Nova Scotia Trunk 7
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
Length | 272 km[1] (169 mi) | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Nova Scotia | |||
Counties | Halifax Regional Municipality, Guysborough, Antigonish | |||
Towns | Antigonish | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Nova Scotia Trunk 7 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of Trunk Highways. The route runs from Bedford to Antigonish, along the Eastern Shore for a distance of 269 kilometres (167 mi).[1] Part of Trunk 7 is known as the Marine Drive.[2]
Route description
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/NSRoute7.jpg/240px-NSRoute7.jpg)
Bedford
[edit]In the olden Days, Highway 7 used to travel from Main Road (now Bedford Highway) to Hatchery Lane to Wardour Drive to Dartmouth Road. The route used to travel like 280 kilometers. The route became shorter when highway 7 made a new section between Wardour Drive and The Future Bedford Highway where it was also Concurrent when Highway 1 Used to Began in Halifax until 1970.The Chickenburger relocation where the original location was torn down due to this highway section. Highway 7 was a 2 lane highway between Bedford and Dartmouth until the 1960s.
Dartmouth
[edit]From Bedford at the intersection of Trunk 2, Trunk 7 leaves to the southeast along the eastern shore of the Bedford Basin, then climbs Magazine Hill next to the Canadian Forces Magazine and enters Dartmouth on Windmill Road. Through Downtown Dartmouth, it is known as Alderney Drive, which turns into Prince Albert Road past Sullivan's Pond as it runs along the shore of Lake Banook. At Grahams Grove Park, Trunk 7 continues through the Micmac Parclo, on to Main Street, past Highway 111 and to the community of Westphal, bypassing Cole Harbour to the south. Until 1970, Highway 7 ran from Portland Street to Prince Albert Road.[3]
Eastern Shore
[edit]Just outside Dartmouth, three highways head towards the Eastern Shore: Route 207 leads out of Cole Harbour, passing the surfing beach at Lawrencetown. Near Preston, Route 107 and Trunk 7 separate. Highway 107 and Trunk 7 continue eastward through the African Canadian community of East Preston and the exurban communities of Lake Echo, Porters Lake and Head of Chezzetcook to Musquodoboit Harbour, where Highway 107 ends.[2]
Trunk 7 continues to the east, twisting along numerous inlets of the Atlantic Ocean past some of the longest beaches in the province and through almost 300 coastal communities, such as Head of Jeddore, Sheet Harbour, Moser River, Necum Teuch and Ecum Secum. There are two junctions in Sheet Harbour with Route 224 and Route 374. Trunk 7 continues along the coast, passing through Port Dufferin and Moser River. In Ecum Secum, Trunk 7 crosses into Guysborough County. In Sherbrooke, Trunk 7 crosses the St. Mary's River and turns north, away from the ocean. The route follows the east bank of the river's valley, passing through Melrose and Aspen. In Lochaber, Trunk 7 crosses into Antigonish County. Trunk 7 then continues north through Salt Springs to its end at Antigonish, where it crosses Highway 104, part of the Trans-Canada Highway network, then terminates at West Street/Trunk 4 in Antigonish.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Halifax | Bedford | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Trunk 7 western terminus | |
1.7 | 1.1 | ![]() ![]() | Westbound exit, eastbound entrance | |||
Dartmouth | 5.0 | 3.1 | Akerley Boulevard | To Hwy 107 | ||
6.4 | 4.0 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
7.2 | 4.5 | Hwy 111 (to A. Murray MacKay Bridge) | Passes under Hwy 111, no direct access, use Route 322 | |||
10.0 | 6.2 | Angus L. Macdonald Bridge | Passes under MacDonald Bridge, no direct access, use Wyse Road | |||
10.5 | 6.5 | Wyse Road – Macdonald Bridge | ||||
11.8 | 7.3 | ![]() | ||||
12.0 | 7.5 | ![]() | West end of Route 322 concurrency | |||
12.0 | 7.5 | ![]() | East end of Route 322 concurrency | |||
13.9– 14.5 | 8.6– 9.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Hwy 111 exit 6 | |||
18.2 | 11.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | West end of Hwy 107 concurrency | |||
Cherry Brook | 21.2 | 13.2 | ![]() | |||
| 22.7 | 14.1 | ![]() | At-grade; east of Hwy 107 concurrency; Hwy 107 exit 17 | ||
Porters Lake | 39.5 | 24.5 | ![]() | |||
39.9 | 24.8 | ![]() | ||||
Musquodoboit Harbour | 50.3 | 31.3 | ![]() | At-grade; Hwy 107 eastern terminus | ||
52.9 | 32.9 | ![]() | ||||
Sheet Harbour | 123.4 | 76.7 | ![]() ![]() | |||
126.9 | 78.9 | ![]() | ||||
Guysborough | Stillwater | 210.2 | 130.6 | ![]() | ||
Melrose | 222.1 | 138.0 | ![]() | |||
Aspen | 238.9 | 148.4 | ![]() | |||
Lochaber | 248.7 | 154.5 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Antigonish | Antigonish | 277.9 | 172.7 | ![]() | Hwy 104 exit 32 | |
278.2 | 172.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Trunk 7 eastern terminus; continues as Route 245 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Marine_Drive_trail_sign.jpg/100px-Marine_Drive_trail_sign.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nova Scotia Trunk 7" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c Nova Scotia Road Map (Map). 1:640,000. Province of Nova Scotia. 2019. §§ K-7, K-8, K-9, K-10, J-10, J-11, H-11, G-11.
- ^ Nova Scotia Road Map (Map). Province of Nova Scotia. 2019. Halifax inset.