List of controlled-access highways in Ontario
The province of Ontario does not have a single unified network of controlled-access highways or freeways. Although most freeways are part of the 400-series highways, which can be characterized by their high design standard, several other sections provincial highways are also classified are freeways. Additionally, several controlled-access highways, called municipal expressways, are maintained by municipalities rather than the provincial government like provincial highways are.
Freeways
The following is a list of freeways in Ontario as defined by the Official Road Map of Ontario published by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO).[1][2][3] The MTO defines a freeway as a divided highway with at least two lanes in each direction.[4]
400-series highways
All 400-series highways are freeways for their entire length.[5]
- Highway 400 / TCH
- Highway 401
- Highway 402
- Highway 403
- Highway 404
- Highway 405
- Highway 406
- 407 ETR / Highway 407
- Highway 409
- Highway 410
- Highway 412
- Highway 416
- Highway 417 / TCH
- Highway 418
- Highway 420
- Highway 427
- Queen Elizabeth Way
Other provincial highways
Some non 400-series highways are also freeways for some of all of their length.
Number | From | To | Note | Ref |
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Highway 4 | Colonel Talbot Rd | Wonderland Rd S | Concurrency with Highway 401. | [2] |
Highway 6 | 43°26′53″N 80°10′37″W / 43.448°N 80.177°W / 43.448; -80.177 | 43°27′11″N 80°07′26″W / 43.453°N 80.124°W / 43.453; -80.124 | [2] | |
Highway 6 | 43°13′48″N 79°58′16″W / 43.230°N 79.971°W / 43.230; -79.971 | County Road 46 (Brock Rd S) | Concurrency with Highway 403. | [2] |
Highway 7 | 43°23′31″N 80°39′58″W / 43.392°N 80.666°W / 43.392; -80.666 | Victoria St N | Sections known as the Conestoga Parkway. | [2] |
Highway 7 | County Road 28 | Lansdowne St E | Concurrency with Highway 115. | [2] |
Highway 7 / TCH | 45°08′24″N 76°06′25″W / 45.140°N 76.107°W / 45.140; -76.107 | Highway 417 | [2] | |
Highway 8 | 43°23′31″N 80°39′58″W / 43.392°N 80.666°W / 43.392; -80.666 | Highway 401 | Sections known as the Conestoga Parkway. | [2] |
Highway 11 | Highway 400 | Highway 17 | [2] | |
Highway 17 / TCH | 46°22′37″N 81°20′49″W / 46.377°N 81.347°W / 46.377; -81.347 | 46°25′30″N 81°06′47″W / 46.425°N 81.113°W / 46.425; -81.113 | [1] | |
Highway 35 | Highway 115 | Highway 401 | Concurrency with Highway 115. | [2] |
Highway 58 | Highway 406 | Regional Road 57 (Thorold Stone Rd) | [2] | |
Highway 69 / TCH | 46°25′44″N 80°53′42″W / 46.429°N 80.895°W / 46.429; -80.895 | 45°56′42″N 80°34′55″W / 45.945°N 80.582°W / 45.945; -80.582 | [1] | |
Highway 85 | 43°31′19″N 80°32′42″W / 43.522°N 80.545°W / 43.522; -80.545 | Highway 7 | Part of the Conestoga Parkway. | [2] |
Highway 115 | Highway 401 | Lansdowne St E | Entire length. | [2] |
Highway 137 | Highway 401 | 44°22′01″N 75°59′06″W / 44.367°N 75.985°W / 44.367; -75.985 | [2] |
Municipal expressways
Municipal expressways are controlled-access highways not under the jurisdiction of the provincial government. Instead, they are maintained by the municipal governments of the municipalities they are located in.
Name | City | From | To | Notes | Ref |
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Allen Road | Toronto | Transit Rd | Eglinton Ave W | [2] | |
Don Valley Parkway | Highway 401 / Highway 404 | Gardiner Expressway | Entire length. | [2] | |
Dougall Parkway | Windsor | Highway 401 | 42°15′07″N 83°00′00″W / 42.252°N 83.000°W / 42.252; -83.000 | [2] | |
E. C. Row Expressway | Ojibway Pkwy | 42°18′22″N 82°53′17″W / 42.306°N 82.888°W / 42.306; -82.888 | [2] | ||
Gardiner Expressway | Toronto | Don Valley Parkway | Highway 427 / Queen Elizabeth Way | Entire length. Parts were formerly Queen Elizabeth Way. Formerly signed Highway 2. | [2] |
Highbury Avenue | London | Highway 401 | Power Street | [2] | |
Highway 2A | Toronto | 43°46′55″N 79°10′08″W / 43.782°N 79.169°W / 43.782; -79.169 | Highway 401 | Entire length. Formerly provincial Highway 2A. | [2] |
Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway | Hamilton | Highway 403 | Red Hill Valley Parkway | Entire length. | [2] |
Nikola Tesla Boulevard | 43°15′36″N 79°48′36″W / 43.260°N 79.810°W / 43.260; -79.810 | Queen Elizabeth Way | [2] | ||
Ottawa Road 174 | Ottawa | Highway 417 | 45°30′07″N 75°28′37″W / 45.502°N 75.477°W / 45.502; -75.477 | [2] | |
Red Hill Valley Parkway | Hamilton | Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway | Queen Elizabeth Way | [2] |
Other limited-access roadways
Name | City | From | To | Notes | Ref |
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Airport Parkway | Ottawa | Bronson Ave / Heron Rd | Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport | Fully grade-separated, but the highway is undivided, and bicycles are permitted. | [6] |
Black Creek Drive | Toronto | Highway 400 | Eglinton Ave W | No interchanges. Pedestrians are prohibited. | [7] |
Cootes Drive (City Road 8) | Hamilton | City Road 99 (Dundas St) | Main St W | First divided dual-carriageway road built in Canada. | [8] |
Harbour Expressway | Thunder Bay | Highway 11 / Highway 17 / Highway 61 / TCH | Fort William Rd | [9] | |
Hanlon Expressway (Highway 6 / Highway 7) | Guelph | Woodlawn Rd W | Highway 401 | A few interchanges throughout the road. Planned to be upgraded to a fully controlled-access highway. | [10][11] |
Highway 26 | Clearview | 44°29′13″N 80°10′23″W / 44.487°N 80.173°W / 44.487; -80.173 | 44°27′40″N 80°06′43″W / 44.461°N 80.112°W / 44.461; -80.112 | [12] | |
Maley Drive | Greater Sudbury | 46°30′54″N 81°00′22″W / 46.515°N 81.006°W / 46.515; -81.006 | 46°32′13″N 80°55′44″W / 46.537°N 80.929°W / 46.537; -80.929 | A few interchanges throughout the road. | [13] |
Mount Pleasant Road | Toronto | Inglewood Dr | Jarvis St | Considered to be the first expressway in Toronto. | [14] |
Thunder Bay Expressway (Highway 11 / Highway 17 / Highway 61) / TCH | Thunder Bay | Hodder Ave | Arthur St W | No interchanges. | [9] |
Southwest Bypass (Highway 17) / TCH | Greater Sudbury | 46°25′30″N 81°06′47″W / 46.425°N 81.113°W / 46.425; -81.113 | Highway 69 / TCH | Undivided with a few interchanges throughout the road. | [15] |
Veterans Memorial Parkway | London | Clarke Rd | Highway 401 | No interchanges. However, continues north as Clarke Road | [16] |
Future plans
Name | From | To | Notes | Ref |
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Bradford Bypass | Highway 400 | Highway 404 | Entire length. | [17] |
Highway 6 | Highway 401 | Maddaugh Road | See Ontario Highway 6#Future. | [18] |
Highway 7 | Kitchener | Guelph | See Ontario Highway 7#Proposed Kitchener–Guelph freeway. | [19] |
Highway 69 | 45°56′42″N 80°34′55″W / 45.945°N 80.582°W / 45.945; -80.582 | Highway 400 | See Ontario Highway 69#Four-laning. | [20] |
Highway 413 | Highway 401 / 407 ETR | Highway 400 | Entire length. | [21] |
Cancelled plans
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Official Road Map of Ontario - Web Map North" (PDF). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Official Road Map of Ontario - Web Map South" (PDF). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
- ^ "Official Road Map of Ontario - Web Map Legend" (PDF). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
- ^ "Glossary of terms in MTO | MTO Technical Consultation Portal". Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 627: USE OF CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS BY PEDESTRIANS". Ontario.ca. December 15, 2021. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Planned Function of the Airport Parkway" (PDF). ottawa.ca.
- ^ "Chapter 950 - Schedule 02 - Pedestrians Prohibited Certain Highways" (PDF). Municipal government of Toronto. February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Drive Through Paradise: The History of Cootes Drive by Randy Kay - Issuu". issuu.com. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ a b "City of Thunder Bay TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN Draft Final Report" (PDF). thunderbay.ca. July 2019.
- ^ Kirsch, Vik (September 4, 2004). "Expressway still the plan for Hanlon". Guelph Mercury. p. A1.
- ^ Philips, Rajan (March 7, 2008). Committee Report – Hanlon Expressway Environmental Assessment (PDF) (Report). City of Guelph. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Gennings, Michael (November 15, 2012). "New Section of Highway 26 Open". Metroland Media. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "Construction Set to Begin on the Maley Drive Extension Project in Sudbury". news.ontario.ca. October 12, 2016. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Filey, Mike (2004). "City's First Superhighway". Toronto Sketches 8: The Way We Were. Dundurn Press. pp. 119–122. ISBN 1-55002-527-9. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ writer, Ginger Livingston Staff (2019-11-21). "The wait is over: Southwest Bypass opening today". Reflector. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ MacRae, Doug (May 6, 2013). "Veterans Memorial Parkway Extension and Highway 401 Interchange Improvements". Municipal government of London.
- ^ McCormick Rankin (December 1997). Highway 400 – Highway 404 Extension Link (Bradford Bypass) – Route Planning and Environmental Assessment Study (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. pp. 141–148. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Project Overview – Highways 6 & 401 Improvements". AECOM. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Ontario Taking Next Step to Build New Highway 7". news.ontario.ca. February 14, 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "Highway 69 and 11 expansion rolling north". Northern Ontario Business. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Benzie, Robert (2024-05-23). "Doug Ford announces when Highway 413 construction will begin". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
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- Hamilton
- Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
- Nikola Tesla Boulevard
- Red Hill Valley Parkway
- London
- Ottawa
- Toronto
- Windsor
- 26
- Airport Parkway
- Black Creek Drive
- Cootes Drive
- Harbour Expressway
- Hanlon Expressway (6 / 7)
- Maley Drive
- Mount Pleasant Road
- Thunder Bay Expressway (11 / 17 / 61)
- Southwest Bypass (17)
- Veterans Memorial Parkway
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