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TransCanadaHighway.com Nova ScotiaTrans-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 � 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.

KM from Start		Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom
EB	WB	Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom
0	255	Exit 22 N to Hwy 106, town of Pictou (14 km), Ferry to PEI (19 km)	New Glasgow	Map Zoom
1	254	underpass Mount William Rd (no access)	New Glasgow	Map Zoom
2	254	overpass for Munroe Ave (no access)	New Glasgow	Map Zoom
3	252	Exit 23 to Hwy289, S to Westville, E go New Glasgow, all services	New Glasgow	Map Zoom
4	251	Exit 24 to route 374 (Foord St), N to town of New Glasgow, all services, S to Stellarton	New Glasgow	Map Zoom
5	250	Crossing East River of Pictou	New Glasgow	Map Zoom
5	250	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	Map Zoom
8	247	Crossing Shale Brook	New Glasgow	Map Zoom
9	246	Exit 26 to route 347 (Vale Rd) S to Coalburn	New Glasgow	Map Zoom
16	239	Junction of Hwy 4, Access N to Melmerby Beach PP (11 km), Powell's Point PP (12 km)		Map Zoom
18	237	Crossing Sutherlands River & Mengomish Harbour		Map Zoom
18	237	Exit 27 to Hwy 4 and 245, scenic coastal road N to Merigomish (8 km) and Lismore (22 km)		Map Zoom
24	231	Crossing French River		Map Zoom
24	231	Exit 29 to Hwy4, N to Avondale, S to Barneys River		Map Zoom
29	226	Exit to Hwy 4, community of French River	French River	Map Zoom
37	218	Exit to Hwy 4, community of Broadway (now Hwy4/104 to east)	Broadway	Map Zoom
43	212	Exit to Hwy 4 (now Hwy4/104 to west)		Map Zoom
49	206	Exit 30 N to Hwy 4, SW to Beaver Mountain Prov Park (3 km), SE to Cameron's Brook PP (2 km)		Map Zoom
51	204	James River crossing		Map Zoom
58	197	Exit to Hwy 4, (now Hwy4/104 to east)		Map Zoom
60	195	Exit 31 N to Hwy4 and Town of Antigonish, all services	Antigonish	Map Zoom
61	194	Exit 32 to Hwy 7, N to Town of Antigonish, all services, S to scenic route along east shore of Nova Scotia	Antigonish	Map Zoom
62	193	Exit 33 Antigonish Church St intersection	Antigonish	Map Zoom
62	193	West River crossing	Antigonish	Map Zoom
63	192	Beach Hill Rd intersection	Antigonish	Map Zoom
65	190	Exit 34 N to Hwy 4 and east access Antigonish	Antigonish	Map Zoom
68	187	South River crossing		Map Zoom
68	187	intersection, N to South Side Harbour Road		Map Zoom
68	187	Exit 35 Hwy 316, S to Goshen (30 km)		Map Zoom
71	184	Taylor Rd (NO to Pomquest PP, services		Map Zoom
76	179	Pomquest River crossing		Map Zoom
78	177	Exit 36 S to Heatherton, N to Bayfield		Map Zoom
79	176	Exit 36a Hwy #4 N to Afton and Bayfield Beach		Map Zoom
82	173	Pomqust and Afton 23 Indian Reservation		Map Zoom
82	173	Afton River crossing		Map Zoom
83	172	Road, S to Heatherton, N to Summerside 38 Indian Reservation		Map Zoom
87	168	Pomqust and Afton 23 Indian Reservation		Map Zoom
91	164	Exit 37 to Hwy 4 and 16, N to Tracadie, S to Boylston (32 km), Guysborough (42 km)		Map Zoom
91	164	Crossing Tracadie River and St Georges Bay		Map Zoom
93	162	Pass Jacksons Lake (E)		Map Zoom
100	155	Exit 38, EB, N to Hyclass Camground (2 km), Havre Boucher (7 km), S to Frankville		Map Zoom
102	153	Exit 38, EB, N to Havre Boucher, S to Frankville		Map Zoom
106	149	intersection, Auld's Cove Rd (#4)		Map Zoom
110	145	Exit 40 to Hwy344, town of Mulgrave (6 km)		Map Zoom
112	143	Canso Causeway S end, highway to SW is #104		Map Zoom
114	141	Canso Causeway N end, with shipping channel and lighthouse, HW to NE is #105		Map Zoom
114	141	Exit 1, traffic circle, E to Port Hastings, W to Hwy 19 scenic coastal highway, NW to Troy (6 km)	Port Hastings	Map Zoom
115	141	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	Map Zoom
117	138	Port Hawkesbury Airport access (W)		Map Zoom
119	136	Intersection: Long Stretch Rd (E), Horton Lake Rd (W) to Horton Lake		Map Zoom
119	136	Intersection: General Line (W) and Crossing Brown Brook		Map Zoom
126	129	McMaster Rd (E) to commercial gravel pit		Map Zoom
125	130	Town of Queensville		Map Zoom
128	127	Crossing Rough Brook		Map Zoom
130	125	McIntryre Mountain Rd		Map Zoom
131	124	Town of Kingsville and Crossing MacLeods Brook		Map Zoom
133	122	W Bay Rd (E), to Cleveland and Hwy 4		Map Zoom
134	121	Crossing Glendale Brook		Map Zoom
138	117	Maple Brook Rd		Map Zoom
140	115	River Denys Mountain Rd (W)		Map Zoom
145	110	River Denys Mountain Rd (E) to River Denys (10 km)		Map Zoom
147	108	Large gravel pit on W side of hwy		Map Zoom
150	105	Glencoe Rd (W), Big Marsh Rd (E)		Map Zoom
157	98	road to S		Map Zoom
156	99	Town Glendale		Map Zoom
157	98	South boundary of Whycocomagh 2 Indian Reserve		Map Zoom
157	98	View SE to Bras d'Or Lake		Map Zoom
162	93	Reservation Rd (W), Whycocomagh Reserve		Map Zoom
164	92	Skye River crossing, North boundary of Whycocomagh 2 Indian Reserve	Whycomagh	Map Zoom
164	91	Exit 5 N to Hwy 395 and 252 (W), access to Glenview Campground, and Main St (E)	Whycomagh	Map Zoom
164	91	Main St (W) into Whycomagh	Whycomagh	Map Zoom
164	91	road NE to Whycomagh PP (1 km) with 2000 ft Salt Mtn, camping	Whycomagh	Map Zoom
169	86	Town of Upper River Denys		Map Zoom
172	83	Town to Blues Mills		Map Zoom
174	81	route 223 (E) 3, Short ferry to Little Narrows (2 km), Estermere (9 km), MacCornack PP (25 km)	Aberdeen/Little Narrows	Map Zoom
176	79	Exit 6 Town Iron Mines, E to Orangedale and Bras D'Or Lakes		Map Zoom
180	75	Crossing Skye River		Map Zoom
185	70	South boundary Wagmatcook 1 Indian Reserve		Map Zoom
188	67	North boundary Wagmatcook 1 Indian Reserve		Map Zoom
188	67	Middle River Crossing		Map Zoom
191	64	Junction Highway 19, access to Cabot Trail west shore N to Margaree Harbor	Cabot Trail	Map Zoom
192	63	Baddeck River crossing		Map Zoom
192	63	Junct of Hwy 233, Short ferry to Little Narrows and Eastmere, McKinnons Harbour and Iona,		Map Zoom
193	62	Crossing Hurnes River		Map Zoom
195	60	Town of St. Patricks Channel		Map Zoom
197	58	Town of Wagmatook		Map Zoom
197	58	Town of Nyanza		Map Zoom
198	57	Crossing MacGregors Pond		Map Zoom
190	65	Crossing Nyanza Bay/ Back Bay		Map Zoom
197	58	Exit #8, Shore Road, S to Baddeck	Baddeck	Map Zoom
199	56	Exit #9, Hwy 205 (Shore Rd) Town of Baddeck	Baddeck	Map Zoom
200	55	Exit #10 S Margaree Rd SE to Baddeck	Baddeck	Map Zoom
209	46	Route 205 NE access to Baddeck	Baddeck	Map Zoom
211	44	Road east to town of Big Harbour on Great Bras d'Or		Map Zoom
212	43	Big Hill Rd (W)		Map Zoom
214	41	Big Harbour Rd (E) to Big Harbour (4 km) on St Andrews Channel		Map Zoom
214	41	Glen Tosh, Town of		Map Zoom
219	37	Exit #11 Hwy 19 to Cabot Trail, N to St Anns (10 km), North River PP (16 km)	Cabot Trail	Map Zoom
224	32	Exit #12 route 312, W to Englishtown, ferry between Jersey Cove and Englishtown		Map Zoom
227	29	Scenic View, St.Ann's Lookout, view west		Map Zoom
227	28	Access to hiking trails on N side of hwy		Map Zoom
229	26	Kelly's Mountain, Bras d-Or Lookoout view point, looking east		Map Zoom
234	21	Stewart Rd (N) along coast, S to Seal Island & North Sidney KOA (902) 674-2145		Map Zoom
234	21	West end of causeway		Map Zoom
235	21	West end of bridge over Bras d'Or Lake		Map Zoom
236	20	East end of bridge over Bras d'Or Lake		Map Zoom
236	19	Exit 14 road To Boularderie East		Map Zoom
241	14	Pass Dalem Lake to NW		Map Zoom
243	13	Exit #16 N to Dalem Lake PP, road to Boularderie East		Map Zoom
247	9	Exit #19, Boulardarie Rd, S to Boulardarie and Ross Point		Map Zoom
249	7	Exit # 18 Hwy 162, W to Mill Creek		Map Zoom
249	6	Aconi Point Rd (N)		Map Zoom
159	96	Road (S) to Groves Point PP		Map Zoom
249	6	Crossing St Andrews Channel, railway underpass on E side		Map Zoom
250	5	Alder Point Rd (N), Church Rd (S) to Arm of Gold camping, Driftwood camping	North Sydney	Map Zoom
251	4	Exit 19 Hwy 305, Grand Narrows Road, E to Sydney Mines,	North Sydney	Map Zoom
252	3	Exit 20 to Hwy 125 (Main St) south to Sydney (22 km)	North Sydney	Map Zoom
246	10	Exit 21 Pleasant St (S), into North Sydney, Memorial Dr (N) access to shore Rd to Sydney Mines (3 km)	North Sydney	Map Zoom
255	0	Ferry To Port Aux Basques and Argentia, Newfoundland	North Sydney	Map Zoom
KM from Start		Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom
EB	WB	Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom

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