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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 65.6 km[1] (40.8 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Trunk 3 in Chester Basin | |||
 Hwy 103 near Chester Basin Hwy 101 in North Alton | ||||
| North end |  Trunk 1 in Kentville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | Lunenburg, Kings | |||
| Towns | Kentville | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| Provincial highways in Nova Scotia 100-series
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Trunk 12 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of Trunk Highways. The route runs from Chester Basin to Kentville, a distance of 66 kilometres (41 mi).[1]
Route description
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Route 12 in Chester Basin
The road's routing is through mostly uninhabited forest land, with a few small villages such as New Ross located on the route. For about 5 km, the road follows the eastern shore of Gaspereau Lake, the largest lake in Kings County, Nova Scotia.[2]
Communities
- Chester Basin
- Chester Grant
- Seffernsville
- New Ross
- Aldersville
- Blue Mountain
- South Alton
- Kentville
Major intersections
| County | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lunenburg | Chester Basin | 0.0 | 0.0 | Trunk 3 (Lighthouse Route) – Gold River, Western Shore, Bridgewater, Oak Island, Chester | Southern terminus |
| 1.2 | 0.75 | Hwy 103 – Mahone Bay, Bridgewater, Yarmouth, Hubbards, Halifax | Hwy 103 exit 9 | ||
| New Ross | 24.1 | 15.0 | Forties Road / New Russell Road – Forties, Windsor | ||
| Kings | North Alton | 61.9 | 38.5 | Hwy 101 – Berwick, Yarmouth, New Minas, Windsor, Halifax | Hwy 101 exit 13 |
| Kentville | 65.6 | 40.8 | Trunk 1 (Evangeline Trail / Main Street) – Coldbrook, New Minas, Wolfville | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
External links
References
- ^ a b c Google (March 11, 2020). "Nova Scotia Trunk 12" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Nova Scotia Road Map (Map). 1:640,000. Province of Nova Scotia. 2019. §§ J-5, K-5, K-6, L-6.