Nova Scotia Highway 105

Highway 105 in Nova Scotia represents the Cape Breton Island leg of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the Port Hastings Rotary just east of the Canso Causeway in Port Hastings to the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, representing a distance of 142 kilometres (88 mi).[1]

Highway 105
Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell Way
Trans-Canada Highway
Route information
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length141.8 km[1] (88.1 mi)
Existed1970[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Hwy 104 (TCH) / Trunk 4 / Trunk 19 near Port Hawkesbury
 Cabot Trail near Nyanza
Cabot Trail near St. Anns
Hwy 162 in Bras D'or
Hwy 125 near Sydney Mines
East end Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney
continues as Route 1 (TCH) in Newfoundland and Labrador
Highway system
Provincial highways in Nova Scotia
100-series
← Hwy 104 (TCH)Hwy 106 (TCH) →

In 2010, the provincial government named the entire highway Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell Way in honour of Mabel Gardiner Hubbard and her husband Alexander Graham Bell, who resided and are buried at Beinn Bhreagh near Baddeck.[3]

Route description
Highway 105 crosses the Great Bras d'Or Channel of Bras d'Or Lake using the Seal Island Bridge.

The highway travels northeast from Port Hastings along the base of a group of mountains known as "The Big Ridge" to Whycocomagh. It then follows the north shore of Bras d'Or Lake, bypassing Baddeck on a short Super two controlled access segment. Still running in a general northeast direction, at St. Anns the highway begins ascending the west slope of Kelly's Mountain on the Cape Dauphin Peninsula. Highway 105 descends the east slope of Kelly's Mountain using a series of sharp turns including a 180° hairpin turn at New Harris Forks before crossing the Great Bras d'Or Channel of Bras d'Or Lake on the Seal Island Bridge. The road crosses Boularderie Island using another short Super two controlled access segment and then runs southeast as an uncontrolled access road through the villages of Bras d'Or and Florence. Highway 105 regains controlled access for the final 3 km (1.9 mi) to its eastern terminus at the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney where travellers can continue to Newfoundland.

With some minor exceptions noted above, the highway is two lanes and uncontrolled access. In addition, there are two intersections controlled by traffic lights in Florence.

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

History

Highway 105 is descended from the former Trunk 5, which no longer exists; Highway 105 follows the old Trunk 5 alignment, using present Routes 205, 305 and roads named after it to serve areas bypassed by Highway 105. The 105 name was applied in 1970.[2]

Trunk 5 was a provincial trunk road in Victoria County and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality between Boularderie East and Millville Boularderie on Boularderie Island in Nova Scotia. The route, known as Millville Highway, was the main highway before Nova Scotia Highway 105 opened. It originally extended from Sydney River to Port Hawkesbury. It is now commonly known as Old Route 5.

Exit list
CountyLocationkm[1]miExitDestinationsNotes
InvernessPort Hastings0.00.01 Hwy 104 (TCH) west / Trunk 4 west – Canso Causeway, Antigonish
Hwy 104 east / Trunk 4 east (Fleur-de-lis Trail) – Port Hawkesbury, St. Peter's, Sydney
Trunk 19 north (Ceilidh Trail) – Inverness, Port Hood, Margaree Forks		Exit 41 on Hwy 104; roundabout;
Trans-Canada Highway follows Hwy 104 west
Kingsville18.011.22Riverside RoadAt-grade
Melford30.819.13River Denys RoadAt-grade
Iron Mines42.626.54Orangedale Road (Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive)At-grade
Whycocomagh47.629.65 Route 252 north to Route 395 – Mabou, Lake Ainslie, Margaree Forks, CheticampAt-grade
VictoriaAberdeen58.636.46 Route 223 south (Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive) – Little Narrows, Grand Narrows, IonaAt-grade
Nyanza75.747.07 Cabot Trail (Trunk 30) to Trunk 19 – Margaree Forks, Cheticamp, InvernessAt-grade; unsigned Trunk 30; west end of Cabot Trail concurrency
Baddeck83.752.08 Route 205 eastAt-grade
85.653.29 To Route 205 / Riverside Road
MacAulays Hill94.658.810 Route 205 west – BaddeckAt-grade
St. Anns103.464.211Cabot Trail (Trunk 30) – IngonishAt-grade; unsigned Trunk 30; east end of Cabot Trail concurrency
Englishtown107.566.812 Route 312 north – Englishtown Ferry, IngonishAt-grade
​118.7–
119.5		73.8–
74.3		Seal Island Bridge crosses Great Bras d'Or Channel (Bras d'Or Lake)
Big Bank120.174.613Kempt Head Road (Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive) – Ross Ferry, Kempt HeadAt-grade
Boularderie East122.075.814Old Trunk 5 – Big Bras d'Or, Black RockAt-grade
Cape BretonNew Dominion126.378.515St. James RoadAt-grade
Millville Boularderie132.282.116Millville Road – Millville, Big Bras d'OrAt-grade
Bras d'Or134.983.817 Hwy 162 north (Prince Mine Road)At-grade
135.484.1Hillside Boularderie Road (Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive)At-grade
136.084.5Crosses St. Andrews Channel (Bras d'Or Lake)
136.484.818 Route 305 east / Church Road (Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive) – Alder Point, Georges RiverAt-grade
Florence137.885.619Park RoadAt-grade
Sydney Mines139.186.420 Hwy 125 east / Main Street – Sydney, Glace Bay, Louisbourg, Sydney MinesSigned as Exit 20E (east) and 20W (west); exit 1 on Hwy 125
North Sydney141.888.121 Route 305 (Queen Street) – North Sydney, Sydney Mines
North Sydney Ferry Terminal
Cabot Strait Marine Atlantic ferry to Channel-Port aux Basques (year-round) and Argentia (June–September)
– Route 1 (TCH) east – Corner Brook, St. John'sContinues in Newfoundland and Labrador
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Note: Exit numbers in Nova Scotia are sequential.
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References
  1. Google (March 14, 2020). "Highway 105 in Nova Soctia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. "History of the Trans-Canada from new Glasgow to North Sydney". TransCanadaHighway.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (March 10, 2010). "Highway 105 Designated Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell Way". Government of Nova Scotia (Press release).

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Preceded by
Highway 104		 Trans-Canada Highway
Highway 105		 Succeeded by
NL Route 1
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