Cobequid Pass
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Cobequid Pass is the name given to a 45 kilometre toll section of Nova Scotia Highway 104
in Colchester County
and Cumberland County
between Masstown
and Thompson Station
with a toll station near Great Village
. The toll section got its name from the Cobequid Mountains
, which the highway goes through.
Tolls are four dollars cash for cars or two dollars with Electronic toll collection
and $3.50 per axle for commercial vehicles. The Atlantic Highway Management Corporation operates the Cobequid Pass for the Nova Scotia Government.
First opened to traffic on November 15, 1997, a high accident rate on the previous 54-kilometre 2-lane roadway through Wentworth Valley
and over Folly Mountain
on Trunk 4 was a major reason for construction of the Cobequid Pass, with as many as 50 deaths in the previous decade.
Nova Scotia Highway 104
Highway 104 in Nova Scotia runs from the New Brunswick border near Amherst to St. Peter's. Except for the portion on Cape Breton Island between Port Hawkesbury and St. Peter's, it is part of the Trans-Canada Highway....
in Colchester County
Colchester County, Nova Scotia
Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The appellation Colchester was applied in 1780 to the district previously called "Cobequid," and was derived from the town of Colchester in Essex...
and Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at...
between Masstown
Masstown, Nova Scotia
Masstown is a farming community located approximately 17 kilometers from Truro, Nova Scotia.-Historic background:Masstown has its beginnings with French settlers, known as Acadians. They first settled in this area near the Cobequid Bay in 1705. The Acadian culture consisted primarily of farming...
and Thompson Station
Thompson Station, Nova Scotia
Thomson Station is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County.-References:*...
with a toll station near Great Village
Great Village, Nova Scotia
Great Village is a community of approximately 500 people located along Trunk 2 and the north shore of Cobequid Bay in Colchester County Nova Scotia...
. The toll section got its name from the Cobequid Mountains
Cobequid Mountains
The Cobequid Mountains, also sometimes referred to as the Cobequid Hills, is a Canadian mountain range located in Nova Scotia in the mainland portion of the province.-Geologic history:...
, which the highway goes through.
Tolls are four dollars cash for cars or two dollars with Electronic toll collection
Electronic toll collection
Electronic toll collection , an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads by collecting tolls electronically. It is thus a technological implementation of a road pricing concept...
and $3.50 per axle for commercial vehicles. The Atlantic Highway Management Corporation operates the Cobequid Pass for the Nova Scotia Government.
First opened to traffic on November 15, 1997, a high accident rate on the previous 54-kilometre 2-lane roadway through Wentworth Valley
Wentworth Valley
The Wentworth Valley is a valley in the Cobequid Hills of northwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.The valley is located in a glacial trough north of Folly Mountain and comprises the lowest elevation pass through the Cobequids...
and over Folly Mountain
Folly Mountain
Folly Mountain is a mountain and a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County on Trunk 4 in the Cobequid Hills....
on Trunk 4 was a major reason for construction of the Cobequid Pass, with as many as 50 deaths in the previous decade.