Hanlon Parkway

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Hanlon Parkway is a high-capacity at-grade suburban expressway in the city of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, which connects it with Highway 401. Also known as "The Parkinglot" because of its poor design and traffic flow. It runs in a general north-south direction in the city's west end. It is signed as Highway 6 for its whole length; from Wellington Street to Woodlawn Road, it is multiplexed with Highway 7. It is 17 km (10.5 miles) long. The speed limit alternates between 70 and 80 km/h (45 and 50 mph), although the flow is generally faster especially in the more rural sections.

Though the road was originally designed as a freeway, budget limitations precluded the construction of overpasses; apart from the interchanges with the 401 and with Wellington Street West (Highways 7 and 24), all junctions are signalized at-grade intersections. There are also two railway crossings near the northern terminus, though both are for spur lines. The Hanlon is graded and landscaped similarly to a freeway, with broad flat shoulders and an open median.

The government of Ontario has plans to build a new Highway 7 freeway bypass joining the current northern terminus of the Hanlon Parkway to the Conestoga Parkway in Kitchener; if the project goes ahead, it is likely that the Hanlon will be upgraded to a freeway for its full length.

[edit] List of intersections

Intersection	Intersecting Roads
interchange	Highway 401
at-grade	Wellington County Road 34
at-grade	Concession 4, Maltby Road W.
at-grade	Clair Road W., Phelan Drive
at-grade	Laird Road
at-grade	Kortright Road W./Downey Road
at-grade	Stone Road W.
at-grade	College Avenue W.
interchange	Highway 7 and former Highway 24, Wellington Street W. (Wellington Road 124)
at-grade	Paisley Road
overpass	Westwood Road
at-grade	Willow Road
at-grade	Speedvale Avenue W.
at-grade	Highway 6 Highway 7, Woodlawn Road West.