List of Ontario provincial highways explained

Country:CAN
Type:Hwy
Provincial Highway Network
Caption:Highway markers for King's Highway17, King's Highway401, Secondary Highway600, and Tertiary Highway 800
Maint:the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length Km:17459
Formed:[1]
Label1:Types
Field1:
  • King's Highway n (2–169)
  • Secondary Highway n (500–673)
  • Tertiary Highway n (800–813)
Links:ON

Provincial highways in Ontario include all roads maintained by the Ministry of Transportation as part of the Ontario Provincial Highway Network.

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King's Highway

Although all roads in the provincial highway network are legally part of the King's Highway,[2] the term is primarily associated with the highways numbered 2 through 148, the 400-series highways and the Queen Elizabeth Way.

400-series highways

See main article: 400-series highways.

Tertiary roads

7000-series highways

The following is a list of the unsigned 7000-series highways as of October 2020. This list is compiled using the official MTO Provincial Highway Network and MTO Jurisdiction datasets.[3] [4]

NumberRoad nameLength (km)Length (mi)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusDistrictGeographic townshipNotes
Highway7025Shrine Hill Drive0.80.8km (00.5miles)Hillcrest AvenueHighway 60RenfrewKillaloe, Hagarty and RichardsOriginal Highway60 route
Highway7036Potter Road4.34.3km (02.7miles)4.3 km west of Highway 11Highway 11CochraneNewmarketOriginal Highway11 route
Highway7037Hanna Road9.39.3km (05.8miles)Highway 11Highway 11CochraneHanna, LamarcheOriginal Highway11 route
Highway7041Main Street1.31.3km (00.8miles)Highway 6Highway 6SudburyCurtin
Highway7042Old Wanup Road
Secord Road
28.928.9km (18miles)Highway 7279 – EstaireHighway 7279SudburyDill, SecordOriginal Highway69 route, later partially part of Highway537
Highway7044Old Cartier Road2323km (14miles)Highway 144 – Windy LakeHighway 144 – CartierSudburyCartier, Cascadden, HartOriginal Highway544/144 route
Highway70485 Mile Dock Road11km (01miles)Highway 11end of roadRainy RiverCouchiching 16AAccess to 5 Mile Dock
Highway7049Lakeshore Road2.32.3km (01.4miles)Highway 17CPR railwayThunder BayKillraineOld Highway17 route? Not in AADT tables
Highway7051Wolfe Island Ferry00km (00miles)KingstonWolfe Island
Highway7057Willard Lake Road1.21.2km (00.7miles)Highway 17Willard LakeKenoraMacNicolPortion of old Highway17 route, also access to Willard Lake
Highway7059Longbow Lake Road4.24.2km (02.6miles)Highway 17 – Longbow LakeHighway 17KenoraKirkupOld Highway17 route
Highway7087E.C. Row Expressway2.72.7km (01.7miles)Highway 7902 (Ojibway Pkwy)east of Huron Church RoadWindsorWindsorPart of Herb Grey Parkway project
Highway7088Havilland Shores Drive1.61.6km (01miles)1.6 km west of Highway 17Highway 17AlgomaHavillandMTO network only shows bridge over Stokely Creek, AADT lists 1.6km (01miles) from Highway 17
Highway7090Harmony Beach Road1.61.6km (01miles)Highway 17Highway 17AlgomaHavillandMTO network only shows bridge over Harmony River
Highway7125Clearwater Bay Road0.50.5km (00.3miles)Dead endHighway 17KenoraBoysOld Highway17 route
Highway7146East Main Street1.61.6km (01miles)Wellington Street – WellandHighway 140NiagaraWellandEast Main Tunnel
Highway7148Beachwood Road7.97.9km (04.9miles)Highway 26Highway 26 – CollingwoodSimcoeClearviewOld Highway26 route
Highway7149Mosley Street, Nottawasaga 33/34 Sideroad1.91.9km (01.2miles)Vancise CourtHighway 7148SimcoeClearviewPart of Highway26 bypass project
Highway7150Mighton Court0.20.2km (00.1miles)Highway 26dead endSimcoeClearviewService road for Wasaga Beach bypass
Highway7162Ontario Street0.80.8km (00.5miles)Highway 520Highway 7298Parry SoundArmourOld Highway11 route
Highway7172Young Street0.60.6km (00.4miles)Highway 101Railway Avenue – Foleyet RR stationSudburyFoleyet
Highway7182Shebeshekong Road18.618.6km (11.6miles)Highway 559Highway 69Parry SoundShawanaga, CarlingOld Highway69 route
Highway7186Thorold Stone Road0.80.8km (00.5miles)Highway 58Thorold Townline Road (Niagara 70)NiagaraThoroldEastern approach to Thorold Tunnel
Highway7188Katrine Road7.77.7km (04.8miles)Highway 592Highway 520 – Burk's FallsParry SoundArmour
Highway7189Eastport Drive22km (01miles)QEWLakeshore RoadHamilton, HaltonHamilton, BurlingtonBurlington Skyway detour
Highway7191Caledonia Bridge0.20.2km (00.1miles)HaldimandCaledoniaFormer Highway6 route, bridge over Grand River
Highway7195Centre Street0.60.6km (00.4miles)former Highway 7Dufferin Street (York 53)YorkVaughanBypass to former Centre Street, built as part of Highway 407 project.
Highway7236Woodlawn Road0.60.6km (00.4miles)Brown RoadHighway 406NiagaraWellandBuilt as part of 406 extension. Previously continued to Seaway Mall.
Highway7237Main Street0.90.9km (00.6miles)Highway 48Mostar StreetYorkStouffvilleOld Highway47, entrance to Stouffville
Highway7242McKenzie Station Road, Lakeshore Drive8.68.6km (05.3miles)Highway 11/17Highway 11/17Thunder BayShuniahOld Highway11/17 route
Highway7273Upper James Street0.20.2km (00.1miles)Highway 6200 m north of Highway 6HamiltonMount Hopeapproach to Highway6 bypass
Highway7274Airport Road Connection0.60.6km (00.4miles)Highway 6Airport Road, John C. Munro Hamilton InternationalHamiltonConnects Highway6 bypass to Hamilton Airport
Highway7277Arthur Street8.68.6km (05.3miles)Highway 130Highway 61Thunder BayThunder Bay, Oliver-PaipoongeAADT logs indicate not assumed. MTO network shows intersection with Highway61 still assumed
Highway7279Estaire Road19.619.6km (12.2miles)Trout Lake RoadHighway 69SudburyDill, BurwashOld Highway69 route
Highway7287Shebeshekong Road2.32.3km (01.4miles)Highway 559Highway 7909Parry SoundCarlingOld Highway559 route pre 1982
Highway7289Lake Joseph Road21.721.7km (13.5miles)Highway 400 IC 189Highway 141 – BrignallParry SoundSeguin, Medora, FreemanOld Highway69 route
Highway7290Lake Joseph Road2.62.6km (01.6miles)Highway 141 – Hayes CornersHighway 400 IC 213Parry SoundSeguinOld Highway69 route
Highway7291Muskoka Road2.52.5km (01.6miles)Highway 11 overpassHighway 124Parry SoundStrongService road for west side of Highway11
Highway7292Sinclair Lane0.60.6km (00.4miles)Dead endHighway 7291Parry SoundStrongFormer Highway124 route
Highway7293Green Road0.10.1km (00.1miles)Dead endHighway 7294Parry SoundStrongFormer Highway124 route
Highway7294Sunny Ridge Road0.90.9km (00.6miles)just endsHighway 124Parry SoundStrongFormer Highway11 route
Highway7295North Horn Lake Road1.11.1km (00.7miles)Sterling Creek Roadjust ends, road continuesParry SoundStrongService road on west side of Highway11
Highway7296Valley View Road2.62.6km (01.6miles)Robins Roadjust ends, road continuesParry SoundStrongService road on east side of Highway11
Highway7297South Service Road0.90.9km (00.6miles)Oke Drivejust ends, road continuesParry SoundArmourService road on west side of Highway11
Highway7298Pickerel & Jack Lake Road, Barriedale Road1.91.9km (01.2miles)Highway 7162just ends, road continuesParry SoundArmourService road on east side of Highway11
Highway7299Burwash Farm Road7.47.4km (04.6miles)Dead endBurwash RoadSudburyOld Highway69 dead man's curve
Highway7300Indian Reserve Road5.55.5km (03.4miles)Sagamok territory boundaryGovernment Road (Massey)SudburyMasseyAccess to Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation
Highway7302Erin Mills Parkway1.21.2km (00.7miles)Folkway DriveCredit Valley RoadPeelMississaugaErin Mills at Highway403 interchange
Highway7303Winston Churchill Road1.11.1km (00.7miles)Unity DriveCredit Valley RoadPeelMississaugaWinston Churchill at Highway403 interchange
Highway7304Flanders Road00km (00miles)BridgeRainy River?
Highway7310Windy River bridge0.10.1km (00.1miles)SudburyCascadeOld Highway144/544?
Highway7311Renforth Drive1.61.6km (01miles)Eglinton Avenue WestCarlingview DriveTorontoTorontoRenforth Drive over Highway401
Highway7902Ojibway Parkway0.30.3km (00.2miles)Intersection with E.C. Row ExpresswayWindsorWindsorPart of Herb Grey Parkway project
Highway7908Howard Avenue Diversion0.90.9km (00.6miles)Laurier ParkwayHighway 3WindsorWindsorPart of Herb Grey Parkway project
Highway7909Nobel Road66km (04miles)N/O Lake Forest DriveHighway 7287Parry SoundCarlingMcDougallOld Highway69 route
Highway7910Avro Arrow Road1.51.5km (00.9miles)Highway 7909Highway 400Parry SoundMcDougallBuilt as part of Nobel Bypass

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: From Footpaths to Freeways . Shragge . John . Bagnato . Sharon . Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Historical Committee . Toronto . 1984 . 978-0-7743-9388-1 . 74–75.
  2. Web site: Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.50 . July 21, 2020 . February 1, 2021.
  3. Web site: Ontario Road Networks - Ontario Provincial Highways . Ministry of Transportation of Ontario Geomatics Office . Land Information Ontario . December 10, 2020 . . February 1, 2021.
  4. Web site: Ontario Road Network - MTO Jurisdiction . Ministry of Transportation of Ontario Geomatics Office . Land Information Ontario . December 10, 2020 . . February 1, 2021.