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Highway 111

History

Highway 111 was built through the 1960s and was completed with the construction of the A. Murray MacKay Bridge to Halifax in 1970. Numerous widenings and upgrades have taken place since then, including the reconfiguration of the confusing Micmac Rotary into an interchange in the mid-1970s.

Future Plans

A new interchange at Baker Drive, connecting to the future subdivision of Russell Lake, is currently under construction.

Guide

The Circumerential Highway (aka the "Circ") around Dartmouth is the busiest freeway in Atlantic Canada, and at one point, the widest (11 lanes between MicMac Boulevard and Route 7).

It begins at the Dartmouth end of the MacKay Bridge (contrary to popular belief, the bridge itself is not part of the 111, as it is maintained by the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission and not the Department of Transportation and Public Works), and loops its way around the heavily suburban city of Dartmouth. Many retail and industrial developments have sprung up along the 111 in the years since it was built, such as the Imperial oil refinery and MicMac Mall, the largest shopping centre in Nova Scotia.

Junction/Exit List

Location	km	Exit #	Routes / Destination	Other Notes
Dartmouth	0.0	1	Princess Margaret Blvd. - to Windmill Rd.	maintained by HDBC
Dartmouth	0.4	2 E-W	Route 322 - Victoria Rd., Downtown Route 7 - Windmill Rd., Bedford, Sackville
Dartmouth	1.5	3	Burnside Dr. - Burnside Industrial Park
Dartmouth	3.0	4	Highway 118 - Woodland Ave., Airport, Truro
Dartmouth	3.9	5	Micmac Blvd.
Dartmouth	4.5	6 A-B	Route 7 - Prince Albert Rd., Main St., Eastern Shore Route 318 - Braemar Dr., Waverley	Micmac Parclo
Dartmouth	6.4	7 E-W	Route 207 - Portland St., Woodlawn Rd., Cole Harbour
Dartmouth	8.2	8	Baker Dr.	under construction
Dartmouth	9.4	9	Route 322 - Pleasant St., Eastern Passage

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