Ontario Highway 42

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Highway 42
Leeds and Grenville County Road 42
Route information
Length: 52.8 km[1] (32.8 mi)
History:

Established July 31, 1935[2]

Decommissioned March 31, 1997[3]
Major junctions
West end: Westport
   Highway 15
East end:  Highway 29 at Forthton
Location
Counties: United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Towns: Forthton, Athens, Delta, Newboro, Westport
Highway system
<td width="100%" align=center" colspan="3" style="padding:0;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center">Current highways
←  Highway 41 Highway 48  →
Former highways
  Highway 43  →

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. 

Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Westport0.00.0County Road 12 (Bedford Street)
Newboro8.55.3Main StreetRideau Canal Lock 36
Crosby13.98.6 Highway 15 – Kingston, Smiths Falls
Rideau Lakes21.313.2County Road 8
Philipsville23.014.3County Road 8
Leeds and the Thousand Islands31.419.5County Road 33 (Lyndhurst Road)
Athens–
44.6		–
27.7		County Road 5 (Elgin Street North) / County Road 40 (Elgin Street South)
46.228.7County Road 30
Forthton52.832.8 Highway 29 – Brockville, Smith Falls
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The King's Highways Assumed in 1935". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1936. p. 49.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Highway Transfers List - “Who Does What” (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. p. 9.
  4. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation. 1990/91. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Peter Heiler Ltd. 2010. pp. 48–49. § Y57–Z61. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
  6. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Department of Highways. 1927. § J4.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Department of Highways. 1937. § S7.
  8. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Department of Highways. 1949. § Q40–41.
  9. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1982–83. § F30–31.
  10. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1984–85. § F30–31.

External links

Route map: Bing