Nova Scotia Route 3

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Nova Scotia Route 3 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of Trunk Highways. The route runs from Halifax to Yarmouth, along the South Shore. Route 3's status as an important regional highway link has been superseded by the parallel Highway 103.

[edit] Route description

[edit] Halifax

Route 3 eastern terminus is at the Armdale Rotary in Halifax. It leaves the city to the west along the St. Margaret's Bay Road, which goes through the suburbs of Timberlea and Tantallon.

[edit] South Shore

The road follows the coast of St. Margaret's Bay, goes through the Hubbards and runs along the northern edge of the Aspotogan Peninsula, before reaching Chester. From Chester, Route 3 follows the western shore of Mahone Bay to reach the town of the same name. The highway then turns southeast to the town of Lunenburg, then west to the town of Bridgewater.

Leaving Bridgewater to the southwest, Route 3 meets Highway 103 at exit 14. Route 3 is no longer signed in some portions between Bridgewater and Barrington, as Highway 103 assumed some of its former route in the 1970s. Route 3 "re-appears" as the main street and approaches to some towns that Highway 103 has bypassed, including the Liverpool, Lockeport and Shelburne areas.

At Barrington, Route 3 departs the 103. The highway closely follows the coast of Barrington Passage and the Gulf of Maine to reach the Pubnico area, then continuing north along the coast to Argyle. The highway turns west through Tusket to reach its western end at Yarmouth where it meets the Highway 1 and Highway 101.