Nova Scotia Trunk 12

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Route information
Maintained by Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length65.6 km[1] (40.8 mi)
Major junctions
South endFile:Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3 in Chester Basin
Major intersectionsFile:Nova Scotia 103.svg Hwy 103 near Chester Basin
File:Nova Scotia 101.svg Hwy 101 in North Alton
North endFile:Nova Scotia 1.svg Trunk 1 in Kentville
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
CountiesLunenburg, Kings
TownsKentville
Highway system
Trunk 10 Trunk 14

Trunk 12 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of Trunk Highways. The route runs from Chester Basin to Kentville, a distance of 66 kilometres (41 mi).[1]

Route description

File:Route12 NS.png
Route 12 in Chester Basin

The road's routing is through mostly uninhabited forest land, with a few small villages such as New Ross located on the route. For about 5 km, the road follows the eastern shore of Gaspereau Lake, the largest lake in Kings County, Nova Scotia.[2]

Communities

Major intersections

CountyLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
LunenburgChester Basin0.00.0File:Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3 (Lighthouse Route) – Gold River, Western Shore, Bridgewater, Oak Island, ChesterSouthern terminus
1.20.75File:Nova Scotia 103.svg Hwy 103 – Mahone Bay, Bridgewater, Yarmouth, Hubbards, HalifaxHwy 103 exit 9
New Ross24.115.0Forties Road / New Russell Road – Forties, Windsor
KingsNorth Alton61.938.5File:Nova Scotia 101.svg Hwy 101 – Berwick, Yarmouth, New Minas, Windsor, HalifaxHwy 101 exit 13
Kentville65.640.8File:Nova Scotia 1.svg Trunk 1 (Evangeline Trail / Main Street) – Coldbrook, New Minas, WolfvilleNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nova Scotia Trunk 12" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. Nova Scotia Road Map (Map). 1:640,000. Province of Nova Scotia. 2019. §§ J-5, K-5, K-6, L-6.