Nova Scotia Route 289

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Nova Scotia Route 289.svg
Nova Scotia Route 289
Route information
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length98 km [1]  (61 mi)
Major junctions
West endNova Scotia Route 236.svg Route 236 in Green Oaks
Major intersectionsNova Scotia 102.svgNova Scotia 2.svg Hwy 102  / Trunk 2 in Brookfield
Nova Scotia Route 336.svg Route 336 in Springside
Nova Scotia Highway 104 (TCH).svgNova Scotia Route 348.svgNova Scotia Route 374.svg Hwy 104 (TCH)  / Route 348  / Route 374 in New Glasgow
East endNova Scotia Route 348.svg Route 348 in Little Harbour
Location
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
Counties Colchester / Pictou
Highway system
Nova Scotia Route 277.svg Route 277 Nova Scotia Route 301.svg Route 301

Route 289 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Contents

It is located in the northern and central part of the province, connecting Melmerby Beach Provincial Park in Kings Head with Route 236 near Green Oaks.

Communities

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References

  1. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 54, 68-69