Route 239 is a
highway
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in the
Trinity Bight
Trinity Bight is a large area of the Northwestern portion of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The bight contains the communities of New Bonaventure, Old Bonaventure, Trouty, Dunfield, Goose Cove, Trinity, Lockston, Trinity ...
portion of
Newfoundland
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...
. It is a short route, running from a junction at Route 230, starting at the community of Lockston and ending at the community of New Bonaventure.
Route 239 is one of only two highway numbers in Newfoundland and Labrador that end in the number 9 (the other being
Route 419 on the
Baie Verte Peninsula).
Route description
Route 239 begins in
Lockston at an intersection with
Route 230 (Bonavista Peninsula Highway/Discovery Trail) and it immediately passes south through the community. The highway leaves Lockston and winds its way south along the coastline to have an intersection with a local road leading to
Trinity
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before passing through
Goose Cove and
Dunfield. Route 239 winds its way more inland through hilly terrain for several kilometres, where it passes through
Trouty, before coming to a fork in the road, with a local road leading to Old Bonaventure (
Route 239-15), and Route 239 continues south to
New Bonaventure, where the highway comes to a dead end at the town's harbour.
Major intersections
References
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Year 239 ( CCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gordianus and Aviola (or, less frequently, year 992 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 23 ...