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The '''100-Series Highways''' are a series of arterial highways in the ] province of ]. The '''100-Series highways''' are a series of arterial highways in the ] province of ].


A 100-series highway is a designation applied to a highway that can be a controlled-access ], ], or fully divided ]. The designation can also be applied in some cases to sections of uncontrolled access roads which are deemed strategically important and which will be upgraded in the future to controlled-access. A 100-series highway is a designation applied to a highway that can be a controlled-access ], ], or fully divided ]. The designation can also be applied in some cases to sections of uncontrolled access roads which are deemed strategically important and which will be upgraded in the future to controlled-access.
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| notes = Extension underway to ] near ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Highway 107 Sackville-Bedford-Burnside Connector (Highway 107 Extension) |url=https://novascotia.ca/tran/highways/hwy107.asp |website=Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal |publisher=Government of Nova Scotia |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}</ref> | notes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Highway 107 Sackville-Bedford-Burnside Connector (Highway 107 Extension) |url=https://novascotia.ca/tran/highways/hwy107.asp |website=Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal |publisher=Government of Nova Scotia |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}</ref>
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Highway system in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia 100-series highways
Standard highway markers for Nova Scotia
Map of the system
Highway names
Arterial (100-series) highwaysNova Scotia Highway 1XX (Hwy 1XX)
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The 100-Series highways are a series of arterial highways in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

A 100-series highway is a designation applied to a highway that can be a controlled-access expressway, Super-2, or fully divided freeway. The designation can also be applied in some cases to sections of uncontrolled access roads which are deemed strategically important and which will be upgraded in the future to controlled-access.

These highways connect major population centres such as the Halifax Regional Municipality and Cape Breton Regional Municipality with smaller population centres such as Yarmouth, Truro, New Glasgow and Amherst, as well as the neighbouring province of New Brunswick.

Some of the 100-series highways also carry the Trans-Canada Highway designation on their routes.

The typical naming convention is to add 100 to a route containing a local trunk highway. E.g. Trunk 3 is a local trunk highway and Highway 103 is the 100-series highway running parallel to Trunk 3 in this corridor.

A 100-series freeway is roughly equivalent in function to the 400-series highways of Ontario, Autoroutes of Quebec, or the Interstate Highway System of the United States, albeit on a much reduced scale and amount of traffic. Many of these highways were developed during the 1960s–1990s as political projects and proved detrimental to rural railway service in the province, resulting in many rail line abandonments.

Route list

Number Length (km) Length (mi) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Local names Formed Removed Notes
Hwy 101 308.5 191.7 Trunk 3 in Yarmouth Hwy 102 / Trunk 1 in Lower Sackville Harvest Highway 01962-01-011962 current Passes through the Annapolis Valley and Digby.
Hwy 102 100.8 62.6 Halifax Hwy 104 in Onslow • Veterans Memorial Highway
• Bicentennial Drive 		01958-01-011958 current Passes through Bedford, Lower Sackville, and Truro.
Hwy 103 291.3 181.0 Hardscratch Road in Yarmouth Hwy 102 in Halifax Fishermens' Memorial Highway 01963-01-011963 current Passes through Bridgewater, Liverpool, and Barrington Passage.
Hwy 104 (TCH) 274.1 170.3 New Brunswick border near Fort Lawrence
(continues as NB 2)		 Hwy 105 / Trunk 4 / Trunk 19 in Port Hastings • Trans-Canada Highway
• Miners Memorial Highway 		01964-01-011964 current Passes through Amherst, Truro, New Glasgow, and Antigonish.
Hwy 104 37.3 23.2 Trunk 4 near Port Hawkesbury Trunk 4 near St. Peter's 01976-01-011976 current
Hwy 105 (TCH) 141.8 88.1 Hwy 104 / Trunk 4 / Trunk 19 in Port Hastings Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney
(continues as NL 1) 		• Trans-Canada Highway
• Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell Way 		01970-01-011970 current Ferry connection to Newfoundland and Labrador.
Hwy 106 (TCH) 19.4 12.1 Hwy 104 near New Glasgow Northumberland Ferries terminal in Caribou
(continues as PE 1) 		• Trans-Canada Highway
• Jubilee Highway 		01968-01-011968 current Ferry connection to Prince Edward Island.
Hwy 107 52.1 32.4 Hwy 102 near Bedford Trunk 7 in Musquodoboit Harbour 01972-01-011972 current
Hwy 111 12.9 8.0 Trunk 2 in Halifax Route 322 in Dartmouth • Circumferential Highway
• Highway of Heroes 		01960-01-011960 current
Hwy 113 9.9 6.2 Hwy 103 in Hubley Hwy 102 in Bedford proposed —
Hwy 118 14.2 8.8 Hwy 111 in Dartmouth Hwy 102 near Fall River 01971-01-011971 current The highway has the only collector-express section in Atlantic Canada.
Hwy 125 28.3 17.6 Hwy 105 near Sydney Mines Trunk 4 in Sydney Peacekeepers Way 01970-01-011970 current Passes through North Sydney.
Hwy 142 6.1 3.8 Trunk 2 in Springhill Hwy 104 near Springhill 01970-01-011970 current
Hwy 162 8.4 5.2 Hwy 105 near Bras d'Or Point Aconi 01978-01-011978 current
  •       Unbuilt or under construction

Historical Note: Nova Scotia's original arterial highway number system had route number signs in the same shape as the U.S. Highway route number signs. These signs are now used for trunk highways.

Nova Scotia is planning to convert many 100-series highways to divided 4-lane highways during the 21st century, pending availability of funding.

See also

References

  1. Nova Scotia Road Map (Map). 1:640,000. Province of Nova Scotia. 2019.
  2. "Highway 107 Sackville-Bedford-Burnside Connector (Highway 107 Extension)". Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. Nova Scotia Transportation & Public Works (March 2006). "Focus Report for the Proposed Highway 113 Class I Environmental Assessment" (PDF). Nova Scotia Environment. Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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