Route 302 is a
collector road
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
.
It is in
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland County, New South Wales
* the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
Canada
*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
*Cumberland, historic county
*Cumberlan ...
and connects
Amherst Amherst may refer to:
People
* Amherst (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Earl Amherst of Arracan in the East Indies, a title in the British Peerage; formerly ''Baron Amherst''
* Baron Amherst of Hackney of the City of London, ...
at
Trunk 2 with
Southampton
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at
Trunk 2. It is designated as part of the
Fundy Shore Scenic Drive
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.
Communities
*
Southampton
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*South Athol
*
Athol
*
Maccan
Maccan is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County 10 minutes away from Amherst, Nova Scotia on Route 302.
The word Maccan is derived from the Mi'kmaq word 'Maakan' meaning a good place for fishin ...
*
Nappan
History
The entirety of Collector Highway 302 was originally part of and older westerly route of
Trunk Highway 2,
but was re-designated as Trunk Highway 2A when Trunk 2 was realigned.
The route also intersected former
Trunk 26 in Athol, now named Little Forks Road.
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
Nova Scotia provincial highways
Roads in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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