Newfoundland and Labrador Route 463

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Route 463

Lourdes Road
French Ancestors Route
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Route 463 passing through the community of Lourdes on Port au Port Peninsula, Newfoundland
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length51.7 km (32.1 mi)
Major junctions
West endNL Route 460.svg Route 460 in Cape St. George
East endNL Route 460.svg Route 460 in Abraham's Cove
Location
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
    NL Route 462.svg Route 462 NL Route 470.svg Route 470

    Route 463, also known as Lourdes Road, is a rural highway in Newfoundland and Labrador that leads from Route 460 at Abraham's Cove to Cape St. George. It is situated entirely on the northern shore of the Port au Port Peninsula in Western Newfoundland and has an approximate length of 51.7 kilometres (32.1 mi). Along with Route 460, Route 463 also carries the designation of the French Ancestors Route. [1]

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    Route description

    Route 463 begins in Cape St. George at an intersection with Route 460 (Port au Port Highway) near the entrance to Boutte du Cap Park. It heads northward through rural areas for several kilometres to join the western coastline of the peninsula at Mainland. The highway heads northeast to passing through that town, along with Three Rock Cove, before passing through Lourdes, where it turns southeast along the northern coastline of the peninsula at an intersection with a local road leading to Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse. Route 463 now passes through Tea Cove, West Bay, West Bay Centre, Piccadilly Head (where it passes by Piccadilly Head Regional Park), Piccadilly Slant, and Piccadilly before finally arriving at Abraham's Cove, where Route 463 comes to an end at another intersection with Route 460.

    Major intersections

    LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
    Cape St. George 0.00.0NL Route 460.svgNL TCH sign.svg Route 460 (Port au Port Highway/French Ancestors Route) to Route 1 (TCH)  Stephenville, Boutte du Cap Park Western terminus
    Lourdes 32.920.4Clam Bank Cove Road (Route 463-11) - Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse
    Piccadilly Head 44.327.5 Piccadilly Head Regional Park main entranceAccess road into park
    Abraham's Cove 51.732.1NL Route 460.svgNL TCH sign.svg Route 460 (Port au Port Highway/French Ancestors Route) to Route 1 (TCH)  Stephenville, Cape St. George Eastern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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