Nova Scotia Highway 101

Highway 101 is an east-west highway in Nova Scotia that runs from Bedford to Yarmouth.[1][3]

Highway 101
Harvest Highway
Highway 101 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length	308.5 km[1][2] (191.7 mi)
Existed	1962–present
Major junctions
East end	Hwy 102 / Trunk 1 in Bedford
	Trunk 14 near Windsor Trunk 8 near Annapolis Royal
West end	Trunk 3 in Yarmouth
Highway system
Provincial highways in Nova Scotia 100-series ← Trunk 33 → Hwy 102

View of Highway 101 as it passes outside Kentville, Nova Scotia.

The highway follows a 310 km (190 mi) route along the southern coast of the Bay of Fundy through the Annapolis Valley, the largest agricultural district in the province. Between its western terminus at Yarmouth to Weymouth, the highway is 2-lane controlled access. Between Weymouth and Digby, the highway reverts to a 2-lane local road. From Digby to Grand Pre, the highway is 2-lane controlled access. From the Gaspereau River crossing near Grand Pre to 3 km west of Exit 6 (Falmouth) the highway is a 4-lane expressway. Heading east the highway is 2-lane controlled access until Exit 5 (Trunk 14). From Three Mile Plains to its eastern terminus at Bedford, the highway is a 4-lane expressway. Some of the 2-lane controlled access sections of the highway are 3 or 4 lanes, with the addition of passing lanes. One section of the 4-lane expressway near Hantsport is a short 5-lane (3 lanes westbound) section for about 2 km due to previous road configuration for a passing lane due to a steep hill.[1] Similar to Highway 103, kilometre markers increase run west-to-east, increasing from Yarmouth to Bedford; however, exit numbers run east-to-west, increasing from Bedford to Yarmouth.

The provincial government named the highway the Harvest Highway on 7 December 2008 to recognize the important contributions of farmers in Nova Scotia.[4]