Newfoundland and Labrador Route 310

{{short description|Highway in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada}}

{{Infobox road

|province=NL

|type=NL

|route=310

|alternate_name=Road to the Beaches

|map=

|maint=Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

|length_km=37.0

|length_ref=

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{jct|province=NL|TCH|1}} (Exit 25) near Glovertown

|junction=

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b=Salvage

|previous_type=NL

|previous_route=301

|next_type=NL

|next_route=320

|image = Causeway of Route 310 in Terra Nova NP.jpg

}}

Route 310, also known as Road to the Beaches, in Newfoundland and Labrador runs from its southern terminus at Glovertown,{{google maps |url = https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Glovertown,+NL/@48.6631091,-54.0668581,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4b74245ec739eb6d:0x4a1ac768666babb0!8m2!3d48.6743657!4d-54.0357648 |title = Route 310 southern terminus at Route 1 near Glovertown |access-date = July 29, 2017 }} and ends at its northern terminus at the community of Salvage, all along the Eastport Peninsula of Newfoundland.{{google maps |url = https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Salvage,+NL/@48.6776829,-53.6820633,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4b74360e26de742d:0x57ef8862dc790162!8m2!3d48.6889884!4d-53.635123 |title = Route 310 northern terminus at Salvage |access-date = July 29, 2017 }} A portion of this route runs through Terra Nova National Park. The route is noteworthy for its beautiful sandy beaches, particularly in the towns of Eastport and Sandy Cove. The speed limit ranges from 60–70 km/h except when traveling through a community in which the speed is reduced to 50 km/h (30 km/h in Salvage).{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}}

Route 310 can also be accessed via an east access at Route 1 through Terra Nova National Park, though Route 310 officially starts in the town of Glovertown (at Exit 25).

Route description

Route 310 begins in Glovertown at an interchange with Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway, Exit 25). It heads east to pass through downtown and the harbour before crossing over a river into Traytown. The highway passes through town along Main Street, where it meets a local road leading to Cull's Harbour, local road into Terra Nova National Park, as well as meeting the East Access to Route 1. Route 310 now leaves Traytown and crosses a long Causeway to pass through Sandringham and Eastport, where the highway meets local roads leading to Happy Adventure, Sandy Cove, St. Chad's, Clay Cove, and Burnside. At Burnside, a ferry port services St. Brendan's.{{cite web | title=$6M ferry service for 114 people: But don't mention resettlement on St. Brendan's - CBC News | website=CBC | date=2017-10-27 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ferry-service-costly-1.4364449 | access-date=2020-12-17}}{{cite web | title=N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year | website=CBC | date=2020-05-15 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ferry-newfoundland-no-passengers-cuts-1.5571881 | access-date=2020-12-17}}{{cite web | title=Conciliation sought as N.L. ferry strike drags on - CBC News | website=CBC | date=2020-09-10 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-ferry-dispute-third-party-involvement-1.5718432 | access-date=2020-12-17}} Route 310 now winds its way northeast up the coastline for several kilometres to enter Salvage, where it comes to a dead end.

Major intersections

{{NLint

|location=Glovertown

|km=0.0

|road={{jct|province=NL|TCH|1|city1=Clarenville|city2=Gander|city3=Grand Falls-Windsor}}

|notes=Exit 25 on Route 1; southern terminus

}}

{{NLint

|location=Traytown

|lspan=3

|km=9.3

|road=Traytown Access Road (Route 310-11) {{jct|province=NL|TCH|1|location1=Terra Nova National Park|to1=to}}

|notes=

}}

{{NLint

|km=9.5

|road=Main Road (Route 310-13) - Cull's Harbour

|notes=

}}

{{NLint

|km=11.9

|road=East Access {{jct|province=NL|TCH|1|location1=Terra Nova National Park|to1=to}}

|notes=

}}

{{NLint

|location=Eastport

|lspan=2

|km=26.1

|road=Church Street (Route 310-25) - Happy Adventure, Sandy Cove

|notes=

}}

{{NLint

|km=26.2

|road=Burdens Road (Route 310-32) - Clay Cove, St. Chad's, Burnside

|notes=Provides access to {{jct|province=NL|extra=ferry}} St. Brendan's Ferry at Burnside

}}

{{NLint

|location=Salvage

|km=37.0

|road=Dead End

|notes=Northern terminus

}}

References

External links

[http://www.glovertown.net// Town of Glovertown website]
[http://www.eastport.ca/ Town of Eastport website]
[http://www.sandycovenl.com// Town of Sandy Cove website]

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