Nova Scotia Route 223

Major junctionsWest end Hwy 105 (TCH) in North Side Whycocomagh BayMajor intersections Route 216 in Christmas Island
Hwy 125 in Leitches Creek StationEast end Route 305 in Leitches Creek Station LocationCountryCanadaProvinceNova ScotiaCountiesCape Breton Regional Municipality Highway system

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Route 223 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

It is located on Cape Breton Island and runs from Leitches Creek Station at Route 305 to North Side Whycocomagh Bay at Highway 105.

The highway crosses Bras d'Or Lake twice, first at the Barra Strait where the Barra Strait Bridge links Iona and Grand Narrows (until 1993 this was served by a ferry), and then at St. Patrick's Channel using the Little Narrows cable ferry.

Communities

• North Side Whycocomagh Bay
• Little Narrows
• Ottawa Brook
• Jamesville
• Iona
• Grand Narrows
• Christmas Island
• Big Brook
• Big Beach
• Shunacadie
• Glasgow
• Cross Point
• Beaver Cove
• Boisdale
• Ironville
• Leitches Creek
• Leitches Creek Station

Parks

• MacCormack Provincial Park
• Barachois Provincial Park

History

The entirety Collector Highway 223 was once designated as Trunk Highway 23.

See also

• List of Nova Scotia provincial highways

References