Ontario Highway 47
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Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | |||||||
Length | 34.3 km[1] (21.3 mi) | ||||||
Existed | October 20, 1937[2]–January 1, 1998[3] | ||||||
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West end | Highway 48 | ||||||
East end | Highway 12 | ||||||
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Country | Scugog | ||||||
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King's Highway 47, commonly referred to as Highway 47 and locally as Stouffville Road, Toronto Street and Brock Street, was a
Route description
At the time of its decommissioning, Highway 47 began at Highway 48, and travelled east through a rural portion of
Within the Regional Municipality of Durham, the route passed through Goodwood, where it curved northeast through forests. The highway then zig-zagged northeast to the town of Uxbridge. East of there, the highway continued through
History
The Stouffville to Greenbank Road was first assumed by the
Budget constraints brought on by a recession in the 1990s resulted in the Mike Harris provincial government forming the Who Does What? committee to determine cost-cutting measures in order to balance the budget after a deficit incurred by former premier Bob Rae.[9] It was determined that many Ontario highways no longer served long-distance traffic movement and should therefore be maintained by local or regional levels of government. The MTO consequently
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 47, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. This table details the route as it was in 1989, prior to the shifting of the route north of Stouffville.[1]
Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Whitchurch–Stouffville | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 48 | Continues west as Stouffville Road | |
2.1 | 1.3 | Regional Road 69 (Ninth Line) | |||
4.2 | 2.6 | Regional Road 14 | |||
8.6 | 5.3 | Regional Road 30 (York–Durham Line) | Bloomington Road travels west while York–Durham Line travels north–south | ||
Durham | |||||
Regional Road 21 | |||||
Regional Road 1 south (Brock Road) | |||||
24.5 | 15.2 | Regional Road 8 (Brock Street) | Western junction with Durham Regional Road 8 | ||
24.7 | 15.3 | Regional Road 8 (Main Street) | Eastern junction with Durham Regional Road 8 | ||
27.0 | 16.8 | Regional Road 23 (Lakeridge Road) | |||
Scugog | 34.3 | 21.3 | Highway 7 / Highway 12 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ a b Highway Planning Office (1989). Provincial Highways Distance Table. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. p. 64.
- ^ a b "Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1938. p. 81.
- ^ a b c Highway Transfers List "Who Does What" (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. p. 2.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ a b Dexter, Brian (April 12, 1990). "Don't limit trucks York region is told". The Toronto Star. p. N15.
- ^ Official Road Map (Map). Cartography by D. Barclay. Department of Highways. 1937–38. § L7–8.
- ^ "Appendix 3". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1954. p. 155.
- ^ Dexter, Brian (December 16, 1993). "Spectre of Stouffville Dump 'Unbelievable,' Mayor Says". The Toronto Star. p. NY4.
- ^ "The Age of Non-Planning". The Neptis Foundation. 28 June 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ISBN 0-7778-9068-2. Retrieved May 26, 2015.