Newfoundland and Labrador Route 513

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Route 513
St. Lewis Highway
Route information
Maintained by
Length32.9 km (20.4 mi)
Major junctions
West end Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway) near Mary's Harbour
East endSt. Lewis
Highway system
Route 510 Route 514

Route 513, also known as St. Lewis Highway, is a 32.9-kilometre-long (20.4 mi) east–west highway in southeastern Labrador in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It connects the town of St. Lewis with the Trans-Labrador Highway (Route 510). Route 513 passes through remote wooded terrain for its entire length, with no other major intersections or communities along the entire highway.[1]

Route description[]

Route 513 begins at an intersection with Trans-Labrador Highway (Route 510) along the banks of the , just north of that highway's crossing over the river. It heads eastward as an unpaved gravel road through remote wooded terrain for several kilometres to enter the town limits and immediately passes by the former Fox Harbour Air Station. The highway now winds its way through downtown, where it meets a local road leading to St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (which provides access a trail leading to the now abandoned community of ). Route 513 curves to the south to pass through neighbourhoods before coming to a dead end along the coastline. At the end of the road, there is a sign stating that this is the easternmost point on the North American mainland that can be driven to.

Major intersections[]

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway) – Charlottetown, Port Hope Simpson, Mary's Harbour, Lodge BayWestern terminus
St. Lewis29.918.6Fox Harbour Air Station access road
31.419.5Airport Hill Road - St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) AirportAccess road into airport; provides access to trail leading to
32.920.4Dead EndEastern terminus; easternmost point in mainland North America that can be driven to
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

  1. ^ Google (March 18, 2020). "Route 513" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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