# Nova Scotia Trunk 1

Trunk 1 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of Trunk Highways.
It is located in the western part of the province and connects Bedford with Yarmouth via the Annapolis Valley. It was known for many years as "the Post Road". The route runs parallel to, and in some places has been replaced by, Highway 101. Trunk 1 often forms the main street in communities that Highway 101 bypasses.
The highway is 323 km (201 mi) in length and hosts the Evangeline Trail scenic travelway for its entire length, as well as the Glooscap Trail scenic travelway for a section between Windsor and Wolfville.
Just east of Windsor, between Garlands Crossing and Currys Corner, Trunk 1 and Trunk 14 are duplexed for about 2 km.

## Route description

In the Halifax Regional Municipality, Trunk 1 starts in Bedford at the intersection of Rocky Lake Drive and the Bedford Highway on Trunk 2. It is known as Sackville Drive and is the main street through the community of Lower Sackville. The road continues northwest through Middle Sackville, Upper Sackville, and Mount Uniacke to Windsor, where it meets the Avon River. Trunk 1 follows the west bank of the river through Hantsport. At Avonport, Trunk 1 turns west through the Annapolis Valley, following the south bank of the Cornwallis River through Wolfville, New Minas and Kentville.
Bypassing the town of Berwick to the south, Trunk 1 meets the Annapolis River at Aylesford, and runs along the river's north bank through Kingston, Middleton, Lawrencetown and Bridgetown. The road crosses the Annapolis River at Annapolis Royal (on the Annapolis Royal Generating Station), and runs along the southern coast of the Annapolis Basin through Upper Clements and the former site of CFB Cornwallis.
Trunk 1 joins up with Highway 101 at Deep Brook to cross the Bear River, then splits apart to loop through the village of Smith's Cove, across from the town of Digby. Trunk 1 joins up at the western end of this loop, with Highway 101 assuming Trunk 1's former alignment along St. Mary's Bay. A new controlled-access segment of Highway 101 is proposed for this area; and it is assumed Trunk 1 will be re-signed along this stretch if completed.
At Weymouth, Trunk 1 re-appears, and continues south along the coast through the Municipality of Clare to its end in downtown Yarmouth on Main Street at the ferry terminal to Bar Harbor, Maine where it meets the Trunk 3.

## History

Trunk 1 is the oldest major road in the province of Nova Scotia. It began as a trail connecting Acadian communities but was expanded by the British as link between the garrison of Annapolis Royal and the provincial capital of Halifax. It was upgraded to a road and became known in the 19th century as "the Great Western Road" connecting Halifax to its westward hinterland. It became known as "the post road" in the Annapolis Valley because of its use for mail delivery and stage coach service. The name "the post road" persists in some circles but today it is more commonly nicknamed "the old number one" in contrast to the newer Highway 101. "Old Windsor Highway" and Rural Route 4 (R.R.4) are also previous designations. A 4.5 km section of the road from its stage coach era has been preserved at the Uniacke Estate Museum Park in Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia, now used as a hiking trail after was bypassed by late 19th century rerouting. In 1970, Highway Had a new eastern terminus to Bedford, preventing the coincidences to both highway 2 & 3 which they still began in Halifax. Highway 1 did end in Halifax until the Mackay Bridge opened. This highway used to go 350 kilometres (220 mi).

## Major intersections

| County | Location | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
| Halifax | Bedford | −0.2 | −0.12 | | Trunk 2 south (Bedford Highway) – Halifax Trunk 7 north (Dartmouth Road) – Dartmouth | Roadway continues as Bedford Highway (Trunk 2 south) |
| Halifax | Bedford | 0.0 | 0.0 | | Trunk 2 north (Rocky Lane Drive) – Waverley | Trunk 1 eastern terminus |
| Halifax | Bedford | 1.0– 2.1 | 0.62– 1.3 | 1G/H | Hwy 102 – Halifax International Airport, Truro, Halifax | Signed as exits 1G (south) and 1H (north); Hwy 102 exits 4A/B |
| Halifax | Bedford | 1.0– 2.1 | 0.62– 1.3 | | Bedford Bypass (Trunk 33 east) to Trunk 7 east – Dartmouth | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance |
| Halifax | Lower Sackville | 1.0– 2.1 | 0.62– 1.3 | | Hwy 101 west – Windsor, Annapolis Valley | Westbound exit, eastbound entrance; Hwy 101 exit 1K |
| Halifax | Lower Sackville | 6.1 | 3.8 | | Route 354 (Beaver Bank Road) – Middle Sackville | |
| Hants | Lakelands | 30.4 | 18.9 | | Route 202 east – Hillsvale, Rawdon, Gore | |
| Hants | Newport Corner | 40.2 | 25.0 | | Route 215 east – Brooklyn, Stanley, Walton | |
| Hants | St. Croix | 43.2– 44.0 | 26.8– 27.3 | | Hwy 101 – Windsor, Yarmouth, Halifax | Hwy 101 exit 4 |
| Hants | Garlands Crossing | 51.9 | 32.2 | | Trunk 14 east – Rawdon, Milford | East end of Trunk 14 concurrency |
| Hants | Windsor | 47.3 | 29.4 | | Trunk 14 west – Martock, Windsor Forks, Chester | West end of Trunk 14 concurrency |
| Hants | Windsor | 56.8 | 35.3 | Crosses the Avon River | Crosses the Avon River | Crosses the Avon River |
| Kings | Avonport | 75.3 | 46.8 | | Hwy 101 east – Hantsport, Halifax | East end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 9 |
| Kings | Grand Pré | 78.0 | 48.5 | | Hwy 101 west – Kentville, Yarmouth | West end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 10 |
| Kings | Greenwich | 77.3 | 48.0 | | Route 358 north / Ridge Road – Port Williams, Canning, The Lookoff, Kingsport | |
| Kings | Kentville | 95.6 | 59.4 | | Trunk 12 south – Kentville, North Alton, South Alton, New Ross | |
| Kings | Kentville | 95.9– 96.1 | 59.6– 59.7 | | Route 341 north / Route 359 north (Cornwallis Street / Aberdeen Street) | One-way pair, northbound follows Cornwallis St, southbound follows Abderdeen St |
| Kings | Coldbrook | 101.7 | 63.2 | | Hwy 101 – Berwick, Middleton, Yarmouth, New Minas, Wolfville, Halifax | Hwy 101 exit 14 |
| Kings | Berwick | 116.0 | 72.1 | | Route 360 north – Harbourville | |
| Kings | Kingston | 130.1 | 80.8 | | Route 201 west – Greenwood | |
| Annapolis | Middleton | 146.0 | 90.7 | | Route 362 north (Commercial Street) – Margaretsville | |
| Annapolis | Middleton | 146.1 | 90.8 | | Trunk 10 south (Bridge Street) – Bridgewater | |
| Annapolis | Bridgetown | 166.1 | 103.2 | | Hwy 101 – Annapolis Royal, Yarmouth, Middleton, Halifax | Hwy 101 exit 20 |
| Annapolis | Granville Ferry | 190.5 | 118.4 | Crosses the Annapolis River | Crosses the Annapolis River | Crosses the Annapolis River |
| Annapolis | Annapolis Royal | 192.5 | 119.6 | | Trunk 8 south to Route 201 – Lequille, Kejimkujik National Park | |
| Annapolis | ​ | 212.7– 214.1 | 132.2– 133.0 | | Hwy 101 east – Annapolis Royal, Halifax | East end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 23 |
| Annapolis–Digby county boundary | ​ | 215.0 | 133.6 | Crosses the Bear River | Crosses the Bear River | Crosses the Bear River |
| Digby | Bear River | 215.6 | 134.0 | | Hwy 101 west – Digby, Yarmouth | West end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 24 |
| Digby | Joggin Bridge | 219.8 | 136.6 | | Hwy 101 east – Annapolis Royal, Halifax | East end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 25 |
| Digby | Joggin Bridge | 220.2 | 136.8 | Joggin Bridge crosses The Joggins/Big Joggins (Annapolis Basin) | Joggin Bridge crosses The Joggins/Big Joggins (Annapolis Basin) | Joggin Bridge crosses The Joggins/Big Joggins (Annapolis Basin) |
| Digby | Digby | 222.6 | 138.3 | 26 | Route 303 north to Route 217 – Digby, Saint John Ferry | |
| Digby | ​ | 246.3 | 153.0 | | Hwy 101 west – Yarmouth | At-grade; west end of Hwy 101 concurrency; Hwy 101 exit 27 |
| Digby | Weymouth | 251.6 | 156.3 | Crosses the Sissiboo River | Crosses the Sissiboo River | Crosses the Sissiboo River |
| Digby | Weymouth | 252.2 | 156.7 | | Route 340 south – Weaver Settlement, New France, Weymouth Falls | |
| Digby | St. Bernard | 254.6 | 158.2 | | Hwy 101 – Meteghan, Yarmouth, Digby, Halifax | Hwy 101 exit 28 |
| Yarmouth | Hebron | 320.6 | 199.2 | | Route 340 north – Deerfield, Carleton | |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth | 325.4 | 202.2 | | Vancouver Street (Route 304 south) / Chestnut Street – Cape Forchu | |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth | 325.8 | 202.4 | | Starrs Road (Trunk 3 east) to Hwy 101 / Hwy 103 – Arcadia, Halifax | |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth | 327.5 | 203.5 | | Yarmouth Ferry Terminal | Western terminus |
| Gulf of Maine | Gulf of Maine | | | Ferry to Bar Harbor, Maine (closed in winter) | Ferry to Bar Harbor, Maine (closed in winter) | Ferry to Bar Harbor, Maine (closed in winter) |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Tolled |||||||

## Communities

* Bedford
* Lower Sackville
* Middle Sackville
* Upper Sackville
* Mount Uniacke
* Lakelands
* Ardoise
* Newport Corner
* Ellershouse
* St. Croix
* Newport Station
* Three Mile Plains
* Garlands Crossing
* Windsor
* Falmouth
* Mount Denson
* Hantsport
* Hants Border
* Lockhartville
* Avonport
* Hortonville
* Grand Pre
* Lower Wolfville
* Wolfville
* Greenwich
* New Minas
* Kentville
* Coldbrook
* Cambridge
* Waterville
* South Berwick
* Berwick West
* Aylesford East
* Aylesford
* Auburn
* East Kingston
* Kingston
* Wilmot
* Middleton
* Brickton
* Lawrencetown
* Paradise
* Bridgetown East
* Bridgetown
* Upper Granville
* Bellisle
* Granville Centre