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Highway 7
Location of Highway 7 in Southern Ontario.
Current routeFormer route
Route information
Maintained byMinistry of Transportation of Ontario
Length535.7 km[1](332.9 mi)
Existed1920–present
Western segment
Length154.1 km (95.8 mi)
West endHighway 4–Elginfield
Major intersectionsHighway 23
Highway 8–Kitchener
Highway 6–Guelph
East endHalton–Peelboundary (nearNorval)
Eastern segment
Length381.6 km (237.1 mi)
West endRegional Road 48(Donald Cousens Parkway) -Markham
Major intersectionsHighway 412–Whitby
Highway 7A–Port Perry
Highway 12–Sunderland
Highway 35–Lindsay
Highway 115–Peterborough
Highway 28–Peterborough
Highway 62-Madoc
Highway 37–Actinolite
Highway 41–Kaladar
Highway 15–Carleton Place
East endHighway 417–Ottawa
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DivisionsMiddlesex,Oxford County,Halton,York,Durham,Kawartha Lakes,Peterborough,Hastings,Lennox and Addington,Frontenac,Lanark
Major citiesStratford,Kitchener–Waterloo,Guelph,Brampton,Vaughan,Markham,Pickering,Peterborough,Ottawa
TownsHalton Hills(Acton,Georgetown,Norval),Richmond Hill,Whitby,Lindsay,Perth,Carleton Place
Highway system
←Highway 6→Highway 7A

King's Highway 7,commonly referred to asHighway 7(abbreviated asHwy 7) and historically as theNorthern Highway,is aprovincially maintained highwayin theCanadian provinceofOntario.At its peak, Highway 7 measured 716 km (445 mi) in length, stretching fromHighway 40east ofSarniainSouthwestern OntariotoHighway 17west ofOttawainEastern Ontario.However, due in part to the construction of Highways 402 and 407, the province transferred the sections of Highway 7 west ofLondonand through theGreater Toronto Areato county and regional jurisdiction. The highway is now 535.7 km (332.9 mi) long; the western segment begins atHighway 4north of London and extends 154.1 km (95.8 mi) toGeorgetown,while the eastern segment begins atDonald Cousens ParkwayinMarkhamand extends 381.6 km (237.1 mi) toHighway 417inOttawa.

Highway 7 was first designated in 1920 between Sarnia andGuelphand extended to Brampton the following year. Between 1927 and 1932, the highway was more than doubled in length as it was gradually extended eastward toPerth,whereHighway 15continued to Ottawa via Carleton Place. In the early 1960s, that section of Highway 15 was renumbered as Highway 7. In that same decade, theConestoga Parkwaythrough Kitchener and thePeterboroughBypass were constructed. During the 1970s and 1980s, many sections of Highway 7 were widened from the initial two lane cross-section to four or six lanes. Within centralYork Region,where it would share a narrow corridor with the then-futureHighway 407,the route was upgraded to a limited-access arterial highway in preparation for the construction of the latter route.

Soon thereafter, that new tollway would act as justification for transferring the section of Highway 7 through theGreater Toronto Area(GTA) to regional governments. The sections became Peel Regional Road 107 Bovaird Drive West to Highway 410 and Queen Street East from east of 410 respectively) and York Regional Road 7. In the west, the construction ofHighway 402betweenSarniaandLondonprovided an uninterrupted alternative to Highway 7, resulting in the transfer of the section west of Highway 4. A third transfer took place in Peterborough, briefly separating the route into three discontinuous segments, but has since been rectified by renumbering a section ofHighway 7A.From 2007 to 2012, the section of Highway 7 betweenCarleton Placeand Ottawa has been widened to a divided freeway. In addition, work is underway to extend the Conestoga Parkway toNew Hamburgas well as to build a new freeway betweenKitchenerandGuelph.

Route description

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Originally, Highway 7 extended as far west as Sarnia, remaining as a provincial highway for some time after the extension ofHighway 402to London. At Warwick, Highway 7 crosses Highway 402, west of that point these routes ran parallel to each other for 40 km (both roads never being further than 2 km apart) untilHighway 40.Upon entering the Sarnia city limits from the east on Highway 7, drivers encountered a plethora of motels and restaurants, theSarnia Airport,and attractions such as Hiawatha Racetrack and Waterpark, earning the stretch between Modeland Road and Airport Road the nickname of the "Golden Mile".[2]The interchange withHighway 40marked the former western terminus of Highway 7, thereafter the road continues as Exmouth Street as the opposing carriageways merge and follow an S curve before passingLambton Mall.Since being downloaded to municipal authorities, the former highway is now known asLambton County Road 22(London Line) andMiddlesex County Road 7(Elginfield Road).[3]

Western segment

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The current western segment of Highway 7 travels fromElginfieldinMiddlesex Countyin the southwest to theHalton-Peelborder atNorvalnearBrampton;a distance of 152.6 kilometres (94.8 mi). The western segment was separated from the rest of Highway 7 on June 7, 1997, when the section from Brampton toMarkhamwas downloaded due to the opening ofHighway 407.[4]A 23.4 km (14.5 mi) portion of this segment, fromWaterlooRegional Road 51 south ofBadentoHighway 85inKitcheneris afreeway,forming part of theConestoga Parkway.Plans to build a freeway bypass of Highway 7 from Kitchener to Guelph are currently underway (see below).

The current route begins at Highway 4, approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of London and immediately southeast of the village ofLucan;the former routing continued west along Elginfield Road throughParkhillandArkona.Though the highway changes direction several times between Elginfield and Kitchener, it is mostly straight and two lanes wide, except east of New Hamburg where it widens to four lanes. Proceeding east-northeast through farmland, the highway meets the southern terminus of Highway 23 just 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) later. It continues, serving as the boundary betweenLucan Biddulphto the north andMiddlesex Centreto the south, and later as the boundary betweenPerth Countyto the north andMiddlesexandOxfordcounties, with thetripointof the three at County Road 120A south ofSt. Marys.Southeast of St. Marys, Highway 7 curves northeast into Perth County until it reaches downtownStratford,where it meetsHighway 8.[3][5]

The two highways travel eastconcurrentlyfor 45.1 kilometres (28.0 mi), passing through the town ofShakespeareas it travels in a straight line through farmland. Southwest of New Hamburg, the route curves northeast intoWaterloo Region,eventually widening into the four-lane Conestoga Parkway east of Nafziger Road. It follows this dividedfreewaypast interchanges atWaterloo Regional Road 51(Foundry Street) south ofBaden,Waterloo Regional Road 12(Queen Street/Notre Dame Drive) south ofPetersburg,andWaterloo Regional Road 70(Trussler Road) north ofMannheim,where it enters Kitchener and becomes surrounded by residential subdivisions. Within Kitchener, Highway 7 encounters interchanges atWaterloo Regional Road 58(Fischer-Hallman Road)(at which point it widens to six lanes),Waterloo Regional Road 28(Homer Watson Boulevard),Waterloo Regional Road 53(Courtland Avenue),Waterloo Regional Road 15(King Street)/Highway 8 (at which point it widens to eight lanes),Waterloo Regional Road 14(Ottawa Street) andWaterloo Regional Road 55(Victoria Street). The Highway 8 concurrency ends at the King Street interchange, with it diverging southeast onto theFreeport Diversion.Highway 7 exits at Victoria Street (four-lane arterial) while the parkway continues north into Waterloo asHighway 85.[3][5]Construction began in June 2015 on a future freeway between Kitchener and Guelph that will make use of a reconfigured Wellington Street interchange, just north of Victoria Street, and tie in with the northern end of theHanlon Expressway.[6]

Highway 7 exits Kitchener after crossing theGrand River,where it enters farmland again for the brief 10-kilometre (6 mi) journey to Guelph along Victoria Street and Woodlawn Road. Midway between the two cities, the route entersWellington County.Within Guelph, it meetsHighway 6at the northern end of the Hanlon Expressway. The two routes travel southeast along the expressway toWellington County Road 124(Wellington Street, formerHighway 24), where Highway 7 branches northeast into downtown Guelph. It exits the city along York Road after crossing theSpeed River,travelling parallel to and south of theGoderich–Exeter Railway.AtRockwood,the highway entersHalton Regionand begins to zig-zag through several communities inHalton Hills.These includeActon,where the route intersects formerHighway 25,andGeorgetown.Just east of Norval, the western section of Highway 7 ends at the Halton–Peelboundary. The road continues intoBramptonasPeel Regional Road 107(Bovaird Drive).[3][5]The former highway then followedHighway 410south, where it continued east along Queen Street (also Peel Road 107).

Highway 7 (York Regional Road 7) at intersection ofWarden Avenue (York Regional Road 65)in Markham, in 2008 prior to widening to accommodateViva Rapid Transit.

Part of the Highway 7 segment throughVaughanandRichmond Hillwas relocated on a new alignment (as a 6 lane at-grade expressway) in 1987 in order to make way for thefuture toll route Highway 407(where the two highways were forced to share a narrow right-of-way due to development and thehydro corridor) and to eliminate a jog alongBathurst Street;which also resulted in a section from west ofDufferin Streetbecoming a westerly extension of Centre Street. The new Highway 7 expressway has grade-separated crossings with connecting ramps to Dufferin Street, Bathurst Street, Yonge Street, and Bayview Avenue, enabling a speed limit of 80 km per hour; however this segment is not controlled-access as there are signalized intersections, pedestrian sidewalks and bus stops, effectively making it an arterial road. Old sections of Highway 7 bypassed by the new expressway still remain in use between Bathurst Street andBayview Avenue,but reverted to their original name ofLangstaff Road.Highway 7 throughYork Region,despite no longer being a provincial highway since being downloaded to municipal authorities in 1997, is still officially named "Highway 7", but otherwise has nostreet name,and received the number York Regional Road 7, displacingIslington Avenuewhich was redesignated as Regional Road 17.

Parts of the Markham portion were once calledWellington Streetas well as sideroad allowance (before 1925 when Highway 7 reached the area[7]), stub of the old road exists today west ofMarkham Roadthat was a result of re-alignment of Highway 7.

The Toronto Star ran a series of articles in 2013 depicting the urbanization of the downloaded Highway 7 in the Greater Toronto Area, including a proposed name change to "Avenue 7".[8]

Until 2015, Highway 407 merged into Highway 7 in Pickering; this section was rebuilt asHighway 407E,opening on June 20, 2016

Eastern segment

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The eastern segment of Highway 7 runs fromDonald Cousens Parkway(York Regional Road 48) in Markham to Highway 417 in Ottawa, a length of 381.6 km (237.1 mi). BetweenBrooklinand north ofSunderland,Highway 7 assumes a north–south routing and isconcurrentwith Highway 12. The section from Sunderland to the eastern terminus of the highway is designated as part of the Central Ontario Route of theTrans-Canada Highway.[9][10]

Travelling east from Donald Cousens Parkway, Highway 7 exits the urbanized portion of Markham and enters theGreenbelt,a large tract of land north of the GTA restricted from development. It curves north at the community of Locust Hill along an alignment that eliminated a jog, then curves back to the east as it crosses intoDurham Region.It travels north of and parallel to Highway 407 toBrougham,curving to cross the former eastern terminus of the freeway near Brock Road (Durham Regional Road 1). East of the Highway 407 overpass, Highway 7 widens to four lanes and curves around the community ofGreenwoodand the hill that it stands on. The route crosses the northern end ofPickering,enteringWhitbyat Lakeridge Road (Durham Regional Road 23). Between Lakeridge Road and Highway 12, the route was rebuilt for the new Highway 407E andWest Durham Link,with an overpass constructed at Cochrane Road. East of that, the route enters Brooklin and meets Highway 12.[9][10]

Highway 7 and Highway 12 travel north concurrently from Brooklin through Durham Region to Sunderland, with Highway 7 eventually departing to the east and entering the City ofKawartha Lakes.Despite its name, the highway passes through a mostly-rural landscape in Kawartha Lakes, bypassing south ofLindsayin the middle of the "city" along a brief concurrency withHighway 35.East of Lindsay, the route meanders southeast towardsPeterborough,encountering the divided freewayHighway 115southwest of the city. The two routes travel east concurrently along the southern edge of the city. Highway 115 and the divided freeway end at Lansdowne Street, onto which Highway 7 turns.[9][10]

Highway 7 nearOmemee,in the City ofKawartha Lakes

The segment between Peterborough andPerthwas built in the 1930s during theGreat Depression,as apublic worksemployment project. It was constructed parallel to aCP Railcorridor (now abandoned east of Peterborough) that was built in the 1880s, and used hand-power to dig and build the road whenever possible.[11]From Peterborough to Norwood, the route travels in a straight line through thePeterborough Drumlin Field,connecting to the southern terminus ofHighway 28and crossing the Indian River while otherwise passing through farmland. AtNorwoodthe route suddenly begins to meander as it approaches the undulatedCanadian Shield.The section east ofHavelockto Perth, unlike the rest of the highway, travels through a relatively isolated area, with few services or residences along the route outside of the several towns that it connects. In contrast to the surroundings west of there, this section is located in dense forest with numerous lakes andmuskegdotting the landscape. It services the villages ofMarmora,where it connects with the northern terminus of formerHighway 14,Madoc,where it intersectHighway 62,Actinolite,where it meets the northern terminus ofHighway 37,andKaladar,where it intersectsHighway 41.[9][10]

East of Kaladar, Highway 7 begins to servecottagesalong the shores of several large lakes that lie near the highway. It intersects the northern terminus of formerHighway 38nearSharbot Lakeand later passes south ofMaberlybefore exiting the Canadian Shield and reentering farmland. On the outskirts of Perth, the route meets formerHighway 43and curves northward. It travels around the western and northern shorelines ofMississippi Lakebefore passing directly south ofCarleton Place.Just east of there, Highway 7 widens into a four lane freeway for the remainder of the distance to Highway 417. This section, completed by early 2012,[12]was built by "twinning" the existing two lane highway with a second parallel carriageway to serve as the eastbound lanes. Highway 7 ends at an interchange with Highway 417, where drivers can proceed east toOttawaor north toArnprior.[9][10]

Highway 7 inCentral Frontenac;this section passes through the sparsely developed terrain of theOpeongo Hills

History

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The route which would later become Highway 7 was first established by theDepartment of Public Highwaysas part of the initial provincial highway network on February26, 1920. This route connected Sarnia to Guelph.[13] On April 27, 1921, the route was extended east to the Wellington–Halton boundary. Several days later, on May 4, the highway was extended further east toHurontario Streetin Brampton.[14] The Great Northern Highway,as it was known at the time, was numbered as Highway 7 during the summer of 1925.[15] Assumptions on June 22 and July 2, 1927 extended Highway 7 from Brampton to Peterborough. A portion of the original routing of Highway 12 between Sunderland and Lindsay was renumbered in this process and a concurrency established between Brooklin and Sunderland.[16]

During the early 1930s, the DHO decided that Highway 7 would ultimately serve as the most direct route between Toronto and Ottawa; at that time the only option was via Highway 2 and Highway 16. The first step in this undertaking was to extend Highway 7 as far as Madoc along existing settler routes. This section was assumed on September 17, 1930.[17] On November 18, 1931, construction was accelerated between Madoc and Perth as a majordepression-relief project when eight contracts were set to build the new route. Over 2700 men blasted rock,dredged muskegand endured a constant barrage of blood-sucking insects in order to construct this new link. The majority of it followed along a Canadian Pacific right-of-way (now abandoned past the town ofHavelock) which had been cleared in 1881, deviating at times to provide a betteralignment,avoid large muskeg or to lessen excavation work, most of which was performed by hand.[11] On February 10 and February 17, the route, still incomplete, was surveyed and assumed as an extension of Highway 7. The new highway was opened to traffic on August 23, 1932.[18]

Between the 1930s and 1960s, Highway 7 connected Sarnia with Perth; Highway 15 continued from Perth to Ottawa. By the mid-1950s, the well established highway network had changed travel characteristics, and the numbering of Highway 15 between Perth and Ottawa was confusing motorists. TheOttawa Board of Tradepetitioned the Department of Highways to renumber several highways surrounding the city.[19] The department performed a series of renumberings similar to these recommendations following the extension ofHighway 43on September 8, 1961. Highway 15 was rerouted betweenSmiths Fallsand Carleton Place to travel concurrently withHighway 29;Highway 7 was extended along the former routing from Perth to Carleton Place and signed concurrently with Highway 15 eastward to Ottawa.[20]This brought the highway to its peak length of 700 kilometres (430 mi).

At an at-grade intersection with Highway 40 (Modeland Road, formerly Lucasville Road), Highway 7 transitioned intoHighway 402,inaugurated in 1953, which continued westwards to theBluewater Bridgeat theAmericanborder. In 1957, the DHO announced that Highway 402 would be extended east of Sarnia toLondon,starting with the construction of an interchange at Modeland Road to replace the at-grade intersection in 1963-64, although Highway 402 would continue to default to Highway 7 for the near future as the rest of the extension was still being planned.[21] This interchange would serve as the terminus for a new bypass of Sarnia, as in 1980 a second overpass was built at this interchange during the twinning of Highway 40 to Wellington Street.[22]

The extension of Highway 402 involved a new alignment east of Murphy Road to a new interchange with Highway 40, just north of the existing Highway 40 interchange with Highway 7, while Highway 7 would continue to a redirected Exmouth Street (causing a section of the latter to be bypassed and renamed as Old Exmouth Street). Highway 402 was completed between Sarnia and Highway 401 in 1982, and with traffic shifting to the newly completed freeway, this resulted in the redundancy of Highway 7 west of London.[23]

Nonetheless, Highway 7 remained provincially maintained until the segment west of Highway 4 was transferred to county jurisdiction on January 1, 1998; a process referred to as downloading. The former highway is now known asLambton County Road 22(London Line) andMiddlesex County Road 7(Elginfield Road).[3]

Transfer of portions to lower governments (downloading)

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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, theMinistry of Transportation(MTO)"downloaded"(i.e., transferred responsibility for) several sections of Highway 7 to regional and county governments. There are three separate issues that led to these downloads.

Due to budget cuts instituted by theMike Harrisgovernment, many highways deemed to serve a local or regional function were downloaded to local jurisdiction. The sections of Highway 7 west of London were transferred toLambton CountyandMiddlesex County,largely supplanted by the completion of nearbyHighway 402in 1982.[23][4]On April 1, 1997, the section from Sarnia toThedfordwas transferred to Lambton County.[4] The section from Thedford to Elginfield was transferred to Lambton and Middlesex counties on January 1, 1998.[24]

As the construction of Highway 407 progressed across the northern end of theGreater Toronto Area,the MTO transferred sections of Highway 7 to the regions of Peel and York. On June 7, 1997, the section betweenHighway 410andHighway 404was transferred to the regions of Peel and York;[4]the section from Highway 404 to McCowan Road was transferred to York Region on April 1, 1999. Several months later, on September 1, a short section between McCowan Road and Markham Road was transferred. Finally, on January 25, 2007, the section between Markham Road and 185 m (607 ft) east ofDonald Cousens Parkway,where the highway narrows to two lanes today, was transferred. Within Peel Region,Highway 410and Highway 7 ran concurrently north–south between Bovaird Drive and Queen Street. The Queen St. portion of the route was numbered Peel Regional Road 21 on July 10, 1997,[25]but renumbered as Peel Regional Road 107 on March 26, 1998.[26]To make the former highway easier to follow throughBrampton,the Bovaird Drive portion of the route was subsequently also numbered Regional Road 107, after the highway was transferred to the Region of Peel on November 28, 2001.[27] The non-Highway 7 portions of Queen Street and Bovaird Drive west and east of Highway 410 are designated as Regional Roads 6 and 10 respectively.

In the Peterborough area, Highway 7 was rerouted from travelling through the city to bypassing it along Highway 115. This situation took over six years to set in place. On April 1, 1997, the sections of Highway 7 entering the western edge of Peterborough along North Monaghan Parkway and Sir Sanford Fleming Drive were transferred to the county and city, creating a gap betweenSpringvilleand the Peterborough Bypass. This situation was rectified on May 1, 2003, when the section of Highway 7A that until then was a continuation of the road south from Springville to Highway 115 was renumbered as Highway 7. The concurrency with Highway 115 was extended southwest to remove the discontinuity entirely.[28]

Recent work

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York Region

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In 2005, Highway 7 was made the second main arterial for York Region'sViva Rapid Transitservice (after Yonge Street), leading to the expansion of the CN MacMillan Bridge and Highway 400 overpass.[29][30][31]

Carleton Place

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On August 22, 2006, work officially began on a project to expand Highway 7 between Ottawa and Carleton Place into a freeway through a process known astwinning,[32] in which a secondcarriagewayis built parallel to an existing road andgrade-separatedinterchanges constructed.[33] Plans for this expansion were first conceptualized in 1979 when a planning study was undertaken. However, budgetary constraints forced an early end to this study in 1981. In 1988, the project was reinstated. A study released that year recommended that Highway 7 be widened to five lanes with a centre turning lane south of Carleton Place as an interim measure; this was carried out in 1993.[34]Full planning on the four-laning of the route began in 1993.[35]

In mid-2005, the Government of Ontario announced the project to the public. The work was carried out over three contracts: from Highway 417 to Jinkinson Road, from Jinkinson Road to Ashton Station Road, and from Ashton Station Road to Highway 15. In July 2007, a C$45 million contract was awarded to R.W. Tomlinson for the first phase of the route west from Highway 417.[36][37]Bot Construction was awarded the $73.2 million contract for the second phase, which included two interchanges, four overpasses and service roads, in early 2008.[38]The first phase was opened to traffic on July 31, 2008[39]Towards the end of 2009, the $25.8 million contract for the third phase was awarded toAecon.[40]The second phase was completed ahead of schedule on December 3, 2008, bypassing south of the former route at Ashton Station Road and merging to two lanes west of Dwyer Hill Road.[41]The third phase was completed in late 2011/early 2012, connecting to Carleton Place.[12]

In early 2011, Ontario Infrastructure MinisterBob Chiarellihinted at possible plans to extend the four-laning of Highway 7 west from Carleton Place to Perth.[42]

Proposed Kitchener–Guelph freeway

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On March 23, 2007, theGovernment of Ontarioannounced the approval of anEnvironmental Impact Assessmentfor a four-lanecontrolled-access highwaybetweenKitchener,andGuelph,as traffic onHighway 401is growing steadily and approaching capacity, along with the current two-lane alignment of Highway 7. This would connect to theConestoga Parkwayvia an expansion of the existing Wellington Road half-cloverleaf interchange, with additional semi-directional flyover ramps above making it a four level interchange. The eastern end of the proposed Highway 7 freeway would terminate at, and interline with, theHanlon Expressway(Highway 6), which is also scheduled for upgrades to a fullfreewaybeginning in June 2015. Combined with plans to extend the Conestoga Parkway westward to Stratford, this would result in the Highway 7 route following a continuous freeway all the way to Guelph.[6][43]

As one of the prerequisite projects, on the Conestoga Parkway the Victoria Street overpass was demolished overnight on February23–24, 2018, and was replaced with a new structure that reopened to traffic on October28; the new bridge is longer and has a higher elevation to accommodate the future ramps between the Kitchener-Guelph freeway and the Conestoga Parkway.[44][45]

In July 2020, the Ford government announced that it would fund the highway project linking Guelph and Kitchener and building a new bridge for the highway over the Grand River. It is expected to cost 764 million dollars for the 18-kilometre freeway.[46]

Major intersections

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The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 7, as noted by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario.[1]In addition, it includes some minor junctions. Highway 7 is maintained under aConnecting Linkagreement within Stratford, Guelph, Acton, Georgetown, Omemee, Havelock and Marmora.[47]

DivisionLocationkm[1]miExitDestinationsNotes
LambtonSarnia−101.6−63.1Lambton County Road 22begins
Highway 40(Modeland Road) –Chatham		Former Highway 7 western terminus
Plympton–Wyoming−83.2−51.7County Road 21(Oil Heritage Road)Reece's Corners;formerlyHighway 21
Warwick−62.5−38.8County Road 9 north /County Road 79south (Nauvoo Road)FormerlyHighway 79south; former western end of Highway 79 concurrency
−58.9−36.6County Road 22east (Egremont Drive)FormerlyHighway 22east; former Highway 7 / Highway 79 follow County Road 79 north (Arkona Road)
Lambton Shores−42.6−26.5County Road 6west (Thomson Line)
County Road 79north (Arkona Road)		FormerlyHighway 79north; former eastern end of Highway 79 concurrency; former Highway 7 follows County Road 6 east (Elginfield Road)
Lambton–MiddlesexboundaryLambton Shores–North Middlesexboundary−40.6−25.2
Lambton County Road 6ends
Middlesex County Road 7begins
MiddlesexNorth Middlesex−29.1−18.1County Road 81north (Main Street)Parkhill;formerlyHighway 81north; former western end of Highway 81 concurrency
−27.0−16.8County Road 81south (Centre Road)FormerlyHighway 81south; former eastern end of Highway 81 concurrency
Middlesex Centre–Lucan Biddulphboundary0.00.0Highway 4–London,Lucan
Highway 7 begins
Middlesex County Road 7ends		Elginfield;Highway 7 western terminus
1.20.75Highway 23north –Mitchell
5.03.1County Road 23south (Highbury Avenue)
5.33.3County Road 59 north (Granton Line)
Middlesex Centre–Lucan Biddulph–Thames Centreboundary10.16.3County Road 50 north (Prospect Hill Road)
Perth–MiddlesexboundaryPerth South–Thames Centreboundary16.810.4Perth County Line 27 south (Wellburn Road)
17.610.9Perth County Road 123 north –St. Marys
Perth–OxfordboundaryPerth South–Zorraboundary19.612.2Perth County Road 120A north (James Street) –St. Marys
24.014.9Perth County Road 118 north
Oxford County Road 119south –Thamesford		FormerlyHighway 19south; western end of former Highway 19 concurrency
PerthPerth South26.716.6County Line 9 west (Perth Line 9) –St. Marys
31.719.7County Line 20 west (Perth Line 20)
33.821.0County Line 26 east (Perth Line 26)
Stratford36.022.4Perth Line 29Beginning of Stratfordconnecting linkagreement
36.922.9County Road 113 south
40.024.9Highway 8west –GoderichWestern end of Highway 8 concurrency
40.225.0Waterloo StreetFormerlyHighway 19north; eastern end of former Highway 19 concurrency; toCounty Road 119north
43.326.9End of Stratford connecting link agreement
PerthPerth East52.032.3County Road 107Shakespeare;formerlyHighway 59
Perth–WaterlooboundaryPerth East–Wilmotboundary60.237.4Regional Road 1(Wilmot–Easthope Road)New HamburgBypass
WaterlooWilmot62.138.6Regional Road 3 south (Walker Road)
63.539.5Regional Road 4west (Peel Street)
64.440.0Regional Road 4east (Bleams Road)
65.840.9Regional Road 5north (Nafziger Road)
67.241.8Controlled-access highwaybegins
68.042.3—Regional Road 51 (Foundry Street) – Wilmot Centre
73.145.4—Regional Road 12 (Queen Street (south) / Notre Dame Drive (north)) –Petersburg
Kitchener76.947.8—Regional Road 70(Trussler Road) –MannheimKitchener city limits; becomesConestoga Parkway
80.049.7—Regional Road 58(Fischer Hallman Road)
82.451.2—Regional Road 28(Homer Watson Boulevard)Eastbound entrance via Ottawa Street South
83.752.0—Regional Road 53(Courtland Avenue)
85.152.9—Highway 8east (Freeport Diversion) toHighway 401Eastern end of Highway 8 concurrency; no access from Highway 7 to King Street
86.453.7—Regional Road 4(Ottawa Street North)
88.354.9—Highway 85north (Conestoga Parkway) –Waterloo
Regional Road 55west (Victoria Street)		Highway 7 exits Conestoga Parkway at Victoria Street; westbound entrance via Edna Street; eastbound exit via Bruce Street; western end of Regional Road 55 concurrency[48]
90.956.5Regional Road 54 south (Lackner Boulevard) / Bingemans Centre Drive
Woolwich94.058.4Regional Road 17north (Ebycrest Road) / Woolwich Street
94.458.7Regional Road 17south (Fountain Street)
94.758.8Regional Road 55endsEastern end of Regional Road 55 concurrency; Regional Road 55 ends 300 m (980 ft) east of Fountain Street[48]
97.960.8Regional Road 30 (Shantz Station Road)
Guelph103.064.0Imperial RoadBeginning of Guelph Connecting Link agreement
105.965.8Highway 6north (Woodlawn Road) –Mount ForestNorthern terminus ofHanlon Expressway;western end of Highway 6 concurrency
109.668.1—Highway 6south (Hanlon Expressway) toHighway 401–Hamilton
Wellington Street West		Eastern end of Highway 6 concurrency; Highway 7 follows Wellington Street; formerlyHighway 24west; former western end of Highway 24 concurrency; to Regional Road 124 west
112.169.7Wyndham Street South / Wellington Street EastHighway 7 follows Wyndham Street South; formerlyHighway 24east; eastern end of former Highway 24 concurrency
116.872.6End of Guelph Connecting Link agreement
WellingtonGuelph/Eramosa120.074.6County Road 29 (Eramosa Road) –Eramosa
122.876.3County Road 44 south
124.177.1County Road 27 north (Gowan Road)Rockwood
125.277.8County Road 50 east
Wellington–HaltonboundaryGuelph/Eramosa–Miltonboundary131.381.6Regional Road 32west (Eramosa-Milton Townline)
HaltonHalton Hills134.483.5Regional Road 25northFormerlyHighway 25north; western end of former Highway 25 concurrency; beginning ofActonConnecting Link agreement
134.983.8Regional Road 25south –MiltonFormerlyHighway 25south; eastern end of former Highway 25 concurrency
136.484.8Churchill RoadEnd ofActonConnecting Link agreement
142.188.3Regional Road 3north (Trafalgar Road) –Ballinafad
145.690.5Regional Road 3south (Trafalgar Road) –Oakville
147.091.3Wildwood RoadBeginning ofGeorgetownConnecting Link agreement
152.094.4Hall RoadEnd ofGeorgetownConnecting Link agreement
153.695.4Regional Road 19(Winston Churchill Boulevard) –CheltenhamNorval
Halton–PeelboundaryHalton Hills–Bramptonboundary154.195.8Highway 7 ends
Peel Regional Road 107begins		End of western segment; continues as Regional Road 107 east
PeelBrampton156.096.9Highway 413Possible interchange location for proposed freeway; proposed end of western segment
162.5101.0Hurontario Street / Main StreetFormerlyHighway 10
165.3102.713Highway 410north
Regional Road 10east (Bovaird Drive)		Former west end of Highway 410 concurrency; exit numbers follow Highway 410; Regional Roads areunsignedon Highway 410
166.8103.612Williams Parkway
168.3104.610Regional Road 6west (Queen Street)
Highway 410south		Former east end of Highway 410 concurrency; Regional Roads are unsigned on Highway 410
Peel–YorkboundaryBrampton–Vaughanboundary178.5110.9Peel Regional Road 50/York Regional Road 24
Peel Regional Road 107ends
York Regional Road 7begins		FormerlyHighway 50;York Regional Road 24 is unsigned
YorkVaughan179.7111.7Highway 427Highway 427 exit 21
180.8112.3Regional Road 27FormerlyHighway 27
187.7116.6Highway 400Highway 400 exit 29; no access toHighway 407from Regional Road 7
Richmond Hill198.7123.5Regional Road 1(Yonge Street)FormerlyHighway 11
Richmond Hill–Markhamboundary203.5126.4Highway 404Highway 404 exit 26; no access toHighway 407from Regional Road 7
Markham212.8132.2Regional Road 68(Markham Road)FormerlyHighway 48
216.5134.5Regional Road 48(Donald Cousins Parkway)
216.7134.7Highway 7 begins
York Regional Road 7ends		Beginning of eastern segment lies 185 m (605 ft) east of Donald Cousens Parkway
York–DurhamboundaryMarkham–Pickeringboundary219.6136.5Durham Regional Road 30/York Regional Road 30(York–Durham Line)
DurhamPickeringRegional Road 40south (Whites Road)
226.5140.7Regional Road 1(Brock Road) –Brougham,Uxbridge
227.3141.2Highway 407west –MarkhamHighway 7 passes over former eastern terminus of Highway 407
Whitby235.2146.1Highway 412southSouthbound entrance and northbound exit
239.1148.6Highway 12south (Baldwin Street)
Regional Road 3east (Winchester Road)		Western end of Highway 12 concurrency
243.2151.1Regional Road 26south (Thickson Road)
Scugog253.3157.4Highway 7Aeast –Port Perry,Peterborough
Regional Road 21west (Goodwood Road)		Manchester;Highway 7A provides a shorter route to Peterborough viaHighway 115
256.2159.2Regional Road 8(Reach Street) –Uxbridge,Port Perry
260.4161.8Regional Highway 47west –Uxbridge,Stouffville
266.2165.4Regional Road 6east (Saintfield Road) –SeagraveSaintfield
Brock270.6168.1Regional Road 13Blackwater
275.4171.1Regional Road 10west (River Street)Sunderland
278.2172.9Highway 12north /TCH–Beaverton,OrilliaEastern end of Highway 12 concurrency; western end ofTrans-Canada Highway(continues on Highway 12 north)
Durham–Kawartha LakesboundaryManilla285.2177.2Durham Regional Road 2/Kawartha Lakes Road 2(Simcoe Street)Manilla
Kawartha Lakes288.3179.1Road 46north –Woodville
Fingerboard Road south		FormerlyHighway 46north
Oakwood294.5183.0Road 6(Eldon Road) –Little Britain,Kirkfield
Lindsay303.2188.4Highway 35north (Kent Street West) –Lindsay,Fenelon FallsWestern end of Highway 35 concurrency and Lindsay Bypass; formerlyHighway 7Beast
307.3190.9Road 4(Angeline Street South / Little Britain Road) –Little Britain
308.7191.8Highway 35south –Newcastle
Road 15north (Lindsay Street)		Eastern end of Highway 35 concurrency and Lindsay Bypass; formerlyHighway 7Bwest /Highway 35Bnorth
310.2192.7Road 36north –BobcaygeonFormerlyHighway 36north
322.5200.4Road 31 west (Mount Horeb Road)
Omemee323.4201.0Sibley AvenueBeginning of Omemee Connecting Link agreement
323.9201.3Road 38 south (Ski Hill Road)
324.7201.8Road 7north (Sturgeon Road)
326.1202.6End of Omemee Connecting Link agreement
328.2203.9Road 10 (Emily Park Road)
Kawartha Lakes–PeterboroughboundaryFowlers Corners334.8208.0Kawartha Lakes Road 26north (Frank Hill Road)
Peterborough County Road 1east (Lindsay Road)		FormerlyHighway 7Beast
PeterboroughSelwyn–Cavan Monaghanboundary339.1210.7County Road 3 east (Park Hill Road West)
Cavan Monaghan340.4211.5County Road 9 (Sherbrook Street West / Mount Pleasant Road)
342.2212.6County Road 5 east (Lansdowne Street)
343.6213.5County Road 15east (Monaghan Parkway)Formerly Highway 7 east; Highway 7 follows formerHighway 7A
347.2215.745Highway 115south –Toronto
County Road 28–Port Hope		Western end of Highway 115 concurrency; exit numbers follow Highway 115; formerlyHighway 28south
351.2218.249County Road 11 (Airport Road)ToPeterborough Airport
Peterborough353.6219.751The Parkway, Sir Sandford Fleming DriveFormerlyHighway 28north / Highway 7 west
356.9221.854Bensfort RoadAccess to and from westbound Highway 7/115 via Kennedy Road; no access to eastbound Highway 7/115
358.5222.856Ashburnham DriveAccess to and from eastbound Highway 7/115 via Neal Drive
359.9223.6Highway 115ends
Lansdowne Street East / Television Road		Eastern end of freeway and Highway 115 concurrency;signalizedintersection; formerlyHighway 7Bwest
360.4223.9County Road 35 south (Keene Road)
PeterboroughOtonabee–South Monaghan367.2228.2Highway 28north –Lakefield,Bancroft
County Road 34south (Heritage Line)		FormerlyHighway 134north
Asphodel–Norwood377.0234.3County Road 38
386.8240.3County Road 40 north
County Road 45south		Norwood;formerlyHighway 45south
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen395.9246.0Canadian Pacific RailwaycrossingBeginning ofHavelockConnecting Link agreement
396.1246.1County Road 30 (Concession Street)
397.7247.1County Road 48 east / Mary StreetEnd ofHavelockConnecting Link agreement
402.3250.0County Road 50 southPreneveau
HastingsMarmora and Lake414.0257.2
Crowe River
Beginning ofMarmoraConnecting Link agreement
414.1257.3County Road 14south (Forsyth Street)FormerlyHighway 14south
415.3258.1Maloney StreetEnd ofMarmoraConnecting Link agreement
418.6260.1County Road 11 north (Deloro Road)
Madoc (township)429.3266.8County Road 23 east (St. Lawrence Street)FormerlyHighway 7Beast
Centre Hastings
(Madoc (village))		431.6268.2Highway 62–Belleville,Bancroft
432.5268.7County Road 12 north (Cooper Road)
Madoc (township)434.4269.9County Road 23 west (St. Lawrence Street)FormerlyHighway 7Bwest
Tweed442.2274.8County Road 20 north (Queensborough Road)
445.1276.6Highway 37south –Belleville,Tweed (village)Actinolite
445.8277.0County Road 25 north (Flinton Road)
Lennox and AddingtonAddington Highlands467.1290.2Highway 41north –Denbigh
County Road 41south		Kaladar
FrontenacCentral Frontenac507.2315.2Township Road 509 north –PlevnaFormerlyHighway 509north
508.5316.0Township Road 38 south –Sharbot Lake,KingstonFormerlyHighway 38south
LanarkTay Valley519.8323.0County Road 36 (Bolingbroke Road south / Elphin Road north)Maberly
Perth542.5337.1County Road 511 north –LanarkFormerlyHighway 511north
543.2337.5County Road 43south (Wilson Street) –Smiths FallsFormerlyHighway 43south
Lanark Highlands564.0350.5County Road 15 north (Ferguson Falls Road) –Lanark
Mississippi Mills564.0350.5County Road 9 north (Tatlock Road)
Mississippi Mills–Beckwithboundary573.0356.0County Road 7B (Townline Road) –Carleton PlaceFormerlyHighway 7Beast
Carleton Place576.8358.4Highway 15south –Smiths Falls,Kingston
577.4358.8County Road 29north (McNeely Avenue) –ArnpriorFormerlyHighway 15north
Beginning ofcontrolled-access highway
Beckwith581.7361.5—County Road 17 (Appleton Sideroad north / Cemetery Sideroad south)
Lanark County–OttawaboundaryBeckwith–Ottawaboundary584.4363.1—Ashton Station Road
Ottawa
595.8370.2—Road 36 (Hazeldean Road) –Ottawa
598.3371.8—Highway 417/TCH–Arnprior,Pembroke,OttawaHighway 7 eastern terminus; Highway 417 exit 145
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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