Nova Scotia #4
City of Sydney to Canso Causeway & Trans Canada Highway #105
Nova Scotia Road Map Travel Guide

Portions of this highway follows the Bras d'Or Lakes scenic drive trailway and the Fleur-de-Lis Scenic Drive Trailways connecting with the Trans Canada Highway at the Canso Causeway.

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Km	Miles	Road Item	Road Summary
0.0 (140.0)	0.0 (87.0)	Junction of highway #125 - City of Sydney, NS	North to North Sydney, NS and the Ferry Terminal to Newfoundland. South to town of Louisbourg, NS, The Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Site, NS. Attractions in and around Sydney, NS: Jost House 1897 a wooden dwelling over two centuries old, featuring unique marine displays and special collections. - St. Patrick's Museum 1828, Sydney's oldest Roman Catholic Church, now a museum with local history. - Cossit House 1785: The oldest house in Sydney. Displays with costumed guides and authentic 18th century furniture. - Cape Breton Center of Heritage and Science, history and culture of Cape Breton Island.
5.0 (135.0)	3.1 (83.9)	Point of Interest	Crossing the Sidney Forks Bridge
7.1 (132.9)	4.4 (82.6)	Cape Breton Bed and Breakfast	West side of highway
9.6 (130.4)	6.0 (81.0)	Community of Portage, NS	East side of highway
13.3 (126.7)	8.3 (78.7)	Junction of Highway #216	West to community of Eskasoni, NS . NOTE. The Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive, Heads west and North at this point looping around Bras d'Or Lake, NS. Bras d'Or Lake, measures roughly 100 km in length and 50 km in width.
16.5 (123.5)	10.3 (76.7)	Community of East Bay, NS	East of highway
22.6 (117.4)	14.0 (73.0)	Ski Ben Eoin, NS	Ski Hill East side of highway
28.0 (112.0)	17.4 (69.6)	View from highway	Driving south
28.9 (111.1)	18.0 (69.0)	Community of St. Andrew's Channel, NS	East of highway
31.0 (109.0)	19.3 (67.7)	Community of Big Pond, NS	East of highway. Photo Big Pond highway welcome sign. Big Pond is situated along the southern side of the Bras d'Or Lakes, NS.
32.4 (107.6)	20.1 (66.9)	View from highway	Driving south
38.1 (101.9)	23.7 (63.3)	Rita MacNeil's Tea Room	West side of the highway. Rita MacNeil is Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond. In 1990, she was the bestselling country artist in Canada.
40.0 (100.0)	24.9 (62.1)	View from highway	Driving south
44.1 (95.9)	27.4 (59.6)	Community of Irishvale, NS	Access from highway
46.0 (94.0)	28.6 (58.4)	View from highway - Bras d'Or Lake, NS	Driving south
47.0 (93.0)	29.2 (57.8)	View from highway - Bras d'Or Lake, NS	Driving south
48.1 (91.9)	29.9 (57.1)	Community of Irish Cove, NS	East of highway. Access to Irish Cove Provincial Day Park. A small roadside picnic park overlooking Bras d' Or Lake. Some tables are sheltered.
49.9 (90.1)	31.0 (56.0)	Access to Community of Rear Irish Cove, NS	East of highway
52.0 (88.0)	32.3 (54.7)	Nova Scotia Picnic Park Rest Area (photo from lookout)	Bras d'Or lookout view point
55.2 (84.8)	34.3 (52.7)	Community of Johnston, NS	East of highway
55.8 (84.2)	34.7 (52.3)	View from highway	Driving south
57.4 (82.6)	35.7 (51.3)	Community of Red Islands, NS	East of highway
62.5 (77.5)	38.8 (48.2)	Communities of Mount Auban, NS, Lockside, NS	East of highway
64.0 (76.0)	39.8 (47.2)	Community of McNabb Cove, NS	Access from highway
66.2 (73.8)	41.1 (45.9)	Community of Soldiers Cove, NS	Access from highway
71.8 (68.2)	44.6 (42.4)	Community of Chapel Island, NS	Access from highway
72.9 (67.1)	45.3 (41.7)	Services at highway	West side of highway
73.4 (66.6)	45.6 (41.4)	Community of Barra-Head, NS	Access from highway
77.4 (62.6)	48.1 (38.9)	Community of Lynche, NS	East of highway
81.9 (58.1)	50.9 (36.1)	Junction of Highway #247 - Point of Interest	NOTE. Highway #247 at this point is the Fleur-de-lis Scenic Trailway. This scenic trailway follows highway#247 east and also heads west on highway #4 to Port Hawkesbury, NS. Port Hawkesbury is a major commercial and recreation centre located on the shores of the Strait of Canso, NS.
82.1 (57.9)	51.0 (36.0)	Visitor Information Centre	At highway
82.4 (57.6)	51.2 (35.8)	R C M P Detachment	East side of highway
82.9 (57.1)	51.5 (35.5)	Battery Provincial Park	South to Battery Provincial Park, campground. The Park is located on a hillside overlooking St. Peters Bay on the southeast coast of Cape Breton Island. The park is open from mid June until early September and offers a 53 site wooded hillside campground, open picnic area, and unsupervised beach. It also features archaelogical ruins of Fort Dorchester, an abandoned lime kiln, and an old farmstead.
83.0 (57.0)	51.6 (35.4)	St. Peters Canal National Historic Site	Community of St. Peters. St. Peters Canal is an 800 metre canal linking the Atlantic Ocean with Bras d'Or Lake. Work started on the canal in 1854 and was completed in 1869. The canal also boasts the only functioning lock system in Nova Scotia. View interpretive exhibits, enjoy a picnic lunch, or experience the canal by pleasure craft.
83.0 (57.0)	51.6 (35.4)	Point of Interest	NOTE. The Bras d'Or Lake, NS; Scenic Drive Trailway heads north at this point.
87.0 (53.0)	54.1 (32.9)	Junction of Highway #104	West via highway #104 to Port Hawkesbury, Canso Causeway
102.9 (37.1)	63.9 (23.1)	Junction of Highway #320	South to community of Louisdale
104.9 (35.1)	65.2 (21.8)	Community of Grand Anse	South side of highway
135.0 (5.0)	83.9 (3.1)	Junction of Highway #104 - The Trans Canada Highway	Town of Port Hawkesbury, NS. NOTE: For highway travel via Nova Scotia Highway #104 - See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide Trans Canada Highway New Glasgow, NS to Cape Breton Island, NS for driving directions. Trans Canada Highway #104 - New Glasgow, NS to Cape Breton Island, NS for driving directions.
140.0 (0.0)	87.0 (0.0)	Junction of Highway #105 - The Trans Canada Highway. Junction of Highway #19	Canso Causeway. North via highway #19 to the Cabot Trail. NOTE point of interest, highway #19 is the Ceilidh Scenic Drive Trailway. East via the Fleur-de-Lis Scenic Drive Trailway to town of Louisbourg. Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide. NOTE: For highway travel via Highway #19 The Ceilidh Scenic Drive Trailway - See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide - The Ceilidh Scenic Trailway - Canso Causeway to Cabot Trail, NS for driving directions. Start/Finish of Highway Travel Guide. -e Road Map Highway Travel Guide - The Ceilidh Scenic Trailway Canso Causeway to Cabot Trail, NS for driving directions.