Nova Scotia Highway 142

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]

Nova Scotia Route 142 near its terminus in Springhill, Nova Scotia.

Highway 142
Route information
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length6.1 km[1] (3.8 mi)
Existed1970–present
Major junctions
South end Trunk 2 in Springhill
North end Hwy 104 (TCH) near Springhill
Highway system
Provincial highways in Nova Scotia
100-series
← Hwy 125Hwy 162 →

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.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Cumberland County.

Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Springhill0.00.0 Trunk 2 to Route 321 – Springhill, Parrsboro, Springhill Junction, Amherst
​6.13.8 Hwy 104 (TCH) – Truro, Halifax, Amherst, New BrunswickExit 5 on Hwy 104
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Google. "Nova Scotia Trunk 142" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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