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Newfoundland and Labrador Route 62

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Highway in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Route 62 markerRoute 62
Liam Hickey Drive
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length5.0 km (3.1 mi)
Major junctions
South end Route 1 (TCH) near Butter Pot Provincial Park
North end Route 60 at Holyrood
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
← Route 61→ Route 63

Route 62, also known as Liam Hickey Drive, is an access road which connects the Trans-Canada Highway at an interchange with the town of Holyrood. It runs for about five kilometres (3.1 mi) and is one of two provincial routes designated as an access to Holyrood (the other being Route 90).

Before 2018, it was called Holyrood Access Road.

Route description

Route 62 begins at an interchange with Route 1 (Trans Canada Highway, Exit 36) near Butter Pot Provincial Park. It heads north through rural wooded areas to enter the town limits and pass by IBEW College. The highway continues north to pass by a golf course and a few other businesses before entering downtown, where Route 62 comes to an end at an intersection with Route 60 (Conception Bay Highway).

Major intersections

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
​0.0–
0.3		0.0–
0.19		 Route 1 (TCH) – St. John's, ClarenvilleExit 36 on Route 1; southern terminus
Holyrood5.03.1 Route 60 (Conception Bay Highway) – Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview, Conception Bay SouthNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. "Province renames roads in honour of Kaetlyn Osmond and Liam Hickey". 13 April 2018.
  2. "Overview Map of NL Route 62" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
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Bonavista Peninsula and area
Kittiwake Coast, Fogo Island, and Twillingate area
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