Newfoundland and Labrador Route 215

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NL Route 215.svg
Route 215
Petit Forte Road
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length26.6 km (16.5 mi)
Major junctions
West endNL Route 210.svg Route 210 near Boat Harbour
East end Petit Forte
Location
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
    NL Route 214.svg Route 214 NL Route 220.svg Route 220

    Route 215, also known as Petit Forte Road, is a 26.6-kilometre-long (16.5 mi) east–west highway on the Burin Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It connects the towns of Boat Harbour, Brookside, and Petit Forte with Route 210 (Heritage Run/Burin Peninsula Highway). [1]

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    Route description

    Route 215 begins just west of Boat Harbour at an intersection with Route 210 and heads east to immediately pass through the community. It now becomes very curvy and winding as it travels along the coastline through some hills to pass through Brookside before turning inland through remote terrain for several kilometres. The highway now dips to the south to follow the coast again as it enters Petite Forte and passes by a dock for a ferry leading to South East Bight. [2] [3] [4] Route 215 passes through neighbourhoods before coming to an end shortly thereafter at the centre of town. As with most highways in Newfoundland and Labrador, it is entirely a two-lane road for its entire length.

    Major intersections

    LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
    0.00.0NL Route 210.svgNL TCH sign.svg Route 210 (Burin Peninsula Highway/Heritage Run) to Route 1 (TCH)  Swift Current, Marystown, Grand Bank


    Boat Harbour West Road (Route 210-15) - Boat Harbour West
    Western terminus; road continues west as Boat Harbour West Road
    Petit Forte 26.216.3Ontario M508.svg South East Bight Ferry access
    26.616.5Fork in the road in downtownEastern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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    References

    1. Google (February 6, 2020). "Route 215" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
    2. Gale, Paula (November 25, 2017). "Faces and Places: A peek inside the isolated outport of South East Bight". cbc.ca. CBC News. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
    3. "South East Bight – Petite Forte ferry schedule". Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
    4. "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.