Ontario Highway 92
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King's Highway 92, also known as Highway 92, was a
Route description
When it was downloaded at the beginning of 1998, Highway 92 connected Highway 26 near Collingwood with former Highway 27 in Elmvale. Through Wasaga Beach, the highway travelled to Ansley Road before turning onto River Road West and exited the town heading east. The highway was surrounded by residences and a few commercial establishments throughout this distance. Between Sunnidale Road and Blueberry Trail, the route travelled parallel to the Nottawasaga River, which drains into nearby Nottawasaga Bay to the north.[4][5]
East of Blueberry Trail, the route curved eastwards and progressed out of the town and into farmland. The route was straight for the remainder of its length, intersection County Road 29 (Crossland Road) midway between Wasaga Beach and Elmvale. Entering Elmvale, the route crossed a former railway and became surrounded by residences. It ended at Highway 27 (Yonge Street) in the centre of the village.[4][5]
Today, the western end of the former highway is no longer part of Highway 26, as that route was realigned in 2012 to bypass the
History
Highway 92 was first established by the
Highway 27 was transferred to Simcoe County on April 1, 1997, temporarily resulting in Highway 92 ending at a county road. On January 1, 1998, the entire highway was transferred to Simcoe County, decommissioning the route in the process.[3] Simcoe County subsequently transferred the section through Wasaga Beach to that town, but maintains the remainder of the former highway as Simcoe County Road 92.[4]
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 92, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located in Simcoe County.[4]
Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Barrie | ||||||
4.2 | 2.6 | Sunnidale Road | ||||
13.6 | 8.5 | Eastern town limits | ||||
Springwater | 17.6 | 10.9 | County Road 29 (Crossland Road) | |||
Elmvale | 22.9 | 14.2 | Western limits | |||
23.9 | 14.9 | Barrie | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ ISSN 0825-5350.
- ^ a b "Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1937. p. 51.
- ^ a b Highway Transfers List - "Who Does What" (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. p. 14.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ a b c Google (March 9, 2014). "Highway 92 - length and route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1938–39. § J6–K7.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1949. § Q32–33.