Province: | NL |
Type: | NL |
Route: | 408 |
Alternate Name: | Cape Ray Road |
Maint: | Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure |
Length Km: | 5.9 |
Direction A: | South |
Terminus A: | Cape Ray Lighthouse |
Direction B: | North |
Terminus B: | near Cape Ray |
Previous Type: | NL |
Previous Route: | 407 |
Next Type: | NL |
Next Route: | 410 |
Route 408, also known as Cape Ray Road, is a highway on the west coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The intersection at Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) is located roughly 17km (11miles) northeast of Channel-Port aux Basques, a nearly 20-minute drive. Upon entering Route 408, motorists would travel only 3km (02miles) before entering its only community, Cape Ray. With a total distance of 5.9km (03.7miles) between Route 1 and its terminus, the Cape Ray Lighthouse, it may hold the distinction of being the shortest provincial route that is not a bypass nor access road. Because of its short length, plus being a rough road, the maximum speed limit is set at 50 km/h.
Near Cape Ray, was a former Canadian National Railway train station known as Red Rocks. It closed down in September 1966, supposedly following completion of the Trans-Canada Highway in Newfoundland.