Ontario Highway 73
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King's Highway 73, commonly referred to as Highway 73, was a
Highway 401 immediately before terminating east of Dorchester. The route was established in mid-1937, remaining unchanged for nearly six decades before being transferred to Elgin County and Middlesex County
in 1997 and 1998. Today the route is known as Elgin County Road 73 and Middlesex County Road 73.
Route description
Highway 73 began near the
Lyons before crossing into Middlesex County.[4]
Within Middlesex County, the highway served the communities of
Middlesex County Road 29.[4]
History
Copenhagen
in 1950The Port Bruce to Dorchester Road was assumed by the
Department of Highways on August 25, 1937.[2]
Initially only the portion of the route within Aylmer was paved.[5]
However, by 1942 the highway had been paved north to the Springfield cutoff (now Ron McNeil Line).[6]
Between 1949 and 1952, the section south of Aylmer to Port Bruce was paved.[7][8]
The remainder was paved by 1953.[9]
The routing of the highway remained unchanged for nearly sixty years. However, it was
1997 and 1998 highway transfers. On April 1, 1997, the highway south of Aylmer was transferred to the jurisdiction of Elgin County, and the highway north of the Highway 401 interchange was transferred to Middlesex County.[10]
Eight months later, on January 1, 1998, the remainder of the highway was transferred to the two counties.[3]
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 73, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1]
| Division | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Port Bruce | 0.0 | 0.0 | Colin Street | ||
| Aylmer | 15.6 | 9.7 |  Highway 3 – St. Thomas | ||
Dorchester Swamp | |||||
County Road 29 | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
KML is from Wikidata
- ^ ISSN 0825-5350.
- ^ a b "Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1938. p. 80.
- ^ a b Highway Transfers List - "Who Does What" (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. pp. 5, 9.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1938–39. § H–J10.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1942. § H–J10.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1949. § U30–31.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1952. § U30–31.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1953. § U30–31.
- ^ Highway Transfers List (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. April 1, 1997. pp. 4, 6.
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