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Highway 2
Length: 875 km (544 mi)
Formed: 1830s (as the "Kingston Road" and "Danforth Road")
1917(as a provincial highway)
West end: Highway 3 in Windsor
East end: Inter-provincial boundary with Quebec (Continues as Route 338)
Major cities: Windsor, Chatham, London, Ingersoll, Woodstock, Brantford, Hamilton, Mississauga, Toronto, Oshawa, Belleville, Trenton, Kingston, Gananoque, Cornwall
Ontario provincial highways
< Hwy 673 Hwy 3 >
400-series - County

Highway 2 was the major east-west provincial highway in Southern Ontario, running from Windsor in the west to the Quebec boundary near Lancaster in the east and joining together the towns and cities of the western two-thirds of the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor within the Canadian province of Ontario. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Kingston Road (originally "The Kingston Road" was built by American engineer Asa Danforth as a route to connect Toronto (then called York with Kingston Danforth Avenue is a major east-west artery in east Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Highway 3 is a provincially maintained Highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Route 338 is a Provincial highway located in the Montérégie region of Quebec west of Montreal. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. For the town in England see Chatham Kent. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent ( 2006 London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Ingersoll (2006 population 11760 is a Town in Oxford County on the Thames River in southwestern Ontario Woodstock (2006 population 35480 is a City and the county seat of Oxford County in southwestern Ontario Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in south-western Ontario, Canada. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Mississauga (ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə) incorporated in 1974 is a City located in the Regional Municipality of Peel Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Belleville ( 2006 population 48821 metropolitan population 91518 is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Trenton Ontario (2001 population 19374 is a community on the Bay of Quinte. Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St Gananoque is a town in Leeds and Grenville County Ontario, located at 44°19′55″ North 76°9′44″ West Cornwall is a City in eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Ontario. See also Provincial highways in Ontario This is a list of current and former Provincial highways in the Canadian province of Ontario. Highway 673 is one of the newest Secondary Highways in Ontario, and one of the newest of any provincially-designated highway having been constructed fairly recently Highway 3 is a provincially maintained Highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The 400-series highways are a network of controlled-access Freeways throughout the southern portion of the province of Ontario, Canada, forming a special This is a list of County Numbered roads in Ontario These roads are found only in Southern and Southwestern Ontario (with the lone exception See also Provincial highways in Ontario This is a list of current and former Provincial highways in the Canadian province of Ontario. Southern Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario lying south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk South Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada on the St Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec A short piece near Gananoque is still signed and maintained by the province, but the majority of the highway was turned over to the local governments to maintain. Gananoque is a town in Leeds and Grenville County Ontario, located at 44°19′55″ North 76°9′44″ West

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History

Highway 2 was the original road joining together the main settlements of southern Ontario, based on earlier trails and footpaths, and it served as the primary wagon and stage coach route before the arrival of the Grand Trunk Railway. The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American Most of the towns and cities in the corridor are built around the highway and use it as one of their main streets, many with names like Danforth Road, King Street, Kingston Road, Montreal Road, or Dundas Street.

Before the Highway 2 designation was applied in the 1920s, the road was commonly referred to as the Provincial Road. Many of the original nineteenth century brick inns and taverns along the route still exist, especially in smaller towns and villages, though the buildings have typically passed to other uses. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar

A portion of the Highway in the area of Morrisburg, Ontario was permanently submerged by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958. South Dundas is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry along the north shore of the St The St Lawrence Seaway is the common name for a system of Canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes The highway was rebuilt along a Canadian National Railway right-of-way in the area to bypass the flooded region. The town of Iroquois was also flooded, but was relocated 1. South Dundas is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry along the north shore of the St 5 kilometres north rather than abandoned. This event led to the nickname of The Lost Villages for a number of communities in the area. The Lost Villages are ten communities in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the former townships of Cornwall and Osnabruck (now [1]

Capacity upgrades

During the mid-1930s, the Department of Highways (evolved into today's Ministry of Transportation) built the Queen Elizabeth Way. The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO is an Ontario government ministry responsible for Transport Infrastructure and Law The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, Q, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital 400-Series Freeway in Ontario Upon seeing how efficient this new "superhighway" was at moving traffic, the Department elected to upgrade Highway 2 to the new four-lane standards in several areas where traffic congestion had become problematic. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve Grading started around the St. Joachim area, and dual carriageways were completed west of Chatham, near Woodstock, Brockville and Belleville. St Joachim is a hamlet in the Town of Lakeshore in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a For the town in England see Chatham Kent. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent ( 2006 Woodstock (2006 population 35480 is a City and the county seat of Oxford County in southwestern Ontario Belleville ( 2006 population 48821 metropolitan population 91518 is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern These upgrades stopped with the onset of the Second World War and the decision to build a new controlled-access route across the province. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including None of those sections have any control of access; they are merely four-lane divided routes.

Bypassing of Highway 2

The construction of Highway 401 during the 1940s, 1950s and '60s along a (mostly) parallel route, bypassed the town and city cores, and made Highway 2 largely redundant except for local travel and tourism, and led to a decline of many businesses built alongside it. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 In many cases, businesses moved from town and city centres to malls and plazas located closer to Highway 401. Provincial downloading of highways to local municipalities has largely resulted in the elimination of this highway as a provincial entity, and it has now become mostly a series of connected county roads. A short portion still maintained as a provincial highway runs in unison with Highway 49 from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory border to the former Highway 2 turnoff in the south. Highway 49 is a provincially maintained Highway in eastern Ontario, Canada. Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory is an 73 km² (18000- Acre) Mohawk Indian reserve on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada There is also a small section still in existence from the eastern limit of the Town of Gananoque to Highway 401. Gananoque is a town in Leeds and Grenville County Ontario, located at 44°19′55″ North 76°9′44″ West This section is about 200 m (1/8 mile) long.

Current status

Before the deletion of Highway 2, most of which took place on January 1, 1998, it was a continuous road from Highway 3 in Windsor to the Quebec border. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Highway 3 is a provincially maintained Highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk It now has the following designations:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Lost Villages Historical Society. See also List of streets in Hamilton Ontario Dundurn Street, is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton Ontario, Canada. See also List of streets in Hamilton Ontario York Boulevard is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton Ontario, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Lake Shore Boulevard is an east-west route running along most of Toronto 's waterfront The Frederick G Gardiner Expressway, known locally as " the Gardiner " is an expressway connecting downtown Toronto, Ontario, Woodbine Avenue consists of two north-south road sections in central Ontario: The southern section in Toronto runs from O'Connor Drive to Lake Shore Kingston Road (originally "The Kingston Road" was built by American engineer Asa Danforth as a route to connect Toronto (then called York with Kingston Northumberland County ( 2006 population 80963 is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in east-central Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. Lennox and Addington County Ontario is a County and Census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Frontenac County, as defined by Statistics Canada is a Census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville are located in Southeastern Ontario, Canada. Cornwall is a City in eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Ontario. Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties is a County and Census division in Ontario, Canada. The Heritage Highway (also known as "Historic Highway" is an Ontario tourist route that travels from Windsor Ontario all the way to Gaspe Quebec The Lost Villages Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007-09-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the
  2. ^ Former Ontario Highways

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