Bedford Highway
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  Bedford Highway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Halifax Regional Municipality Transportation & Public Works | |
| Length | 13.1 km[1] (8.1 mi) |
| Component highways |   Trunk 1 / Trunk 2 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  Hwy 111 / Windsor Street |
 Trunk 7 (Dartmouth Road) Trunk 2 (Hammonds Plains Road) | |
| North end |   Hwy 101 / Hwy 102 |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Highway system | |
The Bedford Highway is a highway in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia that is part of Trunk 2. It runs around the western side of the Bedford Basin. The highway starts at the Windsor Street intersection on the Halifax Peninsula and passes by the communities of Fairview, Rockingham, and Bedford, where it becomes part of Trunk 1 to Highway 101 .
Historically the Bedford Highway was part of the route from Halifax to Windsor, but also formed the first stage of a journey to Truro, with Sackville's Twelve Mile House staging inn marking the start of the Truro road.[2] The never-completed Annapolis Road also began on the Bedford Highway, at today's intersection with Kearney Lake Road, which is believed to partly follow the alignment of the early road.[3]
History
[edit]In 1958, the original Section of Highway 1 was blocked and knocked off due to the opening of Nova Scotia Highway 102 from Range Park to Memory Lane from Bedford, Nova Scotia to Sackville, Nova Scotia.
In 1970, Halifax ended their original terminus of Nova Scotia Highway 1 via Barrington Street, Quinpool Road, Robie Street, Spring Garden Road, Joseph Howe and Bayers Road to Main Road (renamed Bedford Highway in 1977) following the opening of The MacKay Bridge. The Concurrent Highway in Halifax ended Days Before the open of the new bridge.
In 1977, the whole main road was renamed Bedford Highway.
Notable places
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- Fairview Lawn Cemetery
- Mount Saint Vincent University
- Rockingham Community Center
- Clearwater
- Mill Cove Plaza
- The Chickenburger
- Sunnyside Mall
- Bedford Place Mall
- Bedford Range Ballpark
- House of Intercessory Prayer Ministries (HIPM)[4]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is located in Halifax Regional Municipality.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 0.0 | 0.0 | Lady Hammond Road Hwy 111 east / Windsor Street (Trunk 2 south) – MacKay Bridge, Dartmouth | Windsor Street Exchange; south end of Trunk 2 concurrency; continues as Lady Hammond Road | ||
| 0.5 | 0.31 |  To Trunk 3 / Hwy 102 / Joseph Howe Drive | Interchange | |||
| 1.3 | 0.81 | Bayview Road | ||||
| 2.6 | 1.6 | Flamingo Drive | ||||
| 4.0 | 2.5 | Kearney Lake Road | ||||
| 5.9 | 3.7 | Larry Uteck Boulevard | ||||
| Bedford | 7.6 | 4.7 | Southgate Drive | |||
| 8.3 | 5.2 |  Hammonds Plains Road (Route 213 west) | ||||
| 9.7 | 6.0 | Meadowbrook Drive | ||||
| 10.5 | 6.5 | Union Street | ||||
| 11.0 | 6.8 | Dartmouth Road (Trunk 7 east) – Dartmouth | ||||
| 11.2 | 7.0 | Trunk 2 north (Rocky Lake Drive) – Waverley | Trunk 1 eastern terminus; north end of Trunk 2 concurrency; south end of Trunk 1 concurrency | |||
| Lower Sackville | 12.2– 13.1 | 7.6– 8.1 | 1G/H |  Hwy 102 – Airport, Truro, Halifax | Signed as exits 1H (north) and 1G (south); exit 4A/B on Hwy 102 | |
| 1K | Trunk 1 west (Cobequid Road) – Lower Sackville | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance; north end of Trunk 1 concurrency | ||||
| — | Hwy 101 west – Windsor, Annapolis Valley | Continues as Hwy 101 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bedford Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "A Brief History of Sackville". Fultz House Museum. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Sanders, Mike; Beanlands, Sara (August 2009). "Highway 113 Archaeological Assessment" (PDF). Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ "House of Intercessory Prayer Ministries". Retrieved January 30, 2020.