Aulds Cove
The Strait of Canso defines the setting of Aulds Cove — this narrow tidal channel divides mainland Nova Scotia from Cape Breton Island and gives the community its role at a major crossing. Completed in 1955, the Canso Causeway created a fixed link across the strait, carrying Highway 104 and a railway line between the island and the mainland. Its long, rock-armoured embankment is a defining work of Nova Scotian transport infrastructure. Aulds Cove sits among low wooded shores and open water, where road traffic passes through a landscape shaped as much by the channel as by the engineering that spans it.
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Few communities in Nova Scotia have a history as closely tied to crossing the Strait of Canso as Aulds Cove. On the mainland shore opposite Cape Breton Island, the settlement stands beside the Canso Causeway, the road and rail link completed in 1955 that replaced the ferry crossing. The causeway is paired with the Canso Canal, whose locks allow vessels to pass between St. Georges Bay and the Strait of Canso. Aulds Cove is a practical stop on the route into Cape Breton, where water, shipping and long-distance travel have shaped local identity. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of the Strait of Canso and Cape Breton.
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