Robie Street
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Robie Street is a north-south artery, street and provincial road that runs for 7 kilometres within the Halifax Peninsula
area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, from Memorial Drive in the North End Halifax
, to Gorsebrook Avenue in the South End
. The street in most places is 4 lanes wide with a centre median
from Gorsebrook Ave to Cunard Street. From Cunard to Almon Streets, it is a 2-lane street. Public resistance prevented expansion to 4 lanes; it remains a major bottleneck for traffic in the afternoon going to the Macdonald Bridge
via North Street.
From Livingstone Street to Memorial Drive it is a 2 lane street. From Almon Street to the MacKay Bridge
Ramps it is 4 lanes undivided. Massachusetts Avenue (effective May 21, 2007, formerly and still commonly referred to as Robie Street Extension) connects Robie Street from Livingstone Street to the MacKay Bridge. On the Halifax Peninsula
street grid system the civic numbers range from 820 to 3899.
The street was named for Simon Bradstreet Robie
(1770-1858), a prominent Nova Scotia judge and politician. There also streets named after Judge Robie in Truro
and Amherst, Nova Scotia
.
Halifax Peninsula
The Halifax Peninsula is a community and planning area located in the urban core of Halifax Regional Municipality in the province of Nova Scotia. Halifax Peninsula is home to Downtown Halifax, the financial and economic heart of the region, which was also the site of the original settlement and...
area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, from Memorial Drive in the North End Halifax
North End, Halifax
The North End of Halifax is a neighbourhood located in the urban core of Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality, occupying the northern part of the Halifax Peninsula.-Geography:...
, to Gorsebrook Avenue in the South End
South End, Halifax
The South End is a region of Halifax Regional Municipality, located on the southern half of the Halifax Peninsula in Halifax's urban centre. Quinpool Road is increasingly considered to be an arbitrary border between the South and North Ends, though Quinpool Road is also a part of the West End, and...
. The street in most places is 4 lanes wide with a centre median
Central reservation
On divided roads, such as divided highways or freeways/motorways, the central reservation , median, parkway , median strip or central nature strip is the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic...
from Gorsebrook Ave to Cunard Street. From Cunard to Almon Streets, it is a 2-lane street. Public resistance prevented expansion to 4 lanes; it remains a major bottleneck for traffic in the afternoon going to the Macdonald Bridge
Angus L. Macdonald Bridge
The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, locally known as "the old bridge", is a suspension bridge crossing Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia, Canada; it opened on April 2, 1955....
via North Street.
From Livingstone Street to Memorial Drive it is a 2 lane street. From Almon Street to the MacKay Bridge
A. Murray MacKay Bridge
The A. Murray MacKay Bridge locally known as "the new bridge" is the second suspension bridge linking the Halifax Peninsula with Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and opened on July 10, 1970....
Ramps it is 4 lanes undivided. Massachusetts Avenue (effective May 21, 2007, formerly and still commonly referred to as Robie Street Extension) connects Robie Street from Livingstone Street to the MacKay Bridge. On the Halifax Peninsula
Halifax Peninsula
The Halifax Peninsula is a community and planning area located in the urban core of Halifax Regional Municipality in the province of Nova Scotia. Halifax Peninsula is home to Downtown Halifax, the financial and economic heart of the region, which was also the site of the original settlement and...
street grid system the civic numbers range from 820 to 3899.
The street was named for Simon Bradstreet Robie
Simon Bradstreet Robie
Simon Bradstreet Robie was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Truro Township from 1799 to 1806 and Halifax County from 1806 to 1826 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
(1770-1858), a prominent Nova Scotia judge and politician. There also streets named after Judge Robie in Truro
Truro, Nova Scotia
-Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :...
and Amherst, Nova Scotia
Amherst, Nova Scotia
Amherst is a Canadian town in northwestern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.Located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, Amherst is strategically situated on the eastern boundary of the Tantramar Marshes 3 kilometres east of the interprovincial border with New...
.
Notable places
- Saint Mary's UniversitySaint Mary's University (Halifax)Saint Mary's University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. The school is best known for having nationally lead programs in Business, Astronomy and International Development Studies as well, one of the best football and Men's hockey programs in Canada .The campus is situated in Halifax's...
- Inglis Street Elementary School
- Gorsebrook Junior High SchoolGorsebrook Junior High SchoolGorsebrook Junior High School is a Canadian public school in the southern area of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board .Gorsebrook offers both the English and French immersion programs.Gorsebrook draws from St...
- Dalhousie UniversityDalhousie UniversityDalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...
- IWK Health CentreIWK Health CentreThe IWK Health Centre is a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia that provides care to women, children, and youth from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.-Location:The IWK Health Centre is located in the south end of Halifax...
- Halifax Regional Fire and EmergencyHalifax Regional Fire and EmergencyHalifax Regional Fire and Emergency is the fire and rescue service of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia Canada.Although established in 1996 when municipal amalgamation took place, the service traces its history to 1754 when the oldest fireservice in Canada was established at Halifax...
Station #2 (at University Ave.) - Nova Scotia Archives and Records ManagementNova Scotia Archives and Records ManagementNova Scotia Archives & Records Management is a governmental archival institution serving the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. NSARM acquires, preserves and makes available the province's documentary heritage — recorded information of provincial significance created or accumulated by government...
(NSARM) - QEII Health Sciences Centre (Camp HillCamp Hill, HalifaxCamp Hill is a small hill on the Halifax Peninsula, Nova Scotia. Historically, much of the hill was part of the Halifax Common, and is today home to a number of public institutions. The topography of the area has been greatly altered over time, with the construction of large hospital and high...
site) - Camp Hill CemeteryCamp Hill CemeteryIn 1844 Camp Hill Cemetery on Robie Street in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada replaced the city's first cemetery known as the Old Burying Ground that had been established almost 100 years earlier in 1749...
- Queen Elizabeth High SchoolQueen Elizabeth High School (Halifax, Nova Scotia)Queen Elizabeth High School was established in September 1942, at the corner of Bell Road and Robie Street, on Camp Hill, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. "QEH" was always known for its high academic standards, competitive sports teams and distinguished extra-curricular activities such as the annual Model...
- Halifax Regional School BoardHalifax Regional School BoardThe Halifax Regional School Board is the public school board responsible for 137 elementary, junior high, and high schools located within the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. The current Superintendent of the HRSB is Carole Olsen, who has held the position since 2002...
Halifax All City Music -Adult ESL Program - Holiday InnHoliday InnHoliday Inn is a brand of hotels, formally a economy motel chain, forming part of the British InterContinental Hotels Group . It is one of the world's largest hotel chains with 238,440 bedrooms and 1,301 hotels globally. There are currently 5 hotels in the pipeline...
Halifax Centre (now the Atlantica Hotel) - The Willow Tree intersection
- Halifax CommonHalifax CommonThe Halifax Common, in local popular usage more often referred to as the Commons, is a Canadian urban park in the community of Halifax in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality...
- CTV AtlanticCTV AtlanticCTV Atlantic is a system of four television stations in the Canadian Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media...
Studios - Welford Apartments
- Nova Scotia Community CollegeNova Scotia Community CollegeThe Nova Scotia Community College, commonly referred to as the NSCC, is a community college serving the province of Nova Scotia.The college delivers a diverse program of trades, technology, health, human services, applied arts, new media, business administration and adult education through a system...
Institute of Technology Campus, formerly The Nova Scotia Institute of Technology - Highland Park Junior High SchoolHighland Park Junior High School (Halifax, Nova Scotia)Highland Park Junior High School is a Canadian junior high school located in North End Halifax, Nova Scotia. The two schools which feed into Highland Park are students from St. Stephen's Elementary School and English students from Ecole St. Joseph's A. Mckay. The current principal is Wade Smith...
- Halifax Regional Water CommissionHalifax Regional Water CommissionThe Halifax Regional Water Commission is the municipal water, wastewater and stormwater utility serving the residents of the Halifax Regional Municipality , pursuant to the Public Utilities Act...
reservoirReservoirA reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... - Fire Fighters Monument
- Halifax Regional Fire and EmergencyHalifax Regional Fire and EmergencyHalifax Regional Fire and Emergency is the fire and rescue service of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia Canada.Although established in 1996 when municipal amalgamation took place, the service traces its history to 1754 when the oldest fireservice in Canada was established at Halifax...
Station 6
Major intersections
- Inglis Street
- South Street
- University Avenue
- Coburg Road
- Spring Garden RoadSpring Garden, HalifaxSpring Garden, along with Barrington Street and Quinpool Road, is a major commercial and cultural district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It comprises Spring Garden Road, South Park Street, and a number of smaller side streets...
- Jubilee Road/Veterans Memorial Lane
- Quinpool RoadQuinpool districtThe Quinpool District refers to a commercial district of Halifax, Nova Scotia, encompassing the eastern portion of Quinpool Road as well as the streets directly north and south of it...
/Bell Road/Cogswell Street (Willow Tree) - Cunard Street
- North Street, Halifax
- Almon Street
- Young Street
- Lady Hammond Road
- Leeds Street