Newfoundland and Labrador Route 401

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

{{one source|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox road

|province=NL

|type=NL

|route=401

|alternate_name=Howley Road

|map=

|maint=Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

|length_km=13

|length_ref=

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{jct|province=NL|TCH|1}} east of Deer Lake

|junction=

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a=End of asphalt pavement in Howley

|previous_type=NL

|previous_route=392

|next_type=NL

|next_route=402

}}

Route 401, also known as Howley Road, is a {{convert|13|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} minor highway in the western region of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The highway begins at a junction with the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1){{google maps |url = https://www.google.ca/maps/place/NL-1,+Division+No.+5,+Subd.+E,+NL+A0K/@49.2609853,-57.0925301,13z/data=!4m6!1m3!3m2!1s0x4b7a2793bb5d9739:0x8f61e6c00686d45e!2sNL-401,+Howley,+NL!3m1!1s0x4b798633f2386fa5:0x2a5053f5bffa53be |title = |access-date = July 29, 2017 }} and continues to its southern terminus, the community of Howley. There are no other major intersections or communities along the entire length of Route 401. As with most highways in Newfoundland and Labrador, Route 401 is a two-lane highway in its entirety. Route 401 in NL is one of just a couple highways in Newfoundland that now have a kilometer-marker signs, installed by the local community sandy Lake fire department to help locating fires and accidents.