Nova Scotia Highway 118
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Highway 118, in Nova Scotia, is a short suburban freeway connecting (officially) Victoria Road via Woodland Ave. in Dartmouth with Highway 102 at Fall River, 14 kilometres (9 miles) to the north. The highway crosses the Historic Shubenacadie Canal. Running parallel to the highway from the Waverly Road to exit 14 is a portion of the Halifax Lateral of the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline (natural gas). It also runs along the western shore of Lake MicMac and the western edge of Shubie Park and is known as Lakeview Drive . The highway serves as a "B-Trian" route between Dartmouth and highway 102
History
During the early 1970’s, it was decided a new highway was required to directly link Highway 102 with Dartmouth. In 1972, the then Department of Highways expropriated a portion of land for the construction of Highway 118. The highway was complete in the late 70's .
Interchanges from South to North
| Municipality | Exit Number | Kilometre Post* | Intersecting Roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) (Dartmouth) | (none) | 2 | Micmac Blvd. / Lancaster Dr. (Signalized)
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| HRM (Dartmouth) | (none) | 3 | Highway 111 / Woodland Avenue
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| HRM (Dartmouth)
| 12 | 5 | Dartmouth Crossing / Wright Ave. Burnside Industial Park (under construction)
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| HRM (Dartmouth)
| 13 | 6 | Highway 107 / Akerley Blvd. Burnside Industial Park |
| HRM (Waverley) | 14 | 13 | Guysborough Road / Highway 2 |
| HRM (Fall River) | (none) | 14 | Highway 102 [link] |
- *Exit numbers in Nova Scotia are sequential.
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