Highway 33 (Ontario)

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Highway 33
Length:	68.4 kilometres
Direction:	East/West
From:	Bloomfield
To:	Collins Bay
Major cities:	Prince Edward County, Greater Napanee, Loyalist, Kingston

The King's Highway No. 33 is a provincially maintained highway in Eastern Ontario, Canada.

Highway 33 currently runs from the Highway 62 junction in Bloomfield, Prince Edward County to the Collins Bay Rd. Junction at Collins Bay in the City of Kingston. The total length of Highway 33 is 68.4 km.

Highway 33 originally ran from Stirling along the Trent River through Trenton into Kingston, Ontario. The route from Trenton followed the Lake Ontario shoreline.

New Loyalist Parkway logo

The section of Highway 33 between Amherstview and Trenton was designated the Loyalist Parkway in 1984. This designation was made to honour the United Empire Loyalists, who first settled this area of Ontario, and the official designation was presided over by Queen Elizabeth II, when she visited Kingston during Ontario's bicentennial celebrations. Highway 33 now ends at Bloomfield, and the Loyalist Parkway continues as Prince Edward County Road 33 toward Stirling.

Highway 33 has 2 sections, which are joined by the Glenora Ferry, an auto ferry crossing the Bay of Quinte from Glenora, Ontario to Adolphustown, Ontario. The section of the highway between Kingston and Glenora is particularly scenic as it runs along the shore of Lake Ontario.