Newfoundland and Labrador Route 75
{{short description|Highway in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada}}
{{Infobox road
|province=NL
|type=NL
|route=75
|alternate_name=Veterans Memorial Highway
|map= Veterans Memorial Highway, Route 75 (Newfoundland and Labrador).jpg
|maint=Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
|length_km=38.5
|length_ref=
|established=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|province=NL|TCH|1}} in Roaches Line
|junction=
- {{jct|province=NL|NL|70}} in Roaches Line
- {{jct|province=NL|NL|71}} in Makinsons
- {{jct|province=NL|NL|73}} in Tilton
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|province=NL|NL|70}} in Carbonear
|counties=
|cities=
|previous_type=NL
|previous_route=74
|next_type=NL
|next_route=80
}}
Route 75, also known as Veterans Memorial Highway, is a two-lane expressway on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland.{{cite web |title=N.L. gets its own Highway of Heroes |date=2016-11-09 |website=CBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408021236/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/highway-heroes-designated-nl-1.1876534 |archive-date=2022-04-08 |url-status=live |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/highway-heroes-designated-nl-1.1876534}} The route begins at a trumpet interchange with Route 1 and continues north, bypassing communities along the western shore of Conception Bay until it ends at a junction with Route 70 south of Carbonear.{{cite web |title=Crash survivor applauds highway upgrade, but warns it won't fix bad driving |date=2018-06-28 |website=CBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408022226/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/money-invested-deadly-veterans-memorial-highway-1.4726005 |archive-date=2022-04-08 |url-status=live |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/money-invested-deadly-veterans-memorial-highway-1.4726005}}
Construction of the highway was completed in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2002/wst/1205n05.htm|title=Official opening of Veterans Memorial Highway to Riverhead-Harbour Grace}}
The entire route of Route 75 is a two-lane Freeway, with interchanges at all but the northernmost intersections, with those still having controlled access.{{cite web |title=Why is this company reviewing Veterans Memorial Highway for free? |date=2019-03-27 |website=CBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408021234/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/veterans-memorial-safety-govt-1.5073292 |archive-date=2022-04-08 |url-status=live |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/veterans-memorial-safety-govt-1.5073292}}
Route description
Route 75 begins at an interchange with Route 1 (Trans Canada Highway, Exit 31) in Roaches Line. It heads north to have an interchange with the southern end of Route 70 (Roaches Line) before leaving the community of Roaches Line and passing northwest through rural wooded areas. The highway has an interchange with Route 71 (Hodgewater Line) in Makinsons before passing through North River, where it has a partial interchange with North River Road. Route 75 now heads north through western portion of Bay Roberts, where it passes by a Rest Area/Visitor information center and has an interchange with Country Road. It then passes through the west sides of Spaniard's Bay, where it has a partial interchange with New Harbour Road, and Tilton, where it has its last full interchange with Route 73 (Back Track Road). The highway now turns northeast to enter Harbour Grace, where it comes closer to the coast as it has a controlled access at-grade intersection with Brynes Road. Route 75 comes to an end at the northern end of town at an at-grade intersection with Route 70 (Cathedral Street/Columbus Drive), with the road continuing north into Carbonear as Route 70.{{Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/NL-75,+Newfoundland+and+Labrador,+Canada/@47.5815246,-53.3053648,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4b734ac6790c7671:0xabc9d6e74152d432|title=Route 75|access-date=January 6, 2020}}
Exit list
{{NLinttop|unnum=yes|length_ref=}}
{{NLint
|location=Roaches Line
|lspan=2
|km=0.0
|road={{jct|province=NL|TCH|1|city1=St. John's|city2=Clarenville|city3=Gander}}
|notes=Southern terminus of Route 75; Route 1 (TCH) exit 31
}}
{{NLint
|km=1.4
|km2=2.2
|road={{jct|province=NL|NL|70|dir1=north|name1=Roaches Line|city1=Roaches Line|city2=Cupids|city3=Brigus}}
|notes=Southern terminus of Route 70
}}
{{NLint
|location=Makinsons
|km=8.0
|km2=8.6
|road={{jct|province=NL|NL|71|name1=Hodgewater Line|city1=Makinsons|city2=South River}}
|notes=
}}
{{NLint
|location=North River
|km=13.8
|type=incomplete
|road=North River Road - North River
|notes=Northbound exit, southbound entrance
}}
{{NLint
|location=Bay Roberts
|km=19.1
|km2=19.9
|road=Country Road - Bay Roberts
|notes=Access to Bay Roberts via L.T. Stick Drive{{cite web | url=https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2012/tw/0622n02.htm | title=Veteran Leonard T. Stick Honoured in Road Naming Ceremony }}
}}
{{NLint
|location=Spaniard's Bay
|km=23.6
|road=New Harbour Road - Spaniard's Bay
|notes=At-grade intersection; partially controlled access via access road and overpass
}}
{{NLint
|location=Tilton
|km=25.5
|km2=26.1
|road={{jct|province=NL|NL|73|name1=Back Track Road|city1=Tilton}}
|notes=
}}
{{NLint
|location=Harbour Grace
|km=33.1
|road=Brynes Road - Harbour Grace
|notes=At-grade intersection; access road
}}
{{NLint
|location=Carbonear
|km=38.5
|road={{jct|province=NL|NL|70|name1=Cathedral Street/Columbus Drive|city1=Carbonear|city2=Harbour Grace}}
|notes=At-grade intersection; northern terminus of Route 75
}}
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