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Nova Scotia #255
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Km |
Miles |
Road Item |
Road Summary |
| 0.0
(68.0) |
0.0
(42.3) |
Junction of Highway #22
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West to business section of Louisbourg. West to the Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Site. North to the city of Sydney. East to community of Glace Bay. |
| 0.0
(68.0) |
0.0
(42.3) |
Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Site
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Access to Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Site
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| 0.0
(68.0) |
0.0
(42.3) |
Fortress of Louisbourg
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View from within walls of fort |
| 0.0
(68.0) |
0.0
(42.3) |
Fortress of Louisbourg
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View from within walls of fort |
| 1.0
(67.0) |
0.6
(41.6) |
Marconi Trail Scenic Drive Trailway
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Highway marker sign |
| 3.4
(64.6) |
2.1
(40.1) |
View From Highway
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Driving east |
| 8.4
(59.6) |
5.2
(37.0) |
Kennedys Lane
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North side of highway |
| 14.0
(54.0) |
8.7
(33.6) |
Point of Interest
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Hiking trail with boardwalk along ocean, south side of highway |
| 15.0
(53.0) |
9.3
(32.9) |
Community of Main-a-Dieu
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North side of highway |
| 20.4
(47.6) |
12.7
(29.6) |
Community of Bateston
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South side of highway |
| 22.2
(45.8) |
13.8
(28.5) |
Community of Catalone
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West 6 kms |
| 22.3
(45.7) |
13.9
(28.4) |
Community of Mira Gut
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East of highway |
| 23.7
(44.3) |
14.7
(27.5) |
View From Highway
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Driving east |
| 27.6
(40.4) |
17.2
(25.1) |
Community of Mira Gut
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East side of highway |
| 29.8
(38.2) |
18.5
(23.7) |
Brickyard Road
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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
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Driving east, bridge crossing Mira Gut |
| 30.5
(37.5) |
19.0
(23.3) |
Junction of Highway #255 west (Hornes Road)
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West to communities of South Head, Hornes Road |
| 31.5
(36.5) |
19.6
(22.7) |
Community of Round Island
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East of highway |
| 38.1
(29.9) |
23.7
(18.6) |
Homestead Memorial Campgrounds
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East of highway |
| 38.8
(29.2) |
24.1
(18.1) |
Community of Homeville
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Access from highway |
| 40.0
(28.0) |
24.9
(17.4) |
Community of Black Brook
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Access from highway |
| 45.8
(22.2) |
28.5
(13.8) |
Community of Port Morien
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East side of highway |
| 45.9
(22.1) |
28.5
(13.7) |
Access to Birch Cove
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West side of highway |
| 47.0
(21.0) |
29.2
(13.0) |
Leaving Highway #255
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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
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North of highway |
| 55.2
(12.8) |
34.3
(8.0) |
Community of Port Caladonia
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Access from highway |
| 55.7
(12.3) |
34.6
(7.6) |
Junction of Highway #255
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Services at highway. Note short side trip east of highway, to view ocean |
| 60.8
(7.2) |
37.8
(4.5) |
Sand Lake
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West of highway |
| 63.7
(4.3) |
39.6
(2.7) |
Entering Town of Glace Bay
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All services. Glace Bay has one of North America’s Largest Mining Museums. |
| 65.8
(2.2) |
40.9
(1.4) |
Junction of Water Sreet
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| 68.0
(0.0) |
42.3
(0.0) |
Marconi National Historic Site, Museum
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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. The museum was open to the public free of charge Aug/ 2002 |
| 68.0
(0.0) |
42.3
(0.0) |
Marconi Trail Scenic Drive Trailway
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Highway marker sign |
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