Newfoundland and Labrador Route 460 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Route 460 |
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| White's Road Hansen Memorial Highway Kippens Road Port au Port Highway The French Ancestors Route |
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| Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Works | ||||
| Length | 87.5 km (54.4 mi) | |||
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 Route 461 near Stephenville Crossing
 Route 463 in Cape St. George |
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| West end | Boutte du Cap Park main entrance in Cape St. George | |||
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Highways in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Route 460 is a provincial highway in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It stretches for about 87.5 kilometers (54 miles) from east to west. This important road is located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland.
The highway starts in the west at Cape St. George. This spot is the very tip of the Port au Port Peninsula. In the east, Route 460 ends at an interchange with Route 1, which is also known as the Trans-Canada Highway, at Exit 3 in Harry's Brook.
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Different Sections of Route 460
Route 460 is made up of several unique parts, each with its own history and name.
White's Road
The first part, about 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) long, runs from Harry's Brook to an interchange with Route 461 near Long Gull Pond. This section was built in the early 1960s when the Trans-Canada Highway was being constructed across Newfoundland.
Hansen Memorial Highway
Next is the Hansen Memorial Highway, which is about 16 kilometers (10 miles) long. It connects Long Gull Pond to an interchange with Route 490 in Stephenville. The United States Army Corps of Engineers built this part of the road. They created it to link the Ernest Harmon Air Force Base to the main Newfoundland Railway line.
Kippens Road
After Stephenville, you'll find the Kippens Road. This section is about 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) long and goes to the western edge of Kippens.
Port au Port Highway
The final and longest section is the Port au Port Highway. It's about 51 kilometers (31.7 miles) long. This part continues from Kippens, goes through Port au Port, and follows the south coast of the Port au Port Peninsula all the way to Cape St. George. This route is also known as "The French Ancestors Route."
Communities Along Route 460
Many towns and villages are located directly along Route 460:
- Black Duck Siding
- Stephenville Crossing
- Noel's Pond
- Stephenville
- Kippens
- Romaines
- Port au Port
- Port au Port West
- Felix Cove
- Man of War Cove
- Campbell's Creek
- Abraham's Cove
- Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose
- Sheaves Cove
- Marches Point
- Loretto
- Red Brook
- De Grau
- Grand Jardin
- Petit Jardin
- Cape St. George
Communities Near Route 460
Some communities are not directly on Route 460 but are very close by:
- Aguathuna
- Boswarlos
Building the Hansen Memorial Highway
The US Army Corps of Engineers started building the Stephenville bypass road in the 1950s. This project was a big deal! One group, Company C, began working from Stephenville. Another group, Company B, started near Cormiers Village and worked in two directions: towards Long Gull Pond and towards Stephenville. Company B had to start at Cormiers Village because they were waiting for land agreements to be finalized closer to Stephenville.
This highway project was about 18 kilometers (11 miles) long. First, they built one half of the road using a method called "corduroy roads," which involves laying logs side-by-side. When they reached Long Gull Pond in the fall of 1954, they built the other half. The road was then extended along the Newfoundland Railway main line from Long Gull Pond to Stephenville Crossing. This part is now the eastern end of Route 461.
To help with construction, three access roads, each about two miles long, were needed. These access roads were built to the same strong standards as the main bypass road because they were used constantly for moving heavy materials. A concrete bridge was built over Cold Creek in 1954. Another 20-meter (60-foot) concrete bridge was built over Warm Creek in 1956.
The project used a huge amount of material. They needed 70,000 cubic meters (90,000 cubic yards) of fill dirt and 20,000 cubic meters (30,000 cubic yards) of crushed rock for the road's base. The top layer, where cars drive, needed 10,000 cubic meters (15,000 cubic yards) of gravel, about 19 inches thick, before the asphalt was put down. All the construction equipment and materials were kept at a depot near Long Gull Pond.
The bypass road was officially opened for both military and public use in October 1957. It was a major improvement for travel in the area!
Where Route 460 Connects
Route 460 connects with several other important roads along its path:
- In Cape St. George, it starts at the main entrance of Boutte du Cap Park.
- Also in Cape St. George, it meets the western end of Route 463 (Lourdes Road).
- In Abraham's Cove, it connects with the eastern end of Route 463.
- Near Felix Cove, it links to Father Joy's Road (Route 460-14), which goes to Aguathuna and Boswarlos.
- In Port au Port West, it connects to Main Street (Route 460-13), also leading to Aguathuna and Boswarlos.
- In Port au Port, it meets the southern end of Route 462 (Point au Mal Road).
- In Noel's Pond, it connects with the northern end of Route 490 (Minnesota Drive/Katarina Roxon Way). This route also leads to Stephenville International Airport.
- In Stephenville Crossing, it meets the northern end of Route 461 (Brook Street).
- Finally, in Harry's Brook, Route 460 ends at Exit 3 of Route 1, the Trans-Canada Highway.
