Newfoundland and Labrador Route 370
{{short description|Highway in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada}}
{{Infobox road
|province=NL
|type=NL
|route=370
|alternate_name=Buchans Highway
|map=
|maint=Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
|length_km=73
|length_ref=
|direction_a=East
|terminus_a={{jct|province=NL|TCH|1}} at Badger
|junction={{jct|province=NL|NL|371}} south of Millertown Junction
|direction_b=West
|terminus_b=Buchans
|previous_type=NL
|previous_route=365
|next_type=NL
|next_route=371
}}
Route 370, also known as the Buchans Highway, is a {{convert|73|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} east–west highway in the central portion of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Its eastern terminus is the intersection at the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1) in the Town of Badger,{{google maps |url = https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Hwy+370,+Buchans,+NL+A0H+1G0/@48.9753467,-56.0401779,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4b70a937bf6b0b51:0xdbaf7b48fe2951ae!8m2!3d48.8213099!4d-56.841397 |title = Route 370 eastern terminus at Route 1 in Badger|access-date = July 29, 2017 }} and the route ends at the Town of Buchans.{{google maps |url = https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Hwy+370,+Buchans,+NL+A0H+1G0/@48.8220301,-56.8580053,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4b70a937bf6b0b51:0xdbaf7b48fe2951ae!8m2!3d48.8213099!4d-56.841397 |title = Route 370 western terminus at Badger|access-date = July 29, 2017 }}
The intersection at the Trans-Canada Highway is very unusual in nature, with a median at the access, and motorists would face a stop signs at the Trans-Canada Highway intersection soon after a stop sign upon returning from their journey on Route 370.
Route description
Route 370 begins at a Y-Intersection between Main Street and Lakeview Avenue in Buchans and heads east to leave the town, passing along the northern shores of Beothuk Lake for several kilometres, crossing the Buchans River and passing by Mary March Wilderness Park. It then passes through Buchans Junction, where it crosses the Mary March River and has an intersection with a local road leading to Millertown. The highway now winds its way through hilly rural terrain for several kilometres following the Exploits River, where it has an intersection with Route 371 (Millertown Junction Road), an unsigned gravel road. Route 370 enters Badger and crosses over a brook before passing through the town and ending at Route 1. As with most highways in Newfoundland and Labrador, Route 370 is entirely a two-lane highway.
History
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For a period of time late in the 20th century, Route 370 was expected to connect with Route 480, the Burgeo highway. The road was under construction by 1980; but unfortunately, for reasons beyond the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's control, further construction was abandoned.
Major intersections
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{{NLint
|location=Buchans
|km=0.0
|road=Main Street / Lakeview Avenue
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{NLint
|location=none
|km=25.4
|road=Mary March Wilderness Park main entrance
|notes=Access road into park
}}
{{NLint
|location=Buchans Junction
|km=30.6
|road=Millertown Road (Route 370-11) - Millertown
|notes=
}}
{{NLint
|location=none
|km=57.3
|road={{jct|province=NL|NL|371|dir1=north|name1=Millertown Junction Road|city1=Millertown Junction}}
|notes=Southern terminus of Route 371
}}
{{NLint
|location=Badger
|km=73
|road={{jct|province=NL|TCH|1|city1=Deer Lake|city2=Grand Falls-Windsor}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
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