Newfoundland and Labrador Route 408 explained

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
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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.