Nova Scotia Trunk 6

Trunk 6
Route information
Maintained by Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length	136.4 km (84.8 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Hwy 104 (TCH) in Amherst
Major intersections	Trunk 2 in Amherst
East end	Hwy 106 (TCH) / Route 376 in Pictou
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Counties	Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou
Towns	Amherst, Pictou
Highway system
Provincial highways in Nova Scotia 100-series
← Trunk 4 → Trunk 7

Trunk 6 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of trunk highways. The route runs from Highway 104 exit 3 at Amherst to the rotary at Pictou, a distance of 136 kilometres (85 mi). It is part of the Sunrise Trail, a designated tourist route.

Route description

Nova Scotia Trunk 6 in the community of Toney River

For most of its length Trunk 6 is a two lane highway with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). In communities, villages or towns the speed limit may drop to as low as 50 km/h (30 mph).

From Amherst, Trunk 6 goes in an easterly direction to the village of Port Philip, where it meets the Northumberland Strait. The route then follows the strait's shoreline through Pugwash, Wallace and Tatamagouche to the town of Pictou.

Until the construction of Highway 106 in the late 1960s, Trunk 6 continued south to New Glasgow on the Alma Road and Trunk 4.

Communities

• Amherst (Victoria Street East and Victoria Street West)
• East Amherst
• Shinimicas Bridge
• Port Howe
• Port Philip
• Pugwash
• Wallace
• Tatamagouche
• River John
• Toney River
• Pictou

Major intersections

County	Location	km	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Cumberland	Amherst	0.0– 0.4	0.0– 0.25		Hwy 104 (TCH) – Springhill, Truro, Halifax, New Brunswick	Hwy 104 exit 3; western terminus
		2.8	1.7		Church Street (Trunk 2 east) to Route 204 – Springhill, Oxford	South end of Trunk 2 concurrency
		2.9	1.8		Lawrence Street (Trunk 2 west) / Havelock Street – Fort Lawrence	North end of Trunk 2 concurrency
	East Amherst	3.6	2.2		Route 366 east – Tidnish, Lorneville, Prince Edward Island
	Port Howe	41.9	26.0		Route 366 west – Tidnish, Prince Edward Island
		43.1	26.8		Route 301 south – Riverview, Oxford
	↑ / ↓	44.2	27.5	Crosses the River Philip
	Port Philip	44.4	27.6		Route 321 south – Oxford, Springhill
	Pugwash	50.9	31.6	Crosses the Pugwash River
	Head of Wallace Bay	58.7	36.5		Route 368 south – Oxford, Wentworth
	Wallace Bridge	64.2	39.9	Crosses the Wallace River
	Wallace	67.6	42.0		Route 307 south – Wentworth, Folly Lake
Colchester	Tatamagouche	86.9	54.0		Route 246 south (Maple Avenue) – West New Annan, Wentworth
		88.1	54.7		Route 311 south – Earltown, Truro
	Brule Corner	98.0	60.9		Route 326 south to Route 311 – Denmark, Earltown
Pictou	River John	107.6	66.9	Crosses the River John
	Pictou	136.4	84.8	3D	Route 376 south to Route 256 – Lyons Brook, Durham	Pictou Rotary Signed as exit 3C to Trunk 6 west; eastern terminus; exit numbers follow Hwy 106
				3E	Hwy 106 (TCH) south to Hwy 104 (TCH) – New Glasgow, Truro, Cape Breton
				3A	West River Road – Pictou
				3B	Hwy 106 (TCH) north – PEI Ferry
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• List of Nova Scotia provincial highways

References