Newfoundland and Labrador Route 432

Route 432, also known as Main Brook Highway, is a 110-kilometre-long (68 mi) east-west highway on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It connects the towns of Roddickton, Bide Arm, Main Brook, along with many other smaller communities, with Route 430 (Great Northern Peninsula Highway/Viking Trail) and the town of St. Anthony. Route 432 also carries the designation The Grenfell Loop after the Grenfell Mission founded by Sir Wilfred Grenfell.[1]

Route 432 marker

Route 432

Main Brook Highway
The Grenfell Loop
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length110 km (68 mi)
Major junctions
West end Route 430 in Plum Point
Major intersections Route 433 near Roddickton
Route 438 near Main Brook
East end Route 430 at St. Anthony Airport
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
    ← Route 431→ Route 433

    Route description

    Route 432 begins at an intersection with Route 430 in Plum Point and winds its way east through wooded, hilly, and rural terrain for several kilometres. The highway has an intersection with Route 433 (Englee Highway) just north of Roddickton before winding its way northeast to have an intersection with Route 438 (Croque Road) and passing through Main Brook. Route 432 continues northward through rural areas for several kilometres before coming to an end at another intersection with Route 430 at the St. Anthony Airport.[2]

    Major intersections
    LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
    Plum Point0.00.0 Route 430 (Great Northern Peninsula Highway/Viking Trail) to Route 1 (TCH) – Deer Lake, Rocky Harbour, St. Barbe, St. AnthonyWestern terminus; provides access to Gros Morne National Park and Labrador Ferry
    ​53.633.3 Route 433 south (Englee Highway) – Roddickton, Bide Arm, Englee, ConcheNorthern terminus of Route 433
    Main Brook76.147.3 Route 438 east (Croque Road) – Croque, St. Julien'sWestern terminus of Route 438
    ​11068 Route 430 (Great Northern Peninsula Highway/Viking Trail) to Route 1 (TCH) – Deer Lake, Rocky Harbour, St. Barbe, St. Anthony


    St. Anthony Airport    		Eastern terminus; road continues north as an access road to the airport
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

    References
    1. "The Grenfell Loop". www.explorenewfoundlandandlabrador.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
    2. Google (March 11, 2020). "Route 432" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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