Nova Scotia Trunk 6
Trunk 6 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
| Length | 136.4 km[1] (84.8 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Hwy 104 (TCH) in Amherst | |||
 Trunk 2 in Amherst | ||||
| East end |   Hwy 106 (TCH) / Route 376 in Pictou | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Nova Scotia | |||
| Counties | Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou | |||
| Towns | Amherst, Pictou | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Trunk 6 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of trunk highways. The route runs from Highway 104 exit 3 at Amherst to the rotary at Pictou, a distance of 136 kilometres (85 mi).[1] It is part of the Sunrise Trail, a designated tourist route.[2]
Route description[edit]
For most of its length Trunk 6 is a two lane highway with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). In communities, villages or towns the speed limit may drop to as low as 50 km/h (30 mph).
From Amherst, Trunk 6 goes in an easterly direction to the village of Port Philip, where it meets the Northumberland Strait. The route then follows the strait's shoreline through Pugwash, Wallace and Tatamagouche to the town of Pictou.[2]
Until the construction of Highway 106 in the late 1960s, Trunk 6 continued south to New Glasgow on the Alma Road and Trunk 4.
Communities[edit]
- Amherst (Victoria Street East and Victoria Street West)
- East Amherst
- Shinimicas Bridge
- Port Howe
- Port Philip
- Pugwash
- Wallace
- Tatamagouche
- River John
- Toney River
- Pictou
Major intersections[edit]
| County | Location | km[1] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | Amherst | 0.0– 0.4 | 0.0– 0.25 | Hwy 104 (TCH) – Springhill, Truro, Halifax, New Brunswick | Hwy 104 exit 3; western terminus | |
| 2.8 | 1.7 |  Church Street (Trunk 2 east) to Route 204 – Springhill, Oxford | South end of Trunk 2 concurrency | |||
| 2.9 | 1.8 | Lawrence Street (Trunk 2 west) / Havelock Street – Fort Lawrence | North end of Trunk 2 concurrency | |||
| East Amherst | 3.6 | 2.2 |  Route 366 east – Tidnish, Lorneville, Prince Edward Island | |||
| Port Howe | 41.9 | 26.0 | Route 366 west – Tidnish, Prince Edward Island | |||
| 43.1 | 26.8 |  Route 301 south – Riverview, Oxford | ||||
| ↑ / ↓ | 44.2 | 27.5 | Crosses the River Philip | |||
| Port Philip | 44.4 | 27.6 |  Route 321 south – Oxford, Springhill | |||
| Pugwash | 50.9 | 31.6 | Crosses the Pugwash River | |||
| Head of Wallace Bay | 58.7 | 36.5 |  Route 368 south – Oxford, Wentworth | |||
| Wallace Bridge | 64.2 | 39.9 | Crosses the Wallace River | |||
| Wallace | 67.6 | 42.0 |  Route 307 south – Wentworth, Folly Lake | |||
| Colchester | Tatamagouche | 86.9 | 54.0 |  Route 246 south (Maple Avenue) – West New Annan, Wentworth | ||
| 88.1 | 54.7 |  Route 311 south – Earltown, Truro | ||||
| Brule Corner | 98.0 | 60.9 |  Route 326 south to Route 311 – Denmark, Earltown | |||
| Pictou | River John | 107.6 | 66.9 | Crosses the River John | ||
| Pictou | 136.4 | 84.8 | 3D |  Route 376 south to Route 256 – Lyons Brook, Durham | Pictou Rotary Signed as exit 3C to Trunk 6 west; eastern terminus; exit numbers follow Hwy 106 | |
| 3E | Hwy 106 (TCH) south to Hwy 104 (TCH) – New Glasgow, Truro, Cape Breton | |||||
| 3A | West River Road – Pictou | |||||
| 3B |  Hwy 106 (TCH) north – PEI Ferry | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Google (March 6, 2020). "Nova Scotia Trunk 6" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Nova Scotia Road Map (Map). 1:640,000. Province of Nova Scotia. 2019. §§ E-6, E-7, F-6, F-7, F-8, F-9.