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Route 480
Burgeo Highway
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length	150 km (93 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Ramea Ferry in Burgeo
North end	Route 1 (TCH) near St. George's
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
Highways in Newfoundland and Labrador
← Route 470 → Route 490

Route 480, also known as Burgeo Highway or The Burgeo Road, is a 150-kilometre-long (93 mi) north-south on southwestern Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It connects the town of Burgeo with the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1). The highway is a winding two-lane highway traveling through remote, hilly, and wooded terrain for its entire length. There are no other communities of any kind along the highway, with the only other intersections being abandoned logging roads. Route 480 also provides access to Sandbanks Provincial Park and ferries to the remote outports of Ramea, Grey River and Francois at its southern terminus. There are also several vacation/hunting camps along Route 480, including Peter Strides.

Route 480 also carries the designation of The Caribou Trail.

Major intersections

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Burgeo	0.0	0.0	Ramea, Grey River and Francois Ferry docks	Southern terminus
	0.5	0.31	Main Street - Sandbanks Provincial Park (Newfoundland)
​	99.6	61.9	Buchans Resource Road To Route 370 – Buchans	Mid Island Route; closed winters
​	150	93	Route 1 (TCH) – Port aux Basques, Corner Brook	Northern terminus; provides access to nearby Barachois Pond Provincial Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Route description

The road, which is perpendicular to the Trans-Canada Highway, also has another sharp 90 degree turn where it meets the Buchans Resource Road (Route 370).

Route 480 passes through the Annieopsquotch Mountains.

See also

• Burgeo
• List of Newfoundland and Labrador highways
• Sandbanks Provincial Park (Newfoundland)

References

1. Bird, Lindsay (Aug 20, 2020). "Fighting for first pay raise in 8 years, some ferry captains in N.L. look to strike on Friday". CBC News. Retrieved Nov 21, 2020.
2. "No deal: Provincial government ushers in essential service ferry schedule as of Tuesday morning". CBC News. Aug 24, 2020. Retrieved Nov 21, 2020.
3. Stoodley, Allan (Oct 25, 2020). "Decades after resettlement, tiny communities still dot Newfoundland's 'forgotten coast'". CBC News. Retrieved Nov 21, 2020.
4. "Route 480" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
5. Government of Canada, Environment Canada. "Canadian Hurricane Centre". www.canal.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
6. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

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