 Route 450 | ||||
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| Captain Cook's Trail | ||||
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| Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 54.7 km (34.0 mi) | |||
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| West end | End of pavement in Lark Harbour | |||
 Route 450A in Corner Brook | ||||
| East end |  Route 1 (TCH) at Corner Brook | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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Route 450 (also known as Captain Cook's Trail) is a highway in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The highway starts at an interchange at Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) in Corner Brook.[1] When approaching O'Connell Drive, motorists can turn left to continue their journey along the route. The route terminates at a cul-de-sac in Lark Harbour.[2]
Route 450 made headlines in Newfoundland in January 2018 when massive rainfall caused flooding on January 13 and created a huge crater causing a large portion in the highway to collapse, thus separating residents in Lark Harbour and York Harbour from the remainder of the island.[3] The impacted portion of the road was reopened to traffic on January 17, 2018.[4]
- ^ "Route 450 southern terminus at Route 1 in Corner Brook" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Route 450 northern terminus at Lark Harbour" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Mild temperatures, heavy rain affecting travel in Western Newfoundland". The Western Star. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "A feed of Mary Brown's and a reopened road made for a fine Wednesday in the Bay of Islands". CBC. Retrieved 2018-01-30.