Newfoundland and Labrador Route 71

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NL Route 71.svg
Route 71
Hodgewater Line
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length12.8 km (8.0 mi)
Major junctions
West endNL TCH sign.svg Route 1 (TCH) near Whitbourne
Major intersectionsNL Route 75.svg Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) at Makinsons
East endNL Route 60.svgNL Route 70.svg Route 60  / Route 70 at the South River - Cupids town line
Location
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
    NL Route 70.svg Route 70 NL Route 72.svg Route 72

    Route 71 (also known as Hodgewater Line) is a highway in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [1] It serves as a bypass road to Route 70 and Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway). Upon exiting Route 1, it is a dirt road until just before the access to Route 75. There is an abundance of summer cottages along the route, and the route terminates at South River in Conception Bay on Route 70.

    Route 71 is one of only two known provincial highways whose dirt road portions are accessible in street view on Google Maps and Google Earth (the other being Route 91).

    Major intersections

    LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
    0.00.0NL TCH sign.svg Route 1 (TCH)  Clarenville, St. John's Exit 30 on Route 1; southern terminus; Route 71 begins unpaved
    Makinsons 5.73.5NL Route 75.svg Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) Bay Roberts, Trans-Canada Highway Interchange; Route 71 becomes paved
    South River-Cupids town line12.88.0NL Route 70.svg Route 70 (Roaches Line/Conception Bay Highway/Baccalieu Trail) Bay Roberts, Carbonear, Roaches Line
    NL Route 60.svg Route 60 east (Conception Bay Highway) Cupids, Brigus
    Northern terminus; western terminus of Route 60
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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    References

    1. Google (July 28, 2017). "Newfoundland and Labrador Route 71" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved July 28, 2017.