Ontario Highways - The History of the King's Highways and other Ontario Provincial Highways

Web Name: Ontario Highways - The History of the King's Highways and other Ontario Provincial Highways

WebSite: http://www.thekingshighway.ca

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Featured Ontario Highway Photo of the Month: Postcard view of Main Street (Hwy 92) in Wasaga Beach, facing north from Mosley Street (ca. 1963) Photo courtesy of the Canadian Postcard Company Ltd. And you may ask yourself: Where does that highway go to? Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads (1980) Photo at Left: Early King's Highway 2 Sign Photograph taken in August, 1930 Photographer and exact location unknownWhere does that highway go to? I have asked myselfthat question many times before, and I'm certain that if you are reading this page, thatyou have asked this question too. On this website, you will find out where that highwaygoes to, and more importantly, where it came from. This website is dedicated to the historyof Ontario's King's Highways. Ontario has always relied heavily on its roads for development.From the earliest military and pioneer roads to today's modern freeways, these criticaltransportation links have proven to be the key to developing the economic powerhouse thatis today's Ontario. This website looks primarily at the advancements and development ofthe Ontario provincial highway network since the very first provincial highway (Hwy 2) wasestablished in 1917.Most pages on this website are now complete, but there are still several pages underconstruction. If the specific page that you are looking for is unavailable at the moment,please check back soon. New pages are being added weekly. This historical Ontario roadswebsite will include a brief history of each King's Highway by route number, and willeventually include route maps of former Ontario highway routings since the 1920s. There willalso be a photo gallery of old Kings Highway signs, mileage charts, route descriptions, andlots of vintage Ontario road photographs from MTO/Ontario Archives. If you have any older(pre-1990) photographs of Ontario highways or Ontario highway signs, please email me with the details. Enjoy your trip into the paston the Kings Highways of Ontario!

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The History of Ontario's King's Highways: Historical and informational website about the Ontario provincial highway system, describing original highway routes in Ontario from 1925-Date, featuring lots of old photographs! Highway mileage charts and present highway conditions are included.

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