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Nova Scotia Trunk 1

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Trunk 1 marker
Trunk 1
Evangeline Trail
Route information
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length327.5 km[1] (203.5 mi)
Major junctions
East end Trunk 2 in Bedford
Major intersections
West end Yarmouth Ferry Terminal
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
CountiesAnnapolis, Digby, Hants, Kings, Halifax Regional Municipality, Yarmouth
TownsAnnapolis Royal, Bridgetown, Digby, Hantsport, Kentville, Middleton, New Minas, Windsor, Wolfville
Highway system
← Route 395→ Trunk 2
Nova Scotia Trunk 1 as it passes through the town of Windsor

Trunk 1 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of Trunk Highways.

It is located in the western part of the province and connects Bedford with Yarmouth via the Annapolis 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 The route runs parallel to, and in some places has been replaced by, Highway 101.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 the Evangeline Trail scenic travelway for its entire length, as well as the Glooscap Trail scenic travelway for a section between Windsor and Wolfville.

Just east of Windsor, between Garlands Crossing and Currys Corner, Trunk 1 and Trunk 14 are duplexed for about 2 km.

Route description

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In the Halifax Regional Municipality, Trunk 1 starts in Bedford at the intersection of Rocky Lake Drive and the Bedford Highway on Trunk 2. It is known as Sackville Drive and is the main street through the community of Lower Sackville. The road continues northwest through Middle Sackville, Upper Sackville, and Mount Uniacke to Windsor, where it meets the Avon River. Trunk 1 follows the west bank of the river through Hantsport. At Avonport, Trunk 1 turns west through the Annapolis Valley, following the south bank of the Cornwallis River through Wolfville, New Minas and Kentville.

Bypassing the town of Berwick to the south, Trunk 1 meets the Annapolis River at Aylesford, and runs along the river's north bank through Kingston, Middleton, Lawrencetown and Bridgetown. The road crosses the Annapolis River at Annapolis Royal (on the Annapolis Royal Generating Station), and runs along the southern coast of the Annapolis Basin through Upper Clements and the former site of CFB Cornwallis.

Trunk 1 joins up with Highway 101 at Deep Brook to cross the Bear River, then splits apart to loop through the village of Smith's Cove, across from the town of Digby. Trunk 1 joins up at the western end of this loop, with Highway 101 assuming Trunk 1's former alignment along St. 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.

At Weymouth, Trunk 1 re-appears, and continues south along the coast through the Municipality of Clare to its end in downtown Yarmouth on Main Street at the ferry terminal to Bar Harbor, Maine where it meets the Trunk 3.

History

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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 the Uniacke Estate Museum Park in Mount 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).

Major intersections

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CountyLocationkm[1]miExitDestinationsNotes
HalifaxBedford−0.2−0.12 Trunk 2 south (Bedford Highway) – Halifax
Trunk 7 north (Dartmouth Road) – Dartmouth		Roadway continues as Bedford Highway (Trunk 2 south)
0.00.0 Trunk 2 north (Rocky Lane Drive) – WaverleyTrunk 1 eastern terminus
1.0–
2.1		0.62–
1.3		1G/H Hwy 102 – Halifax International Airport, Truro, HalifaxSigned as exits 1G (south) and 1H (north); Hwy 102 exits 4A/B
Bedford Bypass (Trunk 33 east) to Trunk 7 east – DartmouthEastbound exit, westbound entrance
Lower Sackville Hwy 101 west – Windsor, Annapolis ValleyWestbound exit, eastbound entrance; Hwy 101 exit 1K
6.13.8 Route 354 (Beaver Bank Road) – Middle Sackville
HantsLakelands30.418.9 Route 202 east – Hillsvale, Rawdon, Gore
Newport Corner40.225.0 Route 215 east – Brooklyn, Stanley, Walton
St. Croix43.2–
44.0		26.8–
27.3		 Hwy 101 – Windsor, Yarmouth, HalifaxHwy 101 exit 4
Garlands Crossing51.932.2 Trunk 14 east – Rawdon, MilfordEast end of Trunk 14 concurrency
Windsor47.329.4 Trunk 14 west – Martock, Windsor Forks, ChesterWest end of Trunk 14 concurrency
56.835.3Crosses the Avon River
KingsAvonport75.346.8 Hwy 101 east – Hantsport, HalifaxEast end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 9
Grand Pré78.048.5 Hwy 101 west – Kentville, YarmouthWest end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 10
Greenwich77.348.0 Route 358 north / Ridge Road – Port Williams, Canning, The Lookoff, Kingsport
Kentville95.659.4 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
Coldbrook101.763.2 Hwy 101 – Berwick, Middleton, Yarmouth, New Minas, Wolfville, HalifaxHwy 101 exit 14
Berwick116.072.1 Route 360 north – Harbourville
Kingston130.180.8 Route 201 west – Greenwood
AnnapolisMiddleton146.090.7 Route 362 north (Commercial Street) – Margaretsville
146.190.8 Trunk 10 south (Bridge Street) – Bridgewater
Bridgetown166.1103.2 Hwy 101 – Annapolis Royal, Yarmouth, Middleton, HalifaxHwy 101 exit 20
Granville Ferry190.5118.4Crosses the Annapolis River
Annapolis Royal192.5119.6 Trunk 8 south to Route 201 – Lequille, Kejimkujik National Park
​212.7–
214.1		132.2–
133.0		 Hwy 101 east – Annapolis Royal, HalifaxEast end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 23
Annapolis–Digby
county boundary		​215.0133.6Crosses the Bear River
DigbyBear River215.6134.0 Hwy 101 west – Digby, YarmouthWest end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 24
Joggin Bridge219.8136.6 Hwy 101 east – Annapolis Royal, HalifaxEast end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 25
220.2136.8Joggin Bridge crosses The Joggins/Big Joggins (Annapolis Basin)
Digby222.6138.326 Route 303 north to Route 217 – Digby, Saint John Ferry
​246.3153.0 Hwy 101 west – YarmouthAt-grade; west end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 27
Weymouth251.6156.3Crosses the Sissiboo River
252.2156.7 Route 340 south – Weaver Settlement, New France, Weymouth Falls
St. Bernard254.6158.2 Hwy 101 – Meteghan, Yarmouth, Digby, HalifaxHwy 101 exit 28
YarmouthHebron320.6199.2 Route 340 north – Deerfield, Carleton
Yarmouth325.4202.2 Vancouver Street (Route 304 south) / Chestnut Street – Cape Forchu
325.8202.4 Starrs Road (Trunk 3 east) to Hwy 101 / Hwy 103 – Arcadia, Halifax
327.5203.5 Yarmouth Ferry TerminalWestern terminus
Gulf of Maine Ferry to Bar Harbor, Maine (closed in winter)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Communities

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Trunk 1 in Nova Scotia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Walking Trails at Uniacke Estate Museum Park", Trail Map, Nova Scotia Museum, Nova Scotia Tourism Culture and Heritage Department
  • History of Kings County, A.W.H. Eaton
  • Rambles, Joseph Howe

See also

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