Newfoundland and Labrador Route 238
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Route 238, though short, has two slightly disjointed components : the Elliston Road and the Cape Bonavista Road (at least according to mapquest).
The portion between Elliston
and Bonavista
(ending near Spillar's Cove
) is called by those of Elliston
'The Bonavista Road.' It forms a T-junction with the two other parts of Route 238 mentioned here. Coming from Bonavista, if you turn right at the stop-sign (just past the Anglican graveyard on the right), you leave Elliston again quite quickly on the Catalina Road which, although it does not go directly to Catalina, does bring you to Route 230
on the outskirts of Bonavista towards Catalina. If, having come from Bonavista, you turned left instead of right, you would find yourself on Route 238-II which passes through Elliston Centre, Sandy Cove and the Neck and finishes in a circular road in Maberly
i.e. 238-II is a deadend.
(though the two parts of Route 238 are not continuous at Route 235; one has to drive along Route 235 for about a hundred metres or so). This section cuts across northeastern Bonavista, the only more easterly route being a rough road which passes by the geological formation called The Dungeon and which has a small, day-use, provincial park.
Route 238 then meets the main coastal road through the town and continues out to the Cape Bonavista Lighthouse.
The Elliston Road
The portion that outsiders would call the Elliston Road itself has three distinct parts called by Elliston dwellers the Bonavista Road, the Catalina Road and the Maberly Road.The portion between Elliston
Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador
Elliston is an incorporated fishing settlement situated on the Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. Incorporated in 1965, the town of Elliston was once called Bird Island Cove and it is composed of a number of communities, North Side, Noder Cover, Elliston Centre, Elliston Point, Porter's...
and Bonavista
Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador
Bonavista is a town on the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Unlike many Newfoundland coastal settlements, Bonavista was built on an open plain, not in a steep cove, and thus had room to expand to its current area of 31.5 square...
(ending near Spillar's Cove
Spillars Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Spillars Cove is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador....
) is called by those of Elliston
Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador
Elliston is an incorporated fishing settlement situated on the Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. Incorporated in 1965, the town of Elliston was once called Bird Island Cove and it is composed of a number of communities, North Side, Noder Cover, Elliston Centre, Elliston Point, Porter's...
'The Bonavista Road.' It forms a T-junction with the two other parts of Route 238 mentioned here. Coming from Bonavista, if you turn right at the stop-sign (just past the Anglican graveyard on the right), you leave Elliston again quite quickly on the Catalina Road which, although it does not go directly to Catalina, does bring you to Route 230
Newfoundland and Labrador Route 230
Route 230 is the main Bonavista Peninsula Highway, commencing from Route 1 at Thorburn Lake, about 10-15 kilometres north of Clarenville and proceeding all the way to Bonavista at the end of the Peninsula....
on the outskirts of Bonavista towards Catalina. If, having come from Bonavista, you turned left instead of right, you would find yourself on Route 238-II which passes through Elliston Centre, Sandy Cove and the Neck and finishes in a circular road in Maberly
Maberly, Newfoundland and Labrador
Maberly is a tiny coastal hamlet at the end of route 238-II on the Bonavista Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland with a permanent year-round population of about 20. In the 1921 census, there were 83 inhabitants...
i.e. 238-II is a deadend.
The Cape Bonavista Road
According to the mapquest site, Route 238 continues on past Route 235Newfoundland and Labrador Route 235
Route 235, commonly called the Bonavista Bay Highway or Road, branches off from Route 230 at about the midpoint between Lethbridge and Port Rexton...
(though the two parts of Route 238 are not continuous at Route 235; one has to drive along Route 235 for about a hundred metres or so). This section cuts across northeastern Bonavista, the only more easterly route being a rough road which passes by the geological formation called The Dungeon and which has a small, day-use, provincial park.
Route 238 then meets the main coastal road through the town and continues out to the Cape Bonavista Lighthouse.