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== Road Systems ==
The [[Trans-Canada Highway]] is the islandNewfoundland's main highway, extending East-West between St. John's and Port-aux-Basque. The vast majority of Newfoundland and Labrador communities are dispersed along the coast, however, often inside of harboured inlets and bays found of the island's many peninsulas. Most of these coastal communities are serviced by feeder highways, known locally as "access roads", that run between the TCH and the “tips” of the inhabited peninsulas. Others communities are only accessible via provincial airlines, private watercraft, or provincially-operated ferries — most notably those of Newfoundland's Southern Coast, the Labrador Straits, and the Nunatsiavut area. The province’s population is sparse and widely distributed making hitchhiking to offbeat destinations difficult, but by no means impossible.
Traveling via the TCH from St. John’s to Port-aux-Basque covers 900km and takes approximately ten to thirteen hours. This significant distance demands an early morning from the hitchhiker trying to make the late night ferry before nightfall. As the departure time approaches, it is common for ferry goers to stop at the highway’s many gas stations – asking for rides there is a relatively safe and effective option for nighttime travel.
There are many small towns in the rural areas that are quite close together. It can be a hassle at times but you will always find someone to pick you up. Night traffic is usually light in rural areas and it is generally a good idea to stay at a town or road junction instead of walking in "the middle of nowhere"
The [[Trans-Labrador Highway]] was completed in 2010, so it is finally possible to take a ferry to hitchhike all the way across mainland Labrador from Newfoundland and hitch along hundreds of miles of dirt road back to [[Quebec]]. Many It is a very unique route which draws hitchhikers have done this routeand adventurers from around the world.
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