Nova Scotia Highway 103
Highway 103 | ||||
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Fishermen's Memorial Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal | ||||
Length: | 294 km[1] (183 mi) | |||
Existed: | 1970s – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | To Trunk 3 Hardscratch Road in Yarmouth | |||
Trunk 8 near Liverpool Trunk 10 near Bridgewater Trunk 14 near Chester | ||||
East end: | Hwy 102 in Halifax | |||
Highway system | ||||
Provincial highways in Nova Scotia
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Highway 103 is an east-west highway in Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Yarmouth.
The highway follows a route of 294 km (183 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 Upper Tantallon, the highway is 2-lane controlled access, with the exception of a short 4-lane divided freeway near Chester. From Upper Tantallon (Exit 5), to the interchange with Highway 102 (near Bayers Lake) in Halifax, the highway is 4-lane divided freeway.
In 2013, highway was redesignated as 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. In November 2006, construction was completed that twinned 15 kilometers of highway between Exit 3 and Exit 5.[2]
Names of Highway 103
- Fishermen's Memorial Highway - June 2013
- Barrington Bypass - Barrington to Oak Park, Shelburne County
- Nine Mile Road - Sable River to Jordan Falls, Shelburne County
Safety concerns
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.[3][4]
- On May 27, 2007, six people were killed when a car collided with two motorcycles near Blockhouse. It has been considered one of the worst motor vehicle accidents in Nova Scotia's history.[5][6]
- In 2009, ten people died in automobile accidents on the highway, according to the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.[7]
- On November 3, 2010, four people were injured in a head-on collision near Chester.[8]
- On November 13, 2010, one person was injured in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer near Hubbards.[8]
- On November 20, 2010, three were seriously injured in a head-on crash near Tantallon.[8]
- On May 30, 2011, one person was killed in a single-motor vehicle accident near Pubnico.[9]
- On June 21, 2011, one person was killed in a head-on collision with a tractor trailer carrying 41,000 litres of fuel.[10]
- On August 2, 2011, four people were injured when a pickup truck carrying five people hit a car head-on near Bridgewater. Police stated that the truck crossed the yellow line due to hydroplaning.[8]
- On September 4, 2011, one person was killed in a single-motor vehicle accident near Tantallon.[11]
- On October 1, 2011, two people were killed and one was left in critical condition due to a head-on collision that occurred between Exits 7 and 8.[12]
- On July 21, 2012, one person was killed in a three-car accident that occurred between Exit 5 and Exit 6.[8]
- On November 12, 2012, one person was killed near Liverpool when his car collided head-on with a five-tonne truck.[13]
- On December 9, 2012, a 17-year old male was killed near Clyde River when the vehicle he was in rolled over and he was ejected. The driver suffered minor injuries.[14]
- On June 2, 2013, a 40-year old male was killed near Lunenburg when his car collided with an 18-wheeler.[15]
- On July 20, 2013, two people were killed and two others critically injured when an SUV and a minivan collided head-on near Hubbards[16]
- On August 4, 2013, one person was injured when their motorcycle collided with a car in Hebbs Cross.[17]
- On September 13, 2013, three vehicles were involved in an collision t in Lunenburg County when a car rear-ended another vehicle, which then caused an EHS vehicle to end up in a ditch.[18]
- On October 27, 2013, one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a two-vehicle collision near Hubbards.[19]
- On November 22, 2013, three people were injured when a pickup truck collided with a car near Liverpool.[20]
- On November 27, 2013, one person was killed when a minivan collided head-on with an SUV near Hebbs Cross. Two other people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.[21]
- On October 10, 2014, two people were seriously injured in a rollover that occurred near Timberlea.
- On October 27, 2014, one person was killed when a car collided head-on with a transport truck near Oakhill.[22]
Exit list
County | Location | km | Exit # | Destinations | Notes |
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Halifax Regional Municipality | Halifax | 0 | 1 | Hwy 102 - Bedford, Halifax International Airport, Truro | |
Bayer's Lake | 2 | 2 | Trunk 3 (St. Margarets Bay Road) to Route 333 - Beechville, Lakeside, Timberlea, Peggys Cove, Halifax | ||
Parkdale, HRM Resource Waste Management Facility | 6 | 3 | Timberlea Village Parkway to Trunk 3 - Timberlea, Lakeside | ||
Hubley | 13 | 4 | Trunk 3 - Timberlea, Five Island Lake | ||
Upper Tantallon | 20 | 5 | Route 213 (Hammond's Plains Road) to Routes 3 & 333 - Head of St. Margarets Bay, Hammonds Plains, Peggys Cove, Bedford | ||
Lunenburg County | Hubbards | 41 | 6 | Trunk 3 to Route 329 - Queensland, Blandford | |
East River | 50 | 7 | Trunk 3 to Route 329 - East Chester, Chester, Blandford | ||
Chester | 63 | 8 | Trunk 14 to Trunk 3 - New Ross, Windsor | ||
Chester Basin | 68 | 9 | Trunk 12 to Trunk 3 - Gold River, Western Shore, Oak Island, Kentville | ||
Mahone Bay | 81 | 10 | Trunk 3 - Lunenburg, Martin's River | ||
Blockhouse | 99 | 11 | Route 324 (Cornwall Road) - Mahone Bay, Lunenburg | ||
Bridgewater | 12 | Trunk 10 (North Street) - Cookville, Lunenburg County Industrial Park, New Germany | |||
Bridgewater, Wileville | 13 | Route 325 (Victoria Road) - Bridgewater Industrial Park, Caledonia, Kejimkujik National Park | |||
Hebb's Cross | 108 | 14 | Trunk 3 East - Hebbville, Bridgewater | ||
Italy Cross, Nova Scotia | 114 | 15 | Italy Cross Road - Crousetown, Petite Riviere, Broad Cove, Rissers Beach Provincial Park | ||
Middlewood | 119 | 16 | Hirtle Road - Vogler's Cove, Camperdown | ||
Queens Regional Municipality | Mill Village | 129 | 17 | Route 331 - East Port Medway, Vogler's Cove, Cherry Hill, Broad Cove | |
131 | 17A | Port Medway Road - Port Medway, East/West Berlin, Charleston | |||
Brooklyn | 135 | 18 | Trunk 3 West - Liverpool | ||
Liverpool | 141 | 19 | Trunk 8 (Milton Road) to Trunk 3 (Bristol Avenue) - Milton, Brooklyn, Caledonia, Kejimkujik National Park | ||
Liverpool, Liverpool Industrial Park | 147 | 20A | Old Port Mouton Road to Trunk 3 (White Point Road) - White Point, Hunts Point | ||
Summerville Centre | 157 | 20 | Trunk 3 East - Hunts Point, White Point | ||
Port Mouton | 161 | 21 | Central Port Mouton Road | ||
Port Joli | 169 | St. Catherine's River Road - Kejimkujik National Park Seaside Adjunct | |||
170 | Eastside Port L'Hebert Road - Eastside Port l'Hebert, Thomas H. Raddall Provincial Park | ||||
Shelburne County | Sable River | 185 | 23 | Trunk 3 West - Lockeport | |
Jordan Falls | 199 | 24 | Trunk 3 East & Lake John Road - Lockeport | ||
Shelburne | 204 | 25 | Trunk 3 West - Shelburne | ||
Shelburne | 208 | 26 | Route 203 to Trunk 3 - Ohio | ||
Birchtown | 215 | 27 | Trunk 3 East - Birchtown | ||
Clyde River | 222 | 28 | Route 309 - Thomasville, Cape Negro, Port La Tour, Northwest Harbour, Ingomar | ||
Barrington | 29 | Trunk 3 | |||
30 | Trunk 3 | ||||
Yarmouth County | East/West Pubnico | 259 | 31 | Trunk 3 | |
Argyle | 271 | 32 | Trunk 3 East - Central Argyle, Argyle Head | ||
Glenwood | 272 | 32A | Trunk 3 West | ||
Tusket | 284 | 33 | Route 308 to Trunk 3 - Tusket Industrial Park, Quinan | ||
Yarmouth | 294 | Ends | Hardscratch Road Hwy 101 |
References
- ↑ "Nova Scotia Roads - Highway 101". Nova Scotia Roads Website. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ↑ Highway 103 Greatly Improved
- ↑ "Nova Scotia's Highway 101 to be widened". CBC News. March 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ↑ http://caaneo.ca/about/blog/driving/the-top-12-most-dangerous-highways-in-canada "The Top 12 Most Dangerous Highways in Canada"
- ↑ "Police identify victims in highway collision". CBC News. May 29, 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ↑ "Driver of car-crash that killed five last May dies of injuries". The Beach Cruiser. March 9, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ↑ 10 most dangerous roads in Canada MSN.ca
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Woman dies in Highway 103 crash near Upper Tantallon". The Chronicle Herald. July 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Highway 103 crash kills driver". CBC News. May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ "Woman dies after crashing into fuel truck". CBC News. July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ "1 dead in Hwy. 103 crash". CBC News. September 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ "Hwy. 103 crash kills two". The Chronicle Herald. October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ "Fatal crash closes Hwy 103 for hours". CBC News. November 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Teen dies in Highway 103 crash in Shelburne County". CBC News. December 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- ↑ Road reopen after fatal head-on crash on Highway 103 CBC News
- ↑ Deadly weekend on N.S. roads claims 4 lives CBC News
- ↑ Man sent to hospital after Hwy 103 motorcycle crash
- ↑ Highway 103 shut down due to accident
- ↑ Woman taken to hospital after crash on N.S. highway
- ↑ RCMP investigating Highway 103 crash
- ↑ Driver killed in Highway 103 crash
- ↑ Highway 103 reopens nearly 24 hours after fatal crash
External links
Route map: Bing
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