Ontario Highway 21
Ontario Highway 21, also called King's Highway 21, is a provincial highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It starts near Ontario Highway 402, almost half way between Sarnia and London. It runs north/northeast for 227 kilometres (141 mi) and ends in Owen Sound with Highway 6, Highway 10, and Highway 26.[2] The roadway is referred to as the Bluewater Highway because it remains very close to the eastern shoreline of Lake Huron.[3] It was started in 1927 as Highway 3 running across Kent and Lambton Counties.[2] In 1930 it was extended and renamed King's Highway 21.[2] It is one of Ontario's most treacherous roads for winter driving. Highway 21 is frequently closed during winter because of snow blowing off Lake Huron.[4]
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Bluewater Highway | |||||||
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Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | |||||||
Length | 226.8 km (140.9 mi) | ||||||
Existed | May 23, 1927[1]–present | ||||||
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South end | Highway 402 near Wyoming | ||||||
Highway 8 in Goderich Highway 9 in Kincardine | |||||||
North end | Highway 6 / Highway 10 / Highway 26 in Owen Sound | ||||||
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Ontario Highway 21 Media
Southbound Highway 21 and northbound Highway 6 are concurrent in Owen Sound, the only example of a wrong-way concurrency in the provincial highway network.
Highway 21 near Petrolia. A Bowstring Arch bridge was constructed to replace the existing county-built bridge shortly after the department designated Highway 21.
References
- ↑ Whipp 1983, p. 31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cameron Bevers (n.d.). "History of King's Highway 21". The King's Highway.ca. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ↑ Alan Tucker, The Penguin Guide to Canada (New York: Penguin, 1989), p. 50
- ↑ Henry Stancu (December 11, 2012). Ontario's 10 toughest winter roads. http://www.wheels.ca/news/10-challenging-winter-driving-routes/. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
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