Nova Scotia Highway 103

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Highway 103

Fishermen's Memorial Highway
Nova Scotia Highway 103
Highway 103 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Public Works
Length291.3 km [1]  (181.0 mi)
Existed1963–present
Major junctions
East endNova Scotia 102.svg Hwy 102 in Halifax
Major intersections
West endHardscratch Road in Yarmouth
Location
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
Counties Halifax Regional Municipality, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Yarmouth
Towns Yarmouth, Shelburne, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Mahone Bay
Highway system
← Nova Scotia 102.svg Hwy 102 → Nova Scotia Highway 104 (TCH).svg Hwy 104 (TCH)

Highway 103 is an east-west highway in Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Yarmouth.

Contents

The highway follows a route of 291 kilometres (181 mi) along the province's South Shore region fronting the Atlantic coast. The route parallels its predecessor, local Trunk 3. The highway varies from 2-lane controlled access to 2-lane local secondary roads on the section between Yarmouth and Hebbville. East of Hebbville to Ingramport, the highway is 2-lane controlled access, with the exception of a 3 km (2 mi) 4-lane divided freeway near Chester. From just west of Ingramport (exit 5A), to the interchange with Highway 102 (near Bayers Lake) in Halifax, the highway is 4-lane divided freeway. Same as Highway 101, kilometre markers increase running west-to-east, increasing from Yarmouth to Halifax; with exit numbers running east-to-west, increasing from Halifax to Yarmouth.

In 2013, Highway 103 was redesignated as the Fishermen's Memorial Highway.

History

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.[ citation needed ]

In November 1998, construction was completed that twinned a five kilometer section of highway between exit 2 and exit 3. [2] In November 2006, construction was completed that twinned 15 kilometres of highway between exit 3 and exit 5. [3] In December 2006, an 8.3 kilometre bypass around Barrington was completed. [4]

In late September 2015 a new section of highway was opened to bypass the Port Joli area. [5] In November 2016, a new section was completed which bypassed Port Mouton. Residents complained that the single exit east of the community had lengthened the trip for people heading west from Port Mouton.

The new interchange in Ingramport (exit 5A) opened in January 2017.

Work on twinning Highway 103 from exit 5 (Tantallon) to exit 5A (Ingramport) began in February, 2018 and was completed in December, 2020. Twinning from exit 5A (Ingramport) to exit 6 (Hubbards) started in 2020 with an expected completion date of late 2023.

Names of Highway 103

Safety concerns

Between 2006 and 2009, there were 29 deaths on the highway. [6] In 2009, it was considered Nova Scotia's deadliest highway and was ranked the second most dangerous highway in Canada by the Canadian Automobile Association. [7] [8] In 2009 alone, ten people died in automobile accidents on the highway, according to the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. [9] Between 2008 and 2012, there were 22 fatalities on the highway. [10]

In September 2018, local residents raised concern over the presence of a road sign on the highway, near the turnoff to Port Mouton, that had a very confusing appearance, looking like a patchwork of several other road signs. It was supposedly revealed when a hotel removed its billboard advertisement, revealing the sign below. [11]

Exit list

CountyLocationkm [1] miExitDestinationsNotes
Halifax Halifax 0.00.01BNova Scotia 102.svgNova Scotia 101.svgOntario M502.svg Hwy 102 to Hwy 101  – Halifax, Dartmouth, Windsor, Airport, Truro, Bedford Hwy 103 eastern terminus.
0.40.251D Dunbrack Street Eastbound exit only.
1.20.752Nova Scotia 3.svgNova Scotia Route 333.svg Trunk 3 west (St. Margarets Bay Road) to Route 333 (Lighthouse Route) – Beechville, Lakeside, Peggys Cove Westbound signed as exits 2A (west) and 2B (east)
Timberlea 5.63.53Nova Scotia 3.svg To Trunk 3  / Timberlea Village Parkway
Hubley 12.77.94Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3  – Timberlea, Five Island Lake
Upper Tantallon 19.612.25Nova Scotia Route 213.svgNova Scotia 3.svgNova Scotia Route 333.svg Route 213 (Hammond's Plains Road) to Trunk 3  / Route 333  – Peggys Cove, Bedford
​29.918.65ANova Scotia 3.svg To Trunk 3  – Ingramport, Black Point, Boutiliers Point
Lunenburg Hubbards 40.825.46Nova Scotia 3.svgNova Scotia Route 329.svg Trunk 3  / Route 329  – Queensland, Blandford
East River 50.031.17Nova Scotia 3.svgNova Scotia Route 329.svg Trunk 3  / Route 329  – Chester, Blandford
Chester 57.235.58Nova Scotia 14.svg Trunk 14  – Chester, Windsor
Chester Basin 61.338.19Nova Scotia 12.svg Trunk 12  – Kentville, New Ross
Mahone Bay 75.046.610Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3  – Lunenburg, Martin's River
Blockhouse 79.949.611Nova Scotia Route 324.svgNova Scotia Route 325.svg Route 324 (Cornwall Road) to Route 325  – Mahone Bay, Lunenburg
Bridgewater 91.656.912Nova Scotia 10.svgNova Scotia Route 331.svgNova Scotia Route 332.svg Trunk 10 to Route 331  / Route 332  – West LaHave, East LaHave, Riverport
91.857.0Crosses the LaHave River
93.057.812ABridgewater Business ParkInterchange under construction (opening in Fall 2024)
94.858.913Nova Scotia Route 325.svgNova Scotia Route 331.svg Route 325 (Victoria Road) to Route 331  – Bakers Settlement, Wileville
Hebb's Cross 101.463.014Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3 east – Hebbville, Bridgewater At-grade
Italy Cross 107.967.015Italy Cross Road − Crousetown, Petite Riviere, Broad Cove, Rissers Beach Provincial ParkAt-grade
Middlewood 111.769.416Hirtle Road / Camperdown School Road − Vogler's Cove, Broad Cove, Camperdown At-grade
Queens ​122.476.117Nova Scotia Route 331.svg Route 331  – East Port Medway, Voglers Cove, Charleston, Cherry Hill At-grade
Crosses the Medway River
124.277.217APort Medway Road − Mill Village, Port Medway, East/West Berlin, Charleston At-grade
130.581.118Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3 west – Brooklyn, Liverpool At-grade
Liverpool 136.985.119Nova Scotia 8.svgNova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 8 to Trunk 3  – Milton, Brooklyn
137.585.4Crosses the Mersey River
​140.387.220ANova Scotia 3.svg To Trunk 3 (Old Port Mouton Road) – White Point, Hunt's Point At-grade
153.295.221Nova Scotia 3.svg To Trunk 3  – Summerville Centre, Hunt's Point, White Point At-grade
Port Mouton 155.996.9 Trunk 3 eastIntersection closed, use exit 21 [12]
​160.799.922 Trunk 3 west – Port Joli, East Side Port l'Hébert, Kejimkujik National Park (Seaside Adjunct) At-grade; Trunk 3 is unsigned
163.3101.5 Trunk 3 east – Port Joli Intersection closed, use exit 22 [12]
Shelburne Sable River 176.6109.723Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3 west – Lockeport At-grade
Jordan Falls 190.3118.224Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3 east / Lake John Road – Lockeport At-grade
190.8118.6Jordan Branch Road − Jordan Branch, Jordan Ferry, Jordan Bay At-grade
​196.0121.825Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3 west – Shelburne At-grade
Shelburne 200.0124.326Nova Scotia Route 203.svg Route 203  – Ohio, East Kemptville At-grade
Birchtown 206.9128.627Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3 east – Gunning Cove, Ingomar At-grade
Clyde River 220.3136.928Nova Scotia Route 309.svg Route 309 south (South Road) / Quinns Falls Road – Port Clyde, Eel Bay, Port La Tour At-grade
Barrington 230.0142.929Nova Scotia 3.svgNova Scotia Route 309.svg Trunk 3 west to Route 309  – Port La Tour At-grade
Riverhead 234.3145.630Nova Scotia 3.svg To Trunk 3  – Barrington Passage, Lower Woods Harbour, Upper Woods Harbour
Yarmouth Pubnico 256.0159.131Nova Scotia 3.svgNova Scotia Route 335.svg To Trunk 3  / Route 335  – Lower Argyle At-grade
Argyle 268.4166.832Nova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3 east – Central Argyle, Argyle Head East end of Trunk 3 unsigned concurrency; at-grade, proposed interchange
269.0167.1Crosses the Argyle River
269.4167.432ANova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3 west – Glenwood West end of Trunk 3 unsigned concurrency; at-grade, proposed intersection closure
​276.2171.6Eel Lake Road / Belleville RoadAt-grade
276.8–
277.4		172.0–
172.4		Crosses Eel Lake
Tusket 281.2174.733Nova Scotia Route 308.svgNova Scotia 3.svg Route 308 to Trunk 3  – Quinan
282.4175.5Crosses the Tusket River
Yarmouth 291.3181.0Hardscratch Road − Brooklyn Hwy 103 western terminus
292.1181.5Nova Scotia 3.svgNova Scotia 101.svgNova Scotia 1.svgOntario M508.svg Trunk 3 (Starrs Road) to Hwy 101  / Trunk 1  – Ferry
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 Google (August 20, 2019). "Highway 103 in Nova Scotia" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Four Lanes Open on Highway 103 Government of Nova Scotia
  3. ↑ Highway 103 Greatly Improved Government of Nova Scotia
  4. ↑ Barrington Bypass Completed Government of Nova Scotia
  5. ↑ Verge, Brittany W. (October 14, 2015). "Smoothing out Highway 103: Port Joli bypass opens to traffic". Queens County Advance. Transcontinental Media. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Canada's most notorious highways CBC.ca
  7. ↑ "Nova Scotia's Highway 101 to be widened". CBC News. March 6, 2009. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  8. ↑ "CAA NEO Blog". Archived from the original on 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2010-01-16. "The Top 12 Most Dangerous Highways in Canada"
  9. ↑ 10 most dangerous roads in Canada Archived 2010-10-21 at the Wayback Machine MSN.ca
  10. ↑ Highway 103 safety review launched in Nova Scotia CBC.ca
  11. ↑ "Is this road sign in Canada the world's most confusing?". BBC. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Highway 103: Broad River to Port Joli Phase 1" (PDF). Nova Scotia Transportation & Infrastructure Renewal. Government of Nova Scotia. January 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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