 Trunk 7 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byDepartment of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
| Length | 272 km[1] (169 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Trunk 2 inBedford | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| Northeast end |  Trunk 4 inAntigonish | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Nova Scotia | |||
| Counties | Halifax Regional Municipality,Guysborough,Antigonish | |||
| Towns | Antigonish | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Nova Scotia Trunk 7 is part of theCanadian province ofNova Scotia's system ofTrunk Highways. The route runs fromBedford toAntigonish, along theEastern Shore for a distance of 269 kilometres (167 mi).[1] Part of Trunk 7 is known as theMarine Drive.[2]
Historically, Trunk 7 traveled from Main Road (now theBedford Highway) to Hatchery Lane to Wardour Drive to Dartmouth Road. The route originally ran for approximately 280 kilometers. It became shorter when a new section between Wardour Drive and the future Bedford Highway was created, concurrently with when Trunk 1 ended in Halifax (until 1970).The Chickenburger was relocated when the original location was torn down, due to the creation of this new highway section. Trunk 7 was a two-lane highway between Bedford and Dartmouth until the 1960s.
From Bedford at the intersection ofTrunk 2, Trunk 7 leaves to the southeast along the eastern shore of theBedford Basin, then climbsMagazine Hill next to theCanadian ForcesMagazine and entersDartmouth on Windmill Road. ThroughDowntown Dartmouth, it is known as Alderney Drive, which turns into Prince Albert Road pastSullivan's Pond as it runs along the shore ofLake Banook. At Grahams Grove Park, Trunk 7 continues through the Micmac Parclo, on to Main Street, pastHighway 111 and to the community ofWestphal, bypassingCole Harbour to the south. Until 1970, Highway 7 ran from Portland Street to Prince Albert Road.[3]
Just outsideDartmouth, three highways head towards the Eastern Shore:Route 207 leads out ofCole Harbour, passing the surfing beach atLawrencetown. NearPreston,Route 107 and Trunk 7 separate. Highway 107 and Trunk 7 continue eastward through theAfrican Canadian community of East Preston and theexurban communities ofLake Echo,Porters Lake andHead of Chezzetcook toMusquodoboit Harbour, whereHighway 107 ends.[2]
Trunk 7 continues to the east, twisting along numerous inlets of theAtlantic Ocean past some of the longest beaches in the province and through almost 300 coastal communities, such asHead of Jeddore,Sheet Harbour,Moser River,Necum Teuch andEcum Secum. There are two junctions in Sheet Harbour withRoute 224 andRoute 374. Trunk 7 continues along the coast, passing throughPort Dufferin andMoser River. InEcum Secum, Trunk 7 crosses intoGuysborough County. InSherbrooke, Trunk 7 crosses theSt. Mary's River and turns north, away from the ocean. The route follows the east bank of the river's valley, passing throughMelrose andAspen. InLochaber, Trunk 7 crosses intoAntigonish County. Trunk 7 then continues north throughSalt Springs to its end atAntigonish, where it crossesHighway 104, part of the Trans-Canada Highway network, then terminates at West Street/Trunk 4 in Antigonish.[2]
| County | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Halifax | Bedford | 0.0 | 0.0 |    Trunk 2 (Bedford Highway) toTrunk 1 west /Hwy 101 /Hwy 102 –Lower Sackville,Waverley,Halifax | Trunk 7 western terminus | |
| 1.7 | 1.1 | Bedford Bypass (Trunk 33 west) toTrunk 1 /Hwy 101 –Lower Sackville,Windsor | Westbound exit, eastbound entrance | |||
| Dartmouth | 5.0 | 3.1 | Akerley Boulevard | ToHwy 107 | ||
| 6.4 | 4.0 |   Victoria Road (Route 322 east) toHwy 111 –MacKay Bridge,Macdonald Bridge | ||||
| 7.2 | 4.5 | Hwy 111 (toA. Murray MacKay Bridge) | Passes under Hwy 111, no direct access, use Route 322 | |||
| 10.0 | 6.2 | Angus L. Macdonald Bridge | Passes under MacDonald Bridge, no direct access, use Wyse Road | |||
| 10.5 | 6.5 | Wyse Road –Macdonald Bridge | ||||
| 11.8 | 7.3 |  Portland Street (Route 207 east) | ||||
| 12.0 | 7.5 | Pleasant Street (Route 322 east) | West end of Route 322 concurrency | |||
| 12.0 | 7.5 | Ochterloney Street (Route 322 west) | East end of Route 322 concurrency | |||
| 13.9– 14.5 | 8.6– 9.0 |    Hwy 111 toHwy 107 /Hwy 118 /Route 207 / Micmac Boulevard –Airport,Cole Harbour,Shearwater,Eastern Passage Route 318 north (Braemar Drive) –Waverley | Hwy 111 exit 6 | |||
| 18.2 | 11.3 | Hwy 107 toHwy 118 –Airport,Waverley,Truro ToRoute 207 / Forest Hills Parkway –Forest Hills,Cole Harbour | West end of Hwy 107 concurrency | |||
| Cherry Brook | 21.2 | 13.2 |  Ross Road (Route 328 south) | |||
| | 22.7 | 14.1 | Hwy 107 east –Musquodoboit Harbour,Sheet Harbour | At-grade; east of Hwy 107 concurrency; Hwy 107 exit 17 | ||
| Porters Lake | 39.5 | 24.5 | ToHwy 107 / William Porter Connector –Musquodoboit Harbour,Dartmouth | |||
| 39.9 | 24.8 | Route 207 west –West Chezzetcook,Lawrencetown | ||||
| Musquodoboit Harbour | 50.3 | 31.3 | Hwy 107 west –Dartmouth,Halifax | At-grade; Hwy 107 eastern terminus | ||
| 52.9 | 32.9 |  Route 357 north –Meaghers Grant,Middle Musquodoboit | ||||
| Sheet Harbour | 123.4 | 76.7 |   Route 224 north toRoute 336 –Marinette,Musquodoboit Valley | |||
| 126.9 | 78.9 |  Route 374 north –Trafalgar,Stellarton | ||||
| Guysborough | Stillwater | 210.2 | 130.6 |  Route 211 east –Port Bickerton,Country Harbour Ferry,Canso | ||
| Melrose | 222.1 | 138.0 |  Route 348 north –Caledonia,New Glasgow | |||
| Aspen | 238.9 | 148.4 |  Route 347 north –Thorburn,New Glasgow | |||
| Lochaber | 248.7 | 154.5 |   Route 276 east toRoute 316 –Goshen,Upper South River,Lower South River | |||
| Antigonish | Antigonish | 277.9 | 172.7 |  Hwy 104 (TCH) –New Glasgow,Cape Breton | Hwy 104 exit 32 | |
| 278.2 | 172.9 | Trunk 4 –New Glasgow,Cape Breton  Route 245 north (Main Street) toRoute 337 –Antigonish | Trunk 7 eastern terminus; continues as Route 245 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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