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Nova Scotia Route 223

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Length
  
72 km

West end:
  
Hwy 105 (TCH) in North Side Whycocomagh Bay

East end:
  
Route 305 in Leitches Creek Station

Counties:
  
Cape Breton Regional Municipality

County
  
Cape Breton Regional Municipality

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

Contents

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.

Communities

  • North Side Whycocomagh Bay
  • Little Narrows
  • Ottawa Brook
  • Jamesville
  • Iona
  • Grand Narrows
  • Christmas Island
  • Big Brook
  • Big Beach
  • Shunacadie
  • Glasgow
  • Cross Point
  • Beaver Cove
  • Boisdale
  • Ironville
  • Leitches Creek
  • Leitches Creek Station
  • Parks

  • MacCormack Provincial Park
  • Barachois Provincial Park
  • History

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

    References

    Nova Scotia Route 223 Wikipedia