List of Ontario expressways

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The majority of the expressways of Ontario are the 400-Series Highways; there are also some others which do not have that designation. The full list appears below.

The freeway network in Southern Ontario, including the 400-Series Highways (blue), Provincial controlled-access freeways not designated as part of the 400-Series system (orange), and Municipal expressways (purple)

Future extension and new freeway projects (red) in Ontario, including 400-series, non-400-series and municipal freeway plans.

[edit] Full freeways (complete controlled-access)

[edit] 400-Series Highways

Main article: 400-Series Highways (Ontario)

• Highway 400 - 401 at Toronto to Muskoka District Road 38 at Potters Landing and again from former Highway 69 near MacTier to 69 at Parry Sound
• Highway 401 - Windsor to Quebec border near Curry Hill
• Highway 402 - United States border at Sarnia to 401 in London
• Highway 403 - Woodstock to Mississauga
• Highway 404 - Toronto to Newmarket
• Highway 405 - QEW north of Niagara Falls to United States border at Queenston
• Highway 406 - from Beaverdams Rd. in Thorold to QEW in St. Catharines only
• Highway 407 - Burlington to Pickering
• Highway 409 - Toronto Pearson International Airport to 401 in Toronto
• Highway 410 - Mississauga to Brampton
• Highway 416 - Johnstown to Ottawa
• Highway 417 - Arnprior to Quebec border near Pointe-Fortune
• Highway 420 - from QEW in Niagara Falls to Stanley Ave. in Niagara Falls
• Highway 427 - QEW in Toronto to Vaughan
• Queen Elizabeth Way (Highway 451) - United States border at Fort Erie to 427 in Toronto

[edit] Other provincial freeways

The province maintains freeways which are up to 400-series standards, yet are not numbered as part of the 400-series network. This is despite some of those freeways exceeding existing 400-series highways in size and traffic volume and despite some of them being connected to the 400-series network. Nonetheless, Ontario freeways do not receive a 400-series number unless they are designed to be complete controlled-access freeways for their whole length. The non 400-series routes listed below have significant open-access portions besides the freeway section, with the freeway segment typically being a small section not at the route's termini.

• Conestoga Parkway is a freeway between Baden and St. Jacobs. Carries the designations Highway 7, Highway 8 and Highway 85. Highway 85's southern terminus is at the part where Highway 7 turns off of the freeway portion.
• Highway 7 is a freeway in 3 segments:
  • concurrent with Highway 115 bypassing Peterborough
  • concurrent with Highway 410 for approx. 2 kilometres.
  • Between Waterloo and Baden
• The freeway portion of Highway 8 in Kitchener, known as the Freeport Diversion or King Street Bypass, on a segment between the Conestoga Parkway and King Street East; travelers continued on King East to reach Highway 401 West. Since 1987, the Freeport Diversion has been extended to Highway 401 East, though that new section is signed as "Highway 8" and secretly designated by the MTO as Highway 7178. Highway 8 is also a freeway co-signed with Highway 7 on the Conestoga Parkway until the interchange with King Street.
• Highway 11 (see below)
• Highway 17
  • Sudbury from Municipal Road 55 intersection in Whitefish to MR 55 interchange in Lively, transitions to a two-lane freeway between the Lively interchange and the MR 55 intersection west of Coniston. The two-lane segment briefly transitions back to a divided freeway at the Highway 69 interchange, to ease future freeway conversion on the segment; the Ontario government has announced that the segment will be upgraded to full freeway in the early 2010s.
  • four-lane expressway with at-grade intersections from Desbarats to Sault Ste. Marie.
  • All of the above segments may be incorporated into future expansion of Highway 417, although as of 2007 no formal project planning has taken place.
• Highway 115 (see below)
• Highway 27 directly north of Highway 401 in Toronto, Ontario. It has four lanes of undivided traffic, and is fully controlled-access with interchanges and service roads to provide access to property in the area.
• Highway 85 (see above)

[edit] Municipal Freeways

These include both municipal-constructed freeways and former provincial freeways downloaded to municipalities.

• Allen Road - Toronto
• Burlington Street - Hamilton (from west of Kenilworth Ave. to QEW only)
• Don Valley Parkway - Toronto
• Dougall Parkway - Windsor (from Howard Ave. to 401 only)
• E.C. Row Expressway - Windsor, also turns into a two-lane freeway
• Highbury Avenue - London (from 401 to Hamilton Rd. only)
• Kingston Road Diversion/formerly Highway 2A - Scarborough (from Lawson Rd. to 401 only)
• Gardiner Expressway - Toronto
• Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway - Hamilton
• Red Hill Valley Parkway - Hamilton
• Ottawa-Carleton Regional Road 174 (Queensway East) / former Highway 17 (from 417 at Gloucester to Trim Road in Orleans only).

[edit] Two-lane freeways

• Highway 3 - St. Thomas (from Wellington Rd. to Centennial Rd. only)
• Highway 6 - Argyle St. South to Green Rd. (Caledonia Bypass) and from Highway 403 to south of Airport Road in Hamilton. Both of these are two-lane freeways, although expansion is planned.
• Highway 17 is a two-lane freeway in 2 portions. One is in Greater Sudbury where the freeway portion transitions to a two-lane freeway (see above); and another is a 20 mile stretch of two-lane freeway west of Highway 417's terminus.
• Highway 40 (see below)
• Airport Parkway - Ottawa
• Pike Creek Bypass - Lakeshore, Ontario (from terminus of E.C. Row Expressway to Essex County Road 2), has no grade-separations, only intersections, and no adjacent property access

[edit] Expressways

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• Veterans Memorial Parkway - London
• E.C. Row Expressway (see above)
• Harbour Expressway - Thunder Bay
• Thunder Bay Expressway - Thunder Bay
• Eastport Drive (Highway 7189) - Hamilton
• Highway 27 (see above)
• Municipal Road 55 in Greater Sudbury (see below)
• Regional Road 420 - Former section of Highway 420 from Stanley Avenue to the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls.
• Highway 11 - (see Thunder Bay Expressway)
• Highway 17 - (see Thunder Bay Expressway)
• Highway 17 - Sault Ste. Marie to Desbarats, Ontario and Echo Bay, Ontario. The western segment of this bypass is being built to freeway standards, while from Echo bay to Desbarats is already a divided highway, built to expressway standards with a high quantity of direct private access.

[edit] Others

• Highway 7/8 - Kitchener area (from Baden to Conestoga Parkway only).
• Highway 8 - from the Conestoga Parkway to Highway 401 in Kitchener. Originally known as the Freeport Diversion.
• Highway 11 - freeway portion exists in various segments: 400 at Barrie to Penetanguishene Rd.; Line 15 North to Carlyon Line (Orillia bypass); Simcoe County 109 at Washago to Southwood Rd. at Severn Bridge; Hewitt St. at Gravenhurst to Kirk Line at Bracebridge; Main St. in Huntsville to Station Rd. in Scotia; Highway 522 to Highway 522 B (Trout Creek bypass); Highway 654 at Callander to Highway 17 in North Bay (likely to become a 400-series highway in the long term, no designation planned)
• Highway 40 is a four-lane divided expressway around the Sarnia area where it is known as the Sarnia Bypass. It is a two-lane freeway south of Sarnia as far south as Wallaceburg. Highway 40 is designed such that it can be upgraded to a full freeway, although it is unlikely since current traffic levels do not warrant the upgrade.
• Municipal Road 55 in Greater Sudbury - from Municipal Road 24 (approximately one kilometre west of the Highway 17 interchange) in Lively to Big Nickel Mine Road
• Highway 58 - Thorold (from 406 to Thorold Stone Rd. only) (segment expected to incorporate into medium-term Highway 420 plans)
• Highway 35/Highway 115 - (freeway portion exists in 3 segments: 401 at Newcastle to Concession Rd. 3; Concession Rd. 4 to Concession Rd. 8; Wilcox Rd. to Highway 7 in Peterborough - last segment may be incorporated into long-term Highway 407 plans)
• Unsigned Highway 137/Connection to Interstate 81 - Ivy Lea - (from Thousand Islands Parkway to 401 only)
• Ottawa-Carleton Regional Road 174 (Queensway East) / former Highway 17 (from 417 at Gloucester to Trim Road in Orleans only).
• Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway - Hamilton
• Allen Road - Toronto
• Burlington Street - Hamilton (from west of Kenilworth Ave. to QEW only)
• Conestoga Parkway - Kitchener-Waterloo
• Cootes Drive - Ancaster, Ontario/Hamilton, Ontario/Dundas, Ontario. First divided dual-carriageway in Canada and Ontario, built in mid-1930s near McMaster University.
• Hanlon Parkway - Guelph (College Ave. West to Paisley Rd. only)
• Highbury Avenue - London (from 401 to Hamilton Rd. only)
• Kingston Road Diversion/formerly Highway 2A - Scarborough (from Lawson Rd. to 401 only)
• Macdonald-Cartier Bridge - Ottawa
• Red Hill Valley Parkway - Hamilton (under construction)
• The Ottawa River Parkway in Ottawa is a scenic parkway with interchanges as well as at-grade intersections, and can be considered an expressway.

[edit] See also

• Expressway

[edit] Sources

• The Expresswaysite (Ontario section)

[edit] References

• The Expresswaysite (Ontario section)