Ontario Highway 107

Ruthven
Location
Country	Ruthven
Highway system
Ontario provincial highways Current Former 400-series
← Highway 105 → Highway 108
Former provincial highways ←   Highway 106

King's Highway 107, commonly referred to as Highway 107, was a provincially maintained highway in the

Highway 107 was known as Highway 18B from 1937 until 1952. It was decommissioned in 1970, but was later briefly assigned as the eastern leg of Highway 18 in 1997. The highway was once again decommissioned in 1998. Since then, as well as between 1970 and 1997, the route has been known as Essex County Road 45.

Route description

Highway 107 was a short highway that provided a connection between Highway 18 and Highway 3, southeast of

History

The route of Highway 107 was initially numbered in 1937 as Highway 18B, serving to connect Highway 18 with Highway 3 west of Leamington. ^[4][5] While initially gravel-surfaced, the highway was paved some time in the mid-1940s.^[6][7] Highway 18B was renumbered as Highway 107 in 1952,^[8][9] and remained unchanged until it was decommissioned as a provincial highway and transferred to

Between 1970 and 1997, the former highway was known as Essex County Road 45.[10] Highway 18 was briefly signed along the route in 1997 following the transfer of a portion of it between County Road 45 and Leamington on April 1.^[11] It was rerouted along County Road 45 to end at Highway 3 for the remainder of the year. However, the entirety of Highway 18 was transferred to Essex County on January 1, 1998,^[12] resulting in the route once again becoming Essex County Road 45, which it is known as today.^[3]

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 107, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.^[1] The entire route is located in Essex County.^[3] 

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