Nova Scotia Highway 103
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Highway 103 is a east-west highway in Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Yarmouth.
The highway follows a route of approximately 300 km (185 mi) along the province's South Shore region fronting the Atlantic coast. The route parallels its predecessor, local trunk highway 3. The highway varies from 2-lane controlled access to 2-lane local secondary roads on the section between Yarmouth and Bridgewater. East of Bridgewater to Timberlea, the highway is 2-lane controlled access, with the exception of a short 4-lane expressway near Chester. From Timberlea (Exit 3), to the interchange with Highway 102 in Halifax, the highway is 4-lane divided freeway. Highway 103 is currently being upgraded to a 4-lane divided freeway from Timberlea/Otter Lake (Exit 3), to Tantallon (Exit 5), and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2006.
The highway has developed sporadically since the 1970s, with the 2-lane controlled access portion to Bridgewater being largely responsible for the abandonment of CN Rail's South Shore line, the former Halifax and Southwestern Railway.
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Interchanges and major intersections from east to west
| Municipality | Exit Number | km | Intersecting Roads | Communities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax RM | 1 | 0 | Provincial Highway 102 | Truro, Halifax, Halifax Int'l Airport |
| Halifax RM | 2 | 2 | Trunk Route 3 (St. Margaret's Bay Road) to Collector Route 333 | Beechville, Lakeside, Timberlea, Peggy's Cove, Bayer's Lake/Ragged Lake/Lakeside Ind Parks, Halifax |
| Halifax RM | 3 | 6 | Otter Lake Drive to Trunk Route 3 | Timberlea, HRM Resource Waste Managament Facility |
| Halifax RM | 4 | 13 | Trunk Route 3 | Hubley, Timberlea, Five Island Lake |
| Halifax RM | 14 | Proposed Nova Scotia Provincial Highway 113 | Airport, Bedford, Truro, Alternate Route to Highway 102 | |
| Halifax RM | 5 | 20 | Collector Route 213 (Hammond's Plains Road) to Routes 3 & 333 | Tantallon, Head of St. Margaret's, Peggy's Cove, Bedford |
| MD of Chester | 6 | 41 | Trunk Route 3 to Collector 329 | Hubbards, Queensland, Blandford |
| MD of Chester | 7 | 50 | Trunk Route 3 to Collector 329 | East Chester, Chester, East River, Blandford |
| MD of Chester | 8 | 63 | Trunk Route 14 to Trunk Route 3 | Chester, New Ross, Windsor |
| MD of Chester | 9 | 68 | Trunk Route 12 to Trunk Route 3 | Chester Basin, Gold River, Western Shore, Oak Island, Kentville |
| MD of Lunenburg | 10 | 81 | Trunk Route 3 | Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Martin's River |
| MD of Lunenburg | 11 | 99 | Collector Route 324 (Cornwall Road) | Blockhouse, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg |
| MD of Lunenburg | 12 | Trunk Route 10 (North Street) | Bridgewater, Lunenburg County Ind Park, East/West LaHave, Riverport, Middleton | |
| MD of Lunenburg | 13 | Collector Route 325 (Victoria Road) | Bridgewater, Bridgewater Ind Park, Wileville, Caledonia, Kejimkujik National Park | |
| MD of Lunenburg | 14 | 108 | Trunk Route 3 East | Hebbville, Bridgewater |
| MD of Lunenburg | 15 | 114 | Italy Cross Road | Crousetown, Petit Rivière, Broad Cove, Risser's Beach |
| MD of Lunenburg | 16 | 119 | Hirtle Road | Middlewood, Vogler's Cove, Cherry Hill |
| Queens RM | 17 | 129 | Collector Route 331 | East Medway, Vogler's Cove, Cherry Hill, Broad Cove |
| Queens RM | 17A | 131 | Port Medway Road | Port Medway, East/West Berlin, Mill Village, Charleston |
| Queens RM | 18 | 135 | Trunk Route 3 West | Liverpool, Brooklyn |
| Queens RM | 19 | 141 | Trunk Route 8 (Milton Road) to Trunk Route 3 (Bristol Avenue) | Milton, Brooklyn, Liverpool, Caledonia, Kejimkujik National Park, Annapolis Royal |
| Queens RM | 20A | 147 | Old Port Mouton Road to Trunk Route 3 (White Point Road) | Liverpool, Liverpool Industrial Park, White Point, Hunts Point |
| Queens RM | 20 | 157 | Trunk Route 3 East | Summerville Centre, Hunts Point, White Point |
| Queens RM | 21 | 161 | Central Port Mouton Road | Central Port Mouton, Southwest Port Mouton |
| Queens RM | 169 | St. Catherine's River Road | Port Joli, Kejimkujik National Park Seaside Adjunct | |
| Queens RM | 170 | Eastside Port L'Hebert Road | Thomas Raddall Provincial Park | |
| District of Shelburne | 23 | 185 | Trunk Route 3 West | Sable River, Lockeport |
| District of Shelburne | 24 | 199 | Trunk Route 3 East & Lake John Road | Jordan Falls, Lockeport |
| District of Shelburne | 25 | 204 | Trunk Route 3 West | Shelburne |
| District of Shelburne | 26 | 208 | Collector Route 203 to Trunk Route 3 | Shelburne, Ohio |
| District of Shelburne | 27 | 215 | Trunk Route 3 East | Birchtown |
| District of Shelburne | 28 | 222 | Collector Route 309 | Clyde River, Thomasville, Cape Negro, Port La Tour, Northwest/Northeast Harbour, Ingomar |
| District of Argyle | 31 | 259 | Trunk Route 3 | East/West Pubnico |
| District of Argyle | 32 | 271 | Trunk Route 3 East | Argyle, Central Argyle, Argyle Head |
| District of Argyle | 32A | 272 | Trunk Route 3 West | Glenwood |
| District of Argyle | 33 | 284 | Collector Route 308 to Trunk 3 | Tusket, Tusket Ind. Park, Quinan |
| District of Yarmouth | Ends | 294 | Hardscratch Road [link] Highway 101 | Yarmouth, Brooklyn, Arcadia, Maine Ferries |
Parts of Highway 103 that are named
Nine Mile Road
Sable River - Jordan FallsExternal links
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