | 8 | Marble Drive | Marble Mountain |
| Humber Village | 676 | 420 | 9 | Marble Drive | |
| Little Rapids | 673 | 418 | 10 | Strawberry Loop, Strawberry Lane | |
| Little Rapids | 671 | 417 | 11 | Bonnell Drive, Boom Siding Road | |
| Pasadena | 666 | 414 | 12 | Main Street, Boom Siding Road | |
| Pasadena | 661 | 411 | 13 | Stentaford Avenue | |
| St. Jude's | 643 | 400 | 14 | Ridgeview Road | |
| Deer Lake | 640 | 400 | 15A | Glide Lake Road | |
| Deer Lake | 638 | 396 | 15 | High Street | |
| Deer Lake | 637 | 396 | 16 | Route 430 – Port au Choix, St. Anthony | Viking Trail; Ferry connection to Blanc-Sablon, QC (and Labrador) and Route 510 |
| Deer Lake | 636 | 395 | - | Airport road - Deer Lake Regional Airport | At-grade intersection; access road into airport |
| ​ | 609 | 378 | - | Route 401 – Howley | At-grade intersection |
| Sandy Lake | 594 | 369 | - | Route 420 – Hampden, Jackson's Arm | At-grade intersection |
| Sheppardville | 543 | 337 | - | Route 410 – Baie Verte, La Scie | At-grade intersection; Dorset Trail, Also Serves Westport And Fleur de Lys |
| Sheppardville | 542 | 337 | - | Sheppardville | At-grade intersection |
| ​ | 523 | 325 | - | Route 390 – Springdale, King's Point | At-grade intersection |
| ​ | 522 | 324 | - | Springdale Airport main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into airport |
| South Brook | 511 | 318 | - | Route 380 – Roberts Arm, Triton | At-grade intersection; provides access to Long Island ferry; Beothuck Trail |
| ​ | 468 | 291 | - | Catamaran Park main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into park |
| Badger | 459 | 285 | - | Route 370 – Millertown, Buchans | At-grade intersection; Buchans Highway, Provides Access To Mid-Island Route |
| ​ | 440 | 270 | - | Red Cliff | Now closed at-grade intersection |
| ​ | 437 | 272 | - | Red Cliff | At-grade intersection |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 432 | 268 | 17 | Main Street | |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 431 | 268 | - | Duggan Street | Unnumbered Exit; westbound exit and entrance only |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 431 | 268 | 18 A/B | Cromer Avenue | |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 430 | 270 | 19 | Union Street | |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 428 | 266 | 20 | Scott Avenue | |
| Bishops Falls | 421 | 262 | 21 | Main Street - Bishops Falls | |
| Bishops Falls | 413 | 257 | 22 | Route 350 – Bishops Falls, Botwood | Serves Leading Tickles And Fortune Harbour |
| Bishops Falls | 412 | 256 | - | Route 360 – St. Alban's, Harbour Breton | At-grade intersection; Bay d'Espoir Highway. Beware Of Potholes |
| Norris Arm | 400 | 250 | - | Route 351 – Norris Arm | At-grade intersection |
| Norris Arm | 390 | 240 | - | Route 351 – Norris Arm | At-grade intersection |
| ​ | 388 | 241 | - | Norris Arm North Side | At-grade intersection |
| Notre Dame Junction | 382 | 237 | 23 | Route 340 – Lewisporte, Twillingate | Road to the Isles; Also Serves Little Burnt Bay; provides access to Fogo Island and Change Islands ferries |
| Notre Dame Junction | 381 | 237 | - | Notre Dame Provincial Park main entrance | At-grade intersection; access road into park |
| Glenwood | 361 | 224 | - | Forest Resource Road - Salmon Pond, Lumber Yard | Unnumbered Exit |
| Glenwood | 360 | 220 | - | Spruce Avenue | At-grade intersection |
| Glenwood | 359 | 223 | - | Main Street / River Drive | At-grade intersection |
| Appleton | 359 | 223 | - | River Road / Richards Road | At-grade intersection |
| Appleton | 358 | 222 | - | Bowater Road / Simms Road | At-grade intersection |
| Gander | 340 | 210 | - | Magee Road - Gander | At-grade intersection |
| Gander | 338 | 210 | - | Caldwell Street - Gander | At-grade intersection |
| Gander | 338 | 210 | - | Cobhan Street - Gander | At-grade intersection |
| Gander | 337 | 209 | - | Route 330 – Gander, Carmanville, Musgrave Harbour | At-grade intersection; Road to the shore; provides access to Gander International Airport and Canadian Forces Base Gander, Alternate Route To Lewisporte, Little Burnt Bay, And Twillingate |
| Benton | 321 | 199 | - | Benton | At-grade intersection |
| Gambo | 297 | 185 | 24 | Route 320 – Gambo, New-Wes-Valley | Road to the Shore, Route To New-Wes-Valley, Brookfield, Wesleyville |
| Glovertown | 280 | 170 | 25 | Route 310 – Glovertown | Road to the Beaches, Alternate Route To Eastport Peninsula |
| Terra Nova National Park | 271 | 168 | - | To Route 310 – Terra Nova National Park | At-grade intersection |
| Terra Nova National Park | 255 | 158 | - | Route 301 (Terra Nova Road) – Terra Nova | At-grade intersection |
| Terra Nova National Park | 247 | 153 | - | Charlottetown | At-grade intersection |
| Port Blandford | 227 | 141 | - | Main Street - Port Blandford | At-grade intersection, To Downtown Port Blandford |
| Port Blandford | 224 | 139 | - | Blackmore’s Road - Port Blandford | At-grade intersection |
| Port Blandford | 223 | 139 | - | Route 233 – Port Blandford, Musgravetown | At-grade intersection, Also Serves Bunyan’s Cove, Lethbridge And Brooklyn |
| George's Brook | 207 | 129 | 26 | Route 230 – Catalina, Trinity, Bonavista | Discovery Trail, Also Serves Lethbridge, And Brooklyn. Access To Route 235. |
| Clarenville | 195 | 121 | - | Route 230A (Manitoba Drive) – Clarenville, George's Brook | At-grade intersection, Serves Shoal Harbour, Downtown Clarenville, Milton, Bourgoyne’s Cove, Georges Brook, Random Island. |
| Deep Bight | 186 | 116 | - | Deep Bight, Adeytown | At-grade intersection |
| Adeytown | 181 | 112 | - | Adeytown, Deep Bight | At-grade intersection |
| Hillview | 178 | 111 | - | Route 205 – Hillview, St. Jones Within | At-grade intersection |
| Ivany's Cove | 175 | 109 | - | Ivany's Cove, North West Brook | At-grade intersection |
| North West Brook | 172 | 107 | - | Route 204 – Hodge's Cove, Little Heart's Ease | At-grade intersection, Also Serves Gooseberry Cove And Southport |
| Goobies | 165 | 103 | - | Route 210 – Goobies, Marystown, Grand Bank | At-grade intersection; provides access to Saint Pierre and Miquelon ferry |
| Come By Chance | 154 | 96 | 26B | Main Road - Come By Chance, Sunnyside | |
| Arnold's Cove | 146 | 91 | 26A | Refinery Road - Arnold's Cove | |
| ​ | 139 | 86 | - | Southern Harbour | At-grade intersection |
| ​ | 126 | 78 | - | Route 201 – Chance Cove, Bellevue | At-grade intersection; Osprey Trail, Also Serves Bellevue Beach |
| Bellevue Beach | 119 | 74 | - | Route 203 to Route 201 – Bellevue, Fair Haven | At-grade intersection |
| Chapel Arm | 104 | 65 | 27 | Route 201 / Route 202 – Long Harbour, Norman's Cove-Long Cove | Osprey Trail (Route 201) |
| Whitbourne | 92 | 57 | - | Route 100 – Placentia, St. Bride's, Argentia | At-grade intersection; provides access to Marine Atlantic Ferry at Argentia |
| Whitbourne | 90 | 56 | 28 | Route 80 (Trinity Road) / Route 81 (Markland Road) – Whitbourne, New Harbour | Baccalieu Trail (Route 80) |
| Ocean Pond | 81 | 50 | 29 | Ocean Pond Road | |
| Grand Pond | 77 | 48 | 30 | Route 71 (Hodgewater Line) – Makinsons | |
| Roaches Line | 72 | 45 | 31 | Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) to Route 70 – Bay Roberts, Carbonear | Baccalieu Trail, Serves Brigus, Cupids, South River, Clarke’s Beach, North River, Bay Roberts, Port De Grave, Spaniard’s Bay, Tilton, Harbour Grace, Carbonear, Bristol’s Hope |
| Brigus Junction | 70 | 43 | 32 | Brigus Junction Road - Brigus Junction | |
| Middle Gull Pond | 66 | 41 | 33 | Middle Gull Pond Road | |
| Avondale | 64 | 40 | 34 | Route 63 (Avondale Access Road) – Avondale, Harbour Main | Also Serves Conception Harbour, Bacon Cove, Kitchuses, Colliers, Marysvale, Georgetown, Brigus, Cupids |
| Holyrood | 60 | 37 | 35 | Route 90 (Salmonier Line) – Holyrood, St. Mary's | Western portion of Irish Loop Drive, Also Serves St. Catherines |
| Holyrood | 51 | 32 | 36 | Route 62 (Holyrood Access Road) – Holyrood | Liam Hickey Drive. Serves Downtown Holyrood |
| Butter Pot | 48 | 30 | 37 | Route 13 (Witless Bay Line) – Bay Bulls | Beware Of Potholes |
| Butter Pot | 43 | 27 | 38 | Butter Pot Provincial Park | |
| Conception Bay South | 33 | 21 | 39 | Route 61 (Foxtrap Access Road) – Foxtrap, Peachytown, Codner, Greeleytown | |
| St. John's | 25 | 16 | 40 | Paddy's Pond/Cochrane Pond | |
| St. John's | 21 | 13 | 41 | Danny Drive - Galway | Access to Galway Business Centre |
| ​ | 19 | 12 | 41 A/B | Route 2 (Pitts Memorial Drive/Peacekeepers Way) – Conception Bay South, Mount Pearl, Downtown | Outer Ring Road |
| Mount Pearl | 17 | 11 | 42 A/B | Kenmount Road - Mount Pearl | Outer Ring Road, Access To McNamara And Donovans Industrial Parks |
| Paradise | 16 | 9.9 | 43 | Route 60 (Topsail Road) – Paradise, Mount Pearl | Outer Ring Road |
| St. John's | 11 | 6.8 | 44 | Route 50 (Thorburn Road) – St. Philip's | Outer Ring Road |
| St. John's | 9 | 5.6 | 45 | Route 3A (Team Gushue Highway) | Outer Ring Road |
| St. John's | 6 | 3.7 | 46 | Allandale Road - Confederation Building, Pippy Park | Outer Ring Road |
| St. John's | 4 | 2.5 | 47 A/B | Route 40 (Portugal Cove Road) – Downtown St. John’s, Portugal Cove | Outer Ring Road. Provides access to St. John's International Airport and the Bell Island Ferry |
| St. John's | 3 | 1.9 | 48 A/B | Route 20 (Torbay Road) – Torbay, Middle Cove, Flatrock, Bauline, Pouch Cove | Outer Ring Road. No access from Route 20 to Route 1 eastbound |
| St. John's | 2 | 1.2 | 49 | Aberdeen Avenue, Stavanger Drive | Outer Ring Road |
| St. John's | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | Route 30 (Logy Bay Road) | Outer Ring Road. Eastern terminus; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; road continues east as E White Hills Road |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former Incomplete access Tolled ||||||