Nova Scotia Highway 162
Route map:
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 Highway 162 | ||||
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| Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
| Length | 8.39 km[1] (5.21 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1978–present | |||
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| South end |  Hwy 105 (TCH) near Bras d'Or | |||
| North end | Point Aconi | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Nova Scotia | |||
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Highway 162 is a two-lane controlled access highway on Boularderie Island in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Highway 162 was constructed in the late 1970s to link Highway 105 in Bras d'Or to the now-closed Prince Mine at Point Aconi. In the early 1990s the highway was extended another 2 kilometres to terminate at the Point Aconi Generating Station. The highway is 8 kilometres (5 mi) long, there is one intersection on the highway near the old Prince Mine site that connects to Point Aconi Road.
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is located in Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
| Location | km[2] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Bras d'Or | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 105 (TCH) – North Sydney, Newfoundland Ferry, Canso Causeway | Southern terminus; at-grade; Hwy 105 exit 17 | |
| | 7.3 | 4.5 | Prince Mine Road | ||
| Point Aconi | 8.4 | 5.2 | Point Aconi Road | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]KML is from Wikidata
- ^ Traffic Engineering and Road Safety - Census Team (2018). "Traffic Volumes - Primary Highway System - 2008 to 2017" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. Halifax, NS: Government of Nova Scotia. p. 173. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Nova Scotia Highway 162" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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