Jump to content

Ontario Highway 24

Route map:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected fromOntario Highway 24A)

Highway 24 marker

Highway 24

Map
A map of Highway24
Highway24Connecting Links
Route information
Maintained by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario
Length64.1 km[1](39.8 mi)
ExistedJuly 2, 1927[2]–present
Major junctions
South endHighway 3inSimcoe
Major intersectionsHighway 403inBrantford
North endCambridgesouth limits
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Major citiesSimcoe,Paris,Brantford,Cambridge
Highway system
←Highway 23→Highway 26
Former provincial highways
Highway 25→

King's Highway 24,commonly referred to asHighway 24,is a highway in theCanadianprovince ofOntariothat currently begins atHighway 3inSimcoe,and ends at the southern city limits ofCambridge.The south–north route travels throughBrantford,as well as the community ofScotland.Outside of those communities, Highway24 travels through a predominantly agricultural area.

Highway24 was established in 1927 between Simcoe andGuelph.Between 1936 and 1938, it was extended northeast toCollingwood,as well as south from Simcoe toPort Dover.Much of the section of highway betweenCaledon Villageand Collingwood followedHurontario Street(partially as aconcurrencywithHighway 10), with the section of that historic route fromOrangevilleandGlen Huronbeing bypassed. Construction of a new route between Simcoe and Brantford took place in the mid-1960s, bypassing the town ofWaterford.

In 1997 and 1998, the majority of Highway24 – both south of Simcoe, as well as north of and through Cambridge – was transferred to the responsibility of the various counties and regions through which it travelled. The former sections of the route are now known asNorfolk County Highway24,Waterloo Regional Road24,Peel Regional Road24,andCounty Road124in Wellington, Dufferin, Grey and Simcoe Counties.

Route description

[edit]
Highway 24 descends into theGrand Rivervalley south ofCambridge

Highway24 begins at Highway3 in the town of Simcoe. The highway once continued south, but this has since been transferred to local jurisdiction and is now Norfolk County Highway24.[1][3] Within Simcoe, it is maintained under aConnecting Linkagreement for approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi).[1] North of the town, Highway24 travels in a straight line northward throughNorfolk County,with farmland dominating the surroundings. As the highway approaches the community of Scotland, it entersBrant County.It turns northeast andbypassesto the east of the community, then meanders through thick forests for several kilometres. It returns to farmland and curves northward before intersecting formerHighway 53(Colborne Street West) nearBrantford Municipal Airport.[3][4]

A short distance north of former Highway53, which is now known as Brant County Highway53, Highway24 encounters aninterchangewith Highway403 (Exit27) south ofParis.[3]The route joins concurrently with Highway403 for 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east into Brantford. Highway24 splits from Highway403 to resume its northward orientation at the King George Road interchange (Exit36). The highway is maintained under a Connecting Link agreement for 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) north of Highway403, serving as a principal business route through the northern portion of the city.[1][4] Between Brantford and Cambridge, Highway24 is a busy two lane rural highway that has played host to frequent collisions, prompting a Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) investigation into possible upgrades to the stretch.[5]

Highway24 is generally straight and flat as it progresses north through the agricultural countryside of Brant County, but suddenly drops into theGrand RiverValley as it enters theRegional Municipality of Waterloo.It follows the river along its eastern bank towards Cambridge, ending at the southern city limits.[1][3][4] WithinWellington,Dufferin,GreyandSimcoecounties, the former route of Highway24 is now designated as County Highway124, while in Waterloo andPeelRegions the route is designated Regional Road24. Within Wellington County, there is also an unrelated County Road24.[3]

History

[edit]
Hespeler Road was constructed as a bypass for Highway24, only to be transferred to the Region of Waterloo in 1998
Erroneous signage in Collingwood showing former Highway 24 as "Highway 124" due to wrong use of a provincial highway shield rather than the proper Simcoe County Road 124 shield (the realHighway 124actually runs betweenParry SoundandSundridge)

Highway24 was first designated on July2, 1927, when the Department of Highways (DHO) assumed the road between Highway3 at Simcoe andHighway 2in Brantford, as well as the road connecting Highway2 in Paris withHighway 6in Guelph, viaGalt(Cambridge), as a new provincial highway. In addition, aconcurrencywas established with Highway2 between Brantford and Paris.[2] Highway24 originally entered Brantford along Mount Pleasant Street, before turning northeast onto Oxford Street (renamed Colborne Street West circa 1947[6][7]), thence northwest concurrently with Highway2 (Brant Avenue / Paris Road) to Paris. At Church Street in Paris, it branched from Highway2 north along Dumfries Street and then Grand River Street towards Cambridge.[8] On June4, 1930 a more direct routing between Brantford and Cambridge was established; the route between Paris and Cambridge was renumbered as Highway24A.[9] As a result, the concurrency between Highway2 and Highway24 was reduced, with Highway24 now departing Highway2 in Brantford, along St. Paul Avenue and King George Road.[10]

On September9, 1936, the highway was extended south from Simcoe toLake Eriethen east to Highway6 inPort Dover.This was followed several months later by an extension from Guelph throughErinto theWellington–Peelcounty boundary, which was assumed on March31, 1937.[11] On August11, 1937, the DHO designated theShelburneto Collingwood Road as Highway24.[12] The highway turned east at Singhampton and continued to near Glen Huron, where it curved back north to rejoin Hurontario Street until its terminus in Collingwood. This left a large gap in the highway, including the terminus near Erin that did not end at a provincial highway. This was remedied eight months later when the DHO assumed several county roads in Peel County (now theRegional Municipality of Peel) on April13, 1938. This established Highway24 between the county boundary and Orangeville, viaAlton,as well asHighway 51betweenHighway 10inCaledon VillageandCoulterville.[13] In addition, Highway10 and Highway24 were signed concurrently between Orangeville and Shelburne.[14] By 1963, the segment of Highway24 through Alton was redesignated asHighway 136,as Highway24 was re-routed along a redesignated Highway51 towards Highway10 in that year.[15][16]

Construction of a new route for Highway24 between Simcoe and Brantford began on October9, 1963.[17] While originally intended to be an extension of Highway24A between Simcoe and Paris,[18] it would instead serve as a rerouting of Highway24 upon completion as far north as the Highway53 junction south of Paris by 1968.[19] In 1970, the southern terminus of Highway24 was rerouted southwest to end atHighway59nearWalsingham,with Highway6 absorbing the short length west of Port Dover toHalfway House Corner.[20][21]

As part of a series of budget cuts initiated by premierMike Harrisunder hisCommon Sense Revolutionplatform in 1995, numerous highways deemed to no longer be of significance to the provincial network were decommissioned and responsibility for the routes transferred to a lower level of government, a process referred to as downloading. Portions of Highway24 were consequently transferred to local jurisdictions in 1997 and 1998. On April1, 1997, the southernmost section, between Highway59 and Highway3 at Simcoe, was transferred toNorfolk County.[22] On January1, 1998, the section north of Cambridge, through Waterloo and onward to Collingwood, was transferred to the various counties and regions through which it travelled.[23]

Major intersections

[edit]

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 24, as noted by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario.[1]

DivisionLocationkm[1]miExitDestinationsNotes
NorfolkWalsingham−32.1−19.9County Road 60west
County Highway 24begins
County Highway 59–Port Rowan,Tillsonburg		Former Highway 24 southern terminus; formerlyHighway 59;former Highway 24 follows Norfolk County Highway 24
Halfway House Corner−7.0−4.3County Highway 6east –Port DoverFormerlyHighway 6north
Simcoe−1.0−0.62County Road 1west (Robinson Street) / Argyle Street
0.00.0Highway 24 begins
County Highway 24ends
Highway 3–Delhi,Jarvis		Highway 24 southern terminus; beginning of SimcoeConnecting Linkagreement
0.40.25County Road 35 west (Second Avenue)
1.20.75County Road 40 west (14th Street)
2.51.6End of Simcoe Connecting Link agreement
3.72.3County Road 24north (Old Highway 24) –Waterford
8.35.2County Road 9 east (Thompson Road) –Waterford
9.66.0County Road 9 west (Windham Centre Road) –Windham Centre
14.99.3County Road 19 west
15.29.4County Road 19 east
BrantScotland19.712.2County Road 4 west (Vanessa Road)
20.913.0County Road 4 (Oakland Road)
30.418.9County Road 12 east (Arthur Road)
31.219.4County Highway 53(Colborne Street West) –Burford,BrantfordFormerlyHighway 53;nearBrantford Airport
36.022.427County Highway 24north (Rest Acres Road) –Paris
Highway 403west –London		Southern end of Highway 403concurrency;exit numbers follow Highway 403
Brantford39.524.530County Road 27(Oak Park Road)
42.426.333County Highway 2(Paris Road) –ParisFormerlyHighway 2
45.028.036Highway 403east –Hamilton
King George Road		Northern end of Highway 403 concurrency; beginning of Brantford Connecting Link
47.229.3Powerline RoadEnd of Brantford Connecting Link
BrantOsborne Corners49.230.6County Highway 5/County Highway 99west/east (Governors Road E) –Paris,HamiltonFormerlyHighway 5west /Highway 99east; former southern end of Highway 5 concurrency
52.732.7County Highway 5east –Burlington
County Road 35 west (Blue Lake Road)		FormerlyHighway 5east; former northern end of Highway 5 concurrency
Brant–WaterlooboundaryNorth Dumfries59.336.8County Road 144east (Lockie Road)
Waterloo59.737.1Regional Road 45 south (East River Road)ToCounty Road 14
Cambridge64.139.8Highway 24 ends
Regional Road 24begins
Regional Road 81east (McQueen Shaver Boulevard)		Cambridge city limits; Highway 24 northern terminus; continues as Waterloo Regional Road 24
68.742.7Regional Road 8(Coronation Boulevard)FormerlyHighway 8
73.345.5Highway 401–London,TorontoHighway 401 exit 282
Waterloo–WellingtonboundaryCambridge–Woolwich–Guelph/Eramosaboundary80.450.0Regional Road 24ends
County Road 124begins
Regional Road 31 west (Kossuth Road)		Waterloo Regional Road 24 northern terminus; Wellington County Road 124 western terminus
WellingtonGuelph/EramosaNo major junctions
Guelph86.853.9County Road 124breaks
Fife Road		Guelph city limits
87.854.6Highway 6/Highway 7west (Hanlon Expressway) toHighway 401–Mount Forest,HamiltonInterchange; former southern end of Highway 7 concurrency
90.356.1Wyndham Street South (Highway 7east) / Wellington Street East –ActonFormer northern end of Highway 7 concurrency
WellingtonGuelph/Eramosa95.359.2County Road 124resumesGuelph city limits
Erin111.269.1County Road 125southOspringe;formerlyHighway 25south; former southern end of Highway 25 concurrency
118.173.4County Road 24Brisbane;formerlyHighway 25north; former northern end of Highway 25 concurrency
Wellington–PeelboundaryErin–Caledonboundary126.278.4County Road 124ends
Regional Road 24begins
County Road 25
Regional Road 19
(Winston Churchill Boulevard)		Wellington County Road 124 eastern terminus; Peel Regional Road 24 western terminus; Winston Churchill Boulevard cosigned as Wellington County Road 25 / Peel Regional Road 19
PeelCaledon130.381.0Regional Road 136north (Main Street) –AltonCoulterville;formerlyHighway 136north
134.583.6Highway 10(Hurontario Street) –Orangeville,Brampton
Regional Road 24east (Charleston Sideroad)		Caledon Village;formerly Highway 24 northern terminus; Peel Regional Road 24 continues east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Suffixed routes

[edit]

Highway 24A

[edit]

Highway 24A marker

Highway 24A

LocationParis–Bannister Lake Complex
Length7.6 km[22](4.7 mi)
ExistedJune4, 1930[9]–April1, 1997[22]
KML file(edit•help)
Template:Attached KML/Ontario Highway 24A
KML is not from Wikidata
Map
Map of Highway24A, circa 1996[24]

Highway24A was the original route of Highway24 within what is now Brant County. The route travelled north from Paris to just north of theSouth Dumfries–North Dumfriesboundary, ending at the southern edge of theBannister Lake Complexin Waterloo Region.[24] While Highway24 was rerouted to the east on June4, 1930,[9]the Highway24A designation did not become official until 1933, with two forks of Highway24 existing prior to then.[25] Following the formation of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the mid-1970s, the portion of Highway24A north of the regional boundary was decommissioned,[citation needed]becoming Waterloo Regional Road75.[3] The route remained unchanged until April1, 1997, when it was transferred in its entirety to Brant County.[22]It is now known as Brant County Highway24A.[3]

See also

[edit]

Hurontario Street

References

[edit]
KML file(edit•help)
Template:Attached KML/Ontario Highway 24
KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^abcdefMinistry of Transportation of Ontario(2016)."Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts".RetrievedJanuary 1,2021.
  2. ^ab"Appendix No. 6 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections of the Provincial Highway System for the Years 1926 and 1927".Annual Report(Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1928. pp. 59–61.RetrievedFebruary 2,2021– via Internet Archive.
  3. ^abcdefgOntario Back Road Atlas(Map). Cartography byMapArt.Peter Heiler. 2010. pp. 10, 16–17, 22, 29. §§ A23–W27.ISBN978-1-55198-226-7.
  4. ^abcGoogle(November 30, 2021)."Highway 24 – Length and Route"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedNovember 30,2021.
  5. ^Ball, Vincent (December 7, 2020)."MTO making safety improvements to Highway 24 intersection".Brantford Expositor.RetrievedNovember 30,2021.
  6. ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by J.W. Whitelaw. Ontario Department of Highways. 1947. Brantford inset.RetrievedDecember 9,2021– via Archives of Ontario.
  7. ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1948. Brantford inset.RetrievedDecember 9,2021– via Archives of Ontario.
  8. ^Brantford, Ontario – Map Sheet 40 P/1(Map) (4 ed.). 1:63,360. Cartography by Geographical Section. Department of National Defence. 1934.RetrievedDecember 9,2021.
  9. ^abc"Appendix 5 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1931. p. 76.
  10. ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by D. Barclay. Ontario Department of Highways. 1931–32. Brantford inset.RetrievedDecember 11,2021– via Archives of Ontario.
  11. ^"Appendix 4 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections".Annual Report(Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1937. p. 51.RetrievedDecember 1,2021– via Internet Archive.
  12. ^"Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1938. pp. 80–81.
  13. ^"Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1939. p. 84.
  14. ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by D. Barclay. Ontario Department of Highways. 1939–40. Mileage Tables inset.RetrievedDecember 23,2021– via Archives of Ontario.
  15. ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1961. §§ S32–33.RetrievedNovember 30,2021– via Archives of Ontario.
  16. ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1962. §§ S32–33.RetrievedNovember 30,2021– via Archives of Ontario.
  17. ^"Start Building 70-MPH Road".The Windsor Star.Vol. 91, no. 32. October 9, 1963. p. 24.RetrievedMarch 6,2021– via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1965. §§ T–U32.RetrievedDecember 23,2021– via Archives of Ontario.
  19. ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1968. §§ W–X21.RetrievedDecember 23,2021– via Archives of Ontario.
  20. ^1970 Ontario Road map. Sections X–Y21
  21. ^1971 Ontario Road map. Sections X–Y21
  22. ^abcdHighway Transfers List (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. April 1, 1997. pp. 2, 4.
  23. ^Highway Transfers List - "Who Does What" (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. pp. 3, 5–6, 13, 15.
  24. ^abGolden Horseshoe StreetFinder(Map). 1:250,000. Cartography by Rand McNally. Allmaps Canada. 1996. p. 248. § H25.
  25. ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by D. Barclay. Ontario Department of Highways. 1933–34. Mileage Tables inset.RetrievedNovember 11,2021– via Archives of Ontario.
[edit]
Highway 24 expansion
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Highway_24&oldid=1210245097#Highway_24A"