Highway 107 (Ontario)
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King's Highway 107 was one of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

's shortest provincially maintained highways, at just 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) in length. The highway has been through several re-numberings throughout its history.

History

Highway 107 traces its history back to its equal-in-length predecessor, Highway 18B. It was re-designated as Highway 107 in 1953. Its purpose for existence was to connect Highway 18
Highway 18 (Ontario)
King's Highway 18, commonly referred to as Highway 18 was the longest highway in Essex County, Ontario, and travelled through the most communities. Today, it is known as County Road 20...

 to Highway 3
Highway 3 (Ontario)
King's Highway 3, commonly referred to as Highway 3 and historically as the Talbot Trail, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario which travels parallel to the shore of Lake Erie. It has three segments, the first of which runs from the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor...

. It was turned back in 1970. The road was re-designated as Essex County Road 45 from 1970 to 1997. Union Street was briefly re-uploaded as a Kings Highway, as a re-routing of Highway 18. This was not permanent, as Highway 18 was turned back on January 1, 1998, reverting back to County Road 45.

The road originated as Highway 18B in 1937. In 1953, it was re-designated as Highway 107. It was also just 1.5 km in length.

To simplify the re-designations throughout the history of this road, they are listed below:
  • Highway 18B (1937-1954)
  • Highway 107 (1954-1970)
  • Essex CR 45 (1970-1997)
  • Highway 18 (1997-1998)
  • Essex CR 45 (1998-Present)

See also

  • List of Essex County Roads
  • Highway 2
    Highway 2 (Ontario)
    King's Highway 2, usually referred to simply as Highway 2 is a provincially maintained highway in Ontario. Once the primary east–west route across the southern end of the province, Highway 2 became mostly redundant in the 1960s following the completion of Highway 401, which more or less...

  • Highway 18
    Highway 18 (Ontario)
    King's Highway 18, commonly referred to as Highway 18 was the longest highway in Essex County, Ontario, and travelled through the most communities. Today, it is known as County Road 20...

  • Highway 39
    Highway 39 (Ontario)
    Highway 39 is a former Provincial Highway in the northern part of Essex County. The road was roughly 34 km in length and travelled from the current junction of Essex county roads 22 and 42, 2 km south of Belle River, west to Windsor.- Reroutings :...

  • Highway 98
    Highway 98 (Ontario)
    Highway 98 was a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, designated as part of the provincial highway system from 1938 to 1970. The route travelled through the northern part of Essex County and through south-central Chatham-Kent, extending from Windsor to Blenheim.The route's...

  • Highway 114
    Highway 114 (Ontario)
    King's Highway 114, commonly referred to as Highway 114, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was one of the shortest highways ever assigned in the province, at just in length...


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