Ontario Highway 42
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| Leeds and Grenville County Road 42 | ||||||||||
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| Length: | 52.8 km[1] (32.8 mi) | |||||||||
| History: |
Established July 31, 1935[2] | |||||||||
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| West end: | Westport | |||||||||
 Highway 15 | ||||||||||
| East end: |
 Highway 29 at Forthton | |||||||||
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| Counties: | United Counties of Leeds and Grenville | |||||||||
| Towns: | Forthton, Athens, Delta, Newboro, Westport | |||||||||
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King's Highway 42, commonly referred to as Highway 42, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The 52.8-kilometre (32.8 mi)-long route connected Highway 29 at Forthton with the town of Westport, intersecting Highway 15 en route. Highway 42 was assumed in 1935, and generally remained unchanged throughout its existence until 1997, when it was decommissioned and transferred to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. It was subsequently redesignated as Leeds and Grenville County Road 42.
Route description
Highway 42 began in Westport and proceeded east for 52.8 km (32.8 mi) to Highway 29 in the hamlet of Forthton.[1] Within Westport, the route followed Concession Street.[4] Today, the route is known as Leeds and Grenville County Road 42.[5]
History
Highway 42 was assumed on July 31, 1935, following the mostly-paved road between Westport and Highway 29.[2][6] The remaining 11.7 km (7.3 mi) of unpaved highway were improved to a gravel surface that year.[7] By 1949, the highway was fully paved.[8] Initially, the highway travelled concurrently with Highway 29 into Brockville.[7] This concurrency was eventually removed; at some point between 1982 and 1984, Highway 42 was truncated at Forthton.[9][10] It remained this way until March 31, 1998, when the entire route was decommissioned and transferred to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.[3] It has since been redesignated as Leeds and Grenville County Road 42.[5]
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 42, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route was located in Leeds and Grenville United Counties.
| Location | km[1] | Mile | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Westport | 0.0 | 0.0 | County Road 12 (Bedford Street) | ||
| Newboro | 8.5 | 5.3 | Main Street | Rideau Canal Lock 36 | |
| Crosby | 13.9 | 8.6 | Highway 15 – Kingston, Smiths Falls | ||
| Rideau Lakes | 21.3 | 13.2 | County Road 8 | ||
| Philipsville | 23.0 | 14.3 | County Road 8 | ||
| Leeds and the Thousand Islands | 31.4 | 19.5 | County Road 33 (Lyndhurst Road) | ||
| Athens | – 44.6 | – 27.7 | County Road 5 (Elgin Street North) / County Road 40 (Elgin Street South) | ||
| 46.2 | 28.7 | County Road 30 | |||
| Forthton | 52.8 | 32.8 | Highway 29 – Brockville, Smith Falls | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (April 1, 1989). Provincial Highways Distance Table. Government of Ontario. p. 62. ISSN 0825-5350.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1936. pp. 49.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Highway Transfers List - “Who Does What” (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. p. 9.
- ↑ Ministry of Transportation (1990/91). Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Peter Heiler Ltd (2010). Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. pp. 48–49, section Y57–Z61. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ↑ Department of Highways (1927). Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Section J4.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Department of Highways (1937). Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Section S7.
- ↑ Department of Highways (1949). Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Section Q40–41.
- ↑ Ministry of Transportation and Communications (1982–83). Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Section F30–31.
- ↑ Ministry of Transportation and Communications (1984–85). Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Section F30–31.
External links
Route map: Google / Bing| KML file (edit) |
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