Trunk 19 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of trunk highways. The road runs from Port Hastings (at the east end of the Canso Causeway) to a junction with the Cabot Trail at Margaree Forks on Cape Breton Island, a distance of 107 kilometres (66 mi).[1] Most of the route is known as the Ceilidh Trail.[2]
 Trunk 19 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceilidh Trail | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
| Length | 106.6 km[1] (66.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    Hwy 104 (TCH) / Hwy 105 (TCH) / Trunk 4 in Port Hastings | |||
| East end | Cabot Trail in Margaree Forks | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Nova Scotia | |||
| Counties | Inverness | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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From Port Hastings (near the town of Port Hawkesbury), Trunk 19 follows the western coastline of Cape Breton Island through Judique to the village of Port Hood, where it turns inland to the northeast through Mabou. From Mabou, the route continues back towards the coast at Inverness, then returns inland. At Southwest Margaree, Trunk 19 follows the Margaree River to the end of the road.[2]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Inverness County.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Hastings | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 104 (TCH) west / Trunk 4 west – Canso Causeway, Antigonish  Trunk 4 east to Hwy 104 (Fleur-de-lis Trail) – Port Hawkesbury, St. Peter's, Sydney Hwy 105 (TCH) east – Chéticamp, Baddeck, Sydney | Roundabout; southern terminus | |
| Mabou | 59.4 | 36.9 |  Route 252 east – Brook Village, Whycocomagh | ||
| Inverness | 80.1 | 49.8 | |||
| Dunvegan | 91.6 | 56.9 |  Route 219 east – Chimney Corner, Margaree Harbour | ||
| Southwest Margaree | 79.2 | 49.2 |  Route 395 south – Upper Margaree, Scotsville, Whycocomagh | ||
| Margaree Forks | 106.6 | 66.2 | Cabot Trail (Trunk 30) – Margaree Harbour, Chéticamp, Pleasant Bay, North East Margaree, Baddeck | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Nova Scotia Trunk 19" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Nova Scotia Road Map (Map). 1:640,000. Province of Nova Scotia. 2019. §§ D-13, D-14, E-13, F-13.
- ^ "Haul Away the Whale | Jimmy Rankin". Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Brewing, Route 19. "Route 19 Brewing". Route 19 Brewing. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Contact". Sandeannie's. Retrieved 2021-06-23.