Newfoundland and Labrador Route 341

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NL Route 341.svg
Route 341
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length26.7 km (16.6 mi)
Major junctions
East endNL Route 340.svg Route 340 in Lewisporte
Major intersectionsNL Route 342.svg Route 342 in Lewisporte
West end Laurenceton
Location
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
    NL Route 340.svg Route 340 NL Route 342.svg Route 342

    Route 341 in Newfoundland and Labrador leads from Lewisporte to Laurenceton on the island of Newfoundland. The highway is relatively short and there aren't many communities along the way. The road is notoriously hilly and turny, ending in a large dip into Laurenceton. The highway is the only route for residents of Laurenceton to travel to Lewisporte for work. [1]

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    Route description

    Route 341 begins in Lewisporte an intersection with Route 340 (Road to the Isles). It heads north along the banks of Burnt Bay as Main Street to pass through a business district and some neighbourhoods before entering downtown, where Route 341 makes a sharp left at an intersection Route 342. The highway now travels northwest through inland neighbourhoods as Premier Drive before leaving town and becoming Laurenceton Road. Route 341 passes through Stanhope before heading westward through rural wooded areas along the coastline of the Bay of Exploits for several kilometres. The highway then winds its way through Brown's Arm, where it meets a local road leading to Porterville, before passing through more rural areas to enter Laurenceton, where it has an intersection with a local road leading to neighbouring Burnt Arm. Provincial maintenance ends at the western edge of Laurenceton, with the road continuing short and gravel to Sandy Point.

    Major intersections

    LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
    Lewisporte 0.00.0NL Route 340.svgNL TCH sign.svg Route 340 (Road to the Isles) to Route 1 (TCH)  Summerford, Twillingate Eastern terminus; provides access to Ferry Sign.svg Fogo Island and Change Islands ferries via Routes 331 and 335
    2.91.8NL Route 342.svg Route 342 north (Main Street) Embree, Little Burnt Bay Southern terminus of Route 342
    Brown's Arm 13.78.5Main Street (Route 341-12) - Porterville
    Laurenceton 24.715.3Burnt Arm Road - Burnt Arm
    26.716.6End of Provincial maintenanceWestern terminus; road continues west as Sandy Point Road
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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    References

    1. Google (February 19, 2020). "Route 341" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved February 19, 2020.