Nova Scotia Route 213

Route 213
Hammonds Plains Road
Route information
Maintained by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length	22 km[1] (14 mi)
Existed	1969–present
Major junctions
West end	Trunk 3 in Upper Tantallon
Major intersections	Hwy 103 (Exit 5) in Stillwater Lake Hwy 102 (Exit 3) in Killarney
East end	Trunk 2 in Bedford
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Counties	Halifax Regional Municipality
Highway system
Provincial highways in Nova Scotia 100-series
← Route 212 → Route 214

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."

Route description

From its eastern terminus with the Trunk 2 (Bedford Highway) it is a 2-lane collector road until its junction with Highway 102. Heading west from Highway 102 it is four lanes to Gary Martin Drive with a speed of 50 km/h. From Gary Martin Drive until Pockwock Road, it is a two-lane collector road with a speed limit of 70 km/h. From Pockwock Road until its terminus at Trunk 3 (St. Margaret's Bay Road), it is a two lane limited access road with a speed limit varying between 60 km/h and 80 km/h.

Communities along Route 213

• Upper Tantallon
• Stillwater Lake
• English Corner
• Hammonds Plains
• West Bedford
• Bedford

Major intersections

The entire route is in Halifax County.

Location	km[2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Bedford	0.0	0.0	Trunk 2 (Bedford Highway)
	1.3	0.81	Hwy 102	Hwy 102 exit 3
Upper Tantallon	16.6	10.3	Hwy 103	Hwy 103 exit 5
	18.8	11.7	Trunk 3 (St. Margaret's Bay Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of Nova Scotia provincial highways

References

1. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 80, 81
2. "Nova Scotia Trunk 2" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

External links

• Satellite View of Route 213