Nova Scotia Route 255

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Nova Scotia Route 255
Route information
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length35 km [1]  (22 mi)
Major junctions
South endNova Scotia 22.svg Trunk 22 in Hornes Road
North endNova Scotia 28.svg Trunk 28 in Glace Bay
Location
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
Highway system
Nova Scotia Route 253.svg Route 253 Nova Scotia Route 256.svg Route 256

Route 255 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

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It is located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality beginning in Glace Bay at Trunk 28 and continuing along Commercial Street through the downtown area then southeast on Brookside Street exiting the town. Route 255 continues through the communities of Port Caledonia (locally known as Big Glace Bay), Port Morien, Homeville, and Mira Gut, where it turns in a westward direction through Hornes Road to link with Trunk 22. Route 255 is part of the Marconi Trail which runs from Glace Bay to Louisbourg.

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References

  1. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 43, 59