Route 503, also known as Grenfell Drive, is a 5.2-kilometre-long (3.2 mi) north–south highway in the Labrador West region of southwestern Labrador. It connects Wabush with the Trans-Labrador Highway and the town of Labrador City.
 Route 503 | ||||
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| Grenfell Drive | ||||
 Route 503 highlighted in blue | ||||
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| Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Snow’s Drive / Bowater Drive in Wabush | |||
| North end |  Route 500 (TLH) in Wabush | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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Route description
editRoute 503 begins in Wabush's southern neighbourhoods at an intersection between Snow's Drive and Bowater Drive as a two-lane highway. It heads northwest through neighbourhoods before passing along the western side of downtown, where it temporarily widens to a four-lane divided highway. The highway now narrows back to two-lanes and passes north through wooded areas before passing by an industrial/business district and the Wabush Airport before Route 503 comes to an end at an intersection with Route 500 (Trans-Labrador Highway) near Labrador City.[1]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Wabush.
| km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | Snow's Drive / Bowater Drive | Southern terminus | ||
| 4.3 | 2.7 |  Wabush Airport main entrance | Access road into airport | ||
| 5.2 | 3.2 | Route 500 (Trans-Labrador Highway) – Fermont, Labrador City, Churchill Falls, Happy Valley-Goose Bay | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Route 503" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 24, 2020.