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 .

Trunk 1 marker
Trunk 2 marker
Bedford Highway
Route information
Maintained by Halifax Regional Municipality
Transportation & Public Works
Length13.1 km[1] (8.1 mi)
Component
highways
Trunk 1 / Trunk 2
Major junctions
South end Hwy 111 / Windsor Street
Major intersections Trunk 7 (Dartmouth Road)
Trunk 2 (Hammonds Plains Road)
North end Hwy 101 / Hwy 102
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
Highway system

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

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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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The Chickenburger located at 1531 Bedford Highway (September 2018).

Major intersections

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The entire route is located in Halifax Regional Municipality

Locationkm[1]miExitDestinationsNotes
Halifax0.00.0Lady 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
0.50.31   To Trunk 3 / Hwy 102 / Joseph Howe DriveInterchange
1.30.81Bayview Road
2.61.6Flamingo Drive
4.02.5Kearney Lake Road
5.93.7Larry Uteck Boulevard
Bedford7.64.7Southgate Drive
8.35.2  Hammonds Plains Road (Route 213 west)
9.76.0Meadowbrook Drive
10.56.5Union Street
11.06.8  Dartmouth Road (Trunk 7 east) – Dartmouth
11.27.0  Trunk 2 north (Rocky Lake Drive) – Waverley  Trunk 1 eastern terminus; north end of Trunk 2 concurrency; south end of Trunk 1 concurrency
Lower Sackville12.2–
13.1
7.6–
8.1
1G/H   Hwy 102 – Airport, Truro, HalifaxSigned as exits 1H (north) and 1G (south); exit 4A/B on Hwy 102
1K  Trunk 1 west (Cobequid Road) – Lower SackvilleEastbound exit, westbound entrance; north end of Trunk 1 concurrency
  Hwy 101 west – Windsor, Annapolis ValleyContinues as Hwy 101
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bedford Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "A Brief History of Sackville". Fultz House Museum. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  3. ^ Sanders, Mike; Beanlands, Sara (August 2009). "Highway 113 Archaeological Assessment" (PDF). Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "House of Intercessory Prayer Ministries". Retrieved January 30, 2020.