Bedford Bypass

Highway 33 shield

Trunk 33
Bedford Bypass
Route information
Maintained by Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length: 4 km (2 mi)
Major junctions
West end: Trunk 7
East end: Hwy 101
Highway system
Provincial highways in Nova Scotia

The Bedford Bypass (Trunk 33 for 511 service) is a highway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

The Bedford Bypass is the name given to a 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long 4-lane highway connecting Windmill Road (Trunk 7) in Dartmouth to Exit 1 of Highway 101 in the Lower Sackville area of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

The highway is not visibly assigned with a route number; however, it is reportedly assigned Trunk 33 by the provincial transportation department. Many maps incorrectly show it as an eastern continuation of Highway 101.

The road was built between 1979 and 1980 to connect the eastern end of Highway 101 and to accommodate nearby truck (mainly B-Train) traffic from the nearby Burnside Industrial Park, bypassing the former town of Bedford and the steep hill entering the former town. The posted speed limited is 90 km/h (55 mph).

Exit list

Destinations Notes
Hwy 101 west Windsor Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Trunk 1 west / Cobequid Road Lower Sackville Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Trunk 7 east Dartmouth Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Preceded by
Hwy 101 / Trunk 1
Bedford Bypass
Nova Scotia
Succeeded by
Trunk 7

References

    Coordinates: 44°43′50.16″N 63°38′35.12″W / 44.7306000°N 63.6430889°W / 44.7306000; -63.6430889 (Bedford Bypass)

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