Newfoundland and Labrador Route 401

Route 401, also known as Howley Road, is a 13-kilometre-long (8.1 mi) minor highway in the western region of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The highway begins at a junction with the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1)^[1] and continues to its southern terminus, the community of Howley. There are no other major intersections or communities along the entire length of Route 401. As with most highways in Newfoundland and Labrador, Route 401 is a two-lane highway in its entirety. Route 401 in NL is one of just a couple highways in Newfoundland that now have a kilometer-marker signs, installed by the local community sandy Lake fire department to help locating fires and accidents.

Route 401
Howley Road
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length	13 km (8.1 mi)
Major junctions
South end	End of asphalt pavement in Howley
North end	Route 1 (TCH) east of Deer Lake
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
Highways in Newfoundland and Labrador
← Route 392 → Route 402

Major intersections

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	Route 1 (TCH) – Deer Lake, Grand Falls-Windsor	Northern terminus
Howley	13	8.1	End of provincial maintenance	Southern terminus; road continues as a gravel road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi