Ontario Highway 137
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King's Highway 137, commonly referred to as Highway 137, is a
Saint Lawrence River. Highway 137 is 4.3 km (2.7 mi) in length and is located entirely within the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
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Route description
The short 4.3-kilometre (2.7 mi) route connects the U.S. border with Highway 401 via the Thousand Islands Bridge. The section on
Highway 137 begins at the
Thousand Islands Tower observation deck before turning north.[3][4] The highway crosses three spans of the Thousand Islands Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River, including a 183 m (600 ft) Warren truss bridge between Hill Island and Constance Island, a 106 m (348 ft) arch bridge between Constance and Georgina Islands, and a 230 m (750 ft) suspension bridge between Georgina Island and the Ontario mainland.[5]
On the northern shore of the St. Lawrence, Highway 137 abruptly turns eastward, passing a road maintenance facility and the southbound toll booths before curving back northward as it widens into a divided highway at an interchange with the Thousand Islands Parkway. The final segment of the highway travels through forest before ending at a
Brockville. The geography surrounding the entire route features large rock outcroppings of the Frontenac Arch in the Canadian Shield through which the highway passes.[3][4] The close proximity of bedrock to the surface resulted in substantial savings during the construction of the bridges along the route.[6]
History
The Thousand Islands Bridge system was opened in a ceremony on August 18, 1938 by Canadian prime minister
lieutenant governor of Ontario, representing the King in Right of Ontario.[7]
The new bridge approach included an interchange with the St. Lawrence River Road, known today as the Thousand Islands Parkway, but it was not numbered. Until 1965, the route was known as the Ivy Lea Bridge Approach. Highway 137 was first designated in 1965 as far as the Thousand Islands Parkway.[2]
It was extended to the newly opened Highway 401 in 1968.[8]
The route has remained unchanged in the years since then.[3]
Exit list
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 137, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.[3]
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Hill Island | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Leeds and the Thousand Islands | 2.7 | 1.7 | Thousand Islands Parkway | Beginning of divided freeway | |||
| 4.3 | 2.7 |  | Exit 661 on Highway 401 | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
- ^ a b Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2016). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b MacDonald-Cartier Freeway — Highway No. 401 (Map). Ontario Department of Highways. 1965.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ a b c Google (October 19, 2020). "Highway 137 - Length and Route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Our History". Thousand Islands Bridge Authority. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Edwards, Frederick (October 15, 1938). "Five in One Bridge". Macleans. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ ""Let's Do This Together," President Suggests at Bridge Opening". The Toronto Star. August 19, 1938. p. 1.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1968. § T29.
External links
KML is not from Wikidata
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