Nova Scotia Route 213
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Route 213 is a collector road in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
. It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, connecting Bedford
at Trunk 2 (the Bedford Highway) with Upper Tantallon
at Trunk 3 with interchanges with Highway 102
and Highway 103
located near the termini.
It is known as the "Hammonds Plains Road."
) it is a 2-lane collector road until its junction with Highway 102
. Heading west from Highway 102
it is four lanes to Innovation Drive. There it turns into a two-lane collector road until its terminus at Trunk 3 (St. Margaret's Bay Road).
Construction is currently taking place to widen the road to four lanes from Innovation Drive to Bluewater Road.
) (Exit 3)
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, connecting Bedford
Bedford, Nova Scotia
Bedford is a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was an independent town from 1980-1996. Bedford lies on the northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour...
at Trunk 2 (the Bedford Highway) with Upper Tantallon
Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia
Upper Tantallon is a community that extends from the Hammonds Plains Road to the crossroads of Trunk 3 and Route 333 within the Halifax Regional Municipality, 22.3 km west from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.-2008 fire:...
at Trunk 3 with interchanges with Highway 102
Nova Scotia Highway 102
Highway 102 is a north-south freeway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Truro. It is the busiest highway in Atlantic Canada....
and Highway 103
Nova Scotia Highway 103
Highway 103 is an east-west highway in Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Yarmouth.The highway follows a route of approximately 300 km along the province's South Shore region fronting the Atlantic coast. The route parallels its predecessor, local Trunk 3...
located near the termini.
It is known as the "Hammonds Plains Road."
Route description
From its eastern terminus with the Trunk 2 (Bedford HighwayBedford Highway
The Bedford Highway is a highway in the Halifax Regional Municipality , Nova Scotia that is part of Trunk 2. It runs around the western side of the Bedford Basin...
) it is a 2-lane collector road until its junction with Highway 102
Nova Scotia Highway 102
Highway 102 is a north-south freeway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Truro. It is the busiest highway in Atlantic Canada....
. Heading west from Highway 102
Nova Scotia Highway 102
Highway 102 is a north-south freeway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Truro. It is the busiest highway in Atlantic Canada....
it is four lanes to Innovation Drive. There it turns into a two-lane collector road until its terminus at Trunk 3 (St. Margaret's Bay Road).
Construction is currently taking place to widen the road to four lanes from Innovation Drive to Bluewater Road.
Communities along Route 213
- Upper TantallonUpper Tantallon, Nova ScotiaUpper Tantallon is a community that extends from the Hammonds Plains Road to the crossroads of Trunk 3 and Route 333 within the Halifax Regional Municipality, 22.3 km west from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.-2008 fire:...
- Stillwater LakeStillwater Lake, Nova ScotiaStillwater Lake is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-References:**...
- English Corner
- Hammonds Plains
- Killarney
- BedfordBedford, Nova ScotiaBedford is a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was an independent town from 1980-1996. Bedford lies on the northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour...
Major intersections
(Bedford HighwayBedford Highway
The Bedford Highway is a highway in the Halifax Regional Municipality , Nova Scotia that is part of Trunk 2. It runs around the western side of the Bedford Basin...
) (Exit 3)
- Innovation Drive
- Bluewater Road
- Kearney Lake Road
- Kingswood Drive/Gatehouse Run
- Lucasville Road
- Pockwock Road (Exit 5) (St. Margaret's Bay Rd).