Ontario Highway 74

County Road 29 (Hamilton Road) near London
County Road 29 (Hamilton Road) near London
Location
Country	Nilestown
Highway system
	Ontario provincial highways; Current; Former; 400-series;
	Former provincial highways

King's Highway 74, commonly referred to as Highway 74, was a

Highway 401, it remained generally unchanged for the next six decades until it was decommissioned in 1997 and transferred to Elgin County and Middlesex County

. The road has since been redesignated as Elgin County Road 74 and Middlsex County Road 74.

Route description

Highway 74 began at an intersection with Highway 3 in the community of New Sarum, midway between the city of

Derwent. Shortly thereafter, it crossed and interchanged with Highway 401 at Exit 195. The highway ended just north of Highway 401 in Nilestown at an intersection with Middlesex County Road 29 (Hamilton Road).^[1]^[4]

History

Highway 74 was established in mid-1937 when the New Sarum to Dorchester Road was designated by the Department of Highways (DHO), the predecessor to the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). The section within Elgin County was assumed by the DHO on August 25, 1937, while the section within Middlesex County was assumed one week later on September 1.^[2] Originally an unpaved gravel road, the route was paved between Belmont and its northern terminus by 1938.^[5] The remainder of the route was paved in 1952.^[6]^[7] Otherwise, the route remained generally unchanged for six decades until March 31, 1997, when it was decommissioned in its entirety and transferred to Elgin County and Middlesex County.^[3] It has since been known as Elgin County Road 74 and Middlesex County Road 74.^[4]

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 74, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.^[1]

Division	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
New Sarum	0.0	0.0	Highway 3 (Talbot Line) – St. Thomas
	Mapleton	4.0	2.5	County Road 52 (Ron McNeil Line)
	Mapleton	6.8	4.2	County Road 48 (Ferguson Line)
	Belmont	11.6	7.2	CPR crossing	Southern limits of Belmont
		11.7	7.3	County Road 34 west (Borden Avenue)
		12.1	7.5	County Road 37 east (Caesar Road)
Thames Centre	18.2	11.3	County Road 26 west (Wilton Grove Road)
	19.5	12.1	Toronto	Exit 195
	22.4	13.9	Nilestown
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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^ ^a ^b "Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1938. p. 80.
^ ^a ^b Highway Transfers List (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. April 1, 1997. pp. 4, 6.
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^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by D. Barclay. Ontario Department of Highways. 1938–39. § H10.
^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1952. § U30.
^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1953. § U30.

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[assumed-2] "Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1938. p. 80.

[downloaded-3] Highway Transfers List (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. April 1, 1997. pp. 4, 6.

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[5] Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by D. Barclay. Ontario Department of Highways. 1938–39. § H10.

[6] Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1952. § U30.

[7] Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1953. § U30.

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