Route 325 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in Lunenburg County and connects Colpton at Route 208 with Mahone Bay at Trunk 3.
 Route 325 | ||||
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 Route 325 as it passes through Bridgewater, NS. Within the town, it is known as Victoria Road. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
| Length | 46 km[1] (29 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Route 208 in Colpton | |||
 Route 210 in Newcombville  Hwy 103 in Wileville   Trunk 3 / Route 331 in Bridgewater  Route 324 in Blockhouse | ||||
| East end | Trunk 3 in Mahone Bay | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Nova Scotia | |||
| Counties | Lunenburg | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The route originated as a post road between Halifax and Liverpool, dating from the latter part of the eighteenth century. In 1825, following the construction of a bridge across the Lahave River at present-day Bridgewater, the surveyor George Wightman recommended a change in the alignment between Mahone Bay and the new bridge. This shortened the route (now more or less equivalent to Route 332) that required a ferry crossing at LaHave. The new connection led to the growth of Bridgewater as the main commercial and transportation centre of Lunenburg County.[2]
Communities
edit- Colpton
- West Clifford
- Bakers Settlement
- Newcombville
- Wileville
- Bridgewater
- Oak Hill
- Whynotts Settlement
- Maitland
- Blockhouse
- Mahone Bay
Parks
edit- Cookville Provincial Park
- Maitland Provincial Park
History
edit Trunk 3A | |
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| Location | Bridgewater–Mahone Bay |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
The 15 km (9 mi) section of Collector Highway 325 between Bridgewater and Mahone Bay was once designated as Trunk Highway 3A.[3] It served as a shortcut between the two communities, bypassing a 30 km (19 mi) section of Trunk Highway 3; it was superseded in importance by Highway 103.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 86-87
- ^ Joan Dawson, Nova Scotia's Lost Highways: The Early Roads that Shaped the Province, Nimbus, 2009. pp. 72-80
- ^ Province of Nova Scotia (1944). Official Road Map (Map). Province of Nova Scotia, Canada's Ocean Playground.
- Map of Nova Scotia Archived 2011-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
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