Ontario Highway 23

Highway 23
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length:	97.7 km[2] (60.7 mi)
Existed:	June 22, 1927[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	Highway 7 near Elginfield
	Highway 8 in Mitchell
North end:	Highway 9 in Harriston (continues as  Highway 89)
Location
Major cities:	Harriston, Listowel, Mitchell, St. Mary's
Highway system
Ontario provincial highways 400-series • Former ← Highway 21 Highway 24 →

King's Highway 23, commonly referred to as Highway 23, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route travels from Highway 7 east of Elginfield north to Highway 9 in Harriston. The total length of Highway 23 is 97.7 kilometres (60.7 mi).

Route description

Highway 23 begins at Highway 7, east of Elginfield and travels north to Highway 9 in Harriston. It passes through the municipalities of Whalen Corners, Woodham, Kirkton, Mitchell, Bornholm, Monkton, Newry, Atwood, Listowel and Gowanstown.

Highway 23 proceeds through the counties of Middlesex, Perth and Wellington. North of Middlesex County, from Whalen Corners, Highway 23 coincides with the border between Huron and Perth counties until a point north of Kirkton.

History

Highway 23 was first established on June 22, 1927, when the Department of Highways assumed the road from Mitchell to Teviotdale through Perth and Wellington counties, via Monkton, Listowel and Palmerston, connecting Highway 8 and Highway 9.^[1] As part of depression relief 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.^[3]

Highway 23 remained unaltered between 1934 and 1998. On January 1, 1998, the section from the Highway 89 junction 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.^[4] In 2004, the segment of Highway 89 between this junction and Harriston was renumbered as Highway 23, resulting in the current routing.^{[citation needed]}

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 23. In addition, it includes some minor junctions that are noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.^[2] The entirety of Highway 19 is located within Oxford County.^[5]

Division	Location	km[2]	Destinations	Notes
Middlesex	Lucan Biddulph	0.0	Highway 7 – London, Elginfield, Stratford
Perth	Russeldale	26.4	County Road 20 – Fullarton
	Mitchell	36.0	Frank Street	Beginning of Mitchell Connecting Link agreement
		37.0	Highway 8 west – Clinton, Goderich	Beginning of concurrency with Highway 8
		37.2	Highway 8 east – Stratford, Kitchener	End of concurrency with Highway 8
		38.4	Frances Street	End of Mitchell Connecting Link agreement
	Bornholm	45.6	County Road 44
	Monkton	54.3	County Road 55 (Maddison Street East)
	Newry	63.4	County Road 72 – Brussels
	Listowel	73.6	County Road 86 – Wingham	Formerly Highway 86; beginning of Listowel Connecting Link agreement
		76.0	David Street	End of Listowel Connecting Link agreement
	Gowanstown	80.1	County Road 88
	Palmerston	88.0	County Road 93 / County Road 123
Wellington
	Minto	96.1	County Road 87 (Harriston Road)
	Harriston	97.7	Highway 9 (Elora Street North) – Clifford County Road 109 (Elora Street South) – Teviotdale	Continues as Highway 89

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1928. p. 60. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2007). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=5. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
3. ^ Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1935. p. 95–96, 119. 
4. ^ Highway Transfers List - “Who Does What” (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. p. 11, 15. 
5. ^ Peter Heiler (2010). Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. pp. 14, 20–21, 27, section H16–R20. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7. 

External links

• Google Maps: Highway 23 route
• Highway 23 pictures and information