 Trunk 1 | ||||
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| Evangeline Trail | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byNova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
| Length | 327.5 km[1] (203.5 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end |  Trunk 2 inBedford | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| West end |  Yarmouth Ferry Terminal | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Nova Scotia | |||
| Counties | Annapolis,Digby,Hants,Kings,Halifax Regional Municipality,Yarmouth | |||
| Towns | Annapolis Royal, Bridgetown,Digby,Hantsport, Kentville, Middleton,New Minas, Windsor,Wolfville | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Trunk 1 is part of theCanadian province ofNova Scotia's system ofTrunk Highways.
It is located in the western part of the province and connectsBedford withYarmouth via theAnnapolis Valley. It was known for many years as "the Post Road". The route runs parallel to, and in some places has been replaced by,Highway 101. Trunk 1 often forms the main street in communities that Highway 101 bypasses.
The highway is 323 km (201 mi) in length and hosts theEvangeline Trail scenic travelway for its entire length, as well as theGlooscap Trail scenic travelway for a section betweenWindsor andWolfville.
Just east of Windsor, between Garlands Crossing and Currys Corner, Trunk 1 andTrunk 14 areduplexed for about 2 km.
In theHalifax Regional Municipality, Trunk 1 starts in Bedford at the intersection of Rocky Lake Drive and the Bedford Highway onTrunk 2. It is known asSackville Drive and is the main street through the community ofLower Sackville. The road continues northwest throughMiddle Sackville,Upper Sackville, andMount Uniacke toWindsor, where it meets theAvon River. Trunk 1 follows the west bank of the river throughHantsport. AtAvonport, Trunk 1 turns west through theAnnapolis Valley, following the south bank of theCornwallis River throughWolfville,New Minas andKentville.
Bypassing the town ofBerwick to the south, Trunk 1 meets theAnnapolis River atAylesford, and runs along the river's north bank throughKingston,Middleton,Lawrencetown andBridgetown. The road crosses the Annapolis River atAnnapolis Royal (on theAnnapolis Royal Generating Station), and runs along the southern coast of theAnnapolis Basin throughUpper Clements and the former site ofCFB Cornwallis.
Trunk 1 joins up with Highway 101 atDeep Brook to cross theBear River, then splits apart to loop through the village ofSmith's Cove, across from the town ofDigby. Trunk 1 joins up at the western end of this loop, with Highway 101 assuming Trunk 1's former alignment alongSt. Mary's Bay. A new controlled-access segment of Highway 101 is proposed for this area; and it is assumed Trunk 1 will be re-signed along this stretch if completed.
AtWeymouth, Trunk 1 re-appears, and continues south along the coast through the Municipality ofClare to its end in downtownYarmouth on Main Street at the ferry terminal toBar Harbor,Maine where it meets theTrunk 3.
Trunk 1 is the oldest major road in the province of Nova Scotia. It began as a trail connecting Acadian communities but was expanded by the British as link between the garrison of Annapolis Royal and the provincial capital of Halifax. It was upgraded to a road and became known in the 19th century as "the Great Western Road" connecting Halifax to its westward hinterland. It became known as "the post road" in the Annapolis Valley because of its use for mail delivery and stage coach service. The name "the post road" persists in some circles but today it is more commonly nicknamed "the old number one" in contrast to the newer Highway 101. "Old Windsor Highway" and Rural Route 4 (R.R.4) are also previous designations. A 4.5 km section of the road from its stage coach era has been preserved at theUniacke Estate Museum Park inMount Uniacke, Nova Scotia, now used as a hiking trail after was bypassed by late 19th century rerouting.[2] In 1970, Highway Had a new eastern terminus to Bedford, preventing the coincidences to both highway 2 & 3 which they still began in Halifax. Highway 1 did end in Halifax until the Mackay Bridge opened. This highway used to go 350 kilometres (220 mi).
| County | Location | km[1] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Halifax | Bedford | −0.2 | −0.12 | Trunk 2 south (Bedford Highway) –Halifax Trunk 7 north (Dartmouth Road) –Dartmouth | Roadway continues as Bedford Highway (Trunk 2 south) | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Trunk 2 north (Rocky Lane Drive) –Waverley | Trunk 1 eastern terminus | |||
| 1.0– 2.1 | 0.62– 1.3 | 1G/H |   Hwy 102 –Halifax International Airport,Truro,Halifax | Signed as exits 1G (south) and 1H (north); Hwy 102 exits 4A/B | ||
| Bedford Bypass (Trunk 33 east) toTrunk 7 east –Dartmouth | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance | |||||
| Lower Sackville |  Hwy 101 west –Windsor,Annapolis Valley | Westbound exit, eastbound entrance; Hwy 101 exit 1K | ||||
| 6.1 | 3.8 |  Route 354 (Beaver Bank Road) –Middle Sackville | ||||
| Hants | Lakelands | 30.4 | 18.9 |  Route 202 east –Hillsvale,Rawdon,Gore | ||
| Newport Corner | 40.2 | 25.0 |  Route 215 east –Brooklyn,Stanley,Walton | |||
| St. Croix | 43.2– 44.0 | 26.8– 27.3 | Hwy 101 –Windsor,Yarmouth,Halifax | Hwy 101 exit 4 | ||
| Garlands Crossing | 51.9 | 32.2 |  Trunk 14 east –Rawdon,Milford | East end of Trunk 14 concurrency | ||
| Windsor | 47.3 | 29.4 | Trunk 14 west –Martock,Windsor Forks,Chester | West end of Trunk 14 concurrency | ||
| 56.8 | 35.3 | Crosses theAvon River | ||||
| Kings | Avonport | 75.3 | 46.8 | Hwy 101 east –Hantsport,Halifax | East end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 9 | |
| Grand Pré | 78.0 | 48.5 | Hwy 101 west –Kentville,Yarmouth | West end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 10 | ||
| Greenwich | 77.3 | 48.0 |  Route 358 north / Ridge Road –Port Williams,Canning,The Lookoff,Kingsport | |||
| Kentville | 95.6 | 59.4 |  Trunk 12 south –Kentville,North Alton,South Alton,New Ross | |||
| 95.9– 96.1 | 59.6– 59.7 |   Route 341 north /Route 359 north (Cornwallis Street / Aberdeen Street) | One-way pair, northbound follows Cornwallis St, southbound follows Abderdeen St | |||
| Coldbrook | 101.7 | 63.2 | Hwy 101 –Berwick,Middleton,Yarmouth,New Minas,Wolfville,Halifax | Hwy 101 exit 14 | ||
| Berwick | 116.0 | 72.1 |  Route 360 north –Harbourville | |||
| Kingston | 130.1 | 80.8 |  Route 201 west –Greenwood | |||
| Annapolis | Middleton | 146.0 | 90.7 |  Route 362 north (Commercial Street) –Margaretsville | ||
| 146.1 | 90.8 |  Trunk 10 south (Bridge Street) –Bridgewater | ||||
| Bridgetown | 166.1 | 103.2 | Hwy 101 –Annapolis Royal,Yarmouth,Middleton,Halifax | Hwy 101 exit 20 | ||
| Granville Ferry | 190.5 | 118.4 | Crosses theAnnapolis River | |||
| Annapolis Royal | 192.5 | 119.6 |  Trunk 8 south toRoute 201 –Lequille,Kejimkujik National Park | |||
| | 212.7– 214.1 | 132.2– 133.0 | Hwy 101 east –Annapolis Royal,Halifax | East end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 23 | ||
| Annapolis–Digby county boundary | | 215.0 | 133.6 | Crosses theBear River | ||
| Digby | Bear River | 215.6 | 134.0 | Hwy 101 west –Digby,Yarmouth | West end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 24 | |
| Joggin Bridge | 219.8 | 136.6 | Hwy 101 east –Annapolis Royal,Halifax | East end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 25 | ||
| 220.2 | 136.8 | Joggin Bridge crosses The Joggins/Big Joggins (Annapolis Basin) | ||||
| Digby | 222.6 | 138.3 | 26 |   Route 303 north toRoute 217 –Digby,Saint John Ferry | ||
| | 246.3 | 153.0 | Hwy 101 west –Yarmouth | At-grade; west end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 27 | ||
| Weymouth | 251.6 | 156.3 | Crosses theSissiboo River | |||
| 252.2 | 156.7 |  Route 340 south –Weaver Settlement,New France,Weymouth Falls | ||||
| St. Bernard | 254.6 | 158.2 | Hwy 101 –Meteghan,Yarmouth,Digby,Halifax | Hwy 101 exit 28 | ||
| Yarmouth | Hebron | 320.6 | 199.2 | Route 340 north –Deerfield,Carleton | ||
| Yarmouth | 325.4 | 202.2 |  Vancouver Street (Route 304 south) / Chestnut Street –Cape Forchu | |||
| 325.8 | 202.4 |   Starrs Road (Trunk 3 east) toHwy 101 /Hwy 103 –Arcadia,Halifax | ||||
| 327.5 | 203.5 | Yarmouth Ferry Terminal | Western terminus | |||
| Gulf of Maine | Ferry toBar Harbor, Maine (closed in winter) | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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