- Highway 49 (Ontario)
Infobox road
province=ON
type=Hwy
route=49
alternate_name=
maint=the Ministry of Transportation
length_km=5.8
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=
direction_a=South
terminus_a=Quinte Skyway to Prince Edward County
junction=
direction_b=North
terminus_b=North limit of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
previous_type=Hwy
previous_route=48
next_type=Hwy
next_route=52Highway 49 is a provincially maintained
highway in easternOntario ,Canada . Highway 49 currently runs from the Quinte Skyway to the northern boundary of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory south of Marysville. Most of the highway is situated within the Tyendinaga reserve.The total length of Highway 49 is presently 5.8 km.
Highway 49 is situated in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties.
Prior to 1998, the road's southern terminus was at Highway 33 in Picton, while the northern terminus was at Highway 401 north of Marysville.
Old Highway 49
A road in York Region serving Kleinburg was designated as provincial Highway 49 from 1936 until 1961, after which York County assumed the highway. Today it is known as Nashville Road (
York Regional Road 49 ).References
External links
* [http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=Hwy-49+%26+prince+edward+road+15,+ON&daddr=44.220,-77.105&sll=44.222322,-77.095442&sspn=0.027679,0.054331&ie=UTF8&ll=44.194759,-77.090893&spn=0.055385,0.108662&t=h&z=13&om=1 Google Maps: Highway 49 route]
* [http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Highway49_2.htm History of Highway 49]
* [http://www.thekingshighway.ca/PHOTOS/Hwy49photos.htm Historical Photographs of Highway 49]
* [http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Highway49.htm History of old Highway 49]
* [http://www.onthighways.com/highway_49.htm Old Highway 49 pictures and information]
* [http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=1 Ontario Provincial Highways Traffic Volumes On Demand]
* [http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/southindexpdf.htm Ontario Ministry of Transportation: Southern Ontario Road Maps]
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