
Highway 107 in
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native En ...
runs through the eastern suburbs of the
Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The re ...
, from the
Burnside Industrial Park
Burnside is a Canadian urban neighbourhood located along the northeast shore of Bedford Basin of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
History
Burnside was the name originally given to the farm of Duncan Waddell, a Scotsm ...
in
Dartmouth Dartmouth may refer to:
Places
* Dartmouth, Devon, England
** Dartmouth Harbour
* Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
* Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
* Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia
Institutions
* Dartmouth College, Ivy League university i ...
to an intersection with
Trunk 7 in
Musquodoboit Harbour
Musquodoboit Harbour is a natural harbour in Canada on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.
Physical harbour
Located east of Petpeswick Inlet and west of Jeddore Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour is a 10 km long estuary measuring about 2 km w ...
. It is long, and is mostly two lane, controlled access highway.
Route description
From its current western terminus at the intersection of Akerley Boulevard and
Burnside Drive
Burnside Drive is a four-lane divided roadway, with a speed limit of 80 km/h, that serves the Burnside Business Park in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) community of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirte ...
in Burnside,
[ Highway 107 travels northeast to its interchange with Highway 118, then continues southeast on the Forest Hills Extension to an intersection of Main Street in ]Dartmouth Dartmouth may refer to:
Places
* Dartmouth, Devon, England
** Dartmouth Harbour
* Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
* Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
* Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia
Institutions
* Dartmouth College, Ivy League university i ...
and Trunk 7 in Westphal Westphal or Westphall may refer to the following people:
* Ari Westphal (born 1994), Brazilian fashion model
*Bernd Westphal (born 1960), German politician
* Brigitta Westphal (born 1944), German painter
* Carlo Westphal (born 1985), German profess ...
. The highway then travels east, concurrent with Trunk 7, through the Sunset Acres neighbourhood in Westphal Westphal or Westphall may refer to the following people:
* Ari Westphal (born 1994), Brazilian fashion model
*Bernd Westphal (born 1960), German politician
* Brigitta Westphal (born 1944), German painter
* Carlo Westphal (born 1985), German profess ...
and the community of Cherry Brook
The Cherry Brook is a tributary of the West Dart River on Dartmoor, Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the ci ...
for about . Near Preston
Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to:
Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
, Highway 107 and Trunk 7 split, and Highway 107 continues eastward as a controlled access two-lane highway for the remainder of its route. The highway travels past the communities of Preston
Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to:
Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
, Lake Echo, Porters Lake
Porters Lake (2011 population: 3,202) is a rural community in the Eastern Shore region of the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, between Trunk 7 and Route 207, 27.8 km from Halifax. The residents mainly commute to jobs in Dartmouth, Burnside Ind ...
and Head of Chezzetcook before reaching its eastern terminus with Trunk 7 west of Musquodoboit Harbour
Musquodoboit Harbour is a natural harbour in Canada on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.
Physical harbour
Located east of Petpeswick Inlet and west of Jeddore Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour is a 10 km long estuary measuring about 2 km w ...
.
Burnside/Sackville extension
The highway is being extended from Akerley Boulevard along the southwestern side of Anderson Lake and from there continuing north to connect to Duke Street/Glendale Avenue near exit 4C on Highway 102. This extension, known locally as the Burnside Expressway, will allow commuters from Halifax and Burnside heading to Sackville to bypass the Bedford Bypass
The Bedford Bypass, internally designated as Trunk 33, is a highway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
The Bedford Bypass is the name given to a long 4-lane highway connecting Windmill Road ( Trunk 7) in Dartmouth to Exit 1 of Highway 10 ...
and Windmill Road and instead go through Burnside and connect directly into Sackville. Construction is in progress.
Exit list
External links
Lake Echo Webcam on Highway 107
Highway 107 Extension
References
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Nova Scotia provincial highways
Roads in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Limited-access roads in Canada