TransCanadaHighway.com Nova Scotia: Trans-Canada Highway: along Highway #104, 105 from New Glasgow to North Sydney, Nova Scotia

Here is the Eastbound itinerary for the 255 km along Highway #104, 105 from New Glasgow to North Sydney:

From Pictou, the Trans-Canada climbs up the Pictou Highlands, with its rolling hills which expose ancient quartzite, and lava. These hills are interesting in that the hills are covered with hardwoods while the valleys have softwood conifers. The road then drops into the Antigonish Lowlands, where rich fertile soils have long been farmed. The waters offshore are rich in lobster and sea trout. The Guysborough-Bras d'Or lowlands are temperate, being a distance from the open Atlantic .

The Canso Strait was an ancient river, pushed down by the weight of the Ice Age glaciers, and since risen back above sea level. The causeway was bu8ilt in 1955 to better connect Newfoundland (which had joined Confederation just 6 years earlier) to the rest of Canada, by removing one ferry trip. In the winter, the waters to the east are ice-free but the waters to the west of the causeway are clogged with Gulf of St Lawrence drift ice. The towns of Port Hastings and Port Hawkesbury on the north side of the Causeway are a good rest stop, with a view of the Strait.

Bras d'Or Lake became an inland sea when the ocean rose from its waterline closer to Sable Island. This lake has a tidal range of only ½ meter, and is popular for fishing and watching eagles doing the same. Ocean access is at two points, in the north at St Andrew's Channel, near North Sydney, and in the south with a canal at St Peter's (for small boats). About midway up the lake, is the town of Baddeck. This town is best known for its star resident, Alexander Graham Bell who built his summer house here, after becoming wealthy for his invention of the telephone, because of its similarity to his native Scotland.

While the Ferries to Newfoundland leave from North Sydney, visitors may wish to detour east for a few points of interest. Most notably, is the French fortress at Louisbourg, begun in 1719 to defend the mouth of the St Lawrence and their colony at Quebec City. It was destroyed by the British after 1758 when they finally dominated North America, but restored in the 1970s and staffed by period re-enactors to recreate the lifestyle of the fortress's inhabitants in 1740s.

More infamously, in the eastern area of Sydney are the 'tar ponds,' a 68 hectare (268 acre) environmental wasteland caused by a hundred years of coal mining in the area which provided fuel for the coke ovens of the town's steel mill, which deposited a million tonnes of contaminated soil into the estuary. The mill closed in 2001,and the various levels of government have been working (though glacially) to begin environmental remediation. (Links: Wikipedia and Official site)

Next West: Truro to New Glasgow
Charlottetown, PEI to New Glasgow

Next East: Port-aux-Basques to Corner Brook
Argentia to Whitbourne (Jun-Sept)

Nova Scotia Transportation road condition reports for this segment.

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KM From Start EAST \| WEST		HighWay Point & Feature Description	Municipality	Elevation (metres)	Map	Add Info
0	255	Ferry To Port Aux Basques and Argentia, Newfoundland	North Sydney	1.8
3	252	Exit 20 to Hwy 125 (Main St) south to Sydney (22 km)	North Sydney	24.7
4	251	Exit 19 Hwy 305, Grand Narrows Road, E to Sydney Mines,	North Sydney	14.9
5.2	249.8	Alder Point Rd (N), Church Rd (S) to Arm of Gold camping, Driftwood camping	North Sydney	11.9
5.6	249.4	Crossing St Andrews Channel, railway underpass on E side		2.1
5.8	249.2	Aconi Point Rd (N)		1.8
6.5	248.5	Exit # 18 Hwy 162, W to Mill Creek		27.4
8.5	246.5	Exit #19, Boulardarie Rd, S to Boulardarie and Ross Point		6.1
9.5	245.5	Exit 21 Pleasant St (S), into North Sydney, Memorial Dr (N) access to shore Rd to Sydney Mines (3 km)	North Sydney	8.8
12.5	242.5	Exit #16 N to Dalem Lake PP, road to Boularderie East		71
14.3	240.7	Pass Dalem Lake to NW		96.3
19	236	Exit 14 road To Boularderie East		60.4
19.5	235.5	East end of bridge over Bras d'Or Lake		24.1
20.5	234.5	West end of bridge over Bras d'Or Lake		5.8
20.9	234.1	West end of causeway		4
21.1	233.9	Stewart Rd (N) along coast, S to Seal Island & North Sidney KOA (902) 674-2145		14.3
25.8	229.2	Kelly's Mountain, Bras d-Or Lookoout view point, looking east		138.7
27.7	227.3	Access to hiking trails on N side of hwy		251.2
28.5	226.5	Scenic View, St.Ann's Lookout, view west		210
31.5	223.5	Exit #12 route 312, W to Englishtown, ferry between Jersey Cove and Englishtown		107
36.5	218.5	Exit #11 Hwy 19 to Cabot Trail, N to St Anns (10 km), North River PP (16 km)	Cabot Trail	18.6
41	214	Glen Tosh, Town of		17.1
41.3	213.7	Big Harbour Rd (E) to Big Harbour (4 km) on St Andrews Channel		47.2
43	212	Big Hill Rd (W)		58.5
44	211	Road east to town of Big Harbour on Great Bras d'Or		47.5
46	209	Route 205 NE access to Baddeck	Baddeck	30.5
55	200	Exit #10 S Margaree Rd SE to Baddeck	Baddeck	84.7
56	199	Exit #9, Hwy 205 (Shore Rd) Town of Baddeck	Baddeck	54.6
57	198	Crossing MacGregors Pond		0.9
58	197	Town of Nyanza		7.9
58	197	Exit #8, Shore Road, S to Baddeck	Baddeck	6.4
58.4	196.6	Town of Wagmatook		16.8
60.4	194.6	Town of St. Patricks Channel		24.7
62	193	Crossing Hurnes River		4.3
63	192	Baddeck River crossing		9.1
63	192	Junct of Hwy 233, Short ferry to Little Narrows and Eastmere, McKinnons Harbour and Iona,		11.6
63.8	191.2	Junction Highway 19, access to Cabot Trail west shore N to Margaree Harbor	Cabot Trail	3.4
65	190	Crossing Nyanza Bay/ Back Bay		4.6
67.2	187.8	Middle River Crossing		9.4
67.4	187.6	North boundary Wagmatcook 1 Indian Reserve		17.4
70.2	184.8	South boundary Wagmatcook 1 Indian Reserve		14
74.8	180.2	Crossing Skye River		3.4
79	176	Exit 6 Town Iron Mines, E to Orangedale and Bras D'Or Lakes		14.3
81	174	Route 223 (E) 3, Short ferry to Little Narrows (2 km), Estermere (9 km), MacCornack PP (25 km)	Aberdeen/Little Narrows	11.9
83	172	Town to Blues Mills		67.4
86	169	Town of Upper River Denys		54.3
90.6	164.4	road NE to Whycomagh PP (1 km) with 2000 ft Salt Mountain, camping	Whycomagh	9.8
90.8	164.2	Main St (W) into Whycomagh	Whycomagh	8.8
91.4	163.6	Exit 5 N to Hwy 395 and 252 (W), access to Glenview Campground, and Main St (E)	Whycomagh	12.5
91.5	163.5	Skye River crossing, North boundary of Whycocomagh 2 Indian Reserve	Whycomagh	4
93.2	161.8	Reservation Rd (W), Whycocomagh Reserve		18
96.3	158.7	Road (S) to Groves Point PP		5.5
98.2	156.8	South boundary of Whycocomagh 2 Indian Reserve		19.5
98.2	156.8	View SE to Bras d'Or Lake		19.5
98.4	156.6	road to S		14.3
99	156	Town Glendale		34.4
105	150	Glencoe Rd (W), Big Marsh Rd (E)		47.9
108	147	Large gravel pit on W side of hwy		37.5
110	145	River Denys Mountain Rd (E) to River Denys (10 km)		20.7
115.4	139.6	River Denys Mountain Rd (W)		48.2
117.1	137.9	Maple Brook Rd		36.9
121	134	Crossing Glendale Brook		28
122.2	132.8	W Bay Rd (E), to Cleveland and Hwy 4		13.7
124	131	Town of Kingsville and Crossing MacLeods Brook		11
125.4	129.6	McIntryre Mountain Rd		28
127	128	Crossing Rough Brook		32
129	126	McMaster Rd (E) to commercial gravel pit		87.2
130	125	Town of Queensville		71
135.8	119.2	Intersection: General Line (W) and Crossing Brown Brook		105.8
136.3	118.7	intersection: Long Stretch Rd (E), Horton Lake Rd (W) to Horton Lake		101.8
138	117	Port Hawkesbury Airport access (W)		104.2
140.5	114.5	Hwy 4/104 S to Port Hawkesbury, and continuing along east shore of Bras d'Or Lake to St Peters (52 km) and Sydney (137 km).	Port Hawksbury	14.6
140.7	114.3	Exit 1, traffic circle, E to Port Hastings, W to Hwy 19 scenic coastal highway, NW to Troy (6 km)	Port Hastings	10.7
141	114	Canso Causeway N end, with shipping channel and lighthouse, HW to NE is #105		8.2
143	112	Canso Causeway S end, highway to SW is #104		35.1
145	110	Exit 40 to Hwy344, town of Mulgrave (6 km)		17.7
149	106	intersection, Auld's Cove Rd (#4)		82.9
153	102	Exit 38, EB, N to Havre Boucher, S to Frankville		8.2
155	100	Exit 38, EB, N to Hyclass Camground (2 km), Havre Boucher (7 km), S to Frankville		53.6
162.4	92.6	pass Jacksons Lake (E)		36.9
163.6	91.4	Crossing Tracadie River and St Georges Bay		2.4
164.2	90.8	Exit 37 to Hwy 4 and 16, N to Tracadie, S to Boylston (32 km), Guysborough (42 km)		11
167.6	87.4	Pomqust and Afton 23 Indian Reservation		57
171.7	83.3	Road, S to Heatherton, N to Summerside 38 Indian Reservation		39.9
173	82	Pomqust and Afton 23 Indian Reservation		15.2
173	82	Afton River crossing		46.9
176	79	Exit 36a Hwy #4 N to Afton and Bayfield Beach		54.9
177	78	Exit 36 S to Heatherton, N to Bayfield		39.9
179	76	Pomquest River crossing		4.6
186.7	68.3	Exit 35 Hwy 316, S to Goshen (30 km)		12.5
187.2	67.8	intersection, N to South Side Harbour Road		6.7
187.4	67.6	South River crossing		2.7
190	65	Exit 34 N to Hwy 4 and east access Antigonish	Antigonish	24.7
192	63	Beach Hill Rd intersection	Antigonish	12.5
192.7	62.3	West River crossing	Antigonish	8.2
193	62	Exit 33 Antigonish Church St intersection	Antigonish	21.3
194	61	Exit 32 to Hwy 7, N to Town of Antigonish, all services, S to scenic route along east shore of Nova Scotia	Antigonish	18.6
195	60	Exit 31 N to Hwy4 and Town of Antigonish, all services	Antigonish	17.7
197	58	Exit to Hwy 4, (now Hwy4/104 to east)		39.9
204	51	James River crossing		53.9
206	49	Exit 30 N to Hwy 4, SW to Beaver Mountain Prov Park (3 km), SE to Cameron's Brook PP (2 km)		73.5
		Riverside International Speedway, a 1/3-mile high banked asphalt oval, is located in James River..
212	43	Exit to Hwy 4 (now Hwy4/104 to west)		142.6
218	37	Exit to Hwy 4, community of Broadway (now Hwy4/104 to east)	Broadway	87.5
226	29	Exit to Hwy 4, community of French River	French River	100
230.8	24.2	Exit 29 to Hwy4, N to Avondale, S to Barneys River		61.6
231	24	Crossing French River		48.2
237	18	Crossing Sutherlands River & Mengomish Harbour		3.7
237	18	Exit 27 to Hwy 4 and 245, scenic coastal road N to Merigomish (8 km) and Lismore (22 km)		13.1
239	16	Junction of Hwy 4, Access N to Melmerby Beach PP (11 km), Powell's Point PP (12 km)		39.9
246	9	Exit 26 to route 347 (Vale Rd) S to Coalburn	New Glasgow	48.5
247	8	Crossing Shale Brook	New Glasgow	31.7
250	5	Crossing East River of Pictou	New Glasgow	1.8
250	5	Exit 25 to route 348 (E River Rd) N to town of New Glasgow, all services, airport, S to Stellarton (1km) E to McLellans Brook (2 km)	New Glasgow	8.8
251	4	Exit 24 to route 374 (Foord St), N to town of New Glasgow, all services, S to Stellarton	New Glasgow	18.3
252	3	Exit 23 to Hwy289, S to Westville, E go New Glasgow, all services	New Glasgow	37.5
253.5	1.5	overpass for Munroe Ave (no access)	New Glasgow	65.8
254	1	underpass Mount William Rd (no access)	New Glasgow	81.4
255	0	Exit 22 N to Hwy 106, town of Pictou (14 km), Ferry to PEI (19 km)	New Glasgow	51.5
KM From Start EAST \| WEST		HighWay Point & Feature Description	Municipality	Elevation (metres)	Map	Add Info

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Nova Scotia: Highway #104, 105 from New Glasgow to North Sydney, Nova Scotia

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