Ontario Highway 99
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Highway 52 in Copetown | ||
East end | Highway 8 in Dundas | |
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Country | Canada | |
Province | Ontario | |
Major cities | Brantford, Hamilton | |
Towns | Copetown, Ontario, Dundas | |
Highway system | ||
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King's Highway 99, also known as Highway 99 or The Governor's Road, was a
Route description
Highway 99 was a generally straight highway that served as an alternative route to Highway 2 and Highway 5. It began at an intersection with Highway 24 and Highway 5 north of Brantford at
Within Hamilton, the highway crossed a Canadian National Railway on an overpass before bisecting the community of Lynden and Copetown, intersecting Highway 52 in the latter. East of Copetown, the route descended the Niagara Escarpment, finally diverging from its otherwise straight path. It passed through the Dundas Valley Conservation Area before entering the town of Dundas, where it turned north and ended at an intersection with Highway 8 (Cootes Drive).[2]
History
Highway 99 was first constructed in 1793 and 1794 as part of the historic
When the province took over responsibility for the Governors Road, it was already paved between Copetown and Dundas; the remainder was a gravel road until it was paved in 1953.[7][8][9] The route of the highway remained unchanged until the early 1980s. In 1982 or 1983, the section of the route laying within
On April 1, 1997, the remainder of the highway was transferred to Brant County, decommissioning the route number in the process.[12]Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 99, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route was located in Brant.
Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Osborne Corners | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 5 / Highway 24 | |
Brantford | 1.7 | 1.1 | County Road 32 south (Park Road) | |
3.5 | 2.2 | County Road 13 north (St. George Road) – St. George | ||
Brant County – Hamilton boundary | 6.6 | 4.1 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ ISSN 0825-5350.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ "Ontario Plaques - Dundas Street". www.ontarioplaques.com.
- ^ "Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1939. p. 84.
- ^ "Southern Portion of the Province of Ontario Shewing [sic] Road Numbers". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1939. p. 12.
- ^ "Southern Portion of the Province of Ontario Shewing [sic] Road Numbers". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1940. p. 14.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1938–39. § K–L9.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1953. § T32–33.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1954. § T32–33.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1982–83. § N28–29.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1984–85. § N28.
- ^ Highway Transfers List (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. April 1, 1997. p. 4.