Newfoundland and Labrador Route 520

Route 520, also known as North West River Road, is a 45-kilometre-long (28 mi) north-south supplementary highway off of the Trans-Labrador Highway in Labrador, which connects Happy Valley-Goose Bay to North West River.

Route 520
North West River Road
Route 520 highlighted in green
Route information
Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length	45.0 km (28.0 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Route 500 (Trans-Labrador Highway) in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
North end	Portage Road in North West River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
Highways in Newfoundland and Labrador
← Route 516 → Route 1 (TCH)

Route 520 is the highest numbered highway of any kind in the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Route description

Route 520 begins at an intersection with Route 500 (Trans Labrador Highway) at the western edge of Happy Valley, with the road continuing into downtown as Hamilton River Road. It heads northwest through the Goose Bay portion of town to pass by Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay (and Goose Bay Airport), Nunatsiavut Marine Ferry terminal, and Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome, before crossing the Goose River to leave Happy Valley-Goose Bay and wind its way north along the outer reaches of Lake Melville. The highway passes northeast through rural wooded areas for several kilometres before passing through Sheshatshiu^[1] and crossing over the Naskaupi River into North West River, with Route 520 officially ending shortly thereafter at an intersection with Portage Road.^[2]

Major intersections

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Happy Valley-Goose Bay	0.0	0.0	Route 500 (Trans-Labrador Highway/Hamilton River Road) – Downtown, Churchill Falls, Cartwright, Labrador City	Southern terminus
	2.1	1.3	Loring Drive - CFB Goose Bay; Goose Bay Airport
	6.5	4.0	Terrington Basin Lane - Nunatsiavut Marine Ferry	Access road to ferry terminal; communities serviced included Rigolet, Makkovik, Postville, Hopedale, Natuashish, and Nain; formerly MV Northern Ranger
	8.0	5.0	Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome	Access road into airport
	14.1	8.8	Welbourne Bay Road - Welbourne Bay
North West River	45.0	28.0	Portage Road - Downtown	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Attractions along Route 520

• Lake Melville
• Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay
• Goose Bay Airport
• Nunatsiavut Marine Ferry
• Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome

See also

• Trans-Labrador Highway
• List of highways numbered 520