 Trunk 2 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byNova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
| Length | 266.0 km[1] (165.3 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Hwy 102 inHalifax | |||
| Major intersections |  Hwy 111 inHalifax  Trunk 7 /Trunk 1 inBedford Hwy 102 /Hwy 118 nearFall RiverHwy 102 nearEnfield Trunk 14 inMilford Station Hwy 102 /Trunk 4 nearTruro Hwy 104 (TCH) nearMasstownTrunk 4 inGlenholme Hwy 142 inSpringhill Hwy 104 (TCH) /Trunk 6 inAmherst | |||
| North end | Hwy 104 (TCH) inFort Lawrence | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Nova Scotia | |||
| Counties | Hants,Colchester,Cumberland,Halifax Regional Municipality,East Hants | |||
| Towns | Amherst,Springhill,Stewiacke,Truro | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Trunk 2 is part of theCanadian province ofNova Scotia's system ofTrunk Highways. The route runs fromHalifax toFort Lawrence on theNew Brunswick border.[1] Until the 1960s, Trunk 2 was the Halifax area's most important highway link to other provinces, and was part of a longer Interprovincial Highway 2 which ended inWindsor, Ontario. The controlled accessHighway 102 andHighway 104 now carry most arterial traffic in the area, while Trunk 2 serves regional and local traffic.
This highway forms part of theGlooscap Trail signed tourist route.
Trunk 2 begins at intersection of Connaught Avenue and Bayers Road on theHalifax Peninsula in theHalifax Regional Municipality, and travels north along Connaught Avenue and Windsor Street to Lady Hammond Road.[2][3] This short section has minimal Trunk 2 signage, instead being signed as the main connection betweenHighway 102 andHighway 111. At the intersection of Lady Hammond Road and Windsor Street, route heads north, following theBedford Highway, which runs along the western shore of theBedford Basin, to the former town ofBedford.[1]
At the north end of Bedford, Trunk 2 takes the Rocky Lake Drive northeast toWaverley where it then turns north (as a continuation of the Waverley Road) along the eastern shore of Lake Thomas. It passes throughFall River and continues along the eastern shore of Fletchers Lake as it passes throughFletchers Lake. It continues along the eastern shore ofShubenacadie Grand Lake and passes throughWellington Station,Wellington,Grand Lake Station andOakfield before turning slightly northeast to enter theShubenacadie Valley.[1]
It entersHants County atEnfield where it crosses to the west bank of theShubenacadie River. The highway follows the west side of theShubenacadie Valley throughElmsdale,Lantz andMilford Station to the village ofShubenacadie where it crosses to the east bank of the Shubenacadie River and entersColchester County. It climbs out of the Shubenacadie Valley and passes by the town ofStewiacke and the rural community ofBrookfield, the suburb ofHilden and theMillbrook First Nation before entering the town ofTruro.[1]
In Truro, Trunk 2 follows Willow Street and then Prince Street West (co-signed for Trunk 4), then Juniper Street and Robie Street to the interchange with Highway 102 inLower Truro. Trunk 2/4 follows Highway 102 for 1 kilometre to the north, crossing theSalmon River between exits 14 and 14A toOnslow and then continues as a local road heading west from Onslow along the north shore ofCobequid Bay throughMasstown andGlenholme, where Trunk 2 and 4 separate.[1]
From Glenholme, Trunk 2 continues west along the north shore of theMinas Basin throughGreat Village,Bass River,Economy, andFive Islands forming parts of theGlooscap Trail andFundy Shore Ecotour. At the town ofParrsboro, Trunk 2 turns north through theCobequid Hills toNewville Lake before turning northeast to reach theSouthampton River, which Trunk 2 follows to the town ofSpringhill. Trunk 2 turns northwest from Springhill and runs a further 30 km to the town ofAmherst which it passes through until it reaches the rural community ofFort Lawrence on the interprovincial boundary withNew Brunswick.[1]
The section of Trunk 2 betweenSpringhill and Little Forks was onceTrunk 26 prior to 1938. Trunk 26 then turns left on Little Forks Rd and ends in Athol. At this time, Trunk 2 took a more westerly route, running throughAthol andNappan.[4][5] This old alignment of Trunk 2 is currentlyCollector Highway 302.
Before the 1960s, Trunk 4 was co-signed with Trunk 2 from Amherst to Springhill.
| County | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Halifax | Halifax | 0.0 | 0.0 | Connaught Avenue (Hwy 102 inbound) –Downtown Halifax Bayers Road (Hwy 102 outbound) toHwy 103 –Truro,South Shore,Annapolis Valley | Trunk 2 southern terminus |
| 1.4 | 0.87 | Hwy 111 east / Windsor Street / Lady Hammond Road –MacKay Bridge,Dartmouth | Windsor Street Exchange; Hwy 111 eastern terminus; south end ofBedford Highway concurrency | ||
| 1.9 | 1.2 |  ToTrunk 3 /Hwy 102 / Joseph Howe Drive | Interchange | ||
| 1.9 | 1.2 | ToHwy 102 / Kearney Lake Road | Connects to Dunbrack Street | ||
| Bedford | 9.7 | 6.0 |  Hammonds Plains Road (Route 213 west) | ||
| 12.4 | 7.7 | Trunk 7 east (Dartmouth Road) –Dartmouth | Trunk 7 western terminus | ||
| 12.6 | 7.8 |  Trunk 1 west (Bedford Highway) toHwy 101 /Hwy 102 –Lower Sackville | Trunk 1 eastern terminus; north end of Bedford Highway concurrency; Trunk 2 follows Rocky Lake Drive | ||
| Waverley | 20.4 | 12.7 |  Route 318 south (Waverley Road) | ||
| Fall River | 21.4 | 13.3 |  Hwy 102 /Hwy 118 south –Airport,Truro,Dartmouth,Halifax | Hwy 102 exit 5; Hwy 118 exit 14 | |
| Enfield | 40.6 | 25.2 | Hwy 102 –Elmsdale,Truro,Airport,Dartmouth,Halifax | Hwy 102 exit 7 | |
| Hants | Elmsdale | 46.0 | 28.6 |    Route 214 west toRoute 277 /Route 224 / Elmsdale Road –Rawdon,Windsor | |
| Lantz | 48.8 | 30.3 | Route 277 toRoute 224 –Dutch Settlement,Gays River,Musquodoboit Valley | ||
| Milford Station | 57.7 | 35.9 | Trunk 14 west toRoute 224 –Nine Mile River,Windsor | ||
| Shubenacadie | 61.9 | 38.5 |  Route 215 west –Maitland,Noel,Walton | ||
| 62.5 | 38.8 | Route 224 south –Milford,Halifax | Grade separated; south end of Route 224 concurrency | ||
| Colchester | 63.2 | 39.3 | Route 224 east –Gays River,Musquodoboit Valley | North end of Route 224 concurrency | |
| Brookfield | 84.2 | 52.3 |  Route 289 –Green Oaks,Maitland,Upper Stewiacke | ||
| Truro | 99.5 | 61.8 |  Arthur Street (Route 311 north) toTrunk 4 east –Bible Hill | Tatamogouche | |
| 99.5 | 61.8 | Prince Street | ToTrunk 4 east /Route 311 north | ||
| 102.2 | 63.5 | Hwy 102 south –Halifax Route 236 west –Lower Truro,Old Barns | Hwy 102 exit 14; south end of Hwy 102 concurrency | ||
| Onslow | 103.7 | 64.4 | Hwy 102 north toHwy 104 (TCH) –Amherst,New Glasgow ToRoute 311 –Bible Hill,Tatamagouche | Hwy 102 exit 14A; northbound exit, southbound entrance; north end of Hwy 102 concurrency; south end of Trunk 4 concurrency | |
| Masstown | 118.3 | 73.5 | Hwy 104 (TCH) –Oxford,Amherst,Truro,Halifax | Hwy 104 exit 12 | |
| Glenholme | 121.2 | 75.3 | Trunk 4 west –Wentworth,Amherst | North end of Trunk 4 concurrency | |
| Cumberland | Parrsboro | 192.5 | 119.6 |  Route 209 west –Diligent River,Port Greville,Advocate Harbour | |
| Southampton | 215.4 | 133.8 |  Route 302 north –Amherst | ||
| Springhill | 235.9 | 146.6 |  Route 321 north –River Philip,Collingwood | ||
| 236.8 | 147.1 | Hwy 142 toHwy 104 (TCH) –Amherst,Truro | Hwy 142 southern terminus | ||
| Upper Nappan | 255.7 | 158.9 | Route 302 south –Maccan,Joggins,Parrsboro | ||
| Amherst | 258.3 | 160.5 | Hwy 104 (TCH) –Springhill,Truro,Halifax,New Brunswick | Hwy 104 exit 7 | |
| 261.2 | 162.3 |  Church Street (Route 204 south) –Oxford | Trunk 2 follows Church Street | ||
| 261.6 | 162.6 | Victoria Street (Trunk 6 west) | South end of Trunk 6 concurrency; Trunk 2 follows Victoria Street | ||
| 261.7 | 162.6 | Victoria Street (Trunk 6 east) / Havelock Street –Tatamagouche | South end of Trunk 6 concurrency; Trunk 2 follows Lawrence Street | ||
| | 263.9 | 164.0 | Hwy 104 (TCH) west –New Brunswick | Hwy 104 westbound entrance only | |
| Fort Lawrence | 265.0– 266.0 | 164.7– 165.3 | Hwy 104 (TCH) –Truro,Halifax,New Brunswick | Trunk 2 northern terminus; exit 1 on Hwy 104 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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