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King's Highway 59

Highway 59 Route
     Highway 59      Highway 3      400 series highways
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length122.8 km[1] (76.3 mi)
ExistedAugust 25, 1937[2]–January 1, 1998[3]
Major junctions
South endLong Point Provincial Park
North endShakespeare
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountiesNorfolk, Oxford, Perth
Major citiesWoodstock
TownsNorwich, Tavistock,
Sebastopol, Shakespeare
Highway system
← Highway 58→ Highway 60

King's Highway 59, commonly referred to as Highway 59, was a

Tavistock. Highway 59 featured junctions with Highway 3, Highway 2, Norfolk County Highway 24 and the concurrent routes of Highway 7 and Highway 8. Highway 59 also had an interchange with Highway 401
.

Highway 59 was established in 1937 between Highway 3 and Highway 2. In 1961, several highways were renumbered, establishing the final

mass highway transfers
performed during the late 1990s, Highway 59 was decommissioned entirely in 1998.

Route description

The route of Highway 59 followed what is now Norfolk Highway 59, Oxford County Road 59 and Perth County Road 107. The majority of this route travels through rural farmland and small communities, which dominates southwestern Ontario, although there are several notable towns encountered along the highway, including Courtland, Delhi, Norwich, Woodstock and Shakespeare.[4]

In the south, the highway begins at the entrance to Long Point Provincial Park, an important

Burgessville. It then curves back to the north and travels straight towards Woodstock.[5]

After crossing Highway 401, the route enters Woodstock, where it is known as Norwich Avenue, Dundas Street and Vansittart Avenue. Dundas Street was also formerly

Tavistock, turning north. Approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Tavistock, the route ends in the town of Shakespeare at an intersection with the concurrent routes of Highway 7 and Highway 8. North of this intersection, the roadway continues as Perth County Road 107.[5]

History

Highway 59 was established in 1937 when the Department of Highways (DHO) assumed the Delhi–Woodstock Road. This 41.0-kilometre (25.5 mi) road was designated on August 25.[2] The route remained unchanged until the early 1960s, when several highways were renumbered effective December 19, 1961.

Thamesford and St. Marys was redesignated as Highway 19.[6] On July 20, 1961,[7]
Highway 59 was extended south from Courtland to Long Point Provincial Park along Norfolk County roads 8 and 8A, which the DHO rebuilt in the years prior. A concurrency was also established along Highway 3 between Courtland and Delhi.[6] These extensions nearly tripled the length of the highway to 120.1 kilometres (74.6 mi).[8][9] The route remained this way for nearly four decades. However, on January 1, 1998, as part of budget cutbacks, several highways were
transferred to local jurisdiction. Highway 59 was transferred the counties of Norfolk, Oxford and Perth, decommissioning the route entirely.[3]

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 59, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] 

DivisionLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Norfolk County0.00.0Old Cut BoulevardLong Point Provincial Park entrance gate
8.05.0 
County Road 42
(Lakeshore Road)
10.76.6 
County Road 22
(1st Concession Road)		Since decommissioned
16.410.2 Highway 24 northHighway 24 decommissioned on April 1, 1997
21.913.6 
County Road 45
24.615.3 
County Road 1 (McDowell) – Simcoe
28.817.9 
County Road 21
37.823.5 
Talbot Trail; community of Ronson
39.124.3 
Tillsonburg
Beginning of Highway 3 concurrency
40.325.0 
County Road 38 west (Colonel Talbot Road)
Community of Courtland
46.128.6 
Rhineland
50.431.3 Highway 3 east – SimcoeEnd of Highway 3 concurrency; community of Delhi
County Road 37
(Potters Road)
61.037.9 
County Road 19 (Otterville Road) – Otterville
67.441.9 
Scotland
72.445.0 
County Road 14
72.745.2 
New Durham
79.749.5 
Holbrook
80.049.7 
Holbrook
86.153.5 
County Road 40
(Curries Road)
Toronto
91.957.1 
County Road 15
(Parkinson Road)
93.257.9 Highway 2 east (Dundas Street) – ParisBeginning of Highway 2 concurrency; Highway 59 turns south onto Norwich Avenue
94.458.7 Highway 2 west (Dundas Street) – LondonEnd of Highway 2 concurrency; Highway 59 turns north onto Vansittart Avenue
95.759.5 
County Road 35
(Devonshire Avenue)
96.259.8Thames River crossing
East Zorra – Tavistock
97.860.8 
County Road 17
(Road 74)
100.862.6 
Innerkip
107.166.5 
Hickson
113.270.3 
County Road 28
(Road 96)
115.371.6 
County Road 34
north
117.172.8 
Tavistock
PerthShakespeare122.876.3  Highway 7 / Highway 8 – Stratford, Kitchener
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^
    ISSN 0825-5350
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  2. ^ a b "Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1938. p. 81.
  3. ^ a b Highway Transfers List - "Who Does What" (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. pp. 2, 11.
  4. ^ Google (October 31, 2011). "Highway 59 length and route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7
    .
  6. ^ a b Information Section (December 19, 1961). "No title" (Press release). Department of Highways.
  7. ^ Information Section (July 21, 1961). "No title" (Press release). Department of Highways.
  8. ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1961. § T–U31.
  9. ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1962. § T–U31.
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