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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
Length | 8.39 km [1] (5.21 mi) | |||
Existed | 1978–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() | |||
North end | Point Aconi | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Nova Scotia | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 162 is a two-lane controlled access highway on Boularderie Island in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Highway 162 was constructed in the late 1970s to link Highway 105 in Bras d'Or to the now-closed Prince Mine at Point Aconi. In the early 1990s the highway was extended another 2 kilometres to terminate at the Point Aconi Generating Station. The highway is 8 kilometres (5 mi) long, there is one intersection on the highway near the old Prince Mine site that connects to Point Aconi Road.
The entire route is located in Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Location | km [2] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Bras d'Or | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Southern terminus; at-grade; Hwy 105 exit 17 | |
| 7.3 | 4.5 | Prince Mine Road | ||
Point Aconi | 8.4 | 5.2 | Point Aconi Road | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2021) |
![]() | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
Length | 8.39 km [1] (5.21 mi) | |||
Existed | 1978–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() | |||
North end | Point Aconi | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Nova Scotia | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 162 is a two-lane controlled access highway on Boularderie Island in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Highway 162 was constructed in the late 1970s to link Highway 105 in Bras d'Or to the now-closed Prince Mine at Point Aconi. In the early 1990s the highway was extended another 2 kilometres to terminate at the Point Aconi Generating Station. The highway is 8 kilometres (5 mi) long, there is one intersection on the highway near the old Prince Mine site that connects to Point Aconi Road.
The entire route is located in Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Location | km [2] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bras d'Or | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Southern terminus; at-grade; Hwy 105 exit 17 | |
| 7.3 | 4.5 | Prince Mine Road | ||
Point Aconi | 8.4 | 5.2 | Point Aconi Road | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |