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Highway 107
Highway 107 Limited-access King's Highway Former highwaysRoute information Existed: 1953 – 1970 Major junctions South end: Highway 3 (Now Essex County Road 34) in Ruthven
North end: Highway 18 (Now Essex County Road 20) in Ruthven
Location Counties: Essex County, Ontario Major cities: Ruthven Highway system King's Highway 107 was one of Ontario's shortest provincially maintained highways, at just 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) in length. The highway has been through several re-numberings throughout its history.
History
Highway 107 traces its history back to its equal-in-length predecessor, Highway 18B. It was re-designated as Highway 107 in 1953. Its purpose for existence was to connect Highway 18 to Highway 3. It was turned back in 1970. The road was re-designated as Essex County Road 45 from 1970 to 1997. Union Street was briefly re-uploaded as a Kings Highway, as a re-routing of Highway 18. This was not permanent, as Highway 18 was turned back on January 1, 1998, reverting back to County Road 45.
The road originated as Highway 18B in 1937. In 1953, it was re-designated as Highway 107. It was also just 1.5 km in length.
To simplify the re-designations throughout the history of this road, they are listed below:
- Highway 18B (1937-1954)
- Highway 107 (1954-1970)
- Essex CR 45 (1970-1997)
- Highway 18 (1997-1998)
- Essex CR 45 (1998-Present)
See also
- List of Essex County Roads
- Highway 2
- Highway 18
- Highway 39
- Highway 98
- Highway 114
External links
Roads in Essex County, Ontario Provincial highways County Roads Municipal/County expressways Former King's (Provincial) Highways Categories:- Defunct Ontario provincial highways
- County roads in Essex County, Ontario
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