# Newfoundland and Labrador Route 70

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

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.

## Major intersections

| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Roaches Line | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) to Route 1 (TCH) – Makinsons | Interchange; southern terminus; begins as Roaches Line |
| South River-Cupids town line | 12.3– 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 Beach | 14.2 | 8.8 | Riverside Avenue to Kavanaghs Road - The Motion | |
| Clarke's Beach | 15.6 | 9.7 | Otterbury Road (Route 70-13) - Otterbury North River Road (Route 70-62) - North River | |
| Bay Roberts | 17.9 | 11.1 | L.T. Stick Drive To Route 75 – Butlerville | |
| Bay Roberts | 19.2 | 11.9 | Route 72 east (Port de Grave Road) – Port de Grave | Western terminus of Route 72 |
| Bay Roberts | 20.9 | 13.0 | Shearstown Road (Route 70-64) - Butlerville | |
| Spaniard's Bay | 24.7 | 15.3 | Bishop's Cove Shore Road - Bishop's Cove | |
| Spaniard's Bay | 24.8 | 15.4 | Brazils Hill (Route 70-17) - Upper Island Cove | |
| Tilton | 26.7 | 16.6 | Route 73 west (Back Track Road) to Route 75 – New Harbour | Eastern terminus of Route 73 |
| Harbour Grace | 30.0 | 18.6 | Thicket Road (Route 70-18) - Upper Island Cove, Bryant's Cove | |
| Harbour Grace | 31.9 | 19.8 | South Side Road (Route 70-20) - Bryant's Cove | |
| Harbour Grace | 32.6 | 20.3 | Brynes Road To Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Trans-Canada Highway | |
| Harbour Grace | 38.2 | 23.7 | Saddle Hill to Main Road - Bristol's Hope | |
| Carbonear | 39.1 | 24.3 | Route 75 south (Veterans Memorial Highway) to Route 1 (TCH) – Bay Roberts | Northern terminus of Route 75 |
| Carbonear | 42.4 | 26.3 | Valley Road - Downtown | Interchange |
| Carbonear | 45.8 | 28.5 | Ridge Road (Route 70-30) - Freshwater | |
| Victoria | 47.6 | 29.6 | Route 74 west (Heart's Content Highway) – Heart's Content | Eastern terminus of Route 74 |
| Caplin Cove | 93.1 | 57.8 | Low Point Road (Route 70-54) - Low Point | |
| Old Perlican | 96.8 | 60.1 | Route 80 (Trinity Road/Blow Me Down Road) – Dildo, Downtown | Route 70 becomes Trinity Road |
| ​ | 104 | 65 | Grates Cove Road (Route 70-61) - Grates Cove | |
| ​ | 105 | 65 | Red Head Cove Road (Route 70-56) - Red Head Cove | |
| Bay de Verde | 109 | 68 | Dead End at Bay de Verde's harbour | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Route transition |||||