41.44 km
25.75 mi

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Highway 107

LENGTH 41.44 km / 25.75 mi
WEST END Akerley Boulevard (1.1 km east of Burnside Drive), Dartmouth
EAST END Route 7, Musquodoboit Harbour
PLACES Dartmouth, Westphal, East Preston, Lake Echo, Porters Lake, West Chezzetcook, Head of Chezzetcook, Gaetz Brook, East Chezzetcook, West Petpeswick, Musquodoboit Harbour
COUNTIES Halifax
CONTROLLED ACCESS entire route except for Route 7 concurrency
DIVIDED along Route 7, Forest Hills Pkwy. to Montague Rd., Dartmouth (0.6 km)
CONCURRENCIES Route 7, Westphal to East Preston (4.6 km)
RIVER CROSSINGS Shubenacadie Canal (Dartmouth)
Salmon River (East Preston)
Lake Echo (Lake Echo)
Porters Lake (Porters Lake)
Chezzetcook River (West Chezzetcook)
Petpeswick Lake (West Petpeswick)
NAMES Akerley Boulevard (Dartmouth, between Burnside Drive and Highway 118)
Forest Hills Parkway (between Highway 118 and Route 7)
Main Street (along Route 7)
HIGHEST AADT 12,230 east of Burnside Drive (2005)
LOWEST AADT 3,330 between exit 21 and Route 7 (2005)

History

Highway 107 was built through the 1980s and early 1990s.

Guide

Highway 107 is the high-speed connector to the eastern suburbs of Halifax and the Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouth. A small section follows Route 7 through Westphal, which has many at-grade intersections and traffic lights. This section is officially designated and signed as part of both 7 and 107.

Junction/Exit List

Location km Exit # Routes / Destination Other Notes
Dartmouth 0.0   Akerley Blvd. - to Burnside Dr., Highway 111  
Dartmouth 2.6 13 Highway 118 - Dartmouth, Halifax, Truro  
Dartmouth 5.7 14 Route 318 - Waverley Rd., Braemar Dr. / Montague Rd.  
Westphal 10.8   Route 7 - Main St., Dartmouth
Forest Hills Pkwy. - Cole Harbour
Highway 107 turns east onto Main St.

Multiplex with Route 7 for next 4.6 km

Westphal 11.5   Montague Rd.
Westphal 12.0   Broom Rd. / MacLaughlin Rd.
Westphal 13.3   Cherry Brook Rd.  
Westphal 13.6   Lake Major Rd.  
Westphal 13.8 16 Route 328 - Ross Rd., Lawrencetown  
East Preston 15.0   Salmon River Rd.  
East Preston 15.4 17 Route 7 - Preston

Multiplex with Route 7 ends

Lake Echo 19.8 18 Minesville Rd. - Minesville, Preston, Lake Echo [435]
Porters Lake 27.0 19 West Porters Lake Rd. - Porters Lake, Lawrencetown eastbound only
Porters Lake 30.0 20 to Route 7 - Porters Lake, West Chezzetcook  
Head of Chezzetcook 35.2 21 East Chezzetcook Rd. - Gaetz Brook, East Chezzetcook eastbound only
Musquodoboit Harbour 41.4   Route 7 - Sheet Harbour, Eastern Shore  

(c) 1997-2007 J.P. Kirby. All rights reserved. Sign images from the Manual of Traffic Signs by Richard Moeur.