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.
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
- Colpton
- West Clifford
- Bakers Settlement
- Newcombville
- Wileville
- Bridgewater
- Oak Hill
- Whynotts Settlement
- Maitland
- Blockhouse
- Mahone Bay
Parks
- Cookville Provincial Park
- Maitland Provincial Park
History
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It served as a shortcut between the two communities, bypassing a 30 km (19 mi) section of Trunk Highway 3; it was superseded in importance by Highway 103.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
References
- ^ 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