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 Highway 101 | ||||
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| Harvest Highway | ||||
 Highway 101 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Public Works | ||||
| Length | 308.5 km[1][2] (191.7 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1962–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end |   Hwy 102 / Trunk 1 in Bedford | |||
 Trunk 14 near Windsor Trunk 8 near Annapolis Royal | ||||
| West end |  Trunk 3 in Yarmouth | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Nova Scotia | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 101 is an east-west highway in Nova Scotia that runs from Bedford to Yarmouth.[1][3]
The highway follows a 310 km (190 mi) route along the southern coast of the Bay of Fundy through the Annapolis Valley, the largest agricultural district in the province. Between its western terminus at Yarmouth to Weymouth, the highway is 2-lane controlled access. Between Weymouth and Digby, the highway reverts to a 2-lane local road. From Digby to Grand Pre, the highway is 2-lane controlled access. From the Gaspereau River crossing near Grand Pre to 3 km west of Exit 6 (Falmouth) the highway is a 4-lane freeway. Heading east the highway is 2-lane controlled access until Exit 5 (Trunk 14). From Three Mile Plains to its eastern terminus at Bedford, the highway is a 4-lane freeway. Some of the 2-lane controlled access sections of the highway are 3 or 4 lanes, with the addition of passing lanes. One section of the 4-lane freeway near Hantsport is a short 5-lane (3 lanes westbound) section for about 2 km due to previous road configuration for a passing lane due to a steep hill.[1] Similar to Highway 103, kilometre markers increase run west-to-east, increasing from Yarmouth to Bedford; however, exit numbers run east-to-west, increasing from Bedford to Yarmouth.
The provincial government named the highway the Harvest Highway on 7 December 2008 to recognize the important contributions of farmers in Nova Scotia.[4]
- ^ a b c "Nova Scotia Roads - Highway 101". Nova Scotia Roads Website on the Internet Archives. Archived from the original on 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
lengthwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Nova Scotia's Highway 101 to be widened". CBC News. 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Farmers Honoured with Harvest Highway Designation" (Press release). Government of Nova Scotia. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2013-09-03.