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{{short description|Highway in Nova Scotia}}
{{Infobox road
|province= NS
|type= Trunk
|route=1
|alternate_name=Evangeline Trail
|maint= [[Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal]] 
|map=
|map_notes=
|length_km=327.5
|length_round=1
|length_ref=<ref name=length>{{google maps|title=Trunk 1 in Nova Scotia|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.4767832,-65.1625427,9.25z?hl=en|access-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
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|decommissioned=
|direction_a= East
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=NS|Trunk|2}} in [[Bedford, Nova Scotia|Bedford]]
|junction=<!--10 junction limit-->{{plainlist|
*{{Jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|Hwy|102}} in [[Bedford, Nova Scotia|Bedford]]
*{{Jct|state=NS|Trunk|14}} in [[Windsor, Nova Scotia|Windsor]]
*{{Jct|state=NS|Trunk|12}} in [[Kentville, Nova Scotia|Kentville]]
*{{Jct|state=NS|Trunk|10}} in [[Middleton, Nova Scotia|Middleton]]
*{{Jct|state=NS|Trunk|8}} in [[Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia|Annapolis Royal]]
*{{Jct|state=NS|Trunk|3}} in [[Yarmouth, Nova Scotia|Yarmouth]]}}
|direction_b= West
|terminus_b={{jct|state=NS|extra=ferry}} [[Bay Ferries#Gulf of Maine|Yarmouth Ferry Terminal]]
|counties=[[Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|Annapolis]], [[Digby County, Nova Scotia|Digby]], [[Hants County, Nova Scotia|Hants]], [[Kings County, Nova Scotia|Kings]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality]], [[Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia|Yarmouth]]
|towns= Annapolis Royal, Bridgetown, [[Digby, Nova Scotia|Digby]], [[Hantsport, Nova Scotia|Hantsport]], Kentville, Middleton, [[New Minas, Nova Scotia|New Minas]], Windsor, [[Wolfville, Nova Scotia|Wolfville]] 
|previous_type=Route
|previous_route=395
|next_type=Trunk
|next_route=2
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[[Image:Trunk1 Windsor NS.png|thumb|left|240px|Nova Scotia Trunk 1 as it passes through the town of Windsor]]

'''Trunk 1''' is part of the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Nova Scotia]]'s system of [[List of Nova Scotia provincial highways#Trunk Highways|Trunk Highways]].

It is located in the western part of the province and connects [[Bedford, Nova Scotia|Bedford]] with [[Yarmouth, Nova Scotia|Yarmouth]] via the [[Annapolis Valley]]. It was known for many years as "the Post Road". The route runs parallel to, and in some places has been replaced by, [[Nova Scotia Highway 101|Highway 101]].  Trunk 1 often forms the main street in communities that Highway 101 bypasses.

The highway is {{convert|323|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length and hosts the [[Evangeline Trail]] scenic travelway for its entire length, as well as the [[Glooscap Trail]] scenic travelway for a section between [[Windsor, Nova Scotia|Windsor]] and [[Wolfville, Nova Scotia|Wolfville]].

Just east of Windsor, between Garlands Crossing and Currys Corner, Trunk 1 and [[Nova Scotia Trunk 14|Trunk 14]] are [[Concurrency (road)|duplexed]] for about 2&nbsp;km.

== Route description ==
In the [[Halifax Regional Municipality]], Trunk 1  starts in Bedford at the intersection of Rocky Lake Drive and the Bedford Highway on [[Nova Scotia Trunk 2|Trunk 2]]. It is known as '''Sackville Drive''' and is the main street through the community of [[Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia|Lower Sackville]]. The road continues northwest through [[Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia|Middle Sackville]], [[Upper Sackville, Nova Scotia|Upper Sackville]], and [[Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia|Mount Uniacke]] to [[Windsor, Nova Scotia|Windsor]], where it meets the [[Avon River (Nova Scotia)|Avon River]]. Trunk 1 follows the west bank of the river through [[Hantsport, Nova Scotia|Hantsport]]. At [[Avonport, Nova Scotia|Avonport]], Trunk 1 turns west through the [[Annapolis Valley]], following the south bank of the [[Cornwallis River]] through [[Wolfville, Nova Scotia|Wolfville]], [[New Minas, Nova Scotia|New Minas]] and [[Kentville, Nova Scotia|Kentville]].

Bypassing the town of [[Berwick, Nova Scotia|Berwick]] to the south, Trunk 1 meets the [[Annapolis River]] at [[Aylesford, Nova Scotia|Aylesford]], and runs along the river's north bank through [[Kingston, Nova Scotia|Kingston]], [[Middleton, Nova Scotia|Middleton]], [[Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|Lawrencetown]] and [[Bridgetown, Nova Scotia|Bridgetown]]. The road crosses the Annapolis River at [[Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia|Annapolis Royal]] (on the [[Annapolis Royal Generating Station]]), and runs along the southern coast of the [[Annapolis Basin]] through [[Upper Clements, Nova Scotia|Upper Clements]] and the former site of [[CFB Cornwallis]].

Trunk 1 joins up with Highway 101 at [[Deep Brook, Nova Scotia|Deep Brook]] to cross the [[Bear River (Nova Scotia)|Bear River]], then splits apart to loop through the village of [[Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia|Smith's Cove]], across from the town of [[Digby, Nova Scotia|Digby]]. Trunk 1 joins up at the western end of this loop, with Highway 101 assuming Trunk 1's former alignment along [[St. Marys Bay (Nova Scotia)|St. Mary's Bay]]. A new controlled-access segment of Highway 101 is proposed for this area; and it is assumed Trunk 1 will be re-signed along this stretch if completed.

At [[Weymouth, Nova Scotia|Weymouth]], Trunk 1 re-appears, and continues south along the coast through the Municipality of [[Clare, Nova Scotia|Clare]] to its end in downtown [[Yarmouth, Nova Scotia|Yarmouth]] on Main Street at the ferry terminal to [[Bar Harbor, Maine|Bar Harbor]], [[Maine]] where it meets the [[Nova Scotia Trunk 3|Trunk 3]].

==History==
Trunk 1 is the oldest major road in the province of Nova Scotia. It began as a trail connecting Acadian communities but was expanded by the British as link between the garrison of Annapolis Royal and the provincial capital of Halifax.  It was upgraded to a road and became known in the 19th century as "the Great Western Road" connecting Halifax to its westward hinterland.  It became known as "the post road" in the Annapolis Valley because of its use for mail delivery and stage coach service.  The name "the post road" persists in some circles but today it is more commonly nicknamed "the old number one" in contrast to the newer Highway 101. "Old Windsor Highway" and Rural Route 4 (R.R.4) are also previous designations. A 4.5&nbsp;km section of the road from its stage coach era has been preserved at the [[Uniacke Estate Museum Park]] in [[Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia]], now used as a hiking trail after  was bypassed by late 19th century rerouting.<ref>[https://uniacke.novascotia.ca/sites/default/files/inline/images/uempbrochure.pdf "Walking Trails at Uniacke Estate Museum Park", Trail Map, Nova Scotia Museum, Nova Scotia Tourism Culture and Heritage Department]</ref> In 1970, Highway Had a new eastern terminus to Bedford, preventing the coincidences to both highway 2 & 3 which they still began in Halifax. Highway 1 did end in Halifax until the Mackay Bridge opened. This highway used to go {{convert|350|km|mi}}.
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== Major intersections ==
{{NSinttop|exit|length_ref=<ref name=length/>}}
{{Jctint|exit
|state=NS
|county_special=[[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
|cspan=6
|location=Bedford
|lspan=4
|type=closed
|km=-0.2
|road={{jct|state=NS|Trunk|2|dir1=south|name1=[[Bedford Highway]]|city1=Halifax}}<hr/>{{jct|state=NS|Trunk|7|dir1=north|name1=Dartmouth Road|city1=Dartmouth}}
|notes=Roadway continues as {{jctname|state=NS|Trunk|2|dir1=south|name1=Bedford Highway|nolink1=yes|noshield1=yes}}
}}
{{NSint|exit
|km=0.0
|road={{jct|state=NS|Trunk|2|dir1=north|name1=Rocky Lane Drive|city1=Waverley}}
|notes=Trunk&nbsp;1 eastern terminus
}}
{{Jctint|exit
|km=1.0
|km2=2.1
|mspan=3
|exit=1G/H
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|102|city1=Halifax International Airport|city2=Truro|city3=Halifax|extra=airport}}
|notes=Signed as exits 1G (south) and 1H (north); Hwy&nbsp;102 exits&nbsp;4A/B
}}
{{NSint|exit
|type=incomplete
|km=none
|road={{jctname|state=NS|Trunk|33|dir1=east|name1=[[Bedford Bypass]]|noshield1=yes|nolink1=yes|to2=yes|Trunk|7|dir2=east|city1=Dartmouth}}
|notes=Eastbound exit, westbound entrance
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Lower Sackville
|lspan=2
|type=incomplete
|km=none
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|dir1=west|city1=Windsor|location2=[[Annapolis Valley]]}}
|notes=Westbound exit, eastbound entrance; Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;1K
}}
{{NSint|exit
|km=6.1
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|354|name1=Beaver Bank Road|city1=Middle Sackville}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|county=Hants
|cspan=6
|location_special=[[Lakelands, Hants County, Nova Scotia|Lakelands]]
|km=30.4
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|202|dir1=east|city1=Hillsvale|city2=Rawdon|city3=Gore}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Newport Corner
|km=40.2
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|215|dir1=east|city1=Brooklyn|countydab1=Hants|city2=Stanley|city3=Walton}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=St. Croix
|km=43.2
|km2=44.0
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|city1=Windsor|city2=Yarmouth|city3=Halifax}}
|notes=Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;4
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Garlands Crossing
|type=concur
|km=51.9
|road={{jct|state=NS|Trunk|14|dir1=east|city1=Rawdon|location2=[[Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia|Milford]]}}
|notes=East end of Trunk&nbsp;14 concurrency
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Windsor
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|km=47.3
|road={{jct|state=NS|Trunk|14|dir1=west|city1=Martock|city2=Windsor Forks|city3=Chester}}
|notes=West end of Trunk&nbsp;14 concurrency
}}
{{Jctbridge|exit
|km=56.8
|bridge=Crosses the [[Avon River (Nova Scotia)|Avon River]]
}}
{{NSint|exit
|county=Kings
|cspan=8
|location=Avonport
|km=75.3
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|dir1=east|city1=Hantsport|city2=Halifax}}
|notes=East end of Hwy&nbsp;101 concurrency; Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;9
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Grand Pré
|km=78.0
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|dir1=west|city1=Kentville|city2=Yarmouth}}
|notes=West end of Hwy&nbsp;101 concurrency; Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;10
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Greenwich
|km=77.3
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|358|dir1=north|road|Ridge Road|city1=Port Williams|city2=Canning|city3=The Lookoff|city4=Kingsport}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Kentville
|lspan=2
|km=95.6
|road={{jct|state=NS|Trunk|12|dir1=south|city1=Kentville|city2=North Alton|city3=South Alton|city4=New Ross}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|km=95.9
|km2=96.1
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|341|Route|359|dir1=north|dir2=north|name2=Cornwallis Street&nbsp;/ Aberdeen Street}}
|notes=One-way pair, northbound follows Cornwallis&nbsp;St, southbound follows Abderdeen&nbsp;St
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Coldbrook
|km=101.7
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|city1=Berwick|city2=Middleton|city3=Yarmouth|city4=New Minas|city5=Wolfville|city6=Halifax}}
|notes=Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;14
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Berwick
|km=116.0
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|360|dir1=north|city1=Harbourville}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Kingston
|km=130.1
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|201|dir1=west|city1=Greenwood}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|county=Annapolis
|cspan=6
|location=Middleton
|lspan=2
|km=146.0
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|362|dir1=north|name1=Commercial Street|city1=Margaretsville}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|km=146.1
|road={{jct|state=NS|Trunk|10|dir1=south|name1=Bridge Street|city1=Bridgewater}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Bridgetown
|km=166.1
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|city1=Annapolis Royal|city2=Yarmouth|city3=Middleton|city4=Halifax}}
|notes=Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;20
}}
{{Jctbridge|exit
|state=NS
|location=Granville Ferry
|km=190.5
|bridge=Crosses the [[Annapolis River]]
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Annapolis Royal
|km=192.5
|road={{jct|state=NS|Trunk|8|dir1=south|to2=yes|Route|201|city1=Lequille|location2=[[Kejimkujik National Park]]}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=none
|km=212.7
|km2=214.1
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|dir1=east|city1=Annapolis Royal|city2=Halifax}}
|notes=East end of Hwy&nbsp;101 concurrency; Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;23
}}
{{Jctplace|exit
|county_special=[[Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|Annapolis]]–[[Digby County, Nova Scotia|Digby]]<br />county boundary
|location=none
|km=215.0
|place=Crosses the [[Bear River (Nova Scotia)|Bear River]]	
}}
{{NSint|exit
|county=Digby
|cspan=8
|location=Bear River
|km=215.6
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|dir1=west|city1=Digby|city2=Yarmouth}}
|notes=West end of Hwy&nbsp;101 concurrency; Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;24
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Joggin Bridge
|lspan=2
|km=219.8
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|dir1=east|city1=Annapolis Royal|city2=Halifax}}
|notes=East end of Hwy&nbsp;101 concurrency; Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;25
}}
{{Jctbridge|exit
|km=220.2
|bridge=Joggin Bridge crosses The Joggins/Big Joggins ([[Annapolis Basin]])
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Digby
|exit=26
|km=222.6
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|303|dir1=north|to2=yes|Route|217|city1=Digby|location2=[[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John Ferry]]|extra=ferry}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=none
|km=246.3
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|dir1=west|city1=Yarmouth}}
|notes=At-grade; west end of Hwy&nbsp;101 concurrency; Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;27
}}
{{Jctbridge|exit
|state=NS
|location=Weymouth
|lspan=2
|km=251.6
|bridge=Crosses the [[Sissiboo River]]
}}
{{NSint|exit
|km=252.2
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|340|dir1=south|city1=Weaver Settlement|city2=New France|countydab2=Digby|city3=Weymouth Falls}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=St. Bernard
|km=254.6
|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|city1=Meteghan|city2=Yarmouth|city3=Digby|city4=Halifax}}
|notes=Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;28
}}
{{NSint|exit
|county=Yarmouth
|cspan=4
|location=Hebron
|km=320.6
|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|340|dir1=north|city1=Deerfield|city2=Carleton}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|location=Yarmouth
|lspan=3
|km=325.4
|road={{jctname|state=NS|Route|304|dir1=south|name1=Vancouver Street|road|Chestnut Street|city1=Cape Forchu}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|km=325.8
|road={{jctname|state=NS|Trunk|3|dir1=east|name1=Starrs Road|to2=yes|Hwy|101|Hwy|103|city1=Arcadia|city2=Halifax}}
|notes=
}}
{{NSint|exit
|km=327.5
|road={{jct|state=NS|extra=ferry}} [[Bay Ferries#Gulf of Maine|Yarmouth Ferry Terminal]]
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{Jctplace|exit
|river=[[Gulf of Maine]]
|type=toll
|km=
|place={{jct|state=NS|extra=ferry}} Ferry to [[Bar Harbor, Maine]] (closed in winter)
}}
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=closed,concur,incomplete,toll}}

==Communities==
*[[Bedford, Nova Scotia|Bedford]]
*[[Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia|Lower Sackville]]
*[[Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia|Middle Sackville]]
*[[Upper Sackville, Nova Scotia|Upper Sackville]]
*[[Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia|Mount Uniacke]]
*[[Lakelands, Hants County, Nova Scotia|Lakelands]]
*[[Ardoise, Nova Scotia|Ardoise]]
*[[Newport Corner, Nova Scotia|Newport Corner]]
*[[Ellershouse, Nova Scotia|Ellershouse]]
*[[St. Croix, Nova Scotia|St. Croix]]
*[[Newport Station, Nova Scotia|Newport Station]]
*[[Three Mile Plains, Nova Scotia|Three Mile Plains]]
*[[Garlands Crossing, Nova Scotia|Garlands Crossing]]
*[[Windsor, Nova Scotia|Windsor]]
*[[Falmouth, Nova Scotia|Falmouth]]
*[[Mount Denson, Nova Scotia|Mount Denson]]
*[[Hantsport, Nova Scotia|Hantsport]]
*[[Hants Border, Nova Scotia|Hants Border]]
*[[Lockhartville, Nova Scotia|Lockhartville]]
*[[Avonport, Nova Scotia|Avonport]]
*[[Hortonville, Nova Scotia|Hortonville]]
*[[Grand Pre, Nova Scotia|Grand Pre]]
*[[Lower Wolfville, Nova Scotia|Lower Wolfville]]
*[[Wolfville, Nova Scotia|Wolfville]]
*[[Greenwich, Nova Scotia|Greenwich]]
*[[New Minas, Nova Scotia|New Minas]]
*[[Kentville, Nova Scotia|Kentville]]
*[[Coldbrook, Nova Scotia|Coldbrook]]
*[[Cambridge, Kings County, Nova Scotia|Cambridge]]
*[[Waterville, Nova Scotia|Waterville]]
*[[South Berwick, Nova Scotia|South Berwick]]
*[[Berwick West, Nova Scotia|Berwick West]]
*[[Aylesford East, Nova Scotia|Aylesford East]]
*[[Aylesford, Nova Scotia|Aylesford]]
*[[Auburn, Nova Scotia|Auburn]]
*[[East Kingston, Nova Scotia|East Kingston]]
*[[Kingston, Nova Scotia|Kingston]]
*[[Wilmot, Nova Scotia|Wilmot]]
*[[Middleton, Nova Scotia|Middleton]]
*[[Brickton, Nova Scotia|Brickton]]
*[[Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|Lawrencetown]]
*[[Paradise, Nova Scotia|Paradise]]
*[[Bridgetown East, Nova Scotia|Bridgetown East]]
*[[Bridgetown, Nova Scotia|Bridgetown]]
*[[Upper Granville, Nova Scotia|Upper Granville]]
*[[Belleisle, Nova Scotia|Bellisle]]
*[[Granville Centre, Nova Scotia|Granville Centre]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* ''History of Kings County'', A.W.H. Eaton
* ''Rambles'', Joseph Howe

==See also==
* [[List of Nova Scotia provincial highways]]

{{Roads in the Halifax Regional Municipality}}
{{NS Roads and Highways}}

[[Category:Roads in Hants County, Nova Scotia|001]]
[[Category:Roads in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|001]]
[[Category:Roads in Digby County, Nova Scotia|001]]
[[Category:Roads in Kings County, Nova Scotia|001]]
[[Category:Roads in Yarmouth County|001]]
[[Category:Roads in Halifax, Nova Scotia|001]]
[[Category:Middleton, Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Nova Scotia provincial highways|001]]