Ontario Highway 136
King's Highway 136 | ||||
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| Peel Regional Road 136 John Street, Townline Road (within Orangeville) Main Street, Queen Street (within Alton) | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by theRegional Municipality of PeelandTown of Orangeville | ||||
| Length | 13.3 km[1](8.3 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1962–April 1, 1997 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Regional Road 24(Charleston Sideroad)formerly  Highway 24 | |||
| North end |  County Road 109(Broadway)formerly  Highway 9 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Ontario | |||
| Divisions | Peel Region,Dufferin County | |||
| Towns | Caledon,Orangeville | |||
| Villages | Cataract,Coulterville,Alton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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King's Highway 136,commonly referred to asHighway 136,was aprovincially maintained highwayin theCanadianprovince ofOntariothat connected formerHighway 24nearCaledonwithHighway 9inOrangeville.The majority of the route was located in theRegional Municipality of Peel;however, the section in Orangeville was inDufferin County.The route of Highway 136 was originally part of Highway 24; it was created in 1962 when Highway 24 was rerouted alongHighway 51.The highway remained unchanged until 1997, when it was transferred to theRegional Municipality of Peeland the Town of Orangeville.
The majority of the former highway is rural in nature, passing through farmland on the highlands of theNiagara Escarpment,located a short distance south of the southern terminus of the route. Near its northern terminus, the surrounds are suburban as the highway enters Orangeville. The only notable community on the route other than Orangeville isAlton.
Route description
[edit]Highway 136 was a short route through the northern section of Caledon. The former route is mostly rural, surrounded by the expanse of farmland that sits atop theNiagara Escarpment.[2] The route follows severalconcession roadsalong its length, and is known locally by the names of those roads today. It begins at a junction with former Highway 24 (Charleston Sideroad) immediately north ofForks of the Credit Provincial Park,which straddles the escarpment northwest ofBrampton.[3]The route proceeds northwest alongside theCharles Sauriol Conservation Areafor approximately 3.75 kilometres (2.33 mi) before entering the community of Alton.[2]Within Alton, the route follows Main Street until a broad 90° curve directs traffic northeast onto Queen Street. It follows this road out of the community, encountering a railway crossing and theCredit Riverat the town limits.[3]
The route takes another 90° curve to the northwest, intersecting Porterfield Road, after which the route takes that name.[3]It crosses the same railway line and proceeds north for 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) between farm fields. South of Orangeville, the route intersects theOrangeville Bypass(Riddell Road), after which the farmland transitions to suburbs.[2] It takes a broad curves to the northeast and becomes Townline Road, which acts as the boundary betweenPeel RegionandDufferin Countyas well as the town limits of Orangeville. After following this road for a kilometre, it intersects John Street. The final section of the route follows John Street northwest to end at former Highway 9 (Broadway).[3]
History
[edit]While the route dates back to 1962 as Highway 136, it is a former alignment of Highway 24, which was re-routed alongHighway 51towards Highway 10 that year.[4][5]The road was first designated on February 10, 1937 as part of an extension of Highway 24 north fromGuelphtoCollingwoodvia Orangeville.[6] Highway 136 was a gravel road at the time of the renumbering.[5]The section between Cataract and Alton was paved first, in 1965; this was followed by the section between Alton and Orangeville in 1966.[7][8]
The primary purpose of Highway 136 as a provincial highway was to maintain the former routing of Highway 24. However, as the route served a generally local and regional need, theMinistry of Transportation of Ontariotransferred responsibility for signage and maintenance of the highway to theRegional Municipality of PeelandTown of Orangevilleon April 1, 1997,[9] at which point the majority of it was designated Peel Regional Road 25.[10]To avoid confusing motorists and to make the regional route numbers consistent with former provincial route numbers, Peel redesignated several roads on March 26, 1998. Regional Road 25 was renumbered as Regional Road 136.[11]
Major intersections
[edit]The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 136, as noted by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario.[1]
| Division | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peel | Caledon | 0.0 | 0.0 | Regional Road 24(Charleston Sideroad) | FormerlyHighway 24 |
| Alton | 4.5 | 2.8 | Queen Street East | ||
| Caledon | 10.3 | 6.4 | Regional Road 109 (Riddell Road) | Orangeville southwest bypass | |
| 10.9 | 6.8 |  Regional Road 23 (Caledon – East Garafraxa Townline) | Peel Regional Road 136 designation ends at Orangeville town limits[3] | ||
| Dufferin | Orangeville | 13.3 | 8.3 | Broadway | FormerlyHighway 9 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^abMinistry of Transportation of Ontario (April 1, 1989).Provincial Highways Distance Table.Government of Ontario. p. 87.ISSN0825-5350.
- ^abcGoogle(October 11, 2011)."Highway 136 length and route"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedOctober 11,2011.
- ^abcdeOntario Back Road Atlas(Map). Cartography byMapArt.Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 29. § H26–27.ISBN978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1961. § U21–22.
- ^abOntario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1962. § U21–22.
- ^Annual Report(Appendix 4 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions ed.). Ontario Department of Highways. March 31, 1937. p. 51.
- ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1965. § U21–22.
- ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1966. § U21–22.
- ^Highway Transfers List (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. April 1, 1997. p. 3.
- ^PW-A3
- ^Bylaw Number 26-98,March 26, 1998
