Ontario Highway 42
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King's Highway 42, commonly referred to as Highway 42, was a
Route description
Highway 42 began in Westport and proceeded east for 52.8 km (32.8 mi) to Highway 29 in the hamlet of Forthton.[1] An oddity in the provincial highway system, the terminus in Westport was one of only a handful that never connected to another King's Highway. Within Westport, the route followed Concession Street, travelling southeast. It made two 90 degree curves south of the town, first to the northeast and then back to the southeast, remaining close to the shoreline of
Between Crosby and
The majority of the land use alongside Highway 42, outside of the few communities along the route, was, and still remains, agricultural. Several sections also pass through thick forests lining the southern fringe of the Canadian Shield. Residences dot both sides of the length of the two-laned highway throughout its length. Since being decommissioned in 1997, the route has been known as Leeds and Grenville County Road 42.[5][6]
History
Highway 42 was assumed on July 31, 1935, following the mostly paved road between Westport and Highway 29.[2][7] The remaining 11.7 km (7.3 mi) of unpaved highway were improved to a gravel surface that year.[8] By 1949, the highway was fully paved.[9] Initially, the highway travelled concurrently with Highway 29 into Brockville.[8] This concurrency was eventually removed; at some point between 1982 and 1984, Highway 42 was truncated at Forthton.[10][11] It remained this way until March 31, 1998, when the entire route was decommissioned and transferred to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.[3] It has since been redesignated as Leeds and Grenville County Road 42.[5]
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 42, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route was located in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Westport | 0.0 | 0.0 |  County Road 12 (Bedford Street) | ||
Newboro | 8.5 | 5.3 | Main Street | Rideau Canal Lock 36 | |
Smiths Falls | |||||
| Rideau Lakes | 21.3 | 13.2 |  County Road 8 | ||
Phillipsville | 23.0 | 14.3 | County Road 8 | ||
| Leeds and the Thousand Islands | 31.4 | 19.5 |  County Road 33 (Lyndhurst Road) | ||
County Road 5 (Elgin Street North) /  County Road 40 (Elgin Street South) | |||||
| 46.2 | 28.7 |  County Road 30 | |||
Smith Falls | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ ISSN 0825-5350.
- ^ a b "The King's Highways Assumed in 1935". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1936. p. 49.
- ^ a b Highway Transfers List - "Who Does What" (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. p. 9.
- ^ a b Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation. 1990–91.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ a b c Google (June 8, 2015). "Route of Highway 42" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by D. Barclay. Department of Highways. 1927. § J4.
- ^ a b Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by D. Barclay. Department of Highways. 1937. § S7.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Department of Highways. 1949. §§ Q40–41.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1982–83. §§ F30–31.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1984–85. §§ F30–31.
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