Bedford Historically, Trunk 7 traveled from Main Road (now the
Bedford Highway) to Hatchery Lane to Wardour Drive to Dartmouth Road. The route originally ran for approximately 280 kilometers. It became shorter when a new section between Wardour Drive and the future Bedford Highway was created, concurrently with when Trunk 1 ended in Halifax (until 1970).
The Chickenburger was relocated when the original location was torn down, due to the creation of this new highway section. Trunk 7 was a two-lane highway between Bedford and Dartmouth until the 1960s.
Dartmouth From Bedford at the intersection of
Trunk 2, Trunk 7 leaves to the southeast along the eastern shore of the
Bedford Basin, then climbs
Magazine Hill next to the
Canadian Forces Magazine and enters
Dartmouth on Windmill Road. Through
Downtown Dartmouth, it is known as Alderney Drive, which turns into Prince Albert Road past
Sullivan's Pond as it runs along the shore of
Lake Banook. At Grahams Grove Park, Trunk 7 continues through the Micmac Parclo, on to Main Street, past
Highway 111 and to the community of
Westphal, bypassing
Cole Harbour to the south. Until 1970, Highway 7 ran from Portland Street to Prince Albert Road.
Eastern Shore Just outside
Dartmouth, three highways head towards the Eastern Shore:
Route 207 leads out of
Cole Harbour, passing the surfing beach at
Lawrencetown. Near
Preston,
Route 107 and Trunk 7 separate. Highway 107 and Trunk 7 continue eastward through the
African Canadian community of East Preston and the
exurban communities of
Lake Echo,
Porters Lake and
Head of Chezzetcook to
Musquodoboit Harbour, where
Highway 107 ends. Trunk 7 continues to the east, twisting along numerous inlets of the
Atlantic Ocean past some of the longest beaches in the province and through almost 300 coastal communities, such as
Head of Jeddore,
Sheet Harbour,
Moser River,
Necum Teuch and
Ecum Secum. There are two junctions in Sheet Harbour with
Route 224 and
Route 374. Trunk 7 continues along the coast, passing through
Port Dufferin and
Moser River. In
Ecum Secum, Trunk 7 crosses into
Guysborough County. In
Sherbrooke, Trunk 7 crosses the
St. Mary's River and turns north, away from the ocean. The route follows the east bank of the river's valley, passing through
Melrose and
Aspen. In
Lochaber, Trunk 7 crosses into
Antigonish County. Trunk 7 then continues north through
Salt Springs to its end at
Antigonish, where it crosses
Highway 104, part of the Trans-Canada Highway network, then terminates at West Street/
Trunk 4 in Antigonish. == Major intersections ==