Nova Scotia 511 Cameras — Live Road Cameras & Map
All Nova Scotia 511 cameras — interactive statewide map
About this map
Nova Scotia's road network funnels almost every long trip onto a handful of 100-series highways, and 511 Nova Scotia keeps live CCTV cameras on the busiest stretches of them. Hwy 102 is the four-lane spine between Halifax and Truro; Hwy 101 runs west from the Halifax area through the Annapolis Valley to Yarmouth; Hwy 103 traces the South Shore down the Atlantic coast through Bridgewater toward Yarmouth; Hwy 104 carries the Trans-Canada from Truro east through Antigonish, over the exposed Cobequid Pass, and across the Canso Causeway; and Hwy 105 continues the Trans-Canada through Cape Breton toward Baddeck and Sydney. Our map pulls those official feeds into one place so you can scan the corridor you actually plan to drive.
These are camera-only feeds. There is no road-weather sensor data behind them and no temperature or surface-condition readout — what you get is the live picture itself. That is genuinely useful in a Maritime winter: a single glance tells you whether the deck looks bare and wet, snow-covered, slushy, or hidden behind blowing snow, and whether traffic is stacking up behind a crash or a plow. For an actual forecast — snowfall amounts, wind, freezing-rain timing, storm-surge warnings — Environment Canada is the source to pair with the cameras. Treat the image as the on-the-ground reality check and the forecast as the plan.
Nova Scotia weather changes fast and by region. A nor'easter can leave Halifax with rain while the Cobequid Pass on Hwy 104 is closed for whiteout conditions, and Cape Breton's highlands routes can hold snow long after the South Shore has cleared. Because the province is long and narrow, the smart move before a winter or shoulder-season drive is to check a camera near your destination, not just near home. The area presets below group the feeds the way most trips are planned — around Halifax, down the Valley and South Shore, along the Trans-Canada, and out into Cape Breton.
Nova Scotia regions covered
Tap an area chip on the map to jump straight to any of these regions.
Province-wide
The full provincial view, every 511 Nova Scotia camera on one map from the New Brunswick border to the tip of Cape Breton. Use this when you're planning a long cross-province haul — say Halifax to Sydney, or Yarmouth to Amherst — and want to scan the whole route at once before zooming into the corridor that matters. It's also the fastest way to see how far a storm has spread: if half the province shows snow-covered pavement and the other half looks wet, you can read the storm line right off the map and time your departure around it.
Halifax
Cameras around the capital region — Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Sackville — covering the busy junction of Hwy 102, Hwy 103 and Hwy 101 plus the harbour-bridge approaches. This is the densest traffic on the map, so the feeds here are as much about congestion as weather: you can spot backups on the 102 commuter run or check whether the bridges and downtown approaches are moving. In winter, the Halifax cameras often show rain or slush while inland routes are snow-covered, which is exactly why it's worth checking a feed closer to your destination before heading out of the city.
Annapolis Valley & South Shore
The two western corridors out of the Halifax area: Hwy 101 along the Bay of Fundy side through the Annapolis Valley toward Digby and Yarmouth, and Hwy 103 down the Atlantic South Shore through Bridgewater toward Yarmouth. These routes run through farm country and coastal towns and meet again at Yarmouth, so the cameras here help you choose between the Valley route and the coast route in marginal weather. Fundy fog, freezing rain in the Valley, and wind-driven snow near the open Atlantic coast are the usual things the live image will reveal.
Northumberland & Trans-Canada
The Trans-Canada corridor across the mainland's northern half — Hwy 104 through Truro, the Cobequid Pass, New Glasgow and Antigonish, plus Hwy 102's northern end and the approaches toward the Canso Causeway. This is the most weather-critical stretch on the map. The Cobequid Pass climbs into exposed high ground that catches the worst of every nor'easter, and it closes for blowing snow and whiteouts more than any other section of provincial highway. Check the pass cameras here before committing to a winter run between central Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.
Cape Breton
Cameras on the island side of the Trans-Canada — Hwy 105 from the Canso Causeway through Baddeck toward North Sydney, plus the Sydney area and the routes that feed the Cabot Trail and Cape Breton Highlands. Conditions out here can run a full step harsher than the mainland: the highlands hold snow longer, wind off the Bras d'Or Lakes and the open Atlantic drives drifting, and the more remote stretches see help arrive slowly. If you're heading for the Cabot Trail or making the ferry connection at North Sydney, the live image is the best read you'll get on whether the island routes are clear.
Tips for using Nova Scotia road cameras
- Read the pavement, not a number. These are camera-only feeds with no temperature or surface sensor, so judge conditions by what you see — bare and dark means wet, a uniform white or grey deck means snow or packed snow, and a glossy sheen can mean ice or freezing rain. When the picture goes flat and you can't make out the road edges, that's blowing snow, and it's your cue to wait.
- Check a camera near your destination, not just near home. Nova Scotia is long and its weather is regional: Halifax can be raining while the Cobequid Pass is closed for whiteout. Always scan a feed close to where you're going, and one in between, before a winter or shoulder-season trip.
- Pair the cameras with Environment Canada. The live image tells you what's happening right now; it won't tell you what's coming. For snowfall amounts, wind, freezing-rain timing and storm-surge or wind warnings, check the Environment Canada forecast and weather alerts for your route alongside the feeds.
- Respect the Cobequid Pass on Hwy 104. It's the most closure-prone stretch of provincial highway, climbing into exposed terrain that catches the brunt of nor'easters. If the pass cameras show blowing snow or stopped traffic, don't try to beat it — closures here happen fast and trucks jackknife on the grades.
- Watch for crashes and backups, not just snow. The cameras are as useful for spotting a stopped line of traffic — a collision, a plow train, a closure ahead — as they are for weather. On the 102 around Halifax and the 104 over the pass, a sudden wall of brake lights in the image is reason enough to reconsider your timing.
- Plan around Cape Breton's extra margin. Hwy 105 and the Cabot Trail region run harsher and more remote than the mainland, with the highlands holding snow and wind driving drifts. If you're making a ferry connection at North Sydney or touring the Trail in shoulder season, leave early, check the island feeds, and build in extra time.
All Nova Scotia 511 cameras by corridor
A complete directory of all 57 Nova Scotia 511 traffic cameras, grouped by highway and corridor.
HWY-101 cameras (12)
- Avonport (Hwy101 @ Ben Jackson Rd.)
- Bridgetown
- Coldbrook (Hwy 101 @ Lovett Rd)
- Cornwallis (Hwy 101)
- Kingston (Hwy 101 @ Bishop Mtn Rd.)
- Lequille (Hwy 101)
- Meteghan (Hwy 101 South of Exit 29)
- Mt Uniacke (Exit 3, Hwy 101)
- Viewmount (Long Point Rd)
- Weymouth (Hwy 101 South of Exit 27)
- Windsor
- Yarmouth (Exit 33 Port Maitland)
HWY-104 cameras (12)
- Amherst (Near Exit 3, Hwy 104)
- Canso Causeway
- Lornevale (Cobequid Pass, Hwy. 104)
- Marshy Hope (John Munroe Rd., Hwy 104)
- Monastery
- Mt Thom (Upper Mt Thom, Hwy 104), facing east
- Mt William Rd (Hwy 104)
- River Bourgeois (Highway 104 @ Exit 47)
- Springhill (Exit 5, Hwy 104)
- Truro (Exit 15, Hwy 104)
- Weavers Mountain, facing east
- Westchester (Cobequid Pass, Hwy. 104)
HWY-102 cameras (6)
- Bedford (Exit 4A, Hwy 102)
- Beechville (Hwy 102 @ Exit 1A)
- Kelly Lake (Exit 5A, Hwy 102)
- Milford (Exit 9, Hwy 102)
- Waverley (Hwy 102)
- Waverley2 (Hwy 118)
HWY-103 cameras (6)
- Bridgewater (Exit 13, Hwy 103)
- Chester Basin, facing west
- Granite Village
- Hubbards (Hwy 103 near Exit 6)
- Pubnico (Hwy 103)
- Tantallon (Hwy 103 @ Bowater Mersey Rd)
HWY-105 cameras (4)
- BuckLaw (Hwy 105)
- Kelly's Mountain
- Seal Island - East
- Seal Island - West
HWY-30 cameras (2)
- French Mountain
- South Mountain
HWY-4 cameras (2)
- East Bay
- Irish Cove
HWY-7 cameras (2)
- Cochrane Hill
- Lake Charlotte
Cabot Trail cameras (1)
- Point Cross
HWY-106 cameras (1)
- Pictou Causeway
HWY-107 cameras (1)
- Lake Echo (Hwy 107)
HWY-118 cameras (1)
- Portobello (Hwy 118)
HWY-12 cameras (1)
- Trunk 12 (@ Blue Mountain)
HWY-125 cameras (1)
- North Sydney (Pottle Lake, Hwy 125)
HWY-16 cameras (1)
- Lincolnville (Hwy 16)
HWY-19 cameras (1)
- Mabou
HWY-374 cameras (1)
- Trafalgar
HWY-6 cameras (1)
- Pugwash
Tom Joes Hill Rd cameras (1)
- Margaree Harbour
Live road cameras in other states
The same fast camera map for the other states we cover.
Nova Scotia road camera guides
In-depth guides to the highways, passes and destinations we cover here.