Nova Scotia Trunk 3 is an east-west trunk highway in Nova Scotia. The route runs from
Halifax to
Yarmouth, along the
South Shore. Trunk 3's status as an important regional highway link has been superseded by the parallel
Highway 103.
Route description
The eastern terminus of Trunk 3 on provincial maps is at the Armdale Roundabout in Halifax.
Travelling inbound from the traffic circle along
Quinpool Road
The Quinpool District refers to a commerce, commercial district of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, encompassing the eastern portion of Quinpool Road as well as the streets directly north and south of it. Prominent landmarks on Quinpool ...
, Trunk 3 continues to be marked with "3 INBOUND" signs until just before Quinpool Road's intersection with Connaught Avenue. The sign "3 ENDS" marks the signed eastern terminus of the route. Traveling outbound from the traffic circle Trunk 3 formally proceeds west using the name St. Margaret's Bay Road and passes through
Timberlea and
Upper Tantallon.
The road follows the coast of
St. Margarets Bay, passing through
Hubbards. It crosses the
isthmus
An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmu ...
of the
Aspotogan Peninsula
The Aspotogan Peninsula () is a peninsula in the eastern part of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, separating St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, St. Margarets Bay in the east from Mahone Bay in the west. The peninsula was ...
to reach
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
. West of Chester, Trunk 3 follows the shore of
Mahone Bay
Mahone Bay is a bay on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada along the eastern end of Lunenburg County. The bay has many islands, and is a popular sailing area. Since 2003 the Mahone Islands Conservation Association has been working to prot ...
to reach the town of
the same name. The highway then turns southeast to the town of
Lunenburg, enters the town following Maple Street, Falkland Street and Victoria Road, before continuing westward to the town of
Bridgewater.
Leaving Bridgewater to the southwest, Trunk 3 intersects Highway 103 at exit 14. Trunk 3 is no longer signed in some portions between Bridgewater and
Barrington, as Highway 103 assumed some of its former route in the 1970s. Trunk 3 "re-appears" as the main street and approaches to some towns that Highway 103 has bypassed, including the
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
,
Lockeport
Lockeport is a town and port in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a traditional Nova Scotian fishing town, situated on a peninsula in Allendale Bay. It is connected to the mainland by the Crescent Beach causeway. The area that sur ...
and
Shelburne areas.
At Barrington, Trunk 3 departs Highway 103. The highway closely follows the coast of the
Barrington Passage
Barrington Passage is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County.
It is named after William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington. History
The Mi'kmaq called ...
and the
Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America. It is bounded by Cape Cod at the eastern tip of Massachusetts in the southwest and by Cape Sable Island at the southern tip of Nova Scotia in the northeast ...
to reach the
Pubnico area, then continuing north along the coast to
Argyle. The highway turns west through
Tusket
Tusket is a small fishing community located in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia on route 308.
History
"Neketaouksit", the Mi'kmaq word for the "Great Forked Tidal River", evolved to what is now called Tusket. The village was originally settled by ...
to reach its western end at
Yarmouth where it meets the
Highway 101 and
Trunk 1.
Communities
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Halifax
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Beechville
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Lakeside
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Timberlea
*
Hubley Hubley can refer to:
People
* Allan Hubley (born 1958), Canadian municipal politician
* Edward Burd Hubley (1792–1856), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
* Emily Hubley, contemporary American filmmaker and animator
* F ...
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Lewis Lake
*
Upper Tantallon
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Head Of St. Margarets Bay
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Boutiliers Point
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Ingramport
*
Black Point
*
Queensland
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Hubbards
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Simms Settlement
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East River
The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary in New York City. The waterway, which is actually not a river despite its name, connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates the borough of Queens ...
*
East Chester
*
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
*
Robinsons Corner
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Marriotts Cove
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Chester Basin
Chester Basin was a tidal basin on the River Mersey, in Liverpool, England. The basin was situated between the Pier Head and Manchester Dock.
History
The basin was built between 1785 and 1795, opening in 1795 as the Chester and Ellesmere Bas ...
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Gold River
Major intersections
References
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*003, former emergency telephone number for the Norwegian ambulance service (until 1986)
*1990 OO3, the asteroid 6131 Towen
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003 003, O03, 0O3, OO3 may refer to:
*003, fictional British 00 Agent
*003, former emergency telephone number for the Norwegian ambulance service (until 1986)
*1990 OO3, the asteroid 6131 Towen
* OO3 gauge model railway
*''O03 (O2)'' and other related ...
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*003, former emergency telephone number for the Norwegian ambulance service (until 1986)
*1990 OO3, the asteroid 6131 Towen
* OO3 gauge model railway
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Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia