Ontario Highway 23
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Country | Canada | ||||||
Province | Ontario | ||||||
Counties | Middlesex, Huron, Perth, Wellington | ||||||
Towns | Mitchell, Monkton, Listowel, Palmerston, Harriston | ||||||
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King's Highway 23, commonly referred to as Highway 23, is a
Elginfield north to Highway 9 and Highway 89 in Harriston. The total length of Highway 23 is 97.7 kilometres (60.7 miles). The highway was first established in 1927 between Highway 8 in Mitchell and Highway 9 in Teviotdale, via Monkton, Listowel and Palmerston
. As part of a depression relief program, it was extended south to Highway 7 in 1934. It remained relatively unchanged until 2003, when it was rerouted northward from Palmerston to Harriston.
Route description
Highway 23 begins at Highway 7, east of Elginfield, a community straddling the boundary between the municipalities of
Russeldale, meeting the eastern terminus of former Highway 83[3]
(County Road 83) as it swerves north. Approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) beyond there it enters the town of Bornholm within the municipality of West Perth. Prior to entering Monkton, Highway 23 curves gently towards the southeast; In the middle of the village, drivers must turn at an intersection with Perth County Road 55 to remain on Highway 23.[4][5]
Continuing its northeasterly course, the highway passes through more farmland, now within the town of
Highway 87[3] (County Road 87), where it turns east then northeast. The route enters Harriston, where it is locally known as Arthur Street. The Highway 23 designation ends at a junction with Highway 9 and Wellington County Road 109 (formerly a segment of Highway 9),[3] locally known as Elora Street. The road continues beyond the junction as Highway 89.[4][5]
History
Highway 23 was first established on June 22, 1927, when the
Department of Highways assumed the road from Mitchell to Teviotdale through Perth and Wellington counties, via Monkton, Listowel and Palmerston, connecting Highway 8 and Highway 9.[1]
As part of depression relief work undertaken by the department during the early 1930s, Highway 23 was extended from Highway 8 to Highway 7 east of Elginfield on July 11, 1934.[6]
Highway 23 remained unaltered between 1934 and 1998. On January 1, 1998, the section from the Highway 89 junction west of Palmerston to Highway 9 in Teviotdale was decommissioned, resulting in the northern terminus of Highway 23 becoming the western terminus of Highway 89.[7]
During the spring of 2003, the segment of Highway 89 between this junction and Harriston was renumbered as Highway 23,[8]
resulting in the current routing.[4]
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 23, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[2][5]
Division | Location | km[2][5] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Middlesex | Lucan Biddulph | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 7 – London, Stratford | Highway 23 southern terminus; to Highway 4 | ||
4.3 | 2.7 | County Road 47 (Fallon Drive) – Granton | |||||
Middlesex – Perth boundary | Lucan Biddulph – Perth South boundary | 10.4 | 6.5 | Whalen Line | Whalen Corners | ||
Huron – Perth boundary | South Huron – Perth South boundary | 10.8 | 6.7 | County Road 11 north (Hern Line) | |||
18.3 | 11.4 | Kirkton | |||||
Russeldale | |||||||
28.7 | 17.8 | County Line 24 west | |||||
32.7 | 20.3 | County Road 163 south | |||||
West Perth (Mitchell) | 36.0 | 22.4 | Frank Street | Beginning of Mitchell Connecting Link agreement[2][9] | |||
37.0 | 23.0 | Highway 8 west – Clinton, Goderich | Southern end of Highway 8 concurrency | ||||
37.2 | 23.1 | Highway 8 east – Stratford, Kitchener | Northern end of Highway 8 concurrency | ||||
38.4 | 23.9 | Frances Street | End of Mitchell Connecting Link agreement[2][9] | ||||
Bornholm | |||||||
West Perth – North Perth boundary | 53.3 | 33.1 | County Road 55 west | ||||
54.3 | 33.7 | County Road 55 east (Maddison Street East) | Monkton | ||||
Newry | |||||||
Highway 86 west; former southern end of Highway 86 concurrency | |||||||
74.4 | 46.2 | Highway 86 east; former northern end of Highway 86 concurrency | |||||
76.0 | 47.2 | David Street | End of Listowel Connecting Link agreement[2][9] | ||||
West Perth | 80.1 | 49.8 | County Line 88 west | Gowanstown | |||
County Road 178 west | Wellington County Road 4 / Perth County Road 178 are cosigned | ||||||
88.0 | 54.7 | County Road 123 east | Palmerston; Perth County Line 93 / Wellington County Road 123 are cosigned; former Highway 23 alignment; Highway 23 follows former Highway 89 alignment | ||||
Wellington | Minto | 96.1 | 59.7 | County Road 87 west (Harriston Road) | |||
Highway 23 northern terminus; continues as Highway 89 | |||||||
Former alignment via Perth County Line 93 / Wellington County Road 123 | |||||||
Perth – Wellington boundary | West Perth – Minto boundary | 88.0 | 54.7 | Highway 23 – Listowel, Harriston | Continuation from Highway 23 south; formerly Highway 89 east | ||
County Line 91 | Palmerston | ||||||
90.0 | 55.9 | County Road 5 north (Whites Road) | |||||
County Road 140 south | Wellington County Road 9 / Perth County Road 140 are cosigned | ||||||
96.8 | 60.1 | Teviotdale; formerly Highway 9; former Highway 23 northern terminus | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "Provincial Highways Assumed". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1928. p. 60. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2010). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ ISSN 0825-5350.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ a b c Google (January 9, 2012). "Highway 23 - Length and route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1935. pp. 95–96, 119.
- ^ Highway Transfers List - "Who Does What" (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. pp. 11, 15.
- ^ Ministry of Transportation (February 11, 2002). "Ontario government improves provincial highway numbering". Newswire. Archived from the original on August 4, 2002. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Contract Management and Operations Branch (2011). Highway Connecting Link List (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
External links
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