266.78 km
165.77 mi

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Route 7

LENGTH 266.78 km / 165.77 mi
WEST END Route 2, Bedford
EAST END Route 4, Antigonish
PLACES Bedford, Dartmouth, Westphal, East Preston, Lake Echo, Porters Lake, Head of Chezzetcook, Gaetz Brook, Musquodoboit Harbour, Smiths Settlement, Head of Jeddore, Salmon River Bridge, Oyster Pond, Lake Charlotte, Ship Harbour, East Ship Harbour, Murphys Cove, Pleasant Harbour, Tangier, Mooseland, Popes Harbour, Spry Harbour, Spry Bay, Sheet Harbour, Watt Section, Beaver Harbour, Port Dufferin, West Quoddy, East Quoddy, Harrigan Cove, Moosehead, Moser River, Necum Teuch, Ecum Secum, Marie Joseph, West Liscomb, Liscomb Mills, Wilsons Cove, Spanish Ship Bay, Liscomb, Goldenville, Sherbrooke, Stillwater, Melrose, Aspen, Fisher Mills, Lochiel Lake, South Lochaber, Lochaber, North Lochaber, Ashdale, Gaspereau Lake, Purlbrook, Salt Springs, West River, Antigonish
COUNTIES Halifax, Guysborough, Antigonish
CONCURRENCIES Route 322, Dartmouth (0.2 km)
Highway 107, Westphal to East Preston (4.6 km)
RIVER CROSSINGS Little Salmon River (Westphal to East Preston)
Porters Lake (Porters Lake)
Musquodoboit River (Musquodoboit Harbour)
Salmon River (Head of Jeddore)
West River Sheet Harbour (Sheet Harbour)
East River Sheet Harbour (Sheet Harbour)
Moser River (Moser River)
Ecum Secum River (Ecum Secum)
Liscomb River (Liscomb Mills)
Gaspereau Brook (Liscomb)
St. Mary's River (Sherbrooke)
West River (West River)
NAMES Dartmouth Road (Bedford)
Windmill Road, Alderney Drive, Ochterloney Street, Prince Albert Road, Main Street (Dartmouth)
West Street (Antigonish)
HIGHEST AADT 37,600 at Victoria Road, Dartmouth (2001)
LOWEST AADT 330 at Liscomb Mills (2005)

History

Route 7, as it first existed in the 1930s, followed the Eastern Shore all the way from Dartmouth to Canso. The current routing was established sometime in the 1940s, withe the former coastal route later becoming Route 316.

Guide

Junction List

Location km Routes / Destination Other Notes
Bedford 0.0 Route 2 - Bedford Hwy. - Halifax, Sackville, Highway 102
Bedford 0.8 Ridgevale Dr.  
Bedford 1.3 Eaglewood Dr.  
Bedford 2.1 Bedford Bypass - to Highway 101, Sackville, Kentville westbound exit/eastbound entry only
Dartmouth 5.0 Akerley Blvd. - to Highway 107
Dartmouth 5.8 Wright Ave.
Dartmouth 6.3 Route 322 - Victoria Rd. - to Highway 111, MacKay Bridge Route 7 bears south onto Windmill Rd.
Dartmouth 7.3 Princess Margaret Blvd. - to Highway 111, MacKay Bridge
Dartmouth 8.2 Trinity Ave.  
Dartmouth 8.6 Farrell St.  
Dartmouth 8.7 Albro Lake Rd.
Dartmouth 9.0 Elmwood Ave.  
Dartmouth 9.5 Jamieson St.  
Dartmouth 10.4 Wyse Rd. - to MacDonald Bridge
Dartmouth 10.9 Alderney Dr. / Alderney Gate Route 7 turns northeast from Alderney Dr. onto Ochterloney St.
Dartmouth 11.0 King St.  
Dartmouth 11.3 Victoria Rd. one-way westbound only
Dartmouth 11.4 Pine St. one-way eastbound only
Dartmouth 11.5 Route 322 west - Maple St.
Dartmouth 11.6 Crichton Ave.
Dartmouth 11.7 Route 322 east - Prince Albert Rd. Route 7 merges onto Prince Albert Rd.
Dartmouth 11.9 Hawthorne St.  
Dartmouth 12.7 Sinclair St.  
Dartmouth 12.9 Celtic Dr.  
Dartmouth 13.1 Prince Albert Rd. Route 7 turns north onto Grahams Grove
Dartmouth 13.4 Route 318 - Braemar Dr. - Waverley
Highway 111 - MacKay Bridge, Halifax, Cole Harbour		 Micmac Parclo
Route 7 turns east onto Main St.
Dartmouth 14.0 Major St. / Tacoma Dr.
Dartmouth 14.3 Hartlen St.  
Dartmouth 15.0 Caledonia Rd. / Woodlawn Rd.
Dartmouth 15.7 Brigadoon Ave.  
Westphal 17.5 Ridgecrest Dr.
Westphal 17.9 Highway 107 west - Forest Hills Pkwy. - Cole Harbour

4.6-km multiplex with Highway 107 begins
Westphal 18.6 Montague Rd.
Westphal 19.1 Broom Rd. / MacLaughlin Rd.
Westphal 20.4 Cherry Brook Rd.  
Westphal 20.7 Lake Major Rd.  
Westphal 20.9 Route 328 - Ross Rd., Lawrencetown  
East Preston 22.1 Salmon River Rd.  
East Preston 22.5 Highway 107 east - Musquodoboit Harbour

4.6-km multiplex with Highway 107 begins
East Preston 23.9 Glasgow Rd.  
East Preston 24.3 Upper Gordon St. / Lower Governor St.  
East Preston 24.7 Brooks Dr.  
East Preston 26.0 Lower Partridge River Rd.  
Lake Echo 27.5 Bell St. / Minesville Rd. - to Highway 107  
Lake Echo 29.0 Beech Hill Dr.  
Lake Echo 30.2 Old Halifax Rd. / Old Lake Echo Rd.  
Porters Lake 36.2 Myra Rd.  
Porters Lake 36.4 West Porters Lake Rd. - to Highway 107 west  
Porters Lake 37.5 Davlin Dr.  
Porters Lake 39.3 Highway 107 Connector  
Head of Chezzetcook 40.1 Route 207 - West Chezzetcook, Lawrencetown  
Head of Chezzetcook 43.5 Conrod Settlement Rd. / East Chezzetcook Rd. - to Highway 107  
Gaetz Brook 45.1 Pearson Dr.  
Gaetz Brook 47.1 Pinehill Dr.  
Musquodoboit Harbour 50.1 Highway 107 - Dartmouth, Halifax  
Musquodoboit Harbour 52.0 West Petpeswick Rd.  
Musquodoboit Harbour 52.6 East Petpeswick Rd.  
Musquodoboit Harbour 52.7 Route 357 - Meaghers Grant, Elderbank  
Musquodoboit Harbour 53.1 Mill Rd. / Anderson Rd.  
Smith Settlement 56.7 Ostrea Lake Rd.  
Head of Jeddore 58.8 West Jeddore Rd.  
Head of Jeddore 60.8 Myers Point Rd.  
Salmon River Bridge 61.6 Myers Point Rd.  
Oyster Ponds 64.8 East Jeddore Rd.  
Lake Charlotte 67.5 Upper Lakeville Rd.  
Lake Charlotte 69.9 Clam Harbour Rd.  
Ship Harbour 78.0 Clam Bay-West Ship Harbour Rd.  
Murphy Cove 91.0 Murphy Rd.  
Tangier 99.7 Coopers Rd.  
Tangier 100.1 Mooseland Rd.  
Spry Harbour 105.5 Fern Hill Rd.  
Spry Bay 110.1 Boutiliers Settlement Rd.  
Spry Bay 111.5 Taylors Head Rd. - Taylors Head Provincial Park  
Sheet Harbour 115.2 Mushaboom Rd.  
Sheet Harbour 121.4 West Side Rd.  
Sheet Harbour 123.2 Route 224 - Upper Musquodoboit  
Sheet Harbour 125.3 Church Point Rd.  
Sheet Harbour 126.1 Church Point Rd.  
Sheet Harbour 126.2 Pool Rd.  
Sheet Harbour 126.5 East River Rd.  
Watt Section 126.8 Route 374 - Lochaber Mines, Stellarton  
Watt Section 129.2 Passage Rd.  
Beaver Harbour 134.8 Passage Rd.  
Port Dufferin 139.0 Dufferin Mines Rd.  
Port Dufferin 139.5 Smiley Point Rd.  
West Quoddy 141.5 Gammons Rd.  
East Quoddy 145.7 Atkins Point Rd.  
Moosehead 150.3 Charles MacDonald Point Rd.  
Moosehead 153.1 Moosehead Rd.  
Moser River 155.6 Moser River North Rd.  
Moser River 156.0 Nauglers Settlement Rd.  
Necum Teuch 160.7 Smith Cove Rd.  
Ecum Secum 164.1 New Chester Rd.  
Ecum Secum 164.8 South Shore Rd.  
Ecum Secum 168.3 Hapes Point Rd.  
Marie Joseph 173.9 Fancy Point Rd.  
West Liscomb 177.2 West Liscomb Point Rd.  
Liscomb 189.5 Pyes Head Rd.  
Liscomb 190.7 Little Liscomb Rd.  
Goldenville 201.8 Goldenville Rd.  
Sherbrooke 205.1 Cameron Rd.  
Sherbrooke 205.6 Main St. Route 7 turns north
Sherbrooke 205.9 Sonora Rd.  
Sherbrooke 206.4 Old Road Hill  
Sherbrooke 209.7 Waternish Rd.  
Stillwater 210.1 Route 211 - Indian Harbour, Port Bickerton  
Melrose 222.1 Melrose-Country Harbour Rd.  
Melrose 222.4 Route 348 - West River Rd. - Glenelg, Smithfield, New Glasgow  
Aspen 227.2 Route 347 - Sherbrooke Rd. - Newtown, Eden Lake, New Glasgow  
Fisher Mills 231.1 West Side Lochiel Lake Rd.  
South Lochaber 236.6 West Side Lochaber Rd.  
South Lochaber 237.0 Route 276 - Goshen-Lochaber Rd. - Goshen, Argyle, Country Harbour  
Lochaber 240.7 Chapel Rd.  
Lochaber 244.3 Middleton Rd.  
North Lochaber 248.1 Ohio Lake Rd.  
North Lochaber 248.8 Glen Rd. / Old Pinevale Rd.  
Gaspereaux Lake 257.7 Ohio East Rd.  
Purlbrook 259.6 Glen Rd.  
Salt Springs 261.7 Pitchers Farm Rd.  
West River 265.2 Lower West River Rd.  
Antigonish 266.5 Highway 104 - Truro, New Glasgow, Cape Breton
Antigonish 266.8 Route 4 - James St. / West St.  

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