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Route 70
Roaches Line Conception Bay Highway
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length	109 km (68 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Route 75 in Roaches Line
Major intersections	Route 60 / Route 71 in Cupids Route 72 in Bay Roberts Route 73 in Tilton Route 75 in Carbonear Route 74 in Victoria Route 80 in Old Perlican
North end	Bay de Verde
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
Highways in Newfoundland and Labrador
← Route 63 → Route 71

Route 70, also known as Roaches Line and Conception Bay Highway, is a 109-kilometre-long (68 mi) north-south highway on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. The highway also carries the designation of Baccalieu Trail for its entire length.

Route description

Route 70 begins in Roaches Line at an interchange with Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway), just a short distance north of Route 1 (Trans Canada Highway). It heads north through rural wooded to come enter Cupids, where it has an intersection with Route 60 (Conception Bay Highway) and Route 71 (Hodgewater Line), where Route 70 takes on the name Conception Bay Highway from Route 60. The highway begins following the coastline as it passes through South River, Clarke's Beach, and North River before passing through Bay Roberts, where it has an intersection with Route 72 (Port de Grave Road). Route 70 now passes through Spaniard's Bay and Tilton, where it has an intersection with Route 73 (Back Track Road), before winding its way through hilly terrain to pass through Harbour Grace. The highway now travels more inland as it meets the northern end of Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) before bypassing Carbonear along its west side. Route 70 now passes through Victoria, where it makes a sharp right at an intersection with Route 74 (Heart's Content Highway), to turn east and pass through Salmon Cove. It now follows the coastline again and very windy as it passes through Perry's Cove, Kingston, Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, Western Bay, Ochre Pit Cove, Northern Bay, Gull Island, Burnt Point, Job's Cove, Lower Island Cove, and Caplin Cove. The highway now turns inland again through grasslands to enter Old Perlican and have an intersection with Route 80 (Trinity Road/Blow Me Down Road). Route 70 turns east through rural areas for several kilometres to have intersections with Grates Cove Road and Red Head Cove Road before entering Bay de Verde along Main Road. It winds its way south through town to come to an end at Bay de Verde's harbour.

Major intersections

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Roaches Line	0.0	0.0	Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) to Route 1 (TCH) – Makinsons	Interchange; southern terminus; begins as Roaches Line
South River-Cupids town line	12.3– 12.4	7.6– 7.7	Route 60 east (Conception Bay Highway) – Brigus, Colliers Route 71 south (Hodgewater Line) – Makinsons	Western terminus of Route 60; northern terminus of Route 71; Route 70 becomes Conception Bay Highway
Clarke's Beach	14.2	8.8	Riverside Avenue to Kavanaghs Road - The Motion
	15.6	9.7	Otterbury Road (Route 70-13) - Otterbury North River Road (Route 70-62) - North River
Bay Roberts	17.9	11.1	L.T. Stick Drive To Route 75 – Butlerville
	19.2	11.9	Route 72 east (Port de Grave Road) – Port de Grave	Western terminus of Route 72
	20.9	13.0	Shearstown Road (Route 70-64) - Butlerville
Spaniard's Bay	24.7	15.3	Bishop's Cove Shore Road - Bishop's Cove
	24.8	15.4	Brazils Hill (Route 70-17) - Upper Island Cove
Tilton	26.7	16.6	Route 73 west (Back Track Road) to Route 75 – New Harbour	Eastern terminus of Route 73
Harbour Grace	30.0	18.6	Thicket Road (Route 70-18) - Upper Island Cove, Bryant's Cove
	31.9	19.8	South Side Road (Route 70-20) - Bryant's Cove
	32.6	20.3	Brynes Road To Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Trans-Canada Highway
	38.2	23.7	Saddle Hill to Main Road - Bristol's Hope
Carbonear	39.1	24.3	Route 75 south (Veterans Memorial Highway) to Route 1 (TCH) – Bay Roberts	Northern terminus of Route 75
	42.4	26.3	Valley Road - Downtown	Interchange
	45.8	28.5	Ridge Road (Route 70-30) - Freshwater
Victoria	47.6	29.6	Route 74 west (Heart's Content Highway) – Heart's Content	Eastern terminus of Route 74
Caplin Cove	93.1	57.8	Low Point Road (Route 70-54) - Low Point
Old Perlican	96.8	60.1	Route 80 (Trinity Road/Blow Me Down Road) – Dildo, Downtown	Route 70 becomes Trinity Road
​	104	65	Grates Cove Road (Route 70-61) - Grates Cove
​	105	65	Red Head Cove Road (Route 70-56) - Red Head Cove
Bay de Verde	109	68	Dead End at Bay de Verde's harbour	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Route transition

References

1. "Route 70" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

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