Nova Scotia Highway 105

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Highway 105 in Nova Scotia represents the Cape Breton Island leg of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the east end of the Canso Causeway in Port Hastings to the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, representing a distance of 142 kilometres (88 miles).

The highway travels northeast from Port Hastings along the base of a group of mountains known as Big Ridge to Whycocomagh. It then follows the north shore of Bras d'Or Lake, bypassing Baddeck on a controlled access segment. Still running in a general northeast direction, the highway ascends and descends a number of hills, before reaching the peak of Kelly's Mountain. Highway 105 descends using a series of sharp turns, and crosses the Great Bras d'Or of Bras d'Or Lake on the Seal Island Bridge. The road then runs east through the villages of Bras d'Or and Florence, and has controlled access for the final three kilometres to its end at the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, where travellers can continue to Newfoundland.

With some minor exceptions, the highway is two lanes and uncontrolled access, with some traffic lights in the Florence area.

The Cabot Trail, which is usually used to describe a different road, is signed along a portion of Highway 105 so that the signed route forms a loop.

Highway 105 is descended from the former Trunk Highway 5, which no longer exists. The 105 name was applied in 1970.

[edit] List of interchanges

Location Exit km Intersecting Roads Notes
Port Hastings 1 0 Route 4, Route 19, Canso Causeway Fleur-de-Lis Trail, Ceilidh Trail
Kingsville 2 18 Riverside Road at-grade
Melford 3 31 River Denys Road at-grade
Iron Mines 4 42 Orangedale Road (Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive) at-grade
Whycocomagh [1] 5 47 Route 395 at-grade
Little Narrows 6 58 Route 223(Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Trail) at-grade
Buckwheat Corner 7 76 Cabot Trail at-grade
Baddeck 8 83 Route 205 at-grade
Baddeck 9 85 Riverside Road
MacAulays Hill 10 94 Route 205 at-grade
South Haven 11 103 Cabot Trail at-grade
Englishtown 12 107 Route 312 at-grade
Big Bank 13 120 Kempt Head Road at-grade, end of Seal Island Bridge
Boularderie East 14 122 Old Route 5 at-grade
New Dominion 15 126 St. James Road at-grade
Millville 16 132 Millville Road at-grade
Bras dOr 17 135 Highway 162 at-grade
Bras d'Or / Florence 18 136 Route 305 / Church Road at-grade
Florence 19 138 Park Road at-grade
Sydney Mines 20 139 Highway 125 / Main Street
North Sydney 21 142 Route 305 (Queen Street)


Preceded by
NS Highway 104		 Trans-Canada Highway
NS Highway 105		 Succeeded by
NL Route 1
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Highway designations of the Trans-Canada Highway

Trans-Canada Highway map
British Columbia: Highway 1 • Highway 16 | Alberta: Highway 1 • Highway 16 | Saskatchewan: Highway 1 • Highway 16 | Manitoba: Highway 1 • Highway 16 • Highway 100
Ontario: Highway 17 • Highway 69 • Highway 400 • Highway 12 • Highway 7 • Highway 71 • Highway 11 • Highway 66 • Highway 417
Québec: Autoroute 40 • Autoroute 25 • Autoroute 20 • Autoroute 85 • Route 185 • Route 117 • Autoroute 15
New Brunswick: Route 2 • Route 16 | Prince Edward Island: Highway 1 | Nova Scotia: Highway 104 • Highway 105 • Highway 106 | Newfoundland: Highway 1


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100-Series Highways of Nova Scotia
Flag of Nova Scotia
Highway 101Highway 111Highway 162


Expressways and Freeways
Highway 101 • Highway 102 • Highway 103 • Highway 104 • Highway 105 • Highway 106 • Highway 107 • Highway 111 • Highway 113 • Highway 118 • Highway 125 • Highway 142 • Highway 162
Highway 104
Highway 105

See Also:
List of Nova Scotia provincial highways • 400 Series Highways of Ontario • 400-Series Highways • Quebec Autoroutes • Interstate Highways • Trans-Canada Highway
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