Trunk 6 is part of the
Canadian
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province of
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
's system of trunk highways. The route runs from
Highway 104 exit 3 at
Amherst to the
rotary at
Pictou
Pictou ( ; Canadian Gaelic: ''Baile Phiogto'') is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Gla ...
, a distance of .
It is part of the
Sunrise Trail, a designated tourist route.
Route description
For most of its length Trunk 6 is a two lane highway with a speed limit of . In communities, villages or towns the speed limit may drop to as low as .
From Amherst, Trunk 6 goes in an easterly direction to the village of
Port Philip, where it meets the
Northumberland Strait
The Northumberland Strait (French: ''détroit de Northumberland'') is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada. The strait is formed by Prince Edward Island and the gulf's eastern, southern, and western sho ...
. The route then follows the strait's shoreline through
Pugwash,
Wallace
Wallace may refer to:
People
* Clan Wallace in Scotland
* Wallace (given name)
* Wallace (surname)
* Wallace (footballer, born 1986), full name Wallace Fernando Pereira, Brazilian football left-back
* Wallace (footballer, born 1987), full name ...
and
Tatamagouche
Tatamagouche (Mi'kmaq: ''Taqamiju’jk'') is a village in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Tatamagouche is situated on the Northumberland Strait 50 kilometres north of Truro and 50 kilometres west of Pictou. The village is located along ...
to the town of Pictou.
Until the construction of
Highway 106 in the late 1960s, Trunk 6 continued south to
New Glasgow
New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.
The town's population was 9,075 ...
on the Alma Road and
Trunk 4.
Communities
*
Amherst (Victoria Street East and Victoria Street West)
*
East Amherst
*
Shinimicas Bridge
*
Port Howe
*
Port Philip
*
Pugwash
*
Wallace
Wallace may refer to:
People
* Clan Wallace in Scotland
* Wallace (given name)
* Wallace (surname)
* Wallace (footballer, born 1986), full name Wallace Fernando Pereira, Brazilian football left-back
* Wallace (footballer, born 1987), full name ...
*
Tatamagouche
Tatamagouche (Mi'kmaq: ''Taqamiju’jk'') is a village in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Tatamagouche is situated on the Northumberland Strait 50 kilometres north of Truro and 50 kilometres west of Pictou. The village is located along ...
*
River John
*
Toney River
*
Pictou
Pictou ( ; Canadian Gaelic: ''Baile Phiogto'') is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Gla ...
Major intersections
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
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