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Newfoundland Trans-Canada Highway
Here is the route of the Trans-Canada Highway from east to west:
St. John's, capital city of the island province of Newfoundland, and Canada's oldest city, is the eastern starting point of the Trans-Canada Highway. The road crosses the Avalon Peninsula, heading west. Before leaving the peninsula, you can head south to Argentia to catch the ferry to North Sydney, NovaScotia. You should take the time to visit the many small fishing villages that echo the quiet life in Newfoundland of over a hundred years ago, with such colourful names as Brigus, Harbour Grace, Come By Chance, usually just a few minutes off the Trans-Canada. If you have a few days to spare, leave the highway at Goobies, and take Route 210 south to Fortune, and catch a ferry to the French Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.
The highway leads northwest to the town of Gander, which was once a major stop-over point for propellor-driven trans-Atlantic airplane flights. In the island's interior, you pass many small lakes (called "ponds"), rocky outcroppings, and unique ecosystems. The highway passes Bishop's Falls and Grand Falls, and Springdale before heading in a southwesterly direction. The Long Range Mountains come into view as you approach Deer Lake.
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At Deer Lake, Route 430 leads a few miles north to reach Gros Morne National Park. You can take this road to the northern tip of the island, where the L'Anse aux Meadows historical site unearths the first Viking settlement on North America.
he Trans-Canada then leads south, to Corner Brook, which is Newfoundland's second largest city. Continue south another 214 km to the ferry landing at Port Aux Basques, where you catch a ferry to North Sydney, Nova Scotia. The total Newfoundland highway distance is 928 kilometres.
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