Route 4 (Nova Scotia)-Wikipedia

Route 4 after-content-x4
Merigomish Rd., Main St., Greenwold St., Reeves St., East Bay Hwy., Kings Rd., Welston Rd., Grand Lake Rd., Reserve Rd.
Information
Managed by Ministry of Transport and Renewal of Infrastructure in Nova Scotia
Length	415 kilometers (257.9 mi) [ first ]
Direction	West East
Localisation
Regions	Northwest, north and northeast of Nova Scotia
Cities	Truro, New Glasgow, Antigonish, Port Hawkesbury, Sydney, Glace Bay
Intersections
West end	R-104 à Birchwood
Intersections	R-104 à Glenholme, Valley Cross Roads, Westville, Sutherlands River, Barneys River Station, Marshy Hope, Lower West River, Antigonish, Heatherton  (in) , Big Tracadie, Aulds Cove, Port Hawkesbury et River Tillard R-2 to Glenholme R-7 from antigonsish R-16 in Monastery R-19 in Port Hastings R-105 in Port Hastings R-125 à Sydney River R-22 to sydney R-28 to sydney
East end	R-28 in ice Bay
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Route 4 in Alma
Networks
Nova Scotia roads
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The route 4 is a main road in Nova Scotia located in the northwest, north and northeast portions of the province. It crosses a mixed region, both wooded and an concern and urbanized, while it crosses some of the largest cities in Nova Scotia. She notably crosses Truro, New Glasgow, Antigonish, Port Hawkesbury, Sydney and Bay Ice, and she is one of the main streets of all these cities. In addition, it measures 415 kilometers in total, and is therefore the longest road in Nova Scotia, any type combined. It is longer than its alternative motorway, route 104.

Route 4 is separated by a few kilometers 2 times. She is absent around Truro, and around New Glasgow. It is therefore separated into 3 separate sections.

Section 1: Between Thomson Station and Glenholme [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Route 4 officially starts at exit 7 of the Transcanadian road, Route 104, 10 kilometers east of Oxford, in Thomson Station. She starts first to head east for 18 kilometers, to Wentworth, where she turns south to pass near the Wentworth ski resort, and to cross the Cobequid mountains. She joins Folly Lake, then Folly Mountain. She then crosses Route 104 again, when she was released 11, then her first section ends in Glenholme, on Route 2.
This section is actually an old section of Route 104 and measures 52 kilometers. In addition, approximately 25 kilometers separate the 2 sections ^{[ 2 ]} .

Section 2: Entre Truro et Westville [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The second section of Route 4 begins at Bible Hill, named rue Pictou. She heads east, then she meets Route 104 in Valley Cross Roads, when she was released 17. She then follows very closely at 104 over thirty kilometers, passing through Kemptown, Mount Thom, Greenhill (in) and Alma. The second section of Route 4 ends at exit 21 on Route 104, in Westville, suburb of New Glasgow.
This section is the shortest of the three, measuring 50 kilometers. In addition, about 10 kilometers separate sections 2 and 3 ^{[ 3 ]} .

Section 3: Between New Glasgow and Bay Ice [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The third section of Route 4 is the longest, and the main one, while it measures 313 kilometers. In addition, east of River Tillard, Route 4 no longer follows Route 104, its twin route.
The third section of Route 4 begins just south of New Glasgow, on Route 348, rue East River. She leaves the city while heading east and named the Merigomish road. East of Pine Tree, she formed a short multiplex with the 104, then in Sutherlands River, she left her to cross the villages of French River, Kenzieville and Barneys River Station, passing below the 104 twice. It is precisely at Barneys River Station that she meets again the 104, to form a multiplex of 6 kilometers, up to Marshy Hope. In Marshy Hope, mixes leaving the 104 to follow it just to the north for 16 kilometers, crossing James River, that Route 104 bypass. Route 4 then forms another multiplex with the 104, the trans -Canadian route, then it leaves it when it was released 32, at the intersection of 104, 4 and 7 towards Sheet Harbor and Sherbrooke.
Route 4 then acts as a collecting route of the 104 in Antigonish. She crosses the city by taking the streets hand and Greenwood. She then joined the 104 again when she was released 34. The 2 roads are subsequently joint for 14 kilometers, until the 36a exit of the Transcanadian road, in Heatheron (in) .
Route 4 then crosses the Acadian region of Tracadie and Havre Boucher. Indeed, it follows the Coast of the Gulf Saint-Laurent and the Baies Tracadie and Linwood. In addition, in this section, she meets the 104 when she was released 37, then she spends another time above it. She also crosses Route 16 in Monastery, in the direction of Canso. The longest road in Nova Scotia then crosses Havre Boucher and East Havre Boucher, then she goes once again above Route 104, then she crosses the latter when she was released 39, in Aulds Cove.
The 4 then takes the Tire causeway To cross the Strait of Canso and to enter the island of Cap-Breton, by being joint at Route 104. She then crosses the 19 and 105 roads on a roundabout in Port Hastings, a very routing crossroads Important in the Nova Scotia road network. Route 4 then entered the city of Port Hawkesbury by rue Reeves, while following the north bank of the Strait of Canso.
In Port Hawkesbury, she follows the Reeves and Paint streets. 2 kilometers north of Port Hawkesbury, she meets Route 104 at its release 43, and at the start of its second section, while it is north of Port Hawkesbury.
The 4 then crosses a more isolated region, crossing the communities of Cleveland and Grande Anse. Subsequently, she closely followed the 104 crossing Hawker and Cannes. 5 kilometers in the east, in River Tillard, she crosses Route 104 for the last time, at her East terminus. Route 4 then becomes the only road connecting River Tillard to Sydney.
Barely a few kilometers to the east, it crosses in full by taking rue Grenville. Route 4 still follows the east shore of Lake Bras d’Or, notably crossing Lynch River, Soldiers Cove and Johnstown (in) . The 4 is winding in this section.
It then bears the name of East Bay Highway, via Irish Cove, Big Pond and East Bay, while she heads north-east by being much less winding. It then gradually approaches Sydney, the main city of Cap-Breton Island. She crosses Sydney Forks, Howie Center and Sydney River, where she becomes Kings Street. Barely a few hundred meters away, she crossed paths 125 at its exit 6, the Sydney bypass road, then she continues her journey to the city center of Sydney.
In the city center of Sydney, she takes the Kings and Prince streets, while crossing roads 22 and 28 when she meets rue George.
The 4 leaves Sydney while heading east, being named Grand Lake RD., In addition to crossing Route 125 at its North terminus. She then passes near Sydney airport, then she enters the Bay ice cream, the last city she crosses.
In Bay ice cream, she takes the Sydney and Reserve streets. Finally, it ends in the city center, at its junction with the main street, route 28.
The third section measures a total of 310 kilometers ^{[ 4 ]} .

The 4 once started on the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, just next to the current crossing of the 104 and Route 2 roads in New Brunswick, in Fort Lawrence. When the trans-Canadian road network was put into service across Canada, it was designated as the Transcanadian road in Nova Scotia. However, during the construction of Route 104 in the 1960s, Route 4 lost its main road and trans -Canadian road status. The number 4 was then completely between 1960 and 1990, where Route 104 was extended to a 4-track motorway to easily connect the New Brunswick. The number 4 was then taken up for the road crossing the Mount Thom and the Wentworth Valley ^{[ 5 ]} .

Sections of the old route 4 [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

From the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to Monastery [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

From Monastery to Port Hawkesbury (before 1955) [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

From Monastery to Port Hawkesbury (after 1955) [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

• Current route 4 of Monastery in Aulds Cove
• Current sections of roads 104 and 4, crossing the Strait of Canso on the Canso Causeway, and in Port Hawkesbury

Port hawkesbury À ing ice cream bay [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The fat in the km column means the presence of an interchange.

Route 4
County	Location	km	Intersection/Destinations	Notes
County County	Thomson Station	0	R-104 (Route Transcanadienne), Amherst, Moncton (NB), Truro	outing 7 of the 104; West end of 4 and start of the first section
	Mahoneys Corner	twelfth	R-368 nord, Streets Ridge, Pugwash
	Wentworth Centre	18	R-307 nord, Wallace
	Wentworth	23	R-246 est, The Falls, Tatamagouche
COLCHESTER County	Glenholme	50	R-104, Amherst, Truro, New Glasgow, Antigonish, Port Hawkesbury	Destinations of the 104, for all intersections 4/104; Exit 11 of the 104
		52	R-2, Parrsboro, Truro	End of the first section
	Start of the second section 27 kilometers in the east
	Bible Hill	(52)	R-311, Truro centre-ville, Nuttby	start of the 2 It is  section
	Valley	59	R-104	outing 17 of the 104
County of Pictou	Central West River	99	R-376 nord, Durham, Pictou
	Westville	110	R-104	exit 21 of the 104; End of the 2 It is  section
	Start of the third section 9 kilometers in the east
	New Glasgow	(110)	R-348 (East River Rd.), New Glasgow centre, Stellarton, Trenton	start of the 3 It is  section
	Sitherlands River	121	west	beginning of the first multiplex with 104; Exit 27a of the 104
		123	R-104 is	end of the first multiplex with the 104; Exit 27 of the 104
	Barneys River Station	147	R-104 West	start of 2 It is multiplex with 104; Exit 29 of the 104
	Marshy Hope	153	R-104 is	Fine you 2 It is multiplex with 104; Exit 29a of the 104
County of Antigonish	Lower West River	169	R-104 West	start of 3 It is multiplex with 104; Exit 31a of the 104
	Antignish	171	R-104 is, R-7 sud, Sherbrooke, Sheet Harbour	Fine you 3 It is Multiplex with the 104
		172	R-245 nord, Maryvale
		174	R-337 nord, Lanark, Cape George
		178	R-104 West	start of 4 It is multiplex with 104; Exit 34 of the 104
	Heatherton (in)	192	R-104 is	Fine you 4 It is multiplex with 104; 36a outing of the 104
	Big Tracadie	209	R-104	Exit 37 of the 104
	Monastery	211	R-16 is, Canso
	Aulds Cove	228	R-104 West	start of 5 It is multiplex with 104; Exit 39 of the 104
County of Inverness	Port Hastings	233	R-19 nord, R-105 nord, Sydney, Inverness, Chéticamp	roundabout, end of the multiplex with the 104
	Port Hawkesbury	242	R-104 EST, Louisdale	exit 43 of the 104
County of Richmond	River languages	280	R-104 West	exit 48 of the 104; East end of the 104
	Saint-Peter’s	285	R-247 East, Rockdale, the slate
Cap-Breton County	East Bay	350	R-216 ouest, Eskasoni, Castle Bay
	Sydney River	363	R-125, North Sydney, Mira Road	outing 6 of the 125
	Sydney	367	R-327 sud, Dutch Brook
		370	R-22 Sud, R-28 East, Louisbourg, New Victoria, New Waterford
		373	R-125 ouest, North Sydney
	Glace Bay	390	R-28, Dominion, Port Morien	East end of 4
Vert: Multiplex

Bibliography [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

• MapArt , Canada Back Road Atlas / Atlas of Rows and Ways , Oshawa, Ontario, partly publishing, 2008 , 702 p. (ISBN  978-1-55368-614-9 )

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