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Highway 23 marker
Highway 23
Map
Map of Highway23
Current routeFormer route
Route information
Maintained by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario
Length97.7 km[2](60.7 mi)
ExistedJune 22, 1927[1]–present
Major junctions
South endHighway 7nearElginfield
Major intersectionsHighway 8inMitchell
North endHighway 9/Highway 89inHarriston
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountiesMiddlesex,Huron,Perth,Wellington
TownsMitchell,Monkton,Listowel,Palmerston,Harriston
Highway system
←Highway 21→Highway 24
Former provincial highways
←Highway 22

King's Highway 23,commonly referred to asHighway 23,is aprovincially maintained highwayin theCanadianprovince ofOntario.The route travels fromHighway 7east ofElginfieldnorth toHighway 9andHighway 89inHarriston.The total length of Highway 23 is 97.7 kilometres (60.7 miles). The highway was first established in 1927 betweenHighway 8inMitchelland Highway 9 inTeviotdale,viaMonkton,ListowelandPalmerston.As part of a depression relief program, it was extended south to Highway 7 in 1934. It remained relatively unchanged until 2003, when it was rerouted northward from Palmerston to Harriston.

Route description

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Highway 23 begins at Highway 7, east of Elginfield, a community straddling the boundary between the municipalities ofMiddlesex CentreandLucan Biddulph.The route travels north through the latter, surrounded on both sides by farmland. At Whalen Corners, the highway curves northeast as it exitsMiddlesex County,becoming the boundary road betweenHuron Countyto the west andPerth Countyto the east. The highway passes through the communities ofWoodhamandKirkton,crossing completely into Perth County just north of the latter. It later entersRusseldale,meeting the eastern terminus of formerHighway 83[3] (County Road 83) as it swerves north. Approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) beyond there it enters the town ofMitchell,where it is known as Blanchard Street. The route intersects Highway 8 (Huron Street), and becomesconcurrentwith it briefly to cross theNorth Thames Riverbefore branching back northeast along St. George Street. Midway between Mitchell and the village of Monkton, the highway bisects the community ofBornholmwithin the municipality ofWest Perth.Prior to entering Monkton, Highway 23 curves gently towards the southeast; In the middle of the village, drivers must turn at an intersection with Perth County Road 55 to remain on Highway 23.[4][5]

Highway 8and Highway 23 cross theNorth Thames RiverinMitchell

Continuing its northeasterly course, the highway passes through more farmland, now within the town ofNorth Perth,and serves the communities ofNewryandAtwoodbefore encountering formerHighway 86[3](County Road 86) on the western edge ofListowel.South of this intersection, the route is known locally as Mitchell Road South. It turns southeast onto Main Street West, where it once travelled concurrently with Highway 86 before turning northeast onto Wallace Avenue North. The final leg of the route passes through the village ofGowanstown.The route gently curves to the east before turning north at an intersection just west of Palmerston, where it crosses the boundary intoWellington Countyand the Town ofMinto.Eight kilometres (5 miles) north of the intersection, Highway 23 encounters the western terminus of formerHighway 87[3](County Road 87), where it turns east then northeast. The route enters Harriston, where it is locally known as Arthur Street. The Highway 23 designation ends at a junction with Highway 9 and Wellington County Road 109 (formerly a segment of Highway 9),[3]locally known as Elora Street. The road continues beyond the junction as Highway 89.[4][5]

History

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Highway 23 was first established on June 22, 1927, when theDepartment of Highwaysassumed the road from Mitchell to Teviotdale through Perth and Wellington counties, via Monkton, Listowel and Palmerston, connectingHighway 8andHighway 9.[1] As part ofdepressionrelief work undertaken by the department during the early 1930s, Highway 23 was extended from Highway 8 to Highway 7 east of Elginfield on July 11, 1934.[6] Highway 23 remained unaltered between 1934 and 1998. On January 1, 1998, the section from theHighway 89junction west of Palmerston to Highway 9 in Teviotdale was decommissioned, resulting in the northern terminus of Highway 23 becoming the western terminus of Highway 89.[7] During the spring of 2003, the segment of Highway 89 between this junction and Harriston was renumbered as Highway 23,[8] resulting in the current routing.[4]

Major intersections

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The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 23, as noted by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario.[2][5]

DivisionLocationkm[2][5]miDestinationsNotes
MiddlesexLucan Biddulph0.00.0Highway 7toHighway 4–London,Elginfield,StratfordHighway 23 southern terminus
4.32.7County Road 47 (Fallon Drive) –Lucan,Granton
Middlesex–PerthboundaryLucan Biddulph–Perth Southboundary10.46.5Whalen LineWhalen Corners
Huron–PerthboundarySouth Huron–Perth Southboundary10.86.7Huron County Road 11 north (Hern Line)
18.311.4Huron County Road 6west /Perth County Line 8eastKirkton
PerthWest Perth26.416.4County Line 20 –FullartonRusseldale
28.717.8County Line 24 west
32.720.3County Road 163 south
West Perth
(Mitchell)		36.022.4Frank StreetBeginning of MitchellConnecting Linkagreement[2][9]
37.023.0Highway 8west –Clinton,GoderichSouthern end of Highway 8 concurrency
37.223.1Highway 8east –Stratford,KitchenerNorthern end of Highway 8 concurrency
38.423.9Frances StreetEnd of Mitchell Connecting Link agreement[2][9]
West Perth45.628.3County Line 44Bornholm
West Perth–North Perthboundary53.333.1County Line 55 west
54.333.7County Line 55 east (Maddison Street East)Monkton
West Perth63.439.4County Line 72 –BrusselsNewry
West Perth
(Listowel)		73.345.5County Line 86west –WinghamBeginning of Listowel Connecting Link agreement;[2][9]formerlyHighway 86west; former southern end of Highway 86 concurrency
74.446.2County Line 86east (Main Street East)FormerlyHighway 86east; former northern end of Highway 86 concurrency
76.047.2David StreetEnd of Listowel Connecting Link agreement[2][9]
West Perth80.149.8County Line 88 westGowanstown
Perth–WellingtonboundaryWest Perth–Mintoboundary87.554.4Perth County Road 178west /Wellington County Road 4west
88.054.7Perth County Line 93east /Wellington County Road 123eastPalmerston;former Highway 23 alignment; Highway 23 follows formerHighway 89alignment
WellingtonMinto96.159.7County Road 87west (Harriston Road)FormerlyHighway 87west
Harriston97.760.7Highway 9north /County Road 109south (Elora Street) –Clifford,Teviotdale
Highway 89east (Arthur Street) –Mount Forest		Highway 23 northern terminus; continues as Highway 89
Former alignment via Perth County Line 93 / Wellington County Road 123
Perth–WellingtonboundaryWest Perth–Mintoboundary88.054.7Highway 23 –Listowel,HarristonContinuation from Highway 23 south; formerlyHighway 89east
WellingtonMinto88.855.2Wellington County Road 8east (King Street) toPerth County Line 91Palmerston
90.055.9County Road 5 north (Whites Road)
Wellington–PerthboundaryMinto–Mapleton–North Perthboundary96.760.1Wellington County Road 9south /Perth County Road 140south
96.860.1Wellington County Road 7south –Elora
Wellington County Road 109–Arthur,Harriston		Teviotdale;formerlyHighway 9;former Highway 23 northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ab"Provincial Highways Assumed".Annual Report(Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1928. p. 60.RetrievedFebruary 3,2021– via Internet Archive.
  2. ^abcdefMinistry of Transportation of Ontario(2010)."Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts".Archived fromthe originalon July 6, 2011.RetrievedMarch 22,2014.
  3. ^abcdProvincial Highways Distance Table.Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1989. pp. 48–49.ISSN0825-5350.
  4. ^abcOntario Back Road Atlas(Map). Cartography byMapArt.Peter Heiler. 2010. pp. 14, 20–21, 27. § H16–R20.ISBN978-1-55198-226-7.
  5. ^abc"Highway 23 - Length and route"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedJanuary 9,2012.
  6. ^Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1935. pp. 95–96, 119.
  7. ^Highway Transfers List - "Who Does What" (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. pp. 11, 15.
  8. ^Ministry of Transportation (February 11, 2002)."Ontario government improves provincial highway numbering".Newswire. Archived fromthe originalon August 4, 2002.RetrievedJanuary 10,2012.
  9. ^abcdContract Management and Operations Branch (2011). Highway Connecting Link List (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
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