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Nova Scotia Highway 142

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South end:
  
Trunk 2 in Springhill

Length
  
6 km

Province
  
Nova Scotia

North end:
  
Hwy 104 (TCH)

Constructed
  
1970

Nova Scotia Highway 142

Highway 142 is a 2-lane limited-access road in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It links Highway 104 at Exit 5 in Salt Springs Station to the town of Springhill. The 6-kilometre highway crosses the Canadian National Railway main line about 4.5 kilometres outside Springhill. There are several logging roads that have access onto the highway.

Map of NS-142, Nova Scotia, Canada

The highway was built in the late 1960s as part of a political promise to Springhill residents who were upset that their town was bypassed by the new Trans-Canada Highway alignment on Highway 104; this being less than a decade after the town's economy had been hit by the Springhill Mining Disaster of 1958 which resulted in the closure of local coal mining.

References

Nova Scotia Highway 142 Wikipedia