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Highway 101

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Future Plans

Twinning continues on Highway 101 towards the Annapolis Valley. The current phase, consisting of the segments between exits 4 and 5 and between exit 7 and 8; is under construction and is expected to be completed by 2010. Exit 8A, currently an at-grade intersection, will be replaced with an interchange. Residents of the Annapolis Valley have long demanded the twinning of the entire route due to the large accident rate.

A bypass is proposed for the last non-controlled access segment, between Digby and Weymouth. An environmental impact assessment is currently underway.

Guide

Highway 101 connects Halifax with Yarmouth and the Annapolis Valley region. The road begins at Highway 102 in the Halifax suburb of Bedford (contrary to some maps and a certain free encyclopedia, the nearby Bedford Bypass is secret Route 33, and not part of the 101). The 101 is currently twinned from Bedford past the suburban communities of Sackville and Mount Uniacke, to an interchange with Route 1 in St. Croix. Past St. Croix; 101 is a two-lane freeway which has been known for its share of traffic accidents.

The town of Windsor, 50 km northwest of Bedford, is the main town of Hants County and is known as the Birthplace of Hockey (although that statement is disputed by Kingston, Ontario). Highway 101 crosses the Avon River on a causeway at Windsor, and then bypasses the small seaport of Hantsport.

At the village of Avonport, Route 1 joins Route 101 to cross a four-lane bridge over the Gaspereau River. On the opposite side of the river is Grand Pre, one of the first European settlements in Nova Scotia. It was settled by Acadians in 1680 until they were expelled (mainly to northern New Brunswick and Louisiana) in 1755. The village was later immortalized in Henry Longfellow's poem Evangeline, and the site is now a tourist attraction. Past Grand Pre is Wolfville, home to Acadia University.

The area between Wolfville and Digby is known as the Annapolis Valley, an area known for its apple orchards and other fruit and vegetable farms.

Kentville, 10 km past Wolfville is the largest town in the Annapolis Valley. The nearby town of New Minas is the valley's major retail area.

Past Kentville is a string of small agricultural towns: Cambridge, Berwick, Aylesford and Kingston. The exit into Kingston also serves the military town of Greenwood, home of Atlantic Canada's largest air force base. Another agricultural service town, Middleton, is further to the west. Lawrencetown is home to the College of Geographic Sciences.

Highway 101 crosses the Annapolis River at Bridgetown and skirts along the side of South Mountain, passing Annapolis Royal well to the south. The highway meets Route 1 again at Deep Brook and crosses the Bear River together. Past a small bypass of Smiths Cove and an interchange with Route 303 into Digby, the controlled-access highway ends for several kilometres.

Highway 101 is the main street through several small communities along St. Mary's Bay. A new highway is proposed, but is not expected to be complete for several years.

At Weymouth, the freeway begins again, bypassing the mainly Acadian municipality of Clare. Route 101 turns south to end at the town of Yarmouth.

Junction/Exit List

Location	km	Exit #	Routes / Destination	Other Notes
Bedford / Sackville	0.0	1 F-G-H-K	Highway 102 - Halifax, Truro Bedford Bypass - to Route 7, Dartmouth Route 1 - Sackville Dr.
Sackville	4.1	2	Route 354 - Beaverbank Connector
Sackville	15.9	3	Route 1 - Upper Sackville, Mount Uniacke
St. Croix	37.0	4	Route 1 - Newport, Ellershouse
Garlands Crossing	44.6	5	Route 14 - Three Mile Plains, Rawdon, Chester
Windsor	47.0	5A	Wentworth Rd.	[742]
Windsor	49.1	6	Nesbitt St. - Route 1, Downtown
Falmouth	50.8	7	Route 1 - Falmouth Connector
Hants Border / Hantsport	57.1	8	to Route 1 - Hantsport
Lockhartville	61.0	8A	Ben Jackson Rd.	[593]
Avonport	64.9	9	Route 1 - Avonport, West Brooklyn
Hortonville	67.9	10	Route 1 - Grand Pre, Hortonville, Wolfville
Greenwich	77.0	11	Greenwich Rd. - Wolfville, Canning	[521]
New Minas	83.2	12	to Route 1 - New Minas, Highbury
North Alton	87.4	13	Route 12 - Kentville, New Ross
Coldbrook	91.0	14	Route 1 - Kentville, Coldbrook, Cambridge
Berwick	105.7	15	Route 360 - Berwick, Harbourville, Waterville
Aylesford	114.0	16	Victoria Harbour Rd.	[643]
Kingston	123.2	17	Bishop Mountain Rd. / Main St. - Greenwood	westbound exit, eastbound entrance
Kingston	125.3	17	Marshall Rd. - Greenwood	eastbound exit, westbound entrance
Wilmot	133.0	18A	Victoria Rd. - Spa Springs, Middleton	[415] westbound only
Brooklyn	136.1	18	Brooklyn Rd. - Middleton, Margaretsville	[424]
Clarence East / Lawrencetown	144.6	19	Elliot Rd. - Lawrencetown, Clarence, Port Lorne
Bridgetown	155.1	20	Route 1 - Bridgetown, Paradise
Carleton Corner	160.3	21	Rice Rd. - to Route 201, Centrelea, Tupperville
Lequille	183.7	22	Route 8 - Annapolis Royal, Maitland Bridge, Liverpool
Waldeck East	197.9	23A	Mary Jane Riley Rd. - Cornwallis	[612] westbound only
Deep Brook	202.9	23	Route 1 - Cornwallis
Smiths Cove	204.4	24	Route 1 - Smiths Cove, Bear River
Lansdowne	209.2	25	Route 1 - Smiths Cove, Bear River, Lansdowne
Conway	211.8	26	Route 303 - Digby, Saint John Ferry
Marshalltown	212.5		Marshalltown Rd.	[466]
Marshalltown	215.7		Middle Cross Rd. - to Route 217, Digby Neck	[436]
Brighton	218.6		Lower Cross Rd.	[432]
Brighton	220.2		Bloomfield Cross Rd.	[468]
Barton	223.0		North Range Cross Rd.	[470]
Plympton	226.8		Savary Provincial Park
Plympton	227.9		French Rd.	[471]
Gilberts Cove	230.7		Gilberts Cove Rd.	[472]
Gilberts Cove	231.7		Lewiston Rd.	[481]
Ashmore	233.6		Doty Rd.
Ashmore	235.7	27	Route 1 - Weymouth Brooks Rd. - Fort Point	[485]
St. Bernard	242.2	28	Route 1 - Weymouth, St. Bernard, Belliveau Cove
Concession	257.1	29	Little Brook Rd. - Comeauville, Church Point
St. Martin	272.6	31	to Route 1 - Meteghan, Saulnierville
Salmon River	284.7	32	Salmon River Rd. - Mavillette, Hectanooga	[678]
Richmond	293.2	33	Richmond Rd. - Port Maitland, Beaver River	[446]
South Ohio	303.2	34	Route 340 - South Ohio, Hebron
Yarmouth	310.4		Route 3 - Starrs Rd.

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