Newfoundland and Labrador Route 81

Route 81 marker
Route 81
Markland Road
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length28.0 km (17.4 mi)
Major junctions
South end Route 91 in Colinet
North end Route 1 (TCH) / Route 80 in Whitbourne
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
Route 80 Route 90

Route 81, also known as Markland Road, is a 28.0-kilometre-long (17.4 mi) north–south highway on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, connecting the towns of Colinet and Whitbourne via Markland.

In 2019, Route 81 was voted third Worst Road in Atlantic Canada by the Canadian Automobile Association's Worst Roads list.[1] Markland Road had been on the list for the last decade.[2]

  1. ^ "Three of Atlantic Canada's worst roads are here". 26 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Atlantic Canada votes on its worst roads in 2021".