Route 221 is a collector road in the
Canadian
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province of
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
.
It is located in
Kings County Kings County or King's County may refer to:
Places Canada
*Kings County, New Brunswick
*Kings County, Nova Scotia
*Kings County, Prince Edward Island
** King's County (electoral district), abolished in 1892
Ireland
* County Offaly, formerly call ...
and
Annapolis County
Annapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the western part of the province located on the Bay of Fundy. The county seat is Annapolis Royal.
History
Established August 17, 1759, by Order in Council, Annapoli ...
in the
Annapolis Valley
The Annapolis Valley is a valley and region in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in the western part of the Nova Scotia peninsula, formed by a trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the Bay of Fundy. St ...
and connects
Kingsport to
Spa Springs.
Valley residents informally refer to Route 221 as the "Back Road", since it runs parallel to
Trunk 1
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, but instead of running through the centre of the valley, it runs close to the less-populated southern base of the
North Mountain.
Communities
*
Kingsport
*Habitant
*
Canning
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*
Sheffield Mills
*Gibson Woods
*
Centreville
*
Billtown
*
Lakeville
*
Woodville
*Kinsmans Corners
*
Grafton
*
Buckleys Corner
*
Welsford Welsford may refer to:
* Welsford is the name of a community in New Brunswick, Canada
* Welsford is the name of two communities in Nova Scotia, Canada
* Welsford is also a family name. e.g. Malcolm Welsford
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*
Dempseys Corner
*Weltons Corner
*
North Kingston
*
Spa Springs
History
The section of Collector Highway 221 from Canning to Kingsport was once designated as part of the
Trunk Highway 41.
See also
*
List of Nova Scotia provincial highways
This is a list of numbered highways in the province of Nova Scotia.
Arterial (100-series) highways
A 100-series highway is a designation applied to a highway that can be a controlled-access expressway, Super-2, or fully divided freeway. The ...
References
External links
Google Maps
Nova Scotia provincial highways
Roads in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
Roads in Kings County, Nova Scotia
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