Newfoundland and Labrador Route 516

Route 516, also known as Cartwright Highway, is a 94-kilometre-long (58 mi) north–south highway in southeastern Labrador in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It connects the town of Cartwright, along with the community of Paradise River, with the Trans-Labrador Highway (Route 510) at Cartwright Junction. The highway passes through remote, wooded, and hilly terrain for its entire length.[1] The road is unpaved.

Route 516 marker

Route 516

Cartwright Highway
Route 516 highlighted in pink
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length94 km (58 mi)
Major junctions
South end Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway) at Cartwright Junction
North endCartwright
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
    ← Route 514→ Route 520

    Route description
    View along Route 516

    Route 516 begins at an intersection with Trans-Labrador Highway (Route 510) at Cartwright Junction and heads northward through remote, hilly, and wooded terrain for the next several kilometres. It crosses the Paradise River before meeting a local road leading to the community of the same name. This aforementioned intersection is located at the site of the former Paradise River Airport. The highway then parallels the eastern shore of Sandwich Bay for several kilometres, where it passes by Cartwright Airport, before entering the Cartwright town limits. Route 516 comes to an end at an intersection between Point Road and Main Road in downtown Cartwright near the harbour.

    History
    See also: Trans-Labrador Highway

    Phase II of the Trans-Labrador Highway involved completion of highway north to Cartwright from Red Bay, and was opened in 2002. Although the entire route was initially designated as Route 510, upon completion of Phase III, the northern 94 km (58 mi) from Cartwright Junction was designated as Route 516.

    Major intersections
    LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
    Cartwright Junction0.00.0 Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway) – Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Charlottetown, Port Hope SimpsonSouthern terminus
    ​50.831.6Paradise River Road - Paradise River
    ​87.654.4 Cartwright Airport (not a scheduled destination)[2]Access road into airport
    Cartwright9458Point Road / Main RoadNorthern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

    References
    1. Google (March 18, 2020). "Route 516" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
    2. "Air Labrador Route Map". Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
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