Nova Scotia Highway 103

Highway 103
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 ← Hwy 102 Hwy 104 (TCH) →

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 103 was redesignated as the 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

Between 2006 and 2009, there were 29 deaths on the highway.^[3] 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.^[4][5] In 2009 alone, ten people died in automobile accidents on the highway, according to the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.^[6] Between 2008 and 2012, there were 22 fatalities on the highway.^[7]

Notable incidents

• 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.^[8][9]
• On June 8, 2008, three people were killed in a head-on collision near Tantallon.^[10]
• On December 14, 2008, two people were killed and four were injured in a head-on collision near Hubbards.^[11]
• On February 17, 2009, one person was killed in a head-on collision near Hubbards.^[12]
• On May 30, 2011, one person was killed in a single-motor vehicle accident near Pubnico.^[13]
• On June 21, 2011, one person was killed in a head-on collision with a tractor trailer carrying 41,000 litres of fuel.^[14]
• On September 4, 2011, one person was killed in a single-motor vehicle accident near Tantallon.^[15]
• 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.^[16]
• On July 21, 2012, one person was killed in a three-car accident that occurred between Exit 5 and Exit 6.^[17]
• On November 12, 2012, one person was killed near Liverpool when his car collided head-on with a five-tonne truck.^[18]
• 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.^[19]
• On June 2, 2013, a 40-year-old male was killed near Lunenburg when his car collided with an 18-wheeler.^[20]
• On July 20, 2013, two people were killed and two others critically injured when an SUV and a minivan collided head-on near Hubbards^[21]
• 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.^[22]
• On October 27, 2014, one person was killed when a car collided head-on with a transport truck near Oakhill.^[23]
• On December 23, 2014, one person was killed and three others were injured when two vehicles collided head-on near Tusket.^[24]
• On May 3, 2015, two people were killed when both of their vehicles collided head-on near Birchtown.^[25]

Exit list

County	Location	km	Exit #	Destinations	Notes
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	22	St. Catherine's River Road - Kejimkujik National Park Seaside Adjunct
		170	22	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

1. "Nova Scotia Roads - Highway 101". Nova Scotia Roads Website. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
2. Highway 103 Greatly Improved
3. Canada's most notorious highways CBC.ca
4. "Nova Scotia's Highway 101 to be widened". CBC News. March 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
5. http://caaneo.ca/about/blog/driving/the-top-12-most-dangerous-highways-in-canada "The Top 12 Most Dangerous Highways in Canada"
6. 10 most dangerous roads in Canada MSN.ca
7. Highway 103 safety review launched in Nova Scotia CBC.ca
8. "Police identify victims in highway collision". CBC News. May 29, 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
9. "Driver of car-crash that killed five last May dies of injuries". The Beach Cruiser. March 9, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
10. 3 killed in Highway 103 head-on crash CBC.ca
11. N.S. mayor calls for twinning of Highway 103 after fatal accident
12. Collision on N.S. highway kills 1 CBC.ca
13. "Highway 103 crash kills driver". CBC News. May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
14. "Woman dies after crashing into fuel truck". CBC News. July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
15. "1 dead in Hwy. 103 crash". CBC News. September 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
16. "Hwy. 103 crash kills two". The Chronicle Herald. October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
17. "Woman dies in Highway 103 crash near Upper Tantallon". The Chronicle Herald. July 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
18. "Fatal crash closes Hwy 103 for hours". CBC News. November 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
19. "Teen dies in Highway 103 crash in Shelburne County". CBC News. December 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
20. Road reopen after fatal head-on crash on Highway 103 CBC News
21. Deadly weekend on N.S. roads claims 4 lives CBC News
22. Driver killed in Highway 103 crash CBC.ca
23. Highway 103 reopens nearly 24 hours after fatal crash CBC.ca
24. Highway 103 crash kills one man CBC.ca
25. Highway 103 crash victims identified CBC.ca

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Highway 103 Improvement Projects