  Trans-Labrador Highway | |
|---|---|
| Route 500 Route 510 | |
 Route 500 highlighted in red, Route 510 highlighted in orange | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure | |
| Length | 1,149 km (714 mi) |
| Route 500 | |
| Length | 543 km (337 mi) |
| South end |  R-389 at Quebec border near Labrador City |
| Major intersections |
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| North end |  Route 520 in Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
| Route 510 | |
| Length | 606 km (377 mi) |
| South end |  R-138 at Quebec border near Blanc-Sablon, QC |
| Major intersections | |
| North end |  Route 500 near Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Highway system | |
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 Route 503Route 510 Route 513 | |
The Trans-Labrador Highway (TLH) is the primary public road in Labrador, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The highway's total length is 1,149 km (714 mi). The paving of the entire highway was completed in July 2022.[1]
The original western/central portion of the TLH is designated as Route 500 and measures 543 km (337 mi) divided as follows:
- Quebec - Labrador boundary to Labrador City/Wabush (18 km (11 mi), asphalt surface)
- Labrador City/Wabush to Churchill Falls (244 km (152 mi), asphalt surface)
- Churchill Falls to Happy Valley-Goose Bay (281 km (175 mi), asphalt surface)
Heading southeast is Route 510, the north portion of the TLH that has been designated Labrador Coastal Drive and measures 606 km (377 mi) divided as follows:
- Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Cartwright Junction (251 km (156 mi) asphalt, 36 km (22 mi) gravel, the remainder was paved in 2022[2]
- Cartwright Junction to Port Hope Simpson (103 km (64 mi), asphalt surface)[3]
- Port Hope Simpson to Mary's Harbour (51 km (32 mi), asphalt surface)
- Mary's Harbour to Lodge Bay (12 km (7.5 mi), asphalt surface)
- Lodge Bay to Red Bay (78 km (48 mi), asphalt surface)
- Red Bay to Quebec - Labrador boundary via Blanc-Sablon (77 km (48 mi), asphalt surface)
The TLH runs through dense wilderness for most of its length with no roadside services between communities. Route 500 connects with Quebec Route 389, which runs 567 km (352 mi) through wilderness north from Baie-Comeau to the Quebec - Labrador boundary. Cell phone reception along the Trans-Labrador Highway is limited.[4]
In the 2020 budget, the provincial government allocated $200,000 for a pre-feasibility study for a road to connect the north coast of Labrador to the Trans-Labrador Highway.[5][6][7]
- ^ Careen, Evan. "Funding announced for Trans-Labrador Highway | The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com.
- ^ "2020 Roads Plan" (PDF). roads.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Five-Year Provincial Roads Plan#Projects Completed in 2018-19; Department of Transportation and Works" (PDF). www.roads.gov.nl.ca.
- ^ "Taste of cell service has south coast of Labrador dreaming of more". CBC News. November 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Province sets aside money for look at Labrador north coast road | SaltWire".
- ^ "Road trip to ... Nain? Sky-high cost makes Labrador dream a tough sell | CBC News".
- ^ "The Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador invest in a pre-feasibility study for a road into northern Labrador". www.canada.ca. November 8, 2022.