Nova Scotia Highway 142
Highway in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Highway 142 is a 2-lane limited-access road in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It links Highway 104 at Exit 5 in Salt Springs Station to the town of Springhill. The 6-kilometre (4 mi) highway crosses the Canadian National Railway main line about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) outside Springhill. There are several logging roads that have access onto the highway.[1]
Trunk 2 in Springhill
Hwy 104 (TCH) near Springhill Highway 142 | ||||
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| Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
| Length | 6.1 km[1] (3.8 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1970–present | |||
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| South end | Trunk 2 in Springhill | |||
| North end | Hwy 104 (TCH) near Springhill | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Nova Scotia | |||
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History
The highway was built in the late 1960s as part of a political promise to Springhill residents who were upset that their town was bypassed by the new Trans-Canada Highway alignment on Highway 104; this being less than a decade after the town's economy had been hit by the Springhill Mining Disaster of 1958 which resulted in the closure of local coal mining.[citation needed]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Cumberland County.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Springhill | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Trunk 2 to Route 321 – Springhill, Parrsboro, Springhill Junction, Amherst | ||
| | 6.1 | 3.8 | Hwy 104 (TCH) – Truro, Halifax, Amherst, New Brunswick | Exit 5 on Hwy 104 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
