Nova Scotia Route 223 Explained

Province:NS
Type:Route
Route:223
Length Km:72
Length Round:0
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: in North Side Whycocomagh Bay
Junction: in Christmas Island
in Leitches Creek Station
Terminus B: in Leitches Creek Station
Counties:Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Previous Type:Route
Previous Route:221
Next Type:Route
Next Route:224

Route 223 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

It is located on Cape Breton Island and runs from Leitches Creek Station at Route 305 to North Side Whycocomagh Bay at Highway 105.

The highway crosses Bras d'Or Lake twice, first at the Barra Strait where the Barra Strait Bridge links Iona and Grand Narrows (until 1993 this was served by a ferry), and then at St. Patrick's Channel using the Little Narrows cable ferry.

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History

The entirety Collector Highway 223 was once designated as Trunk Highway 23.

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Notes and References

  1. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Pages 42, 57