The Bedford Highway is a highway in the

Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348 ...

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that is part of Trunk 2. It runs around the western side of the

Bedford Basin Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour on Canada's Atlantic coast. It is named in honour of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. Geography Geographically, the basin is situated entirely within th ...

. The

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starts at the Windsor Street intersection on the

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and passes by the communities of Fairview, Rockingham, and

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

, where it becomes part of

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to Highway 101 . Historically the Bedford Highway was part of the route from Halifax to

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, but also formed the first stage of a journey to

Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its population was 18,766 in the 2011 census. People of Truro ...

, with Sackville's Twelve Mile House staging inn marking the start of the Truro road. The never-completed Annapolis Road also began on the Bedford Highway, at today's intersection with Kearney Lake Road, which is believed to partly follow the alignment of the early road.

Notable places

*Fairview Lawn Cemetery *

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*Rockingham Community Center *Clearwater *Mill Cove Plaza *

The Chickenburger The Chickenburger is a Bedford Highway roadside landmark located in Bedford, Nova Scotia that is reputed to be the oldest drive-in diner in Canada. History In 1930, Salter Innes founded the ''Bedford Sunnyside'' canteen along the Bedford Highwa ...

* Sunnyside Mall *Bedford Place Mall *Bedford Range Ballpark *House of Intercessory Prayer Ministries (HIPM)

Major intersections

References

{{Roads in the Halifax Regional Municipality Roads in Halifax, Nova Scotia