Nova Scotia Highway 101

Highway 101 is an east-west highway in Nova Scotia that runs from Bedford to Yarmouth.[1][3]

Highway 101 marker

Highway 101

Harvest Highway
Highway 101 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length308.5 km[1][2] (191.7 mi)
Existed1962–present
Major junctions
East end Hwy 102 / Trunk 1 in Bedford
Major intersections Trunk 14 near Windsor
Trunk 8 near Annapolis Royal
West end Trunk 3 in Yarmouth
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
Highway system
← Trunk 33→ Hwy 102
View of Highway 101 as it passes outside Kentville, Nova Scotia.

The highway follows a 310 km (190 mi) route along the southern coast of the Bay of Fundy through the Annapolis Valley, the largest agricultural district in the province. Between its western terminus at Yarmouth to Weymouth, the highway is 2-lane controlled access. Between Weymouth and Digby, the highway reverts to a 2-lane local road. From Digby to Grand Pre, the highway is 2-lane controlled access. From the Gaspereau River crossing near Grand Pre to 3 km west of Exit 6 (Falmouth) the highway is a 4-lane freeway. Heading east the highway is 2-lane controlled access until Exit 5 (Trunk 14). From Three Mile Plains to its eastern terminus at Bedford, the highway is a 4-lane freeway. Some of the 2-lane controlled access sections of the highway are 3 or 4 lanes, with the addition of passing lanes. One section of the 4-lane freeway near Hantsport is a short 5-lane (3 lanes westbound) section for about 2 km due to previous road configuration for a passing lane due to a steep hill.[1] Similar to Highway 103, kilometre markers increase run west-to-east, increasing from Yarmouth to Bedford; however, exit numbers run east-to-west, increasing from Bedford to Yarmouth.

The provincial government named the highway the Harvest Highway on 7 December 2008 to recognize the important contributions of farmers in Nova Scotia.[4]

History

The highway was developed in non-contiguous sections with the first parts, between Bedford, Windsor and Avonport, built in the 1960s, followed by parts through the Annapolis Valley, Digby and Yarmouth counties in the 1970s–1990s. The highway was built to provide a modern limited-access route between Halifax and Yarmouth, and the many towns and villages in the corridor.

Exit list
CountyLocationkm[2]miExitDestinationsNotes
HalifaxBedford0.0–
1.1		0.0–
0.68		 Trunk 1 east (Bedford Highway) to Trunk 2 / Trunk 7 – Bedford, DartmouthHwy 101 eastern terminus; roadway continues as Trunk 1
1G/H Hwy 102 – Halifax International Airport, Truro, HalifaxSigned as exits 1G (south) and 1H (north); exits 4A/B on Hwy 102
1F Bedford Bypass (Trunk 33 east) to Trunk 7 east – DartmouthEastbound exit, westbound entrance
Lower Sackville1K Trunk 1 west (Cobequid Road) – Lower SackvilleWestbound exit, eastbound entrance
4.42.72 Route 354 (Beaver Bank Road) – Lower Sackville, Middle Sackville
Middle Sackville7.24.52A To Trunk 1 (Margeson Drive) – Upper Sackville, Middle Sackville, Lower SackvilleInterchange opened in 2011[5]
Hants​16.210.13 Trunk 1 – Mount Uniacke, Upper Sackville
St. Croix38.123.74 Trunk 1 to Route 215 – St. Croix, Newport, Ellershouse
​44.927.95 Trunk 14 to Trunk 1 / Route 215 – Windsor, Chester, Three Mile Plains, Rawdon
Windsor47.329.45AWentworth Road
49.430.76 To Trunk 1 – Windsor Downtown
Falmouth51.131.87 To Trunk 1 – Falmouth
Hantsport57.335.68 To Trunk 1 – Hantsport, Mount Denson
KingsGlooscap First Nation61.238.08A To Trunk 1 (Ben Jackson Road) – Hantsport, LockhartvilleOpened in 2009
Avonport65.640.89 Trunk 1 east – Avonport, West BrooklynEast end of Trunk 1 concurrency
Grand Pré68.242.410 Trunk 1 west – Grand Pré, Hortonville, WolfvilleWest end of Trunk 1 concurrency; westbound access to Wolfville
Greenwich77.348.011 To Trunk 1 / Route 358 – Greenwich, Port Williams, Canning, WolfvilleEastbound access to Wolfville
New Minas80.349.911A To Trunk 1 (Granite Drive) – New MinasOpened December, 2018
83.551.912 To Trunk 1 – New Minas, Kentville
North Alton87.654.413 Trunk 12 – Kentville, North Alton, South Alton, New RossWestbound access to Kentville
Coldbrook91.356.714 Trunk 1 – Coldbrook, Cambridge, Waterville, KentvilleEastbound access to Kentville
Berwick105.965.815 Route 360 – Berwick, Harbourville, Cambridge
​114.271.016Victoria Harbour Road – Aylesford, Auburn, Morden
Kingston123.576.717EBishop Mountain Road – Kingston, GreenwoodWestbound exit, eastbound entrance
125.277.817WMarshall Road – Kingston, GreenwoodEastbound exit, westbound entrance
AnnapolisMiddleton133.282.818A To Trunk 1 / Trunk 10 / Route 362 – Middleton, Nictaux Falls, MargaretsvilleWestbound exit, eastbound entrance; westbound access to Trunk 10 / Route 362
136.584.818 To Trunk 1 / Trunk 10 / Route 362 – Middleton, Brickton, Mount Hanley, Nictaux Falls, MargaretsvilleEastbound access to Trunk 10 / Route 362
​145.290.219 To Trunk 1 – Lawrencetown, Clarence, Port Lorne
Bridgetown156.397.120 Trunk 1 (Evangeline Trail) – Bridgetown, Upper Granville, Paradise
156.797.4Crosses the Annapolis River
​161.0100.021 To Route 201 – Bridgetown, Centrelea, Tupperville
182.2113.222 Trunk 8 north to Trunk 1 / Route 201 – Lequille, Granville Ferry, Annapolis Royal
196.2121.923ACornwallis, Clementsport, Clemenstvale
200.6–
201.9		124.6–
125.5		23 Trunk 1 east – Deep Brook, Cornwallis, ClementsportEast end of Trunk 1 concurrency
Annapolis–Digby
county boundary		​202.6125.9Crosses the Bear River
Digby​203.2126.324 Trunk 1 west – Smith's Cove, Bear RiverWest end of Trunk 1 concurrency
Joggin Bridge207.4128.925 Trunk 1 east – Bear River, Smith's Cove, LansdowneEast end of Trunk 1 concurrency
207.8129.1Joggin Bridge crosses The Joggins/Big Joggins (Annapolis Basin)
Digby210.2130.626 Route 303 north to Route 217 – Digby, Saint John Ferry
​233.9145.327 Trunk 1 west to Route 340 – Weymouth, Weymouth Falls, Weymouth North, Fort PointAt-grade; west end of Trunk 1 concurrency
New Edinburgh236.7147.1Crosses the Sissiboo River
St. Bernard240.4149.428 Trunk 1 to Route 340 – Weymouth, St. Bernard, Belliveaus Cove, Grosses Coques, Church Point
​255.3158.629 To Trunk 1 – Concession, Comeauville, Church Point, Little Brook, Saulnierville
270.7168.231 To Trunk 1 – Meteghan, St. Alphonse de Clare, Mavillette, Meteghan River, Saulnierville
Salmon River283.1175.932 To Trunk 1 – Salmon River, Mavillette, Hectanooga
Yarmouth​291.4181.133 To Trunk 1 – Port Maitland, Darling's Lake, Beaver River
Hebron301.4187.334 Route 340 to Trunk 1 – South Ohio, Hebron, Yarmouth
Yarmouth308.5191.7 Trunk 3 (Starrs Road) to Hwy 103 / Trunk 1 – Arcadia, YarmouthAt-grade; Hwy 101 western terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
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  1. "Nova Scotia Roads - Highway 101". Nova Scotia Roads Website on the Internet Archives. Archived from the original on 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  2. Google (August 12, 2019). "Highway 101 in Nova Scotia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  3. "Nova Scotia's Highway 101 to be widened". CBC News. 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  4. "Farmers Honoured with Harvest Highway Designation" (Press release). Government of Nova Scotia. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  5. "Communications Nova Scptia Traffic Advisory, Halifax Regional Municipality". News Releases. 11 May 2018.
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