Nova Scotia Highway 105

Highway 105
Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell Way Trans-Canada Highway
Route information
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length:	142 km (88 mi)
Existed:	1970 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Hwy 104 (TCH) / Trunk 4 / Trunk 19 / Trunk 5 near Port Hawkesbury
	Trunk 5 in Glendale Route 252 in Whycocomagh Route 223 / Trunk 23 in Aberdeen Trunk 30 near Glen Tosh Route 205 / Trunk 5 near Baddeck Route 205 / Trunk 5 near McAulays Hill Trunk 30 near Hunters Mountain Route 312 near Englishtown Trunk 5 in Boularderie East Trunk 5 in Millville Boularderie Hwy 162 / Route 305 / Trunk 5 in Bras D'or Hwy 125 / Route 305 / Trunk 5 in North Sydney
East end:	North Sydney Ferry Terminal
Highway system
Provincial highways in Nova Scotia ← Hwy 104 (TCH) Hwy 106 (TCH) →

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).

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.^[1]

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

Route description

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.

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.

List of interchanges

County	Location	km	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Inverness	Port Hastings	0	0.0	1	Hwy 104 / Trunk 4 / Trunk 19	Canso Causeway, Fleur-de-Lis Trail, Ceilidh Trail
	Kingsville	18	11	2	Riverside Road	At-grade
	Melford	31	19	3	River Denys Road	At-grade
	Iron Mines	42	26	4	Orangedale Road	At-grade (Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive)
	Whycocomagh	47	29	5	Route 395	At-grade
Victoria	Little Narrows	58	36	6	Route 223	At-grade (Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive)
	Nyanza	76	47	7	Cabot Trail	At-grade
	Baddeck	83	52	8	Route 205	At-grade
		85	53	9	Riverside Road
	MacAulays Hill	94	58	10	Route 205	At-grade
	St. Anns	103	64	11	Cabot Trail	At-grade
	Englishtown	107	66	12	Route 312	At-grade
	Big Bank	120	75	13	Kempt Head Road	At-grade, end of Seal Island Bridge
	Boularderie East	122	76	14	Old Trunk 5	At-grade
Cape Breton	New Dominion	126	78	15	St. James Road	At-grade
	Millville Boularderie	132	82	16	Millville Road	At-grade
	Bras d'Or	135	84	17	Hwy 162	At-grade
	Bras d'Or	136	85	18	Route 305 / Church Road	At-grade
	Florence	138	86	19	Park Road	At-grade
	Sydney Mines	139	86	20	Hwy 125 / Main Street
	North Sydney	142	88	21	Route 305 (Queen Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Highway 105 Designated Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell Way - Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal