Trunk 7
Route information
Length	269 km (167 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Trunk 2 in Bedford
	Trunk 33 in Bedford Route 207 / Route 322 in Downtown Dartmouth Hwy 111 / Route 318 in Dartmouth Hwy 107 near Woodlawn Route 328 / Hwy 107 near Cherry Brook Route 207 in Porters Lake Hwy 107 / Route 357 in Musquodoboit Harbour Route 224 / Route 374 in Sheet Harbour Route 211 in Sherbrooke Route 348 in Melrose Route 347 in Aspen Route 276 near Lochaber Hwy 104 (TCH) in Antigonish
Northeast end	Trunk 4 in Antigonish
Location
Counties	Halifax, Guysborough, Antigonish
Major cities	Halifax, Dartmouth
Towns	Antigonish
Highway system
Provincial highways in Nova Scotia ← Trunk 6 Trunk 8 →

Nova Scotia Trunk 7

Nova Scotia Trunk 7 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of Trunk Highways. The route runs from Bedford to Antigonish, along the Eastern Shore for a distance of 269 kilometres (167 mi). Part of Trunk 7 is known as the Marine Drive.

Route description[edit]

Dartmouth[edit]

From Bedford at the intersection of Trunk 2, Trunk 7 leaves to the southeast along the eastern shore of the Bedford Basin, then climbs Magazine Hill next to the Canadian Forces Magazine and enters Dartmouth on Windmill Road. Through Downtown Dartmouth, it is known as Alderney Drive, which turns into Prince Albert Road past Sullivan's Pond as it runs along the shore of Lake Banook. At Grahams Grove Park, Trunk 7 continues through the Micmac Parclo, on to Main Street, past Highway 111 and to the community of Westphal, bypassing most of Cole Harbour to the south. Until 1970, Highway 7 ran from Portland Street to Prince Albert Road.

Eastern Shore[edit]

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 African Canadian community of East Preston and the exurban 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 Atlantic Ocean past some of the longest beaches in the province and through almost 300 coastal communities, such as Head of Jeddore, Sheet Harbour, 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 Sherbrooke, 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 Melrose and Aspen. In Lochaber, Trunk 7 crosses into Antigonish County. Trunk 7 then continues north through Salt Springs to its end at Antigonish, where it crosses Highway 104, part of the Trans-Canada Highway network, then terminates at West Street/Trunk 4 in Antigonish.

Major junctions[edit]

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Bedford	0	0	Trunk 2 Upper Sackville, Truro, Halifax To Hwy 101 / Hwy 102 / Trunk 1 / Trunk 3 / Route 213
	2	1.2	Bedford Bypass/Trunk 33 Upper Sackville, Annapolis Valley To Hwy 101 / Hwy 1
Burnside Industrial Park	5	3.1	Hwy 107/Akerley Blvd. Westphal To Hwy 118
	6	3.7	Route 322/Victoria Rd. Highfield Park To Hwy 111 / Hwy 118
Dartmouth	11	6.8	Wyse Rd. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Angus L. MacDonald Bridge To Angus L. MacDonald Bridge
	12	7.5	Route 207 Cole Harbour, Lawrencetown, Porters Lake To Hwy 111 / Route 322
	12	7.5	Route 322 Woodlawn, Cole Harbour, Cow Bay To Hwy 111 / Route 207 / Route 322
	14	8.7	Hwy 111/Route 318 Mic Mac Mall, Westphal, Waverley, Halifax, Nova Scotia To A. Murray MacKay Bridge, Hwy 111 / Route 207 / Route 322	Micmac Parclo
Westphal	18	11	Hwy 107 Burnside Industrial Park, Bedford To Hwy 118	Beginning of Hwy 107/Trunk 7 duplication
	23	14	Hwy 107	End of Hwy 107/Trunk 7 duplication
Porters Lake	39	24	William Porter Connector To Hwy 107
	40	25	Stella Dr. Seaforth, Lawrencetown, Dartmouth To Route 207
Musquodoboit Harbour	50	31	Hwy 107 Porters Lake, Dartmouth, Halifax
	53	33	Route 357 Musquodoboit Valley, Middle Musquodoboit To Route 212 / Route 224
Sheet Harbour	123	76	Route 224 Musquodoboit Valley, Upper Musquodoboit, Truro To Route 336 / Route 357
	127	79	Route 374 Stellarton, New Glasgow To Hwy 104 (TCH) / Trunk 4 / Route 289 / Route 348
Stillwater	210	130	Route 211 Port Bickerton, Canso, Nova Scotia To Trunk 16 / Route 316
Glenelg	222	138	Route 348 New Glasgow To Hwy 104 (TCH) / Trunk 4 / Route 347 / Route 374
Melrose	228	142	Route 347 Thorburn, New Glasgow To Hwy 104 (TCH) / Trunk 4 / Route 348 / Route 374
Lochaber	238	148	Route 276 Goshen, Lower South River, Canso To Route 316
Antigonish	268	167	Hwy 104 (TCH) New Glasgow, Cape Breton Island, New Brunswick To Hwy 105 (TCH) / Hwy 106 (TCH) / Hwy 102
	269	167	Trunk 4 Antigonish To Hwy 104 (TCH) / Route 245 / Route 337

Part of the Marine Drive

References[edit]

• Map of Nova Scotia