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{{short description|Ontario provincial highway}} |
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|province = ON |
|province = ON |
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|length_km = 119.0 |
|length_km = 119.0 |
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|length_ref = <ref name="km" /> |
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|established = February 26, 1920{{sfn|Shragge|1984|p=74}} |
|established = February 26, 1920{{sfn|Shragge|Bagnato|1984|p=74}} |
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|direction_a = West |
|direction_a = West |
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|direction_b = East |
|direction_b = East |
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|section2 = Eastern segment |
|section2 = Eastern segment |
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|terminus_a2 = {{jcon|Hwy|10|town=Orangeville}} |
|terminus_a2 = {{jcon|Hwy|10|town=Orangeville}} |
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|terminus_b2 = {{jcon|Hwy|400|near [[Newmarket, |
|terminus_b2 = {{jcon|Hwy|400|near [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]]}} |
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|towns = [[Kincardine, Ontario|Kincardine]], [[Walkerton, Ontario|Walkerton]], [[Mildmay, Ontario|Mildmay]], [[Clifford, Ontario|Clifford]], [[Harriston, Ontario|Harriston]], [[Orangeville, Ontario|Orangeville]] |
|towns = [[Kincardine, Ontario|Kincardine]], [[Walkerton, Ontario|Walkerton]], [[Mildmay, Ontario|Mildmay]], [[Clifford, Ontario|Clifford]], [[Harriston, Ontario|Harriston]], [[Orangeville, Ontario|Orangeville]], [[Mono Mills, Ontario|Mono Mills]] |
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|previous_type = ON |
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|previous_route = 8 |
|previous_route = 8 |
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'''King's Highway 9''', |
'''King's Highway 9''', commonly referred to as '''Highway 9''', is a [[List of Ontario provincial highways|provincially maintained highway]] in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]]. Highway 9 has been divided into two segments since January 1, 1998, when the segment between [[Harriston, Ontario|Harriston]] and [[Orangeville, Ontario|Orangeville]] was downloaded to the various [[Census divisions in Ontario|counties]] in which it resided. The western segment of the highway begins at [[Ontario Highway 21|Highway 21]] in [[Kincardine, Ontario|Kincardine]], near the shores of Lake Huron. It travels {{convert|73|km|abbr=on}} to the junction of [[Ontario Highway 23|Highway 23]] and [[Ontario Highway 89|Highway 89]] in Harriston. The central segment is now known as [[Wellington County Road 109]] and [[Dufferin County Road 109]]. At [[Ontario Highway 10|Highway 10]] in Orangeville, Highway 9 resumes and travels east to [[Ontario Highway 400|Highway 400]]. The highway once continued east to Yonge Street in [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]], but is now known as [[York Regional Road 31]]. |
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Highway |
Highway 9 was first assumed into the provincial highway system on February 26, 1920 as the ''Arthur–Kincardine Road''. It was extended to [[Cookstown, Ontario|Cookstown]] in the early 1930s via Orangeville and [[Shelburne, Ontario|Shelburne]], creating a short lived concurrency with Highway 10. In 1937, the road between Orangeville and [[Schomberg, Ontario|Schomberg]] was designated part of Highway 9. The concurrency was discontinued, and the remainder became Highway 89. In 1965, Highway 9 was extended to Newmarket along Davis Drive. |
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== Route description == |
== Route description == |
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[[File:Hwy 9 at Hwy 400.png|thumb|left|Highway |
[[File:Hwy 9 at Hwy 400.png|thumb|left|Highway 9 looking west from Highway 400 over the Holland Marsh]] |
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Highway |
Highway 9 begins at the edge of Kincardine near the eastern shoreline of Lake Huron. The roadway continues west past Highway 21 to the lake as Broadway Street. To the east of Highway 21, the highway travels along a [[concession road]] for {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}}, through the [[Saugeen Conservation Lands]] to the town of [[Walkerton, Ontario|Walkerton]]. Within Walkerton, Highway 9 turns south at a junction with [[Bruce County Road 4]]. It travels south to the village of [[Mildmay, Ontario|Mildmay]], where it curves to the south-east. The highway continues in this direction through the villages of [[Clifford, Ontario|Clifford]] and Harriston, forming the centre of a thin band of farmland oriented at a 45-degree angle to the surrounding land. In the centre of Harriston, Highway 9 ends at a four way junction. Highway 89 travels north-east from this location, while Highway 23 travels south-west. Highway 9 formerly continued south-east, but is now known as Wellington County Road 109 past this junction.<ref name="2022 mapart">{{cite map |
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| title = Ontario Back Road Atlas |
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| cartography = [[MapArt]] |
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| publisher = Mapart Publishing |
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| year = 2022 |
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| isbn = 1-55198-226-9 |
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| pages = 26–30}}</ref> |
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At |
At Highway 10 in Orangeville, Highway 9 resumes and travels east to Highway 400, crossing the [[Niagara Escarpment]] along the way. Highway 9 acts as a dividing line between several municipalities and counties, and also divides the different survey grids. Highway 9 is mostly two lanes wide in this section; however, there are frequent passing zones, and the highway usually widens up to 4 lanes at major junctions, such as Airport Road in Mono Mills, Highway 50, and Highway 27. From Canal Road to the transition to York Regional Road 31, Highway 9 widens to 4 lanes. The highway once continued east to Yonge Street in [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]], but this section is known as York Regional Road 31. Highway 9 ends at an interchange with Highway 400. A commuter parking lot is provided for carpooling.<ref name="2022 mapart" /> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The portion of Highway |
The portion of Highway 9 between Kincardine and the junction with Yonge Street in Walkerton was built originally as the Durham Settlement Road or Durham Road for short. The Durham Road was surveyed and constructed between 1849 and 1851. It extended from the border between present-day [[Grey Highlands, Ontario|Grey Highlands]], [[Grey County, Ontario|Grey County]] and [[Clearview, Ontario|Clearview]], [[Simcoe County]], south of Singhampton, through [[Flesherton, Ontario|Flesherton]] (on the then Toronto–Sydenham Settlement Road, today Highway 10), [[Durham, Ontario|Durham]] (on the Garafraxa Settlement Road, today [[Ontario Highway 6|Highway 6]], and one reason the road took its name), [[Hanover, Ontario|Hanover]] and Walkerton to Kincardine.<ref>{{cite book |
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| title = The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, Province of Ontario, Canada |
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On February 26, 1920, the Arthur–Kincardine Road was designated as a provincial highway. It connected what would become Highway 6 with Kincardine, on the shores of Lake Huron. In August 1925, the road was numbered as Highway 9, alongside the other existing provincial highways. The route was extended to Cookstown in the early 1930s. The road between Arthur and Orangeville was assumed as part of Highway 9 on March 12, 1930; the road between Shelburne and Cookstown was assumed on May 27, 1931.<ref>{{cite report |
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| first = Norman |
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| last = Robertson |
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| year = 1906 |
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| location = Toronto |
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| publisher = Briggs |
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| pages = 436–437 |
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| oclc = 16836409 |
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| ol = 14002209M |
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| lccn = 09010340 |
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| url = https://archive.org/stream/countybruce00robeuoft#page/n473/mode/2up |
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| accessdate = September 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>For a 19th century historic map showing the route through Kincardine Township (the present day municipality of Kincardine), see {{Cite web |
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| title = Township of Kincardine |
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| work = Canadian County Atlas Project |
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| publisher = [[McGill University]] |
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| year = 2001 |
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| url = http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/showtownship2.php?townshipid=Kincardine |
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| accessdate = September 8, 2011}} Other historic township maps showing the route are available at the same site.</ref> |
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The western section from Kincardine to Walkerton is today Highway 9, and the other sections to the east were at one point part of [[Ontario Highway 4|Highway 4]], and today [[Bruce County Road 4]] and [[Grey County Road 4]].<ref name="OntRoadMap2010">{{cite map |
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| title = Map 4 |
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| series = Official road map of Ontario |
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| publisher = [[Ministry of Transportation of Ontario]] |
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| date = January 1, 2010 |
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| scale = 1 : 700,000 |
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| url = http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/images/pdf/southont/sheets/Map4.pdf |
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| format = PDF |
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| accessdate = September 8, 2011}}</ref> |
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On February 26, 1920, the Arthur–Kincardine Road was designated as a provincial highway. It connected what would become Highway 6 with Kincardine, on the shores of Lake Huron. In August 1925, the road was numbered as Highway 9, alongside the other existing provincial highways. The route was extended to Cookstown in the early 1930s. The road between Arthur and Orangeville was assumed as part of Highway 9 on March 12, 1930; the road between Shelburne and Cookstown was assumed on May 27, 1931.<ref>{{cite report |
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| title = Annual Report |
| title = Annual Report |
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| section = Appendix 5 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections |
| section = Appendix 5 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections |
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| page = 78}}</ref> |
| page = 78}}</ref> |
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The two roads were connected by creating a concurrency along Highway |
The two roads were connected by creating a concurrency along Highway 10. On February 10, 1937, the road between Orangeville and Schomberg was designated part of Highway 9.<ref>{{cite report |
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| title = Annual Report |
| title = Annual Report |
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| section = Appendix 4 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections |
| section = Appendix 4 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections |
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| page = 51}}</ref> |
| page = 51}}</ref> |
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To alleviate the forked path of the highway, the concurrency with Highway |
To alleviate the forked path of the highway, the concurrency with Highway 10 was discontinued and the road between Shelburne and Cookstown was renumbered as Highway 89. By October 1963, Davis Drive was built west of Newmarket, across the Holland Marsh to Schomberg. On July 23, 1965, Highway 9 was extended to Newmarket along Davis Drive, bringing its total length to {{convert|191.7|km|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite book |
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| title = Provincial Highways Distance Table |
| title = Provincial Highways Distance Table |
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| publisher = Ministry of Transportation of Ontario |
| publisher = Ministry of Transportation of Ontario |
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| year = 1989 |
| year = 1989 |
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| pages = |
| pages = 25–26}}</ref> |
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A long-standing issue through most of the history of Highway |
A long-standing issue through most of the history of Highway 9 is the ''Orangeville Bypass'', the proposal for a route for trucks and other through traffic to bypass the central business district of Orangeville. In the 1960s, the Highway 10 bypass was constructed. At the same time, Highway 9 was rerouted from its straight route to meet the new bypass, creating Buena Vista Drive as a result. Starting in 1978, numerous plans were formulated for a southern bypass of Broadway, none of which came to fruition.<ref>{{cite news |
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| title = Maybe There's Hope Yet! |
| title = Maybe There's Hope Yet! |
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| publisher = Orangeville Citizen |
| publisher = Orangeville Citizen |
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| date = September 28, 2006 |
| date = September 28, 2006 |
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| department= Editorial |
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| url = http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2006-09-28/Editorial/019.html |
| url = http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2006-09-28/Editorial/019.html |
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| accessdate = September 13, 2010 |
| accessdate = September 13, 2010 |
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| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120312030921/http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2006-09-28/Editorial/019.html |
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| archivedate= 12 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |
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| title = Orangeville: the heart of Dufferin County |
| title = Orangeville: the heart of Dufferin County |
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| isbn = 1-897045-18-2 |
| isbn = 1-897045-18-2 |
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| page = 114 |
| page = 114 |
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| url = |
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wtNnZp-503EC&q=Ontario%20%22Highway%209%22&pg=PA114 |
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| accessdate = September 18, 2010}}</ref> |
| accessdate = September 18, 2010}}</ref> |
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Orangeville eventually resorted to constructing the road themselves, completing several kilometres before local [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Member of Provincial Parliament]] and premier [[Ernie Eves]] contributed C$7 million of provincial funding to the project.<ref>{{cite news |
Orangeville eventually resorted to constructing the road themselves, completing several kilometres before local [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Member of Provincial Parliament]] and premier [[Ernie Eves]] contributed C$7 million of provincial funding to the project.<ref>{{cite news |
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| last = Edwards |
| last = Edwards |
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| publisher = Orangeville Banner |
| publisher = Orangeville Banner |
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| year = 2004}}</ref> |
| year = 2004}}</ref> |
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The {{convert|6.8|km|abbr=on}} bypass was finally opened to traffic on August 3, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = Certificate of Substantial Completion |
| title = Certificate of Substantial Completion |
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| date = September 2, 2005 |
| date = September 2, 2005 |
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| url = http://dcnonl.com/csp/63985 |
| url = http://dcnonl.com/csp/63985 |
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| accessdate = September 19, 2010 |
| accessdate = September 19, 2010 |
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| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120304133932/http://dcnonl.com/csp/63985 |
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| archivedate= 4 March 2012}}</ref> |
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On January |
On January 1, 1998, the province transferred sections of Highway 9 between Harriston and Orangeville to [[Dufferin County]] and [[Wellington County, Ontario|Wellington County]], creating a {{convert|67.7|km|abbr=on}} gap between sections of the highway. This transfer has been widely contested since it took place, often used as an example for the hastily executed highway transfers in Ontario.<ref>{{cite news |
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| title = Real, Related Local Issues: Roads and Property Taxes |
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| first = Thomas |
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| last = Claridge |
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| publisher = Alan Claridge |
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| work = Orangeville Citizen |
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| date = September 22, 2011 |
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| url = http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2011-09-22/Editorial/Real_related_local_issues_roads_and_property_taxes.html |
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| accessdate = July 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |
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| title = Sorry – Not Dufferin 109! |
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| first = Thomas |
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| last = Claridge |
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| publisher = Alan Claridge |
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| work = Orangeville Citizen |
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| date = July 4, 2013 |
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| url = http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2013-07-04/Editorial/Sorry__not_Dufferin_109.html |
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| accessdate = July 8, 2013}}</ref> |
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On September 1, 1999, the Regional Municipality of York assumed responsibility for the section of Highway 9 between Highway 400 and Yonge Street.<ref>Ontario Order in Council 1481/99</ref> |
On September 1, 1999, the Regional Municipality of York assumed responsibility for the section of Highway 9 between Highway 400 and Yonge Street.<ref>Ontario Order in Council 1481/99</ref> |
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== Major intersections == |
== Major intersections == |
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{{ONinttop|maint=MTO|length_ref=<ref name="km">{{cite web |
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|title = Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts |
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|author = Ministry of Transportation of Ontario |
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|year = 2008 |
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!km<ref name="km">{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=5 |
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|accessdate = February 15, 2012 |
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| title = Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110706192209/http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=5 |
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| author = Ministry of Transportation of Ontario |
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|archive-date = July 6, 2011 |
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| year = 2004 |
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| url = http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=5 |
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| accessdate = February 26, 2010}}</ref> |
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| division = Bruce |
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| location = Kincardine |
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|rowspan="7"|[[Bruce County, Ontario|Bruce]] |
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|[[Kincardine, Ontario|Kincardine]] |
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|[[Kinloss, Ontario|Kinloss]] |
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| km = 8.2 |
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|{{jcon|Bruce|4|dir=south}}<br />{{jcon|Bruce|20|dir=north}} |
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| road = {{jcon|Bruce|1}} |
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|Formerly [[Ontario Highway 4|Highway 4]] |
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|33.8 |
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| km = 26.6 |
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| road = {{jcon|Bruce|4|dir=south}}<br/>{{jcon|Bruce|20|dir=north}} |
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|[[Walkerton, Ontario|Walkerton]] |
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| notes = Formerly {{jcon|Hwy|4|dir=south|nosh=y}}; former western end of Highway 4 concurrency |
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|40.0 |
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|{{jcon|Bruce|4|dir=north|Yonge Street}} |
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| km = 33.8 |
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| road = {{jcon|Bruce|12|dir=south}} |
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|[[Mildmay, Ontario|Mildmay]] |
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|48.7 |
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|{{jcon|Bruce|28|Absalom Street}} |
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| road = {{jcon|Bruce|3}} |
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|rowspan="2"|Huron–Bruce Road |
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| location = South Bruce |
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|rowspan="2"|[[Huron County, Ontario|Huron]] |
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| km = 40.0 |
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| road = {{jcon|Bruce|4|dir=north|Yonge Street}} |
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|rowspan="3"|[[Clifford, Ontario|Clifford]] |
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| notes = [[Walkerton, Ontario|Walkerton]]; formerly {{jcon|Hwy|4|dir=north|nosh=y}}; former western end of Highway 4 concurrency |
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|rowspan="2"|61.3 |
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|rowspan="2"|{{jcon|Wellington|1|West Heritage Street}} |
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| km = 48.3 |
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| road = {{jcon|Bruce|3|dir=north}} |
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|rowspan="3"|[[Wellington County, Ontario|Wellington]] |
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| notes = [[Mildmay, Ontario|Mildmay]] |
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|62.8 |
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| road = {{jcon|Bruce|28|Absalom Street}} |
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|[[Harriston, Ontario|Harriston]] |
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|72.8 |
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|{{jcon|Hwy|23|dir=south|town=Listowel}}<br />{{jcon|Hwy|89|dir=east|town=Mount Forest}} |
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| county_special = [[Huron County, Ontario|Huron]] |
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|colspan="5" align="center"|Highway 9 is discontinuous for {{convert|67.7|km|abbr=on}} between Harriston and Orangeville |
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| division_special = [[Huron County, Ontario|Huron]] – [[Wellington County, Ontario|Wellington]] boundary |
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| location_special = [[Howick, Ontario|Howick]] – [[Minto, Ontario|Minto]] boundary |
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|[[Orangeville, Ontario|Orangeville]] |
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| km = 61.3 |
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|140.7 |
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| road = {{jcon|Huron|35|West Heritage Street}}<br/>{{jcon|Wellington|1|dir=north}}<br/>To {{jcon|Grey|10|dir=north|nosh=y}} |
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|{{jcon|Hwy|10|city=Brampton|town=Shelburne}} |
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| notes = Wellington County Road 1 / Huron County Road 35 are cosigned north of Highway 9; becomes Grey County Road 10 |
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|[[Mono Mills, Ontario|Mono Mills]] |
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| division = Wellington |
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|149.8 |
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|{{jcon|Peel|7|Airport Road|dir=south|city=Mississauga}}<br />{{jcon|Dufferin|18|dir=north}} |
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| location = Minto |
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| km = 62.8 |
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| road = {{jcon|Wellington|2|dir=west|Allan Street East}} |
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|rowspan="2"|151.5 |
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| notes = [[Clifford, Ontario|Clifford]] |
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|rowspan="2"|Mono–Adjala Townline |
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|rowspan="2"|Highway 9 crosses the [[Niagara Escarpment]] |
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|rowspan="3"|[[Simcoe County, Ontario|Simcoe]] /<br />[[Regional Municipality of Peel|Peel]] |
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| km = 63.0 |
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| road = {{jcon|Wellington|2|dir=east|Mill Street East}} |
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|158.7 |
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|{{jcon|Peel|50|town=Palgrave|town2=Bolton}}<br />{{jcon|Simcoe|50|town=Alliston}} |
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| km = 72.8 |
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| road = {{jcon|Hwy|23|dir=south|town=Listowel}}<br/>{{jcon|Hwy|89|dir=east|town=Mount Forest}}<hr/>{{jcon|Wellington|109|dir=begins}} |
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|164.4 |
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| notes = [[Harriston, Ontario|Harriston]]; end of western segment; former {{jct|province=ON|Hwy|87|Hwy|89|dir1=west|dir2=west|noshield=y}}; continues as Wellington County Road 109 |
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| division_special = [[Wellington County, Ontario|Wellington]] – [[Perth County, Ontario|Perth]] boundary |
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| location_special = [[Minto, Ontario|Minto]] – [[Mapleton, Ontario|Mapleton]] – [[North Perth, Ontario|North Perth]] boundary |
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|[[Schomberg, Ontario|Schomberg]] |
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| km = 84.8 |
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|179.7 |
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| road = {{jcon|Wellington|123|dir=west}} / {{jcon|pcl|93|dir=west|nosh=y|town=Palmerston}}<br/>{{jcon|Wellington|7|dir=south|town=Elora}}<br/>To {{jcon|Wellington|9|dir=south|nosh=y}} / {{jcon|Perth|140|dir=south|nosh=y}} |
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|{{jcon|York|27|town=Nobleton|town2=Cookstown}} |
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| notes = [[Teviotdale, Ontario|Teviotdale]]; former {{jcon|Hwy|23|dir=south|nosh=y}}; Wellington County Road 123 / Perth County Line 93 are cosigned; Wellington County Road 9 / Perth County Road 140 are cosigned |
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|Formerly [[Ontario Highway 27|Highway 27]] |
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|[[Regional Municipality of York|York]] |
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| division = Wellington |
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| location = Wellington North |
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|186.7 |
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| km = 103.2 |
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|{{jcon|Hwy|400|city=Toronto|city2=Barrie}} |
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| road = {{jcon|Hwy|6|city=Owen Sound|city2=Guelph}} |
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|Exit 55 |
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| notes = [[Arthur, Ontario|Arthur]] |
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{{ONint|former |
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| division_special = [[Wellington County, Ontario|Wellington]] – [[Dufferin County, Ontario|Dufferin]] boundary |
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| location_special = [[Wellington North, Ontario|Wellington North]] – [[Grand Valley, Ontario|Grand Valley]] boundary |
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| km = 114.3 |
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| km2 = 115.1 |
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| road = |
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| notes = Wellington County Road 109 ends; Dufferin County Road 109 begins |
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}} |
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{{ONint|former |
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| division = Dufferin |
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| dspan = 4 |
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| location_special = [[Grand Valley, Ontario|Grand Valley]] – [[East Garafraxa, Ontario|East Garafraxa]] boundary |
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| km = 121.7 |
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| road = {{jcon|Dufferin|25|dir=north|town=Grand Valley}} |
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| notes = Formerly {{jcon|Hwy|25|dir=north|nosh=y}}; former western end of Highway 25 concurrency |
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}} |
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{{ONint|former |
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| location_special = [[Amaranth, Ontario|Amaranth]] – [[East Garafraxa, Ontario|East Garafraxa]] boundary |
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| km = 124.6 |
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| road = {{jcon|Dufferin|24|dir=south}} |
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| notes = Formerly {{jcon|Hwy|25|dir=south|nosh=y}}; former eastern end of Highway 25 concurrency |
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{{ONint|former |
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| location = Orangeville |
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| lspan = 2 |
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| km = 136.0 |
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| road = {{jcon|Dufferin|109|dir=east|Reiddell Road / Orangeville Bypass}} |
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| notes = {{jcon|Dufferin|109|ot=y}} follows Reiddell Road / Orangeville Bypass; former Highway 9 continues on Broadway |
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}} |
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{{ONint|former |
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| km = 136.0 |
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| road = John Street |
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| notes = Formerly {{jcon|Hwy|136|dir=south|nosh=y}}; to {{jcon|Peel|136|dir=south|nosh=y}} |
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}} |
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{{ONint|former |
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| division_special = [[Dufferin County, Ontario|Dufferin]] – [[Regional Municipality of Peel|Peel]] boundary |
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| dspan = 3 |
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| location_special = [[Orangeville, Ontario|Orangeville]] – [[Caledon, Ontario|Caledon]] boundary |
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| lspan = 2 |
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| km = 140.7 |
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| road = {{jcon|Hwy|10|dir=north|town=Shelburne|city2=Owen Sound}} |
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| notes = Formerly eastern end of {{jct|province=ON|Hwy|10|Hwy|24|nolink1=y|noshield=y}} concurrency |
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}} |
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{{ONint |
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| km = 141.2 |
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| road = {{jcon|Hwy|10|dir=south|city=Brampton}} |
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| notes = Beginning of eastern segment; formerly western end of {{jct|province=ON|Hwy|10|Hwy|24|nolink=y|noshield=y}} concurrency |
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}} |
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{{ONint |
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| location_special = [[Mono, Ontario|Mono]] – [[Caledon, Ontario|Caledon]] boundary |
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| km = 149.8 |
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| road = {{jcon|Peel|7|dir=south}}<br/>{{jcon|Dufferin|18|dir=north}}<br/>(Airport Road) |
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| notes = [[Mono Mills, Ontario|Mono Mills]] |
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}} |
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{{ONint |
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| division_special = [[Simcoe County, Ontario|Simcoe]] – [[Regional Municipality of Peel|Peel]] boundary |
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| dspan = 4 |
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| location_special = [[Adjala-Tosorontio, Ontario|Adjala-Tosorontio]] – [[Caledon, Ontario|Caledon]] boundary |
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| lspan = 3 |
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| km = 154.9 |
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| road = {{jcon|Peel|8|dir=south|The Gore Road}} |
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| notes = |
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}} |
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{{ONint |
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| km = 151.5 |
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| road = Mono–Adjala Townline |
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| notes = Highway 9 crosses the [[Niagara Escarpment]] |
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}} |
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{{ONint |
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| km = 158.7 |
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| road = {{jcon|Peel|50|dir=south|town=Palgrave|town2=Bolton}}<br/>{{jcon|Simcoe|50|dir=north|town=Alliston}} |
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| notes = Formerly {{jcon|Hwy|50|nosh=y}} |
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}} |
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{{ONint |
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| location_special = [[New Tecumseth, Ontario|New Tecumseth]] – [[Caledon, Ontario|Caledon]] boundary |
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| km = 164.4 |
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| road = {{jcon|Simcoe|10|dir=north|Tottenham Road|town=Tottenham}} |
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| notes = |
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{{ONint |
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| division_special = [[Simcoe County, Ontario|Simcoe]] – [[Regional Municipality of York|York]] boundary |
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| dspan = 2 |
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| location_special = [[New Tecumseth, Ontario|New Tecumseth]] – [[King, Ontario|King]] boundary |
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| lspan = 2 |
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| km = 171.3 |
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| road = {{jcon|Simcoe|15|dir=north|Sideroad 15}} |
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}} |
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{{ONint |
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| km = 179.7 |
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| road = {{jcon|York|27|dir=south|town=Nobleton}}<br/>{{jcon|Simcoe|27|dir=north|town=Cookstown}} |
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| notes = Formerly {{jcon|Hwy|27|nosh=y}} |
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}} |
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{{ONint |
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| division = York |
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| dspan = 2 |
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| location = King |
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| type = trans |
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| km = 186.7 |
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| road = {{jcon|Hwy|400|city=Toronto|city2=Barrie}}<hr/>{{jcon|York|31|dir=begins}} |
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| notes = Highway 400 exit 55; Highway 9 eastern terminus; continues as York Regional Road 31 |
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{{ONint|former |
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| location = Newmarket |
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| km = 191.5 |
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| road = {{jcon|York|1|[[Yonge Street]]}}<hr/>{{jcon|York|31|dir=east|Davis Drive}} |
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| notes = Formerly {{jcon|Hwy|11|nosh=y}}; former Highway 9 eastern terminus |
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 18 December 2023
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
Length | 119.0 km[1] (73.9 mi) | |||
Existed | February 26, 1920[2]–present | |||
Western segment | ||||
West end | Highway 21 – Kincardine | |||
East end | Highway 23 / Highway 89 – Harriston | |||
Eastern segment | ||||
West end | Highway 10 – Orangeville | |||
East end | Highway 400 (near Newmarket) | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Ontario | |||
Towns | Kincardine, Walkerton, Mildmay, Clifford, Harriston, Orangeville, Mono Mills | |||
Highway system | ||||
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King's Highway 9, commonly referred to as Highway 9, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Highway 9 has been divided into two segments since January 1, 1998, when the segment between Harriston and Orangeville was downloaded to the various counties in which it resided. The western segment of the highway begins at Highway 21 in Kincardine, near the shores of Lake Huron. It travels 73 km (45 mi) to the junction of Highway 23 and Highway 89 in Harriston. The central segment is now known as Wellington County Road 109 and Dufferin County Road 109. At Highway 10 in Orangeville, Highway 9 resumes and travels east to Highway 400. The highway once continued east to Yonge Street in Newmarket, but is now known as York Regional Road 31.
Highway 9 was first assumed into the provincial highway system on February 26, 1920 as the Arthur–Kincardine Road. It was extended to Cookstown in the early 1930s via Orangeville and Shelburne, creating a short lived concurrency with Highway 10. In 1937, the road between Orangeville and Schomberg was designated part of Highway 9. The concurrency was discontinued, and the remainder became Highway 89. In 1965, Highway 9 was extended to Newmarket along Davis Drive.
Route description[edit]
Highway 9 begins at the edge of Kincardine near the eastern shoreline of Lake Huron. The roadway continues west past Highway 21 to the lake as Broadway Street. To the east of Highway 21, the highway travels along a concession road for 40 km (25 mi), through the Saugeen Conservation Lands to the town of Walkerton. Within Walkerton, Highway 9 turns south at a junction with Bruce County Road 4. It travels south to the village of Mildmay, where it curves to the south-east. The highway continues in this direction through the villages of Clifford and Harriston, forming the centre of a thin band of farmland oriented at a 45-degree angle to the surrounding land. In the centre of Harriston, Highway 9 ends at a four way junction. Highway 89 travels north-east from this location, while Highway 23 travels south-west. Highway 9 formerly continued south-east, but is now known as Wellington County Road 109 past this junction.[3]
At Highway 10 in Orangeville, Highway 9 resumes and travels east to Highway 400, crossing the Niagara Escarpment along the way. Highway 9 acts as a dividing line between several municipalities and counties, and also divides the different survey grids. Highway 9 is mostly two lanes wide in this section; however, there are frequent passing zones, and the highway usually widens up to 4 lanes at major junctions, such as Airport Road in Mono Mills, Highway 50, and Highway 27. From Canal Road to the transition to York Regional Road 31, Highway 9 widens to 4 lanes. The highway once continued east to Yonge Street in Newmarket, but this section is known as York Regional Road 31. Highway 9 ends at an interchange with Highway 400. A commuter parking lot is provided for carpooling.[3]
History[edit]
The portion of Highway 9 between Kincardine and the junction with Yonge Street in Walkerton was built originally as the Durham Settlement Road or Durham Road for short. The Durham Road was surveyed and constructed between 1849 and 1851. It extended from the border between present-day Grey Highlands, Grey County and Clearview, Simcoe County, south of Singhampton, through Flesherton (on the then Toronto–Sydenham Settlement Road, today Highway 10), Durham (on the Garafraxa Settlement Road, today Highway 6, and one reason the road took its name), Hanover and Walkerton to Kincardine.[4][5] The western section from Kincardine to Walkerton is today Highway 9, and the other sections to the east were at one point part of Highway 4, and today Bruce County Road 4 and Grey County Road 4.[6]
On February 26, 1920, the Arthur–Kincardine Road was designated as a provincial highway. It connected what would become Highway 6 with Kincardine, on the shores of Lake Huron. In August 1925, the road was numbered as Highway 9, alongside the other existing provincial highways. The route was extended to Cookstown in the early 1930s. The road between Arthur and Orangeville was assumed as part of Highway 9 on March 12, 1930; the road between Shelburne and Cookstown was assumed on May 27, 1931.[7] The two roads were connected by creating a concurrency along Highway 10. On February 10, 1937, the road between Orangeville and Schomberg was designated part of Highway 9.[8] To alleviate the forked path of the highway, the concurrency with Highway 10 was discontinued and the road between Shelburne and Cookstown was renumbered as Highway 89. By October 1963, Davis Drive was built west of Newmarket, across the Holland Marsh to Schomberg. On July 23, 1965, Highway 9 was extended to Newmarket along Davis Drive, bringing its total length to 191.7 km (119.1 mi).[9]
A long-standing issue through most of the history of Highway 9 is the Orangeville Bypass, the proposal for a route for trucks and other through traffic to bypass the central business district of Orangeville. In the 1960s, the Highway 10 bypass was constructed. At the same time, Highway 9 was rerouted from its straight route to meet the new bypass, creating Buena Vista Drive as a result. Starting in 1978, numerous plans were formulated for a southern bypass of Broadway, none of which came to fruition.[10][11] Orangeville eventually resorted to constructing the road themselves, completing several kilometres before local Member of Provincial Parliament and premier Ernie Eves contributed C$7 million of provincial funding to the project.[12] The 6.8 km (4.2 mi) bypass was finally opened to traffic on August 3, 2005.[13]
On January 1, 1998, the province transferred sections of Highway 9 between Harriston and Orangeville to Dufferin County and Wellington County, creating a 67.7 km (42.1 mi) gap between sections of the highway. This transfer has been widely contested since it took place, often used as an example for the hastily executed highway transfers in Ontario.[14][15] On September 1, 1999, the Regional Municipality of York assumed responsibility for the section of Highway 9 between Highway 400 and Yonge Street.[16]
Major intersections[edit]
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 9, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1]
Division | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Bruce | Kincardine | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 21 – Port Elgin, Goderich | Highway 9 western terminus | |||
8.2 | 5.1 | County Road 7 south | ||||||
Huron-Kinloss | 18.0 | 11.2 | County Road 1 | Kinloss | ||||
Brockton | 26.6 | 16.5 | County Road 4 south County Road 20 north | Formerly Highway 4 south; former western end of Highway 4 concurrency | ||||
33.8 | 21.0 | County Road 12 south | ||||||
35.9 | 22.3 | County Road 3 | ||||||
South Bruce | 40.0 | 24.9 | County Road 4 north (Yonge Street) | Walkerton; formerly Highway 4 north; former western end of Highway 4 concurrency | ||||
48.3 | 30.0 | County Road 3 north | Mildmay | |||||
48.7 | 30.3 | County Road 28 (Absalom Street) | ||||||
Huron |
No major junctions | |||||||
Huron – Wellington boundary | Howick – Minto boundary | 61.3 | 38.1 | County Road 35 (West Heritage Street) County Road 1 north To County Road 10 north | Wellington County Road 1 / Huron County Road 35 are cosigned north of Highway 9; becomes Grey County Road 10 | |||
Wellington | Minto | 62.8 | 39.0 | County Road 2 west (Allan Street East) | Clifford | |||
63.0 | 39.1 | County Road 2 east (Mill Street East) | ||||||
72.8 | 45.2 | Highway 23 south – Listowel Highway 89 east – Mount Forest County Road 109 begins | Harriston; end of western segment; former Highway 87 west / Highway 89 west; continues as Wellington County Road 109 | |||||
Wellington – Perth boundary | Minto – Mapleton – North Perth boundary | 84.8 | 52.7 | County Road 123 west / County Line 93 west – Palmerston County Road 7 south – Elora To County Road 9 south / County Road 140 south | Teviotdale; former Highway 23 south; Wellington County Road 123 / Perth County Line 93 are cosigned; Wellington County Road 9 / Perth County Road 140 are cosigned | |||
Wellington | Wellington North | 103.2 | 64.1 | Highway 6 – Owen Sound, Guelph | Arthur | |||
Wellington – Dufferin boundary | Wellington North – Grand Valley boundary | 114.3– 115.1 | 71.0– 71.5 | Wellington County Road 109 ends; Dufferin County Road 109 begins | ||||
Dufferin | Grand Valley – East Garafraxa boundary | 121.7 | 75.6 | County Road 25 north – Grand Valley | Formerly Highway 25 north; former western end of Highway 25 concurrency | |||
Amaranth – East Garafraxa boundary | 124.6 | 77.4 | County Road 24 south | Formerly Highway 25 south; former eastern end of Highway 25 concurrency | ||||
Orangeville | 136.0 | 84.5 | County Road 109 east (Reiddell Road / Orangeville Bypass) | County Road 109 follows Reiddell Road / Orangeville Bypass; former Highway 9 continues on Broadway | ||||
136.0 | 84.5 | John Street | Formerly Highway 136 south; to Regional Road 136 south | |||||
Dufferin – Peel boundary | Orangeville – Caledon boundary | 140.7 | 87.4 | Highway 10 north – Shelburne, Owen Sound | Formerly eastern end of Highway 10 / Highway 24 concurrency | |||
141.2 | 87.7 | Highway 10 south – Brampton | Beginning of eastern segment; formerly western end of Highway 10 / Highway 24 concurrency | |||||
Mono – Caledon boundary | 149.8 | 93.1 | Regional Road 7 south County Road 18 north (Airport Road) | Mono Mills | ||||
Simcoe – Peel boundary | Adjala-Tosorontio – Caledon boundary | 154.9 | 96.3 | Regional Road 8 south (The Gore Road) | ||||
151.5 | 94.1 | Mono–Adjala Townline | Highway 9 crosses the Niagara Escarpment | |||||
158.7 | 98.6 | Regional Road 50 south – Palgrave, Bolton County Road 50 north – Alliston | Formerly Highway 50 | |||||
New Tecumseth – Caledon boundary | 164.4 | 102.2 | County Road 10 north (Tottenham Road) – Tottenham | |||||
Simcoe – York boundary | New Tecumseth – King boundary | 171.3 | 106.4 | County Road 15 north (Sideroad 15) | ||||
179.7 | 111.7 | Regional Road 27 south – Nobleton County Road 27 north – Cookstown | Formerly Highway 27 | |||||
York | King | 186.7 | 116.0 | Highway 400 – Toronto, Barrie Regional Road 31 begins | Highway 400 exit 55; Highway 9 eastern terminus; continues as York Regional Road 31 | |||
Newmarket | 191.5 | 119.0 | Regional Road 1 (Yonge Street) Regional Road 31 east (Davis Drive) | Formerly Highway 11; former Highway 9 eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[edit]
- Footnotes
- ^ a b Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2008). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Shragge & Bagnato 1984, p. 74.
- ^ a b Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Mapart Publishing. 2022. pp. 26–30. ISBN 1-55198-226-9.
- ^ Robertson, Norman (1906). The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, Province of Ontario, Canada. Toronto: Briggs. pp. 436–437. LCCN 09010340. OCLC 16836409. OL 14002209M. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ For a 19th century historic map showing the route through Kincardine Township (the present day municipality of Kincardine), see "Township of Kincardine". Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved September 8, 2011. Other historic township maps showing the route are available at the same site.
- ^ Map 4 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. January 1, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Appendix 5 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1932. p. 78.
- ^ "Appendix 4 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1937. p. 51.
- ^ Highway Planning Office (1989). Provincial Highways Distance Table. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. pp. 25–26.
- ^ "Maybe There's Hope Yet!". Editorial. Orangeville Citizen. September 28, 2006. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ^ Townsend, Wayne (2006). Orangeville: the heart of Dufferin County. Natural Heritage / Natural History. p. 114. ISBN 1-897045-18-2. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ Edwards, John (2004). "Ground broken on bypass construction". Orangeville Banner.
- ^ "Certificate of Substantial Completion". Daily Commercial News. Reed Construction Data. September 2, 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ Claridge, Thomas (September 22, 2011). "Real, Related Local Issues: Roads and Property Taxes". Orangeville Citizen. Alan Claridge. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ Claridge, Thomas (July 4, 2013). "Sorry – Not Dufferin 109!". Orangeville Citizen. Alan Claridge. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ Ontario Order in Council 1481/99
- Bibliography
- Shragge, John; Bagnato, Sharon (1984). From Footpaths to Freeways. Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Historical Committee. ISBN 0-7743-9388-2.