The Saint Clair Parkway is maintained by the Saint Clair Parks Commission. The road was the original Highway 40

Highway 40 (Ontario)

Highway 40 is the main North-South Provincial highway in Southwestern Ontario, linking Chatham, Ontario to Sarnia, Ontario.- Origins :The road originally connected Highway 2 in Chatham, Ontario to Highway 7/Highway 22 in Sarnia, Ontario. It was created in 1934...

, which was re-aligned about 5 km inland from the river on a new alignment as a Super-2 expressway

Limited-access road

A limited-access road known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway , including limited or no access to adjacent...

 (with intersections) from Wallaceburg

Wallaceburg, Ontario

Wallaceburg is an unincorporated community and town located in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southern Ontario, Canada. Originally a small settlement, it was recognized for its significant contribution to the lumber and boat building industries and strategic location along the banks of the...

 to Sarnia

Sarnia, Ontario

Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....

. The road provides a nice alternative or scenic route from Wallaceburg to Sarnia, going through the towns of Port Lambton

Port Lambton, Ontario

Port Lambton is a village situated on the St. Clair River, in southwestern Ontario, Canada within the municipality of St. Clair Township. According to the latest census, 1084 people live within this Lambton County, Ontario community...

, Sombra, Courtright, and Corunna. It turns west along Vidal St. and Churchill Line (Lambton County Road 34), meeting its new alignment in the southern area of Sarnia.

In Chatham-Kent

Chatham-Kent, Ontario

Chatham–Kent is a unitary authority in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Mostly rural, its centres of population are Blenheim, Chatham, Dresden, Ridgetown, Tilbury and Wallaceburg. Modern Chatham–Kent was created in 1998 by the merger of Kent County and its municipalities.- History :The former city of...

 and Lambton County

Lambton County, Ontario

Lambton County is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county is located in Southwestern Ontario. It is bordered on the north by Lake Huron, which flows into the St. Clair River, the county's western border and part of the Canada-United States border. To the south is Lake...

, its designation is County Road 33.

St. Clair Parkway Commission

The St. Clair Parkway was managed by the St. Clair River Parkway Commission, (Founded in 1966) until the Commission was disbanded in February 2006. At that time the parks were reverted to local municipal/town/township control.

External links

• Official Site of the St. Clair Parkway (archived copy)