County Road 8 (Essex County, Ontario)
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| Essex County Road 8 |
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| Townline Road, Maidstone Avenue | |
| Length: | 38 km (24 mi) |
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| Formed: | 1953 (as part of Highway 77) |
| Decomd.: | Still in service |
| Direction: | East/West |
| East end: | Chatham-Kent Road 1 |
| West end: | Essex County Road 3, in River Canard |
| Counties: | Essex County, Ontario |
| Major cities: | LaSalle, Tecumseh, Amherstburg, Essex, Kingsville, Lakeshore, Leamington, Ontario |
County Road 8 is one of the County roads in Essex County, Ontario, travelling from River Canard in the east, straight towards Essex, and continuing all the way to the County boundary with Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The road is appropriatelly named "Townline Road", as it acts as the boundary line with all of the current municipalities of Essex County. It also cuts Essex County nearly in half, as it is situated half-way between Lake St. Clair and lake Erie.
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[edit] History
Part of the road was re-designated as Highway 77 in 1963, and has been dually-designated ever since. The stretch of road from County Road 3 to County Road 25 east of Essex was once a Windsor Suburban Road.
[edit] Today
The road is fairly quiet, but has busy patches, particularly in Essex, Ontario, River Canard, Ontario, and along its concurrency with Highway 77.
[edit] See also
[edit] Former Provincial Highways
| Roads in Essex County, Ontario | |
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| Provincial Highways: | Highway 3 • Highway 77 • Highway 401 |
| County Roads: | 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 25 • 27 • 29 • 31 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 37 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 45 • 46 • 48 • 50 • 114 |
| Former County Roads | 43 • 117 |
| Municipal/County Expressways: | Pike Creek Bypass • E. C. Row Expressway |
| Other (Former) Road Systems: | Windsor Suburban Roads |
