Newfoundland and Labrador Route 431

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Route 431

Bonne Bay Road
Tablelands above Winterhouse Brook.jpg
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length50.7 km (31.5 mi)
Major junctions
West endMain Street in Trout River
East endNL Route 430.svg Route 430 at Wiltondale
Location
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
    NL Route 430.svg Route 430 NL Route 432.svg Route 432

    Route 431, also known as Bonne Bay Road, is a short highway almost entirely within Gros Morne National Park on the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It begins at a junction of Route 430 in Wiltondale and terminates at Trout River. It serves the town of Woody Point on Bonne Bay and passes through the communities of Glenburnie, Birchy Head and Winter House Brook. [1]

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    Route description

    Route 431 begins in Trout River, along the banks of the river of the same name, at a Y-Intersection with Main Street just south of downtown and the coastline. It heads east to enter Gros Morne National Park and pass through The Tablelands section of the park for several kilometres. The highway temporarily exits the park to pass through the town of Woody Point, where it has a Y-Intersection with Back Road (which leads to downtown). Route 431 now winds its way southeast along the coastline of Bonne Bay as it passes through Winter House Brook and Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook. The highway begins winding its eastward through the Long Range Mountains as it re-enters the National Park, where it meets a local road leading to Lomond and crosses the Lomond River. Route 431 now enters Wiltondale and it comes to an end at an intersection with Route 430 (Great Northern Peninsula Highway/Viking Trail).

    Major intersections

    LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
    Trout River 0.00.0Main Street - Downtown, Trout River Pond Western terminus
    Gros Morne National Park 4.62.9Green Gardens trailhead
    12.57.8 The Tablelands trailhead
    Woody Point 16.610.3Lookout Hills trailhead
    17.210.7Back Road (Route 431-11) - Downtown
    Gros Morne National Park 37.123.1Lomond Road (Route 431-10) - Lomond
    40.124.9Lomond River LodgeCampground
    Wiltondale 50.731.5NL Route 430.svgNL TCH sign.svg Route 430 (Great Northern Peninsula Highway/Viking Trail) to Route 1 (TCH)  St. Anthony, Port au Choix, Deer Lake Eastern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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    References

    1. Google (May 24, 2020). "Route 431" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved May 24, 2020.