Nova Scotia Trunk 7 is part of the

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province of

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's system of Trunk Highways. The route runs from

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, along the Eastern Shore for a distance of . Part of Trunk 7 is known as the Marine Drive.

Route description

Bedford

Historically, Trunk 7 traveled from Main Road (now the

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) to Hatchery Lane to Wardour Drive to Dartmouth Road. The route originally ran for approximately 280 kilometers. It became shorter when a new section between Wardour Drive and the future Bedford Highway was created, concurrently with when Trunk 1 ended in Halifax (until 1970).

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was relocated when the original location was torn down, due to the creation of this new highway section. Trunk 7 was a two-lane highway between Bedford and Dartmouth until the 1960s.

Dartmouth

From Bedford at the intersection of Trunk 2, Trunk 7 leaves to the southeast along the eastern shore of the

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, then climbs Magazine Hill next to the

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and enters Dartmouth on Windmill Road. Through

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, it is known as Alderney Drive, which turns into Prince Albert Road past Sullivan's Pond as it runs along the shore of

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. At Grahams Grove Park, Trunk 7 continues through the Micmac Parclo, on to Main Street, past Highway 111 and to the community of

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, bypassing Cole Harbour to the south. Until 1970, Highway 7 ran from Portland Street to Prince Albert Road.

Eastern Shore

Just outside Dartmouth, three highways head towards the Eastern Shore: Route 207 leads out of Cole Harbour, passing the surfing beach at Lawrencetown. Near Preston, Route 107 and Trunk 7 separate. Highway 107 and Trunk 7 continue eastward through the

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community of East Preston and the

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communities of Lake Echo, Porters Lake and Head of Chezzetcook to Musquodoboit Harbour, where Highway 107 ends. Trunk 7 continues to the east, twisting along numerous inlets of the

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past some of the longest beaches in the province and through almost 300 coastal communities, such as Head of Jeddore,

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, Moser River, Necum Teuch and Ecum Secum. There are two junctions in Sheet Harbour with Route 224 and Route 374. Trunk 7 continues along the coast, passing through Port Dufferin and Moser River. In Ecum Secum, Trunk 7 crosses into Guysborough County. In

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, Trunk 7 crosses the St. Mary's River and turns north, away from the ocean. The route follows the east bank of the river's valley, passing through

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and

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. In

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, Trunk 7 crosses into

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. Trunk 7 then continues north through

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to its end at

, where it crosses Highway 104, part of the Trans-Canada Highway network, then terminates at West Street/ Trunk 4 in Antigonish.

Major intersections

References

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Antigonish, Nova Scotia