Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Coordinates: 48°31′N 58°25′W / 48.517, -58.417
Stephenville Crossing
Stephenville Crossing railway station in 1965.
Stephenville Crossing Location of Stephenville Crossing in Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population (2001)
- Total	1,950
Time zone	Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
- Summer (DST)	Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s)	709
Website: Stephenville Crossing official site

Stephenville Crossing (2001 population: 1,950) is a Canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the island of Newfoundland.

The town is located at the easternmost limit of St. George's Bay. It derives its name from the Newfoundland Railway, which ran through the community on its way from Port aux Basques to Corner Brook.

The Hanson Memorial Highway was constructed by the United States Army Air Force to link the railway line at Stephenville Crossing with Harmon Field, under construction on the other side of a hill to the north in Stephenville. Later, the USAAF built its own railway line from Stephevnille Crossing to Stephenville.

Since the air base was constructed, Stephenville Crossing has functioned more or less as a suburb of Stephenville.

The 1988 abandonment of the railway in Newfoundland by CN resulted in the last train running through Stephenville Crossing to St. George's (return) on June 6, 1990. A video was taken of this event and the track was put out of commission shortly after.