Nova Scotia #255
The Marconi Trail Scenic Drive Trailway, Louisbourg to Glace Bay
Nova Scotia Road Map Travel Guide

This highway follows the south eastern shore of Cape Breton Island. Starting at the rich in history community of Louisbourg, ending at the Marconi National Historic Site which marks the location of the first west-to-east transatlantic radio transmission in 1902. There is a museum at this point which is open to the public (at no cost Aug/2002)

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Km	Miles	Road Item	Road Summary
0.0 (68.0)	0.0 (42.3)	Junction of Highway #22	West to business section of Louisbourg, NS. West to the NS; Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Site. North to the city of Sydney, NS. East to community of Glace Bay, NS.
0.0 (68.0)	0.0 (42.3)	Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Site	Access to Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Site
0.0 (68.0)	0.0 (42.3)	Fortress of Louisbourg	View from within walls of fort
0.0 (68.0)	0.0 (42.3)	Fortress of Louisbourg	View from within walls of fort
1.0 (67.0)	0.6 (41.6)	Marconi Trail Scenic Drive Trailway	Highway marker sign
3.4 (64.6)	2.1 (40.1)	View From Highway	Driving east
8.4 (59.6)	5.2 (37.0)	Kennedys Lane	North side of highway
14.0 (54.0)	8.7 (33.6)	Point of Interest	Hiking trail with boardwalk along ocean, south side of highway
15.0 (53.0)	9.3 (32.9)	Community of Main-a-Dieu, NS	North side of highway
20.4 (47.6)	12.7 (29.6)	Community of Bateston, NS	South side of highway
22.2 (45.8)	13.8 (28.5)	Community of Catalone, NS	West 6 kms
22.3 (45.7)	13.9 (28.4)	Community of Mira Gut, NS	East of highway
23.7 (44.3)	14.7 (27.5)	View From Highway	Driving east
27.6 (40.4)	17.2 (25.1)	Community of Mira Gut, NS	East side of highway
29.8 (38.2)	18.5 (23.7)	Brickyard Road	West to Mira River Provincial Park. The park is open from mid June until early September. The park has 140 woodland and open campsites, showers, a picnic area, boat launch, and trailer dump station.
29.9 (38.1)	18.6 (23.7)	View From Highway	Driving east, bridge crossing Mira Gut
30.5 (37.5)	19.0 (23.3)	Junction of Highway #255 west (Hornes Road)	West to communities of South Head, NS, Hornes Road, NS.
31.5 (36.5)	19.6 (22.7)	Community of Round Island, NS	East of highway
38.1 (29.9)	23.7 (18.6)	Homestead Memorial Campgrounds	East of highway
38.8 (29.2)	24.1 (18.1)	Community of Homeville, NS	Access from highway
40.0 (28.0)	24.9 (17.4)	Community of Black Brook, NS	Access from highway
45.8 (22.2)	28.5 (13.8)	Community of Port Morien, NS	East side of highway. The 'Port Morien French Mine Site', was the first commercial coal mine in North America.
45.9 (22.1)	28.5 (13.7)	Access to Birch Cove, NS	West side of highway
47.0 (21.0)	29.2 (13.0)	Leaving Highway #255	Short side trip, east to ocean
51.9 (16.1)	32.3 (10.0)	View From Road	Driving east
52.4 (15.6)	32.6 (9.7)	View From Road	Driving east
53.3 (14.7)	33.1 (9.1)	Community of Donkin, NS	North of highway
55.2 (12.8)	34.3 (8.0)	Community of Port Caladonia	Access from highway
55.7 (12.3)	34.6 (7.6)	Junction of Highway #255	Services at highway. Note short side trip east of highway, to view ocean
60.8 (7.2)	37.8 (4.5)	Sand Lake	West of highway
63.7 (4.3)	39.6 (2.7)	Entering Town of Glace Bay, NS	All services. In the 1720s the French inhabited the area to supply Fortress Louisbourg, NS; with coal. Glace Bay has one of North America’s Largest Mining Museums. The Cape Breton Miners’ Museum exhibits the region's long and rich history of coal mining. 'The Men of the Deeps choir' perform at the Miners' Museum theater throughout the summer.
65.8 (2.2)	40.9 (1.4)	Junction of Water Sreet
68.0 (0.0)	42.3 (0.0)	Marconi National Historic Site, Museum	Start / Finish of the Marconi Trail Scenic Drive Trailway. In 1902, the first official wireless message was sent from this site across the Atlantic Ocean to England. Visitors can see the Wireless Hall of Fame and walk the interpretive trail to the original transmission station.
68.0 (0.0)	42.3 (0.0)	Marconi Trail Scenic Drive Trailway	Highway marker sign. Start/Finsh of highway travel guide. -e