Newfoundland and Labrador Route 363

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

{{Infobox road

|province=NL

|type=NL

|route=363

|alternate_name=Coomb's Cove Road

|map=

|maint=Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

|length_km=18.4

|length_ref=

|direction_a=West

|terminus_a=Coomb's Cove

|junction=

|direction_b=East

|terminus_b={{jct|province=NL|NL|362}} near English Harbour West

|previous_type=NL

|previous_route=362

|next_type=NL

|next_route=364

}}

Route 363, also known as Coomb's Cove Road, is a {{convert|18.4|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} east–west highway on the Connaigre Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/forest-fires-central-nl-1.6530701|publisher= CBC News|title=Bay d'Espoir highway closed after lightning sparks forest fires in central|date=24 Jul 2022|accessdate=14 Aug 2022}} It is located entirely with the town of St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove, connecting the communities on the western half of town with Route 362 (Belleoram Road).

Cell phone reception along Route 363 is severely limited.{{cite web|url=https://ntv.ca/petition-to-improve-cell-service-on-bay-despoir-highway-gaining-traction/|publisher=NTV News|title=Petition to improve cell service on Bay d'Espoir highway gaining traction|date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825114645/https://ntv.ca/petition-to-improve-cell-service-on-bay-despoir-highway-gaining-traction/ |accessdate=14 Aug 2022|archive-date=2021-08-25 }}{{cite web|url=https://vocm.com/2021/09/20/146263/|publisher=VOCM|title=Petition to Bring Cell Service to Bay d'Espoir Highway Picking Up Steam|date=20 Sep 2021|accessdate=14 Aug 2022}}

Route description

Route 363 begins at a fork in the road in Coomb's Cove and winds its way east along the coastline of Fortune Bay to have an intersection with a local road leading to Wreck Cove. The highway has an intersection with a road leading to Boxey before passing through Mose Ambrose and English Harbour West. Route 363 now winds its way inland through hilly terrain for several kilometres before coming to an end at an intersection with Route 362. {{Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/NL-363,+Newfoundland+and+Labrador,+Canada/@47.4680071,-55.502196,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4b72110c5ac0a4c5:0xa23e01092203beb5|title=Route 363|access-date=February 24, 2020}}

Major intersections

{{NLinttop|length_ref=}}

{{NLint

|location=Coomb's Cove

|km=0.0

|road=Fork in the road at the northern end of town

|notes=Western terminus

}}

{{NLint

|location=none

|km=2.9

|road=Wreck Cove Road (Route 363-15) - Wreck Cove

|notes=

}}

{{NLint

|location=none

|km=6.7

|road=Boxey Road (Route 363-13) - Boxey

|notes=

}}

{{NLint

|location=English Harbour West

|km=13.4

|road=Ocean Drive (Route 363-10) - Downtown

|notes=

}}

{{NLint

|location=none

|km=18.4

|road={{jct|province=NL|NL|362|name1=Belleoram Road|city1=St. Jacques|city2=Belleoram|city3=Pool's Cove|to2=to|NL|360}}

|notes=Eastern terminus; access to {{jct|province=NL|TCH|1}} via Route 360

}}

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References

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{{Newfoundland and Labrador highways}}

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