Route 90

Route 90 (the western portion of the Irish Loop Drive, colloquially known as the Salmonier Line) is a major highway in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the only single route to cross the Trans-Canada Highway.

Before the 1990s, the intersection was considered dangerous and concerns for a motor vehicle accident, plus the ongoing construction of a divided highway at the time prompted the need to replace the dangerous intersection with an overpass with exit ramps.

Route 90 actually does not start at the Trans-Canada Highway, but actually starts from an intersection at Route 60, the Conception Bay Highway, in Holyrood. When motorists travel south of the Trans-Canada Highway, they will encounter a winding road for about 10 kilometres, with a number of summer cottages on each side. Motorists may encounter a moose along the route.

One major attraction on Route 90 is Salmonier Nature Park, which is open to the public, and has a walking trail where visitors can view the wildlife the province has to offer.

There is no major body of water to be viewed until starting around the town of Forest Field-New Bridge. When approaching the town of St. Mary's, viewers can catch a glimpse of St. Mary's Bay and maybe even the Atlantic Ocean. Once exiting the town of Gaskiers-Point La Haye, motorists encounter a sharp turn on a steep incline, and once they exit the next community, St.Joseph's-St.Vincent's-Peter's River, the road transitions from Route 90 to Route 10, the Southern Shore Highway.

Communities along Route 90

 * Salmonier
 * Mount Carmel-St. Catherine's-Mitchell's Brook
 * Forest Field-New Bridge
 * Riverhead
 * St.Mary's
 * Gaskiers-Point La Haye

Side communities off Route 90 not on a provincial route

 * Mall Bay

Major attractions

 * Salmonier Nature Park
 * Holyrood Pond Park