Nova Scotia Highway 105
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Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell Way Trans-Canada Highway |
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| Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
| Length: | 142 km (88 mi) | |||
| Existed: | 1970 – present | |||
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| West end: |
    Hwy 104 (TCH) / Trunk 4 / Trunk 19 / Trunk 5 near Port Hawkesbury
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Trunk 5 in Glendale Route 252 in Whycocomagh  Route 223 / Trunk 23 in Aberdeen Trunk 30 near Glen Tosh Route 205 / Trunk 5 near BaddeckRoute 205 / Trunk 5 near McAulays HillTrunk 30 near Hunters Mountain Route 312 near EnglishtownTrunk 5 in Boularderie EastTrunk 5 in Millville Boularderie  Hwy 162 / Route 305 / Trunk 5 in Bras D'or Hwy 125 / Route 305 / Trunk 5 in North Sydney
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 North Sydney Ferry Terminal |
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Provincial highways in Nova Scotia
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Provincial highways in Nova Scotia
Highway 105 in Nova Scotia represents the Cape Breton Island leg of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the Port Hastings Rotary just east of the Canso Causeway in Port Hastings to the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, representing a distance of 142 kilometres (88 mi).
In 2010, the provincial government named the entire highway Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell Way in honour of Mabel Gardiner Hubbard and her husband Alexander Graham Bell, who resided and are buried at Beinn Bhreagh near Baddeck.
The highway travels northeast from Port Hastings along the base of a group of mountains known as "The Big Ridge" to Whycocomagh. It then follows the north shore of Bras d'Or Lake, bypassing Baddeck on a short Super two controlled access segment. Still running in a general northeast direction, at St. Anns the highway begins ascending the west slope of Kelly's Mountain on the Cape Dauphin Peninsula. Highway 105 descends the east slope of Kelly's Mountain using a series of sharp turns including a 180° hairpin turn at New Harris Forks before crossing the Great Bras d'Or Channel of Bras d'Or Lake on the Seal Island Bridge. The road crosses Boularderie Island using another short Super two controlled access segment and then runs southeast as an uncontrolled access road through the villages of Bras d'Or and Florence. Highway 105 regains controlled access for the final 3 km (1.9 mi) to its eastern terminus at the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney where travellers can continue to Newfoundland.
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