Ontario Highway 51
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King's Highway 51, commonly referred to as Highway 51, was a
Route description
Highway 51 was a short connector road that served to link Highway 3 to Rondeau Provincial Park. At its southern terminus, the highway began at the entrance gates to the provincial park, proceeding northeast through a small community of recreational
History
In 1961, the section of Highway 24 between Highway 51 and Orangeville was renumbered as Highway 136; Highway 51 was renumbered as Highway 24 and the latter signed concurrently with Highway 10 north to Orangeville.[6][7] On April 9, 1970, the road from Eatonville to Rondeau Provincial Park was designated as Highway 51.[2] This iteration of the route remained unaltered until April 1, 1997, when it was transferred to Kent County, now the City of Chatham–Kent.[3] It was subsequently designated as Chatham–Kent Road 15.[4]
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 51, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[5] The entire route is located in Chatham–Kent.
Location | km[5] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Rondeau Park | 0.0 | 0.0 | Evangeline Street | Entrance gates to Rondeau Provincial Park | |
1.0 | 0.62 | Municipal Road 17 (Rose Beach Line) | |||
Municipal Road 11 (New Scotland Line) | |||||
Talbot Trail) | Formerly Highway 3 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ISSN 0825-5350.
- ^ a b "Appendix 15 - Schedule of Existing Roads Assumed As Portions of the King's Highway". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1971. p. 146.
- ^ a b Highway Transfers List (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. April 1, 1997. p. 5.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ a b Google (August 27, 2011). "Highway 51 route and length" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1961. §§ S32–33. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Archives of Ontario.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1962. §§ S32–33. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Archives of Ontario.