Highway 5 (Ontario)

Infobox road
province=ON
type=Hwy
route=5
alternate_name=


length_km=12.7
length_ref=Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, [http://www.raqsa.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb 2004 Annual Average Daily Traffic] ]
length_round=1
established=1920
direction_a=West
terminus_a=jct|state=ON|Hwy|8 near Dundas
junction=
direction_b=East
terminus_b=jct|state=ON|Hwy|6 near Waterdown
cities=Waterdown, Hamilton, Ontario
previous_type=Hwy
previous_route=4
next_type=Hwy
next_route=6

Highway 5 is a provincial highway in Ontario, Canada. The highway runs from Highway 6 at Clappison's Corners (north of Hamilton, Ontario) west to Highway 8 at Peter's Corners, a total length of 12.7 km.

History

Original construction

Highway 5 was constructed as northerly alternative to Highway 2. The highway's eastern terminus was the intersection of Danforth Avenue and Kingston Road (formerly Highway 2), in the City of Toronto. The highway ran west from that point, along Danforth Avenue and Bloor Street in the City of Toronto and Dundas St. through Etobicoke, Mississauga, Oakville and Burlington. The western terminus is at the intersection of the former Highway 2 in Paris, Ontario.

Original route

From the western terminus in Paris, Ontario, through to the western boundary of Mississauga, the highway was largely a multi-lane rural road. Through Mississauga, Highway 5 is named Dundas Street, and is one of the busiest east-west routes in the city of nearly 700,000.

Highway 5 took on a very different description through most of Toronto. It has been described as Toronto's other "Main Street" (with Yonge Street being the primary "Main Street" of Toronto). With a very urban feel, the former highway, through most of the city, is traced underground by Toronto's only complete east-west subway line (Bloor-Danforth).

hift of responsibility

In 1997, responsibility for portions of the highway were transferred from the province to the corresponding municipalities resulting in its current route. The former sections of the highway are now managed by the individual cities, towns, and counties they run through.

References

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=12271405974325064091,43.238200,-80.288460%3B13565707801572576868,43.453660,-79.757260%3B3722914224174778075,43.573440,-79.624220%3B13308737043201739631,43.634170,-79.541990%3B13572278803782551166,43.670430,-79.385710%3B1045769033383752703,43.698960,-79.258690&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=Blue+Lake+Rd+%4043.238200,+-80.288460&daddr=Dundas+St+W+%4043.453660,+-79.757260+to:Dundas+St+W+%4043.573440,+-79.624220+to:Dundas+St+W+%4043.634170,+-79.541990+to:Bloor+St+E+%4043.670430,+-79.385710+to:Danforth+Ave+%4043.698960,+-79.258690&sll=43.277455,-80.224228&sspn=0.096482,0.233459&ie=UTF8&z=9&om=1 Google Maps of Highway 5]