List of Nova Scotia provincial highways
| Nova Scotia provincial highway system | |
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    Standard highway markers for Nova Scotia | |
| Highway names | |
| Arterial (100-series) highways | Nova Scotia Highway 1XX (Hwy 1XX) |
| Trunk Highways | Nova Scotia Trunk XX (Trunk XX) |
| Collector Highways | Nova Scotia Route XXX (Route XXX) |
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This is a list of numbered highways in the province of Nova Scotia.
Arterial (100-series) highways[]
A 100-series highway is a designation applied to a highway that can be a controlled-access expressway, Super-2, or fully divided freeway. The designation can also be applied in some cases to sections of uncontrolled access roads which are deemed strategically important and which will be upgraded in the future to controlled-access.
Trunk Highways[]
Nova Scotia's original arterial highway number system had route number signs in the same shape as the U.S. Highway route number signs. These signs are now used for Trunk routes. Former, "missing", Trunk routes were largely downgraded to Collector Routes in 1970.[1][2][3][4]
| Number | Length (km) | Length (mi) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Local names | Formed | Removed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trunk 1
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327.5 | 203.5 | Yarmouth | Trunk 1 in Bedford | — | — | Passes through Lower Sackville, Windsor, the Annapolis Valley, and Digby. | |
 Trunk 2
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266.0 | 165.3 | Halifax | Hwy 104 in Onslow | — | — | Passes through Bedford, Lower Sackville, Truro, Parrsboro, and Amherst. | |
 Trunk 2A
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23 | 14 | Trunk 2 in Southampton | Trunk 2 in Upper Nappan | — | — | Former section of Trunk 2; replaced by Route 302.[5] | |
 Trunk 3
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291.3 | 181.0 | Trunk 1 in Yarmouth | Halifax | — | — | Passes through Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Lunenburg. | |
 Trunk 3A
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15 | 9.3 | Trunk 3 in Bridgewater | Trunk 3 in Mahone Bay | — | — | Deviation of Trunk 3 that completely circumvents the First and Kingsburg Peninsulas to go directly between said communities. Replaced by Route 325[4] and rendered partly obsolete by Highway 103. | |
 Trunk 4
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414.6 | 257.6 | Hwy 104 near Thomson Station | Trunk 28 in Glace Bay | — | — | Passes through Truro, New Glasgow, Antigonish, and Sydney. Largely unsigned near Truro, possibly as to lure traffic onto the superseding highway. | |
 Trunk 5
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165 | 103 | Trunk 4 / Trunk 19 in Port Hastings | Sydney | — | — | Replaced by Hwy 105, with some bypassed sections re-designated as Route 205 and Route 305 or as unnumbered, local roads. | |
 Trunk 6
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136.4 | 84.8 | Hwy 104 in Amherst | Hwy 106 in Pictou | — | — | ||
 Trunk 7
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278.2 | 172.9 | Trunk 2 Bedford | Trunk 4 in Antigonish | — | — | Passes through Dartmouth, Musquodoboit Harbour, and Sheet Harbour. | |
 Trunk 8
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112.9 | 70.2 | Trunk 3 in Liverpool | Trunk 1 in Annapolis Royal | Kejimkujik Scenic Drive | — | — | Connects to Kejimkujik National Park. |
 Trunk 9
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59 | 37 | Apple River | Trunk 2 in Parrsboro | — | — | Replaced by Route 209. | |
 Trunk 10
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88.2 | 54.8 | Route 325 in Bridgewater | Trunk 1 in Middleton | — | — | ||
 Trunk 11
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49 | 30 | Trunk 4 in Truro | Trunk 6 in Tatamagouche | — | — | Replaced by Route 311. | |
 Trunk 12
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65.6 | 40.8 | Trunk 3 in Chester Basin | Trunk 1 in Kentville | — | — | ||
 Trunk 14
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120.7 | 75.0 | Trunk 3 near Chester | Trunk 2 in Milford Station | — | — | Passes through Windsor. | |
 Trunk 15
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120.0 | 74.6 | Trunk 4 in Newport Corner | Trunk 2 in Shubenacadie | — | — | Replaced by Route 215. | |
 Trunk 16
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79.2 | 49.2 | Trunk 4 in Monastery | Canso | — | — | ||
 Trunk 17
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64 | 40 | Trunk 1 in Digby | Westport, Brier Island | — | — | Replaced by Route 217. | |
 Trunk 18
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11 | 6.8 | Trunk 7 in Dartmouth | Trunk 2 in Waverley | — | — | Replaced by Route 318. | |
 Trunk 19
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106.6 | 66.2 | Hwy 104 / Hwy 105 / Trunk 4 in Port Hastings | Cabot Trail at Margaree Forks | Ceilidh Trail | — | — | |
| Trunk 19
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85 | 53 | Trunk 5 in Port Hastings | Trunk 5 in Baddeck | — | 1940s | Trunk 5 and Trunk 19 designations were switched between Port Hastings and Baddeck.[2][4] | |
 Trunk 20
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56 | 35 | Trunk 7 at Melrose | Trunk 4 in Antigonish | — | 1940s | Replaced by Trunk 7; proposed section of Trunk 7 between Melrose and Trunk 16 was not constructed.[1][2][4] | |
| Trunk 20
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2 | 1.2 | Trunk 4 at Grande Anse | Louisdale | — | — | Replaced by Route 320; Route 320 was subsequently relocated with the completion of Hwy 104. | |
 Trunk 21
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38 | 24 | Trunk 4 in Oxford | Trunk 6 in Port Philip | — | — | Replaced by Route 321. | |
 Trunk 22
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35.6 | 22.1 | Trunk 4 in Sydney | Louisbourg | Mira Road | — | — | |
 Trunk 23
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72 | 45 | Trunk 5 at Aberdeen | Trunk 5 at Leitches Creek Station | — | — | Replaced by Route 223. | |
 Trunk 26
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— | — | Trunk 2 in Athol | Springhill | — | 1938 | Section between Springhill and was replaced by Trunk 2, the remainder was decommissioned as is known as Little Forks Road; bypassed section of Trunk 2 was replaced by Route 302. | |
 Trunk 28
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35.6 | 22.1 | Trunk 4 in Sydney | Trunk 4 in Glace Bay | — | — | ||
| Trunk 30 | 298 | 185 | Hwy 105 at South Haven | Hwy 105 at Buckwheat Corner | Cabot Trail | — | — | Trunk 30 is unsigned; Passes through Cape Breton Highlands National Park. |
 Trunk 30
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17 | 11 | Trunk 3 in Barrington Passage | Lower Clarks Harbour, Cape Sable Island | — | — | Replaced by Route 330. | |
 Trunk 31
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56 | 35 | Trunk 3 in Mill Village | Trunk 3 in Bridgewater | — | — | Replaced by Route 331. | |
| Trunk 32 | 4.6 | 2.9 | Route 306 in Halifax | Main Avenue in Halifax | • Dunbrack Street • North West Arm Drive (former) |
— | — | Trunk 32 is unsigned. |
 Trunk 32
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36 | 22 | Trunk 3 in Upper LaHave | Trunk 3 in Lunenburg | — | — | Replaced by Route 332. | |
| Trunk 33 | 4.7 | 2.9 | Hwy 101 / Trunk 1 in Lower Sackville | Trunk 7 in Bedford | Bedford Bypass | — | — | Trunk 33 is unsigned. |
 Trunk 33
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63 | 39 | Trunk 3 in Upper Tantallon | Trunk 3 in Beechville | — | — | Replaced by Route 333. | |
 Trunk 34
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20 | 12 | Lower Wedgeport | Trunk 3 in Arcadia | — | — | Replaced by Route 334. | |
 Trunk 35
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14 | 8.7 | Lower West Pubnico | Trunk 3 in Pubnico | — | — | Replaced by Route 335. | |
 Trunk 40
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80 | 50 | Trunk 1 in Hebron | Trunk 1 in Weymouth | — | — | Replaced by Route 340. | |
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19 | 12 | Trunk 1 in Kentville | Kingsport | — | — | Replaced by Route 341 (Kentville – Canard), Route 358 (Canard – Canning), and Route 221 (Canning – Kingsport). | |
 Trunk 44
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6 | 3.7 | Mulgrave | Trunk 4 in Aulds Cove | 1955 | 1970 | Former Trunk 4 to Mulgrave–Port Hawkesbury ferry (ferry replaced by Canso Causeway); replaced by Route 344. | |
 Trunk 45
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63 | 39 | Trunk 4 in Sutherlands River | Trunk 4 / Trunk 7 in Antigonish | — | — | Replaced by Route 245. | |
 Trunk 66
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47 | 29 | Trunk 6 in East Amherst | Trunk 6 in Port Howe | — | — | Replaced by Route 366. | |
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Collector Highways[]
View of Route 201 outside of Bridgetown.
Start of Route 256 in West New Annan.
Start of Route 311 in Tatamagouche.
Route 326 near the junction with Trunk 6.
Route 374 in Malay Falls.
| Highway | Length (km) | Length (mi) | Destinations | Notes |
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 Route 201
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38 | 24 | Annapolis Royal - Bridgetown - Lawrencetown - Middleton - Greenwood - Kingston | |
 Route 202
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38 | 24 | Mount Uniacke - Upper Rawdon - Nine Mile River | |
 Route 203
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83 | 52 | Carleton - Welshtown - Shelburne | |
 Route 204
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54 | 34 | Amherst - Salem - Streets Ridge | |
 Route 205
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9 | 5.6 | Baddeck - MacAulays Hill | |
 Route 206
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12 | 7.5 | Arichat - West Arichat - Martinique | |
 Route 207
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39 | 24 | Dartmouth - Cole Harbour - Upper Lawerencetown - West Lawerencetown - Lawerencetown - Porters Lake | |
 Route 208
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38 | 24 | South Brookfield - Colpton - Nineveh - New Germany | |
 Route 209
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98 | 61 | Parrsboro - Advocate Harbour - Joggins | |
 Route 210
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32 | 20 | Greenfield - Chelsea - Newcombville | |
 Route 211
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35 | 22 | Isaac's Harbour North - Stormont II (Country Harbour Ferry) - Port Bickerton - Stillwater | |
 Route 212
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31 | 19 | Halifax Stanfield International Airport - Goffs - Elderbank | |
 Route 213
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22 | 14 | Upper Tantallon - Hammonds Plains - Bedford | |
 Route 214
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10 | 6.2 | Elmsdale - Belnan - Lower Nine Mile River | |
 Route 215
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120 | 75 | Newport Corner - Noel - Maitland - Shubenacadie | |
 Route 216
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42 | 26 | Christmas Island - Eskasoni - East Bay | |
 Route 217
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64 | 40 | Freeport - East Ferry - Tiddville - Digby | |
 Route 219
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20 | 12 | Dunvegan - Margaree Harbour | |
 Route 221
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63 | 39 | Kingsport - Canning - Centreville- Spa Springs | |
 Route 223
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72 | 45 | North Side Whycocomagh Bay - Grand Narrows - Christmas Island - Leitches Creek Station | |
 Route 224
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96 | 60 | Shubenacadie - Gays River - Middle Musquodoboit - Upper Musquodoboit - Sheet Harbour | |
 Route 236
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77 | 48 | Scotch Village - Kennetcook - Green Oaks - Truro | |
 Route 239
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14 | 8.7 | North West Arm - Edwardsville - Westmount | |
 Route 242
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16 | 9.9 | Joggins - River Hebert - Maccan | |
 Route 245
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63 | 39 | Sutherlands River - Malignant Cove - Antigonish | |
 Route 246
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25 | 16 | Wentworth - West New Annan - Tatamagouche | |
 Route 247
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11 | 6.8 | St. Peters - Grand River - Lower L'Ardoise | |
 Route 252
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28 | 17 | Mabou - Skye Glen - Whycocomagh | |
 Route 253
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12 | 7.5 | Armdale - Purcell's Cove - Herring Cove | |
 Route 255
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35 | 22 | Glace Bay - Mira Gut - Hornes Road | |
 Route 256
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49 | 30 | West New Annan - The Falls - River John - Lyons Brook | |
 Route 276
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5 | 3.1 | South Lochaber - Goshen | |
 Route 277
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15 | 9.3 | Lantz - Dutch Settlement - Gays River | |
 Route 289
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98 | 61 | Green Oaks - Brookfield - Middle Stewiacke - Upper Stewiacke - Lansdowne - Westville - New Glasgow - Little Harbour | |
 Route 301
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17 | 11 | Oxford - Kolbec - Port Howe | |
 Route 302
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23 | 14 | Southampton - Athol - Maccan - Nappan | |
 Route 303
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11 | 6.8 | Conway - Digby - Digby Ferry | |
 Route 304
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10 | 6.2 | Yarmouth, Yarmouth Bar, Cape Forchu, Yarmouth Light | |
 Route 305
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27 | 17 | Boularderie East - North Sydney - Sydney - Sydney Mines | |
 Route 306
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19 | 12 | Spryfield - Harrietsfield - Williamswood - Sambro | |
 Route 307
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19 | 12 | Wentworth Centre via Wentworth Valley - Six Mile Road - Wallace Station - Wallace | |
 Route 308
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45 | 28 | Morris Island - Surette's Island - Amiraults Hill - Tusket - Quinan | |
 Route 309
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29 | 18 | Barrington - Cape Negro - Clyde River | |
 Route 311
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49 | 30 | Truro - North River - Nuttby - Earltown - Tatamagouche | |
 Route 312
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13 | 8.1 | South Haven - Englishtown - River Bennet | |
 Route 316
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132 | 82 | Half Island Cove - Larry's River - Goldboro - Cross Roads Country Harbour - Goshen - Frasers Mills - St. Andrews - Lower South River | |
 Route 318
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11 | 6.8 | Dartmouth - Port Wallace - Portobello - Waverley | |
 Route 320
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23 | 14 | Arichat - Martinique - Lennox Passage - Louisdale | |
 Route 321
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38 | 24 | Springhill - River Philip - Oxford - Kolbec - Port Howe | |
 Route 322
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22 | 14 | Dartmouth - Woodside - Shearwater - Eastern Passage - Cole Harbour | |
 Route 324
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11 | 6.8 | Lunenburg - Fauxburg - Blockhouse | |
 Route 325
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46 | 29 | Colpton - Wileville - Bridgewater - Maitland - Blockhouse - Mahone Bay | |
 Route 326
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19 | 12 | Earltown - Denmark - Brule Corner | |
 Route 327
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44 | 27 | Gabarus - Big Ridge - Marion Bridge - Membertou - Sydney | |
 Route 328
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3 | 1.9 | Upper Lawrencetown - Lake Major | |
 Route 329
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42 | 26 | East River - Bayswater - Northwest Cove - Mill Cove - Hubbards | |
 Route 330
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17 | 11 | Cape Sable Island - Clarks Harbour - Barrington Passage | |
 Route 331
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57 | 35 | East Port Medway - Petite Riviere - Dublin Shore - LaHave - Pleasantville - Bridgewater | |
 Route 332
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37 | 23 | Upper LaHave - Riverport - Lunenburg | |
 Route 333
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63 | 39 | Beechville - - Peggys Cove - Upper Tantallon | |
 Route 334
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20 | 12 | Lower Wedgeport - Arcadia | |
 Route 335
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14 | 8.7 | Lower West Pubnico - Pubnico | |
 Route 336
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23 | 14 | Upper Musquodoboit - Dean - Springside | |
 Route 337
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52 | 32 | Antigonish - Cape George - Malignant Cove | |
 Route 340
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80 | 50 | Hebron - Carleton - Pleasant Valley - Weymouth | |
 Route 341
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10 | 6.2 | Kentville - Canard | |
 Route 344
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47 | 29 | Auld's Cove - Mulgrave - Sand Point - St. Francis Harbour - Boylston | |
 Route 347
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66 | 41 | New Glasgow - Priestville - Garden of Eden - Aspen | |
 Route 348
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101 | 63 | Little Harbour - Pictou Landing - Trenton - New Glasgow - Glenelg - Melrose | |
 Route 349
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25 | 16 | Armdale - Spryfield - Herring Cove - Sambro | |
 Route 354
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70 | 43 | Middle Sackville - Beaver Bank - Upper Rawdon - Gore - Kennetcook - Noel | |
 Route 357
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39 | 24 | Musquodoboit Harbour - Meaghers Grant - Elderbank - Middle Musquodoboit | |
 Route 358
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30 | 19 | Greenwich - Canard - Canning - The Lookoff - Scot's Bay | |
 Route 359
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16 | 9.9 | Kentville - Aldershot - Centreville - Halls Harbour | |
 Route 360
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22 | 14 | Morristown - Berwick - Welsford - Harbourville | |
 Route 362
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47 | 29 | Middleton - Spa Springs - Margaretsville - East Margaretsville | |
 Route 366
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47 | 29 | East Amherst - Tidnish Bridge - Lorneville - Northport - Port Howe | |
 Route 368
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17 | 11 | Mahoneys Corner - Streets Ridge - Middleboro - Head of Wallace Bay | |
 Route 374
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86 | 53 | New Glasgow - Stellarton - Lorne - Trafalgar - Sheet Harbour | |
 Route 376
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17 | 11 | West River - Haliburton | |
 Route 395
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37 | 23 | Southwest Margaree - Upper Margaree - Ainslie Glen - Churchview |
Scenic Routes[]
| Name | Length (km) | Length (mi) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Component highways | Opened | Removed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive | 417 | 259 | Tourist loop around Bras d'Or Lake
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| Cabot Trail | 298 | 185 | Hwy 105 at South Haven | Hwy 105 at Buckwheat Corner |
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| Ceilidh Trail | 112 | 70 | Hwy 104 / Hwy 105 / Trunk 4 in Port Hastings | Cabot Trail in Margaree Harbour | —
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Current | ||
| 64 | 40 | Route 217 in Digby | Westport, Brier Island | Route 217 | —
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| Evangeline Trail | 292 | 181 | Hwy 101 / Hwy 102 in Bedford | Trunk 3 in Yarmouth |
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| Fleur-de-lis Trail | 217 | 135 | Hwy 104 / Hwy 105 / Trunk 19 in Port Hastings | Louisbourg | —
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Current | 35 km (22 mi) spur to Isle Madame. | |
| Fundy Shore Ecotour | 360 | 224 | Trunk 2 at Upper Nappan | Trunk 14 in Brooklyn | —
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| Fundy Shore Scenic Drive | 128 | 80 | Trunk 2 at Upper Nappan | Trunk 2 at Parrsboro | —
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| Glooscap Trail | 357 | 222 | Hwy 104 in Fort Lawrence | Scot's Bay | —
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Current | 59 km (37 mi) spur between Truro and Enfield. | |
| Kejimkujik Scenic Drive | 113 | 70 | Trunk 3 in Liverpool | Trunk 1 in Annapolis Royal | Trunk 8 | —
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| Lighthouse Route | 585 | 364 | Trunk 1 in Yarmouth | Trunk 3 in Halifax | —
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| Marconi Trail | 63 | 39 | Louisbourg | Trunk 4 / Trunk 28 in Glace Bay | —
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| Marine Drive | 414 | 257 | Dartmouth | Hwy 104 / Trunk 4 at Aulds Cove | —
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Current | 16 km (10 mi) spur to Canso. | |
| Sunrise Trail | 333 | 207 | Hwy 104 in Amherst | Canso Causeway | —
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Local roads[]
There is also an extensive system of unnumbered local roads in Nova Scotia, many of which are similar in construction, surface and dimension to the numbered collector highways. Examples of such un-numbered roads are:
- Ballpark Road
- Bethel Drive
- Mineville Road
- Mira Road
- Crisp Road: Ingilsville, Williamston, and New Albany
- West Dalhousie Road: Lequille, Lake LaRose, Perotte, West Dalhousie, Hannamville and Durland Lake
- Inglisville Road: West Inglisville, Inglisville, East Inglisville
- Mary Jane Riley Road: Clementsvale, Guinea, Waldeck
- Roxbury Road: Roxbury
- Neaves Road: Neavesville, Walker Lake
References[]
- ^ a b Department of Highways, Nova Scotia (1936). Highway Map Nova Scotia (Map). Province of Nova Scotia.
- ^ a b c Department of Highways, Nova Scotia (1938). Highway Map Nova Scotia (Map). Province of Nova Scotia.
- ^ Imperial Oil (1940). Imperial Oil map of Eastern Canada (Map). Imperial Oil Ltd.
- ^ a b c d Province of Nova Scotia (1944). Official Road Map (Map). Province of Nova Scotia, Canada's Ocean Playground.
- ^ Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys (1966). "Highways of Canada and Northern United States - Eastern Sheet" (Map). Canada and Northern United States. 1 in = 150 mi. Ottawa: Canadian Government Travel Bureau.
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