Newfoundland and Labrador Route 73

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Route 73

New Harbour Road
Back Track Road
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length19.2 km (11.9 mi)
Major junctions
West end Route 80 in New Harbour
Major intersections Route 75 in Tilton
East end Route 70 in Tilton
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
Route 72 Route 74

Route 73 is a 19.2-kilometer-long (11.9 mi) east–west highway on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. It connects the towns of New Harbour and Spaniard's Bay via Tilton and Route 70. The majority of Route 73 is known as New Harbour Road, except within the town limits of Spaniard's Bay, where it is known as Back Track Road.

Route description

Route 73 begins at an intersection with Route 80 (Trinity Road) in the easternmost part of New Harbour. It heads east through rural wooded terrain for several miles to enter the Spaniard's Bay town limits, and Tilton, to have an interchange with Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway). The highway passes through neighbourhoods before coming to an end at an intersection with Route 70 (Conception Bay Highway).[1]

Major intersections

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
New Harbour0.00.0 Route 80 (Trinity Road) – Dildo, Green's HarbourWestern terminus
Tilton17.510.9 Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Bay Roberts, CarbonearInterchange
19.211.9 Route 70 (Conception Bay Highway/Baccalieu Trail) – Harbour Grace, Spaniard's BayEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Google (January 5, 2020). "Route 73" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 5, 2020.